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Le Chaland qui Passe - Lys Gauty video

Le Chaland qui Passe Sung by Lys Gauty Music: Cesare Andrea Bixio (1931) Lyrics: André de Badet Recorded in 1933 (For Columbia in February and again in November). ==================================== Lyrics: (Lys Gauty version) La nuit s'est faite, la berge S'estompe et se perd... Un bal musette, une auberge Ouvrent leurs yeux pers. Le chaland glisse sans trêve Sur l'eau de satin, Où s'en va-t-il ?... Vers quel rêve... Vers quel incertain Du destin ?... REFRAIN Ne pensons à rien... le courant Fait de nous toujours des errants; Sur mon chaland, sautant d'un quai, L'amour peut-être s'est embarqué... *Aimons-nous ce soir sans songer *A ce que demain peut changer, *Au fil de l'eau point de serments: Ce n'est que sur terre qu'on ment! Ta bouche est triste et je pense A ces fruits mûris Loin du soleil qui dispense Leurs chauds coloris, Mais sous ma lèvre enfiévrée Par l'onde et le vent, Je veux la voir empourprée Comme au jour levant Les auvents... To REFRAIN... * In the second refrain these lines are sung as "Tra la la", etc. See the lalalala web site for details of this!! ==================================== The story of "Le Chaland" is bound up with that of the film "L'Atalante" by Jean Vigo (1934). Both stories are fascinating and finding out about them is like conducting a detective investigation! The original song was "Parlami d'amore Mariù" by Bixio and Ennio Neri. It was translated into various languages, but the French version used completely different lyrics. To ...

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