Beau comme le soleil (English) - Shining like the sun

[Broadwaygirl01]

Personally I really love both versions, but the French Fleur is soooooooo much better than the English one

[Scarlett264Sk8]

Well I can see many comments that Frech version is better and English is not as good as the original one. But...in my opinion - I LOVE english version and it's because of Tina -mainly.Helene is perfect. But Tina...Tina is a miracle! She has the most beautiful voice I've heard in the last time and I don't care about the translation. I think the lyrics are pretty well done and in this version is Garou and Bruno -that's the important fact for me :} Don't get me wrong,I love french version as well

[roxanaphantom]

they ruined this musical .... sorry i love musicals and i love broadway and west end but they ruined this is horrible

[viola7981]

I prefer the French version, not only the lyrics but also the vocals.

[sweetnessglyc]

oh my, i feel their throats must be in pain after such singing.... if this is singing. and the lyrics could be so much better.

[hippogriffs95]

this is a bit of a disaster >.<

[titildelabretone]

pas mal mais pas aussi bien la version d'origine La version française !

[ljeptircic]

yeah, why do i look french video, and listen english sound... i mean, i want to hear julie... right?!

[19Fenja89]

the french version is better. it sounds much better

[smakk86]

the italian version is the best

[thegreatspag]

The translation is so off because they need to change words to make sure the lyrics still rhyme and everything.

That said, yeah, it just doesn't really work.

[copernicanfly]

This translation is inaccurate. Half the time they are talking about how he is a solider of the king...

[Kamahontas]

Does anyone have the lyrics for this? And about downloading this song, it's easy to use an application called DVDVideoSoft Free Studio. Thanks to this ya can download whole video or just the sound, depends on your preferences.

[Cossynieur]

The lyrics are in the description...

And there are lots of programs for downloading, just have to type in Google "youtube to mp3" or "youtube to avi"

[frgangsta]

I like the french version more

[louis123452007]

i'm not too fond of this song in either French or English, nor any other Language... I feel it's a bit empty in terms of lyrics and meaning... I find it kind of lets down the rest of the songs, this one just isn't as thrilling and engrossing; it's repetitive and, frankly irritating.

[sparringett]

What?! The translation is way off...

[0Blue0Sparkle]

the french version is MUCH BETTER!!

[myicefantasy]

I agree!

[missbabyice]

@0Blue0Sparkle - Exactly. And it's easy to get the meaning in French. I'm sure anybody can at least get the title.

[Gniuste]

Where I can download this song? plyyyyyyyyyyyyzzzzzzzzzzzzz tell me ;(((

[lodiline02]

les voix sont très jolies ! <3

[kikibellissima]

Esmeralda urla troppo...

[KarimeAishitake]

It feels like their voices need to be switched; Esmerelda sounds like she needs to have the deeper voice.

[myicefantasy]

That is what I think to. It doesn't help that they translated this very badly

[Mariottide95]

preferisco mille mila volte in francese xD

o in italiano xD

[juncode]

FAIL

watch the original English video

or the original French one, which is much better

Translation sucks, as usual

[Potatefletrie]

tina's voice is beautiful as well as helene segara's

but natasha sucks!!

[FantasmaLuna]

I think these voices should have been reversed.

[PaleLittleGirl1]

love this song, but i prefer the french version... i like her voice better. still great! thanks for posting!

[1800GLAMOROUS]

u dont like the song in english because she dosnt actually sing it

[renardazur]

My ears are bleeding...

[princealbert2007]

this is poopoo.

[ClassicNovel]

Wow...these English lyrics sound like they were written by Dr. Suess or something...

And forgive me, but I need to let this out:

0:58- THAT. NOTE. IS. SHARP! GAAAH.

[missjenny24]

c'est bien chanté, mais c'est pas une bonne traduction ...

[takhirviolinest]

oui. C'est fois.

[KRG11988]

aren't there an appropriate equivalent for beau (good-looking/handsome) in english with beautiful, nice or lovely?

[Orgonos]

Yeah, there are, but they wouldn't fit with the music if they were used. Even if they were, this song still wouldn't be anything as good as its original French version. It's kinda sad, really. I'm suprised the English writers couldn't think of any beautiful, poetic words for the songs of this musical I've seen so far.

[loony0407]

how can i get the COMPLETE recording of the original London cast?? i only have the selected one with only 17 songs in it.

[GipsygirlMiss]

In the novel, Fleur de lys is very young. In the french version of the show she says she is 14... so... what's that voice ?!

[gummibear345]

She's actually 22 in the novel.

[MaryHelsing]

can you put up the english lyrics for this song please?

[pineapplenum1]

What a discusting and un-just version of this incredible song!

[ISkipAHeartBeat]

Ew, these singers are horrible.

[bballgrlmusician]

translation is alllll wrong

[AnnaSargsyan]

This translation is not correct. In addition these girls are good but not good enough it feels like they wer trying too hard and it sounds unrealistic

[princess0music]

the french version is much better

[annony11]

This seems too harsh, the translation isn't as good as the rest of the musical, but it could be much worse, I just think the song could be softer and warmer

[EdAbyTeP]

watch the italian version..it's the best

[Anna100l]

i agree. the first one singingbarely hits the note in belt voice...

[marcorossiyoutub]

you're soooo right, man

[EdAbyTeP]

the english translation sucks

[ahhhju]

that it does...

[lilroo2010]

this isn't even a correct translation.

[CatherineGral]

I'll always love original French version with all my heart but usually I am also opened for other interpretations but this one is terrible.

This song sounds magical in French and even if I usually care only for male voices;) I really loved 'Beau comme le soleil'. Segara's & Zenatti's voice created beauiful entirety, it was a pleasure for listener.

