Mario Pelchat - Le Sourire au Coeur

Mario Pelchat. Wikipedia is nice enough to tell me was born in Feb. 1964 in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec. He's been performing since 1973 and recording since 1981. According to Answers.com, Pelchat's popularity peaked in 1993, but he's certainly been busy since then. He even has some jazz and theatrical chops to go along with the rock/pop background. "While he is one of Quebec's most popular singers, his popularity doesn't extend overseas to France, where his following is insubstantial in comparison."

Thanks to the miracle of SiriusXM Radio, I became acquainted with some of Pelchat's songs via the Sur la Route channel. Here's an upbeat number, "Le Sourire au Coeur" (the smile in the heart -- my rough translation there).

Pour autant, que c'est l'amour
Notre guide sur la terre
Pour autant, que chaque jour
On ait pas tout à refaire


De ce qu'on a bâti déjà
Dans notre maison de pierre
Qui ne s'envolera pas
Dès le premier vent contraire


D'un bonheur à l'autre
Le coeur à la fête
Trinquons à la nôtre,
À la vie et peut-être
Qu'on pourra, en suivant notre quête,
Apprendre à s'aimer
Le sourire au coeur

... which Google translates as:

However, it is love
Our guide on earth
However, every day
It has not quite repeated

Of what has already built
In our house stone
That does not fly
From the first headwind

On the happiness to another
The heart at the party
Toast to ours,
In life and perhaps
We can, following our quest,
Learning to love
The smile in the heart