My Choice - Mireille Mathieu: Mille Colombes

Mille Colombes (Thousand Doves) sung by the great singer, Mireille Mathieu. French & English lyrics below. Mireille Mathieu is a French pop singer born on 22 July 1946 in Avignon, France. Revealed in 1965 during a tele-hook, she knows her greatest success between 1966 and the late 80s. She is often reported of having sold around 125 million albums and more than 50 million single worldwide. She has recorded and performed more than 1200 songs and has sung in 11 languages (French, German, English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Finnish, Japanese, Chinese, Catalan and Occitan). --------------------------------------------------- Mille Colombes (French Lyrics) L´hiver est là sur les toits du village Le ciel est blanc, et j´entends La chorale des enfants Dans la vieille église, sur un orgue Aux couleurs du temps {Refrain:} Que la paix soit sur le monde Pour les cent mille ans qui viennent Donnez-nous mille colombes