This version... just no.

[SimplyInLove87]

Ma che bella attrice hanno scelto per la parte di Fleur-de-Lys sembra proprio una verginella incallita (almeno nel musical) :)

[shabin5215]

The 2nd line, born of kings ****... what's the last part there?

[Suigyoku06]

"Born of kings, a royal one..." ;)

[usekkbox]

NOT SO GOOD AS ORIGINAL...natasha sound so angry(but for what?)

[theprimadonna]

actually in the book Fleur-de-Lys wasn't so nice as she may seem in the musical... so I thing this "anger" is suitable here... :)

[EponineJavert]

Umm....I don't really care for this version at all - I think the lyrics are my least favorite in the English translation - and while they both have beautiful voices, I will always be biased toward Helene Segara's interpretation, and I have a very hard time believing Natasha St. Pierre is 14 years old :lol

[PrincessSocks3]

Esmeralda is not 14. She's around 16 in the novel.

[EponineJavert]

I know she's not - but in the musical in Ces Diamants-La Fleur-de-Lys says "my 14 summers are for you." I was just holding them to their faulty ages ;)

[Avistew]

The singer for Fleur-de-lys was actually 14 when she auditioned. Making a musical takes time though, so she was 16 or so when they started performing it.

[EponineJavert]

I recently read that somewhere - I find it rather surprising; she sounds much more mature :)

[caroaidaam1]

and also looks much more mature... I thought she was in her twenties o.O

[Nadr2tensixtyfive]

@EponineJavert I thought Natasha was 18 when she replaced Julie, not 14. I believe you're thinking of Julie Zenatti who auditioned for NDdP at 15. Regardless, I think that both Julie and Natasha are actually the same age.

[Loubna59]

@Nadr2tensixtyfive Oui, Julie avait 15 ans quant elle a auditionné pour NDDP version française.

[Nadr2tensixtyfive]

@Loubna59 Elle avait 15 ans quand elle a auditionné, certes, mais quant à ma réplique à E-J, j'avais pensé qu'il ou elle croyais que Natasha avait 14 ans quand elle a auditionné au lieu de 18 ans. Comme le Wiki de Natasha dit qu'elle a 29 ans actuellement et qu'elle a remplacé Julie en 1999, c'est c'est logique à croire qu'elle a commencé de jouer le rôle de Fleur-de-Lys quand elle avait 18 ans (à moins que le Wiki est incorrecte, comme il est trop souvent :P).

[Loubna59]

@Nadr2tensixtyfive Je ne connais pas l'âge de Natasha St Pier quand elle a eu le rôle de Fleur-de-Lys ds NDDP. Je sais qu'elle était jeune, mais c'est tout ! Ce qui est bien dans cette comédie c'est qu'il y a eu plusieurs chanteuses en Esméralda et Fleur de Lys.

[iluvcheezitsheyhey]

Loving the French and Italian much better...

[no1wouldlisten]

I don't like... Tina here. Maybe it's because I'm used to Helene, but... hmmm.

Her voice sounds like she's shouting.

[MissSongeuse]

Fleur-de-Lys sounds like Chaliapin! :D

[joyhorse13]

(french version is way better!)

Come to think of it, this could've been a good scene for Wicked, (for Glinda and Elphaba over Fiyero):)

[sean672]

i really abhor the english version but I do think that tina is better than helene, and she's super pretty but as for the rest of it....

[SouthernxxCutie]

wow the english version is really stinky.

and the words are wrong.

ALL wrong.

go watch the french version.

it's fabulous.

=)

WOW this one is awful....

[xkylakx]

wow - it's really shit in english

[AbbygaleTwirler]

terrible...

Even because this musical in english isn't as beautifyl as in italian...

Italian is the language af the art, music and poetry.

I am sorry but that's what I think... try to watch the same song in italian: Febo è bello come il sole

[Skypeace232]

I would think French should be better in this case because it's the language of the original. Don't get me wrong, I love Italian, I just thought it would logically sound best in French.

[Muggio01]

I'm italian and I like the italian version...but the french one is really better :)

This one is terrible :S

[Squallberry]

Yuck, this is terrible. Seriously. These voices sound awful.

[LoveorInfatuation]

wow natasha sounds terrible in this song. 14? i don't think so.

[madziksaw]

yes, she does.

[ErubianDawn]

I dunno about this...I have nothing against the translation...I've heard worse, but I think neither of their voices suit this song. It all sounds a little forced.

[pssst78]

I don't think that the translation is THAT bad...worse than the origianl of course...it's just that I'm not used to this song being sung soo loudly...In my opinion neither Natasha nor Tina do this song justice...Tina is sooo much better in Vivre ("Live for the one I love"), just not in this song

[turbodog502]

I'm not fond of the English translation of this...I much prefer the original rendition!!

[TwilightGeisha]

I don't think I like Tina Arena very much.

[DestinyInevitable18]

Natasha may be wrong for this one, but she's so perfect for Your Heart if You Will Swear. It's just not meant to be so ...fluffy, like the original's voice provides. Plus she seems to do the same movements constantly, and it's annoying.

Thanks for putting up the video!

[QueenSupreme89]

I agree, she doesn't sound very pink...

[nelemy]

I prefer Tina to Hélène, but I definitely prefer Julie muuuuch more than Natasha.

Julie was perfect for this role :)

very nice video

[9Shadowfax9]

Natasha St.Pierre seems too coarse-voiced for Fleur. She does not sound fragile and... pink. :S

[RitaDaae]

I feel like Natasha is singing too loudly in this, I´m so used to Julie singing softly. o_O