Yves Montand

Lyrics L'étrangère Yves Montand

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L'étrangère


Il existe près des écluses un bas quartier de bohémiens,
Dont la belle jeunesse s'use à démêler le tien du mien
En bande on s'y rend en voiture,
ordinairement au mos d'août,
Ils disent la bonne aventure, pour des piments et du vin doux;
on passe la nuit claire à boire, on danse en frappant dans ses mains,
on n'a pas le temps de le croire, il fait grand jour et c'est demain.
On revient d'une seule traite, gais, sans un sou, vaguement gris,
Avec des fleurs plein les charrettes, son destin dans la paume écrit.
J'ai pris la main d'une éphémère, qui m'a suivi dans ma maison
Elle avait des yeux d'outremer, elle en montrait la déraison.
Elle avait la marche légère, et de longues jambes de faon,
J'aimais déjà les étrangères quand j'étais un petit enfant!
Celle-ci parla vite vite de l'odeur des magnolias,
Sa robe tomba tout de suite quand ma hâte la délia.
En ce temps là, j'étais crédule, un mot m'était promission,
Et je prenais les campanules pour des fleurs de la passion..
Quand c'est fini tout recommence, toute musique me séduit,
Et la plus banale romance m'est éternelle poésie..
Nous avons joué de notre âme, un long jour, une courte nuit,
Puis au matin: "bonsoir madame", l'amour s'achève avec la pluie

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The lyrics L'ÉTRANGÈRE of YVES MONTAND is also present in the album Yves montand (2000)

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Biografia

Yves Montand, stage name of Ivo Livi (Marseille, October 13, 1921 – Paris, November 9, 1991), was an Italian-born French singer and actor. Considered one of the greatest interpreters of French chanson in the 20th century, Montand combined vocal power with a deep interpretive sensibility. His career, which began in the 1940s in France, saw him collaborate with some of the most important names in French music and cinema, including Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf and Jean-Luc Godard. Among his most famous songs are "Les Feuilles Mortes", "La Vie en Rose" (cover of Édith Piaf) and "Le Chant des Partisans". Montand also starred in numerous films, earning international recognition for his performance in "Red Sky" (1964), directed by Jean-Luc Godard. His figure remains a point of reference for French and Italian culture.

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