Soeur Sourire -- Luc Dominique

[kenselin]

une SAINTE femme qui devançait son temps

[jamesmcashan1]

if the story is true, people managing the churches and their companies were in error. in the USA (separate), churches have billions of dollars per year in each major city area to spend (trillions of $ per year total) plus annual funds of our Government that they control (10 trillion federal, state, and "local"), plus the religious owned Industries fund of a possible 100 trillion $ annual, and more. the most cruel and selfish apes in history are in power now. - james mcashan for the US Senate

[pimbadoti]

Thank you sooo much BELGIUM TAX OFFICE . you guys did a SUPER GREAT JOB ........  for me she is a STATUE a great singer ....

O yes i went to the manucipal and declare that Iam NOT a catholic anymore

Thank you Soeur Sourire even you are death but you open my eyes Thank you soo Much .. Go on and sing in Heaven .. There is no Tax to haunt you

R I P

[RainBirdLori]

About money, The taxes came after her because Religious don't pay taxes, but lay people do. Also, a vow of poverty makes anything you earn as a religious automatically go to the convent and not to you. She didn't DONATE it like you or I might. I think the convent was trying to do her a real favour legally keeping the name Soeur Sourire, it wasn't until after she got the name back that the taxes came at her. Name attached to convent, no taxes, name attached to person, taxes galore.

[hawickman]

You only carry on you sister's work, and I thought you were a sisterhood of no gain. Work than one out

[cr4shbob]

ouf

[gfermateos]

Creo que si Jeanine hubiera vivido en el tiempo de la inquisicion la iglesia le habria hecho menos sufrir. Fue increible lo que la iglesia se cebó con ella junto con la kafkiana administracion fiscal belga y finalmente la sociedad por su probable lesbianismo. ¡Que tendra que ver su lesbianismo con el valor humano que tenia! Claro, la sociedad de los justos no lo admite...Que facil era entonces dejarla de lado por lesbiana: eso es en definitiva lo que legitimó a Iglesia y fisco a ir a por ella.

[AntoniaPetit]

@gfermateos Cuánto dolor sufrieron ella y el Padre Aimé Duval! Pero sus canciones hicieron bien a muchos. Dios les recompensará por ello: ¡Bienaventurados los que lloran, pues ellos serán consolados!

[arpionatore]

You don't find that the Jeanine's songs are ,also nice,very similars one to the other?

[RainBirdLori]

@arpionatore She had a certain style, yes. ^^

[marquetterocks1]

As a child in abusive foster care in 1964, this was my only link to hope. To this day I cannot help but be moved to tears when I hear it. Truly the voice of angels

[ferociousgumby]

If I understand these words right, she's quite bitter. But no doubt she had her reasons. I hope she experienced some of the joy that appears in her first album. It was incandescent.

[coucou71500]

c'est super de retrouver des vieilles chansons.

[SrBaldEagle]

I was only 5 when she became famous, but her angelic voice resinated in my little head for years, then fell in love with the guitar, and like her, prayed through song, me and my guitar. I named my guitar after her and later on, wrote songs myself. I think of her frequently and yearn for the world to hear the rest of the album that she first made. One day, soon I hope, A movie will be made about her love for her partner and music before she passed away. God bless you, and your Angelic voice.

[marquetterocks1]

@SrBaldEagle

She was my angel when I was a child and had no hope

[SrBaldEagle]

She became addicted to alcohol and pills, and played shows to try and pay off her debt, but when the government threatened to close the school, Deckers and Prescher wrote letters to their family and friends, then committed suicide together on March 29, 1985 via a mixture of barbiturates and alcohol. ~ Gregory McIntosh, All Music Guide

[SrBaldEagle]

Deckers and Prescher later opened a school for autistic children which they ran together through the '70s, but in the early ' 80s, the Belgium government informed Deckers that she owed over $60,000 in taxes on the profits of "Dominique". Since Deckers had donated all of the earnings from "Dominique" to her convent, she had no money to pay the fee.

[SrBaldEagle]

. At this point, Deckers reunited with a close friend from her college days, Annie Pescher, and shocked her followers with her political song in favor of birth control, "Glory Be to God for the Golden Pill". She further alienated supporters by embracing radical stances and by her openly gay lifestyle with Prescher.

