♪Kiss the Sky – Music Themes

This week Lisa chose “Kiss the Sky”as our musical theme. A romantic notion for me conjuring melodies of old “chanson française”.

Nana Mouskouri – Que je sois un ange

FRENCH

TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH

Que je sois un ange Que je sois un ange, que je sois un diable, c’est aussi insupportable, mon cœur est étranger, la musique le change toujours de notes noires et blanches Ce n’est pas vraiment l’ennui, c’est un rêve qui fuit vers des villes toutes neuves où règnent des mendiants, mon angoisse est un fleuve d’où des pleurs d’enfants lèvent Ces chansons que pleure ma voix ne sont pa à moi, elles s’enroulent autour d’un ancien amour oublié et tous les mots expirent car je veux te dire je suis muselée, tes yeux me déchirent, ton regard m’attire, triste et noir Et moi je t’ai, mon rêve obscur comme entre leurs murs s’en vont les prisonniers qui seront demain fusillés Que je sois un ange, que je sois un diable, c’est aussi insupportable; Je ne peux plus changer, dans mon cœur ce mélangent toujours des larmes noires et blanches

Being an angel Being an angel, being a devil, is just as unbearable, my heart is alienated, the music’s always changing it with black and white notes This isn’t really a problem, it’s a dream that flees to the all new towns where beggars reign, my fear is a river from which the children’s tears arise These songs making my voice weep aren’t mine they revolve around an old forgotten love and all the words expire because I want to tell you I’m left speechless, your eyes tear me up your stare arrests me, sad and blue And I have you, my obscure dream like among their walls they’re withdrawing, the prisoners to be shot on the morrow Being an angel, being a devil, is just as unbearable; I can’t change anymore, in my heart they’re always mixing the black and white tears

Edith Piaf – La Vie En Rose

Non, je ne regrette rien

Françoise Hardy – Mon amie la rose (1965)

Françoise Hardy : Soleil – 1970

MICHEL LEGRAND plays & sings LES MOULINS DE MON COEUR 1969

Charles Trenet – La mer (live)

Contemporized versions of great classics (90’s):

Natasha Atlas – Mon amie la rose

Natacha Atlas – Kidda (Arabic)

Lyrics in translation:

O night
Oh Why, my love
My love, why
My Love why are you like that (cruel) when I love you so?

Why
My love, Why
My love, why are you like that, when I love you?
My love, why are you like that, when I love you?

Why?
I, I know that you love me
Why, oh the time that passes

My soul
Oh where is the justice, your honour the judge?
Oh there is no mercy at your hands
My torment, to you is nothing.

Oh why?
My love, why like that?
When I love you so?

You made me love you
Why, why, why
My master
Oh Why
Oh my love
One day you will face your fate and ask for mercy from my
inspiration
Oh my soul
I have mourned, mourned, mourned
There is no mercy at your hands
And my torment, to you is nothing.

Zaz – Prends Garde A Ta Langue

Claude Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

My fellow theme-sters making love not war:    Bear     Lisa     Johnny     Willow     ???