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Today, being able to understand the lyrics, has made me fall in love with this song even more so. The English translation of this song tries to maintain the spirit of the original French lyrics, but it falls short of conveying that deep melancholy that the French lyrics does so well, IMO. This song was first introduced to the world in by Yves Montand in his film Les Portes de la Nuit. It appears so simple. Simple enough that even someone like me with a limited grasp of the language can understand it, but the honesty and clarity of the words cuts right to the bone.
Over the years, there has been numerous versions of this song by many different singers. Even the inimitable Nat King Cole had a shot at it.
But for me, no one comes close to the original singer of the song, Yves Montand. My favourite is his performance at the Olympia.
LMC on 15 November 22 h 09 min. Verginia Ophof Belize Local time: Also we collected some tips and tricks for you: You can request verification for native languages by completing a simple application that takes only a couple of minutes. This is a song that is like our story You, who used to love me, And I, who used to love you. With additions like garlic, spicy sauce,
I had read that the composers had offered the song to Marlene Dietrich to record. She was in France after the war making a film with Jean Gabin. Gabin liked the song. But for whatever reason, Dietrich declined to record it.
Dietrichs film was a flop and he song became a standard. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail.
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