[SrBaldEagle]

. But her sudden fame was more than she could handle, and in 1965 Soeur Sourire left the limelight for the shelter of the convent. After only one year away from music, however, Soeur Sourire announced her plans to leave the convent and resume her life as a musician, dropping the name Soeur Sourire (which she had always used reluctantly) and adopting yet another moniker, Luc Dominique. She used her given name, Jeannine Deckers when offstage.

[SrBaldEagle]

The success of "Dominique" led to a 1965 Hollywood musical titled The Singing Nun, very loosely based on Soeur Sourire, starring Debbie Reynolds and Chad Everett.

[jeri4579]

LOL my French final for fourth year French was to translate this and dominique into english

[andrewmi73]

My vocation, my brothers, is not one of full rest,

to serve God, what a business, it's consuming oneself to the bone

wallking across restlessness and misunderstanding

instead of the certainties of good reputation

She's died ...

I claim from my brothers the right to evolve

to live in solidarity among them consecrated

in shorts or in a habit, in blue-jeans or pyjamas

I add no critics, the Lord is my choice

She's died...into the setting sun (final)

[andrewmi73]

There are some smiles that must be demythicized

a bit hastened portrait, an incomplete portrait

If this other face upsets some people

let them worship the image of the past smile

She's died...

The race of photographers that only know my back

whistle at the hunt for my privacy

as the time gives a new skin and convents open

monks become workers, cooks or singers

She's died ...

[sharki369]

the belgian goverment

r eally gave it to her good

she had agre at voice the chirce drove her to suiucide bless you sister and youre partner

you are singing in heaven

[hillarysandra]

Nothing wrong to follow intuition to live a Life, but, while doing it, every person, with all the respect, should be cautious about making life-changing decisions. Following intuition doesn't mean living on the edge.

[Daniklein]

You have to know Jeanine donated ALL the money she earned (it doesn't matter how many % but it were millions) to the convent. BUT the convent never ever paid the taxes on those earnings. When Jeanine left, the convent legally forbid her to use the name 'Soeur Sourire' or any translation. Many years later they give Jeanine the rights to this name IF she signed a conctract stating the convent did not owe her any money or obligation ever again. But then the taxes came knocking on Jeanine's door...

[catholicpriest1]

@Daniklein The situation is probably a bit more complicated that is stated here. All religious men and women take a vow of poverty and are required to hand over their earnings to the community. Religious communities are usually tax exempt (in the USA anyway) so they would not need to pay taxes on the earnings. I don't know why Jeanine would have been responsible for the taxes on her music while she was a Sister.

[pimbadoti]

@catholicpriest1 hi my friend please watch zeitgeist the movie .... I will Beth my life that if the singing NON saw this movie ... her story would be Different

[1401JSC]

> The convent had gotten all the money

No! Philips records got by far most of the money. The convent maybe 5%.

One reads elsewhere that the Sisters were generous with her in later years on signed condition that she stopped denigrating the Church and the Convent.

Where did copyright and performance money go? There's a story going about that the Belgian artists' rights society collected for her more than enough to pay her taxes, but were too late in sending off the cheque...

[AlexKat26]

BRAVO... Soeur Sourire !!! Mais malheureusement ,être différente dérange souvent les "Braves Gens" !Lol

[tomschaplin]

le film sur soeur sourire sort en france au cinéma le 29 avril 2009 et il s'appelle tout simplement "soeur sourire"!!!!!!!!!

[HODOK1935]

je ne la retrouve nulle part cette chanson aussi merci encore -*****Odette

[luckylangerie]

we are dealing with an infantile view of the divine based on human trickery.

Awareness of something precious in the universe and a simple faith in the promotion of love and kindness is all that exists of god .

Even god does not exist in god.

Religion is the root of all evil.

Believing in jesus wont save you..Taking solace and joy from the divine in life.Living with a pure heart will bring you closer to the heaven you choose to imagine.

[EternalLifeForYou]

She was not interested in God, but into muff diving.

[luckylangerie]

Bit of a handbag rummager then was she?Bless her.

Id have given her one for charity if she was on her knees coz im just that kind of guy.But personally id prefer a cock in my mouth.

[EternalLifeForYou]

Yes, you are a faggot fuck. Now, kindly fuck off.

