Serge Reggiani
Serge Reggiani (May 2, 1922 - July 23, 2004) was an Italian-born French singer, painter and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. For many years, he struggled with alcoholism, caused in part by the 1980 suicide of his son Stephan.
After acting school he was discovered by Jean Cocteau and appeared in a wartime production of Les parents terribles ("The Terrible Parents"). His first feature film came in 1946 with his role in Les portes de la nuit ("The Doors of the Night"). Read Full BioSerge Reggiani (May 2, 1922 - July 23, 2004) was an Italian-born French singer, painter and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. For many years, he struggled with alcoholism, caused in part by the 1980 suicide of his son Stephan.
After acting school he was discovered by Jean Cocteau and appeared in a wartime production of Les parents terribles ("The Terrible Parents"). His first feature film came