The songs of Georges Brassens (1) with English translation

Ninety of the best-known songs of Georges Brassens with videos of Brassens performing the songs and English translations - also textual and biographical comments

Wednesday, 19 November 2008

La non-demande en mariage

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The title of this song: “The Non proposal of Marriage” suggests a cynical view of the relationship of a man with a woman. In fact, the song ...

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Saturday, 8 November 2008

LES TROMPETTES DE LA RENOMMÉE His strong refusal to win publicity by sacrificing personal privacy

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This is Brassens at his most shocking and offensive and he is deliberately so. Apparently he had been advised (in 1960) to liven up his im...

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Sunday, 6 July 2008

Saturne

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Brassens said this song, which he acknowledged as written for his partner Joha, was one of his favourites. It deals with a major theme of c...

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Tuesday, 29 April 2008

La cane de Jeanne- Brassens Translation

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The following is a simple Brassens song which a lot of French people know from their primary school days. It tells the true, sad story of...

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Saturday, 26 April 2008

Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux Brassens sings Aragon's famous poem of the ambiguity of love.

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( Picture left) Elsa, the muse who inspired the poet, Louis Aragon.. The lyrics of Brassens' song are taken from a very famous poem ...

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