[luckylangerie]

I will always be in your face.

eternally : )

[HODOK1935]

je reviens toujours l'écouter*****odette

[HODOK1935]

déjà 2 mois,j'espère qu'on me laissera la vidéo -merci ***** odette

[HODOK1935]

je ne retrouve pas ailleurs cette jolie chanson de soeur sourire, c'est dommage,heureusement qu'on ne l'efface pas

je remercie donc à nouveau pour cette vidéo

odette

[TJuanBee]

Please, let's get over the supposed injustice. This lady was a beautiful person with a beautiful voice. I hope to speak with her when my time comes and listen to her angelic voice in person :)

[Yetti0]

Even more...she fought for Catholic women's right to Birth Control and established a school for autistic children long before most in the world did the same... She was a good soul and human being as well as a great talent God Bestowed upon her.

[jcsaggitaire]

I fully agree with zorbazig. They could have the very small decency to give her a receipt to prevent her to be claimed by the fisc. God has taken act and will get his claim against those nuns who lost her. It costs more in the other World than in ours, God doesnt treat things like humans! They are responsible for the life of misery she had afterward. Shame over them!

[HODOK1935]

merci aussi pour  cette chanson -et

que l'on puisse garder un bon souvenir de

cette chère SOEUR SOURIRE -odette

[zorbazig]

What this convent did to Soeur Sourire is a pure shame, and all these f....' bastards will have to plead for themselves in front of the living God ! And God will NOT listen to them, because they took the money and left the debts, because they assassinated a genius in the name of a hypocritical religion that has nothing to do with God !

[englishcatholic]

It's quite amusing how people use anything to have a go at God's Church. What scrap of evidence do you, 'zorbazig' have to supplement your claims?

[zorbazig]

Hi, this is not the place for a theological debate... Just read again Matthew, chap 23... And then wait and see... God bless you !

[englishcatholic]

I didn't ask you a theological question - if you would care to have another look.

[eric5906]

I never knew about any of this tragedy. Whata' bunch of cheaters, stinking catholic shitheads. Criminals.

[foititis]

She took a vow of poverty. The convent completely supports all of your needs while a nun but all of your income goes to the community and the communities works. If you bring in an income and then decide to leave and want the money back years later, the money isn't yours and it might already be gone. Used to build schools, hospitals, etc. If you leave right when you get the money, you might be able take it with you but not years later. That's the vow.

[zorbazig]

I know it, and it is true that it's important to hold vows, specially in front of God. But in that particular case, they could have been a little more "comprehensive"... The convent made a bunch of money with Soeur Sourire's famous songs... Was it correct to let her in her debts ? Charity, please !... By the way, I'm a christian believer ! ;-)

[papibuddy]

Who does know the story? For us the end is not written yet. We may think we know or want to believe we know how the story ends but we truly will not no until the end of our own story. Maybe it's not the story that's important but the message and the music.

[entiposiako]

hello i am from Greece

write on search

ntetektib - detective with english subtitles

it's my movie!

[miouth150]

je vient de lire son histoire c'est vachement interesent :)

[guy3276]

she was a beautiful person with a beautiful voice. I hope to meet her one day when it's my time.

[CriticalListener]

If you could, please translate the lyrics for us. I understand some: "She is dead, Soeur Sourire...I have seen her soul, traveling through the clouds."

[andrewmi73]

She's died, Soeur Sourire,

she's died, it was high time,

I saw her soul fly across the clouds on a flying rug

Journalists and record-managers

will certainly criticize, will misunderstand,

but may St Dominic forgive them

all the public rumors they'll have spread around

She's died ...

[andrewmi73]

Hello!

I translated the lyrics, not without difficulty as the text is very poetic and metaphoric, but I hope you'll understand it now.

You'll find them under my name in the comments but remember the first couplets are below and the last ones above as they were the last published, so the lyrics must be read upwards.

Enjoy!

[sharki369]

please send me the translation love dennis thank you

[coffeecub]

hey it was her choice in everything she did. the government and the "nuns" had little to do with it. she donated the proceeds when she left. don't blame or condemn her, but most was her own decision. when does responibility come into play?

[Daniklein]

stop replying on a story you clearly do not know.

[coffeecub]

that's my line.

