Confused by a French song lyrics

[madeleinesterk]

Hi! Lately I've been listening to this song 'Chez moi' from Emilie Claire, but today I looked up the lyrics and got kinda confused. In the second sentence she sings 'Y a d'la joie chez moi, c'est merveilleux'. Is d'la an abbreviation for 'de la'? And by 'Y a' do they mean 'il y a'?

[EvelynOlson0]

I think you're right.

[Prenom.Pierre]

Here is a link to a very very great french song by Charles Trenet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUDtHEUtjCM

[deactivated user]

Let me direct you to my favorite lyrics site, which also has an English translation for you:

http://lyricstranslate.com/en/chez-moi-my-place.html

[aman.s]

The pink shade that connects the English translation with its French version isn't accurate from around the 3rd line.

[madeleinesterk]

Thank you so much for all the help! :)

[Midnightwards666]

The long version is ''Il y a de la joie chez moi''. French people often cut vowels.

[Arii758728]

Bonjour, effectivement le " y'a " est une abbreviation de " il y a " et de même pour " d'la " qui signifie " de la " :)