[Alexmcgruer3]

@coffeecub A receipt as a donation would have cleared this up in most countries. I suspect there is another truth behind the suicide. Manic depression: Bipolar issues. Perhaps schizophrenia. Big words??? Suicide is likely the largest single cause of death for people between 14 and 50. But what do I know? She was a fantastic musician, I enjoy her music now and I have never heard or met her live. I would try to find the beauty in this and as for the suicide, lets leave that to God!

[cathanimator]

Eine einmalige Stimme, die so klar und unschuldig ist...Hers was my first album, given to every kid in my French class by the pastor. She inspired me for years. Wish I knew she needed money - would have raised as much as I could for her!!

[speciose2006]

praise God for what she lived. She dreamed about God's love. He will forgive and reward

[guy3276]

So true! God's love is unconditional. Love God, and His door is always open; whether in life or in death. Listening to her music calms and uplifts my soul. The only tragic thing is that she left us too soon.

[sahajad]

Who are we to judge the others !. She should be remembered for the nice songs she sang !

[zas23]

Hell doesnt even exist and this is coming from a catholic gosh u guys... anyway who cares if she was a lesbian who cares if she commited suicide it was her choice and no one should judge her for that.. she was a great musician and has bought joy to many peoples lifes and thats what we should take note of.

anyway isnt God all about forgiveness and love not eternal damnation? srsly get a life ..if your gonna judge jeanine for nothing maybe you yourself should be committed to hell

[sahajad]

Well said !

[01FRENCHY12]

i agree with you completly how can anyone judge her it was her choice not ours

[CanadianMind]

RIP JEANNINE AND ANNIE

[zebras54]

i always feel a lot of solidarity for Soeur Sourire. Due to a twist of fate I was christened Dominique after her song. What happened to her after she left the convent is a tragedy. I hope that none will ever forget that she existed and how much joy she brought with her music. None should be punished because they seek freedom, which is what she did. And I am sure God will bless her because she seems never to have stopped believing in him.

[Ronnie2997]

KINDA SUCKS :-(

[uwinmg]

May the Good Lord Blesses her soul for the good deeds she had done in her life and forgive her sins she had commited.Please judje according to her good deeds and not according to her sins.We all comitted sins. Let the person who have no sin cast the first stone .

[Daniklein]

The only one who needs forgiveness are the nuns of the convent and the recordcompagny. One of the reasons why she killed herself in the end is BECAUSE of them. They need forgiveness, not Jeannine. She suffered.

[hawchubby39]

So Untrue. She entered the convent to become a nun, not a singer. The convent is where you give up your self and offer one self to God, not seek fame and fortune. The Nuns and the Church is not to blame here. Jeanine wanted fame and couldn't deal with it once she got it. She them committed suicide. She committed her self to hell, where no prayers can help her. So Sad.

[cwecub]

oh please suicide doesn't commit you to hell..everyone has a right to end their life whenever they want..if God doesn't want them to kill themselves..he shouldn't allow them to get so depressed as to cause them to do it

[atomicpodman]

Oh, boo hoo! It's all God's fault! 

(I mean, unless of course, He gave us free will.)

[Daniklein]

don't get me started on religion! The Nuns and Church ars SOOO too blame.

[auntbecky]

no one was to blame cept maybe the tax people. it was just a sad situation to happen to a good soul.

[redcomic619]

@Daniklein How about fuck religion and every record label sucks dick. Does that resolve this conflict?

[auntbecky]

oh dear, if anyone has committed themselves to hell it's you. after all the convent could have forbidden her from recording.

[guy3276]

She did NOT commit herself to hell. She was in need of help beyond what mortal persons could do for her. She's in heaven singing with all of the other angels.

[bwkdesign]

@hawchubby39 LOLOLOL.

[eriezrambo]

@hawchubby39 who are you to judge that is for God not you

[01FRENCHY12]

i agree

[Alexmcgruer3]

@Daniklein Once again.. In most countries a receipt for the donation would solve the problem. If the Convent got the cash Churches are normally so embroiled in good works that the cash would have been eaten up. Most cleric's income is normally less than the cash minimums for tax purposes. There would have been a mental issue and much as you can't be blamed for Cancer, Heart deseas or stroke , mental ilness is something that needs work.

[pyrrha]

This story is true. A lot of other injustices happened to her after she left the convent. For the Dutch speaking audience I recommend the book "Soeur Sourire. Zie me graag" weitten by Luc Maddelein/Leen Van den Berg (ISBN 90 5826 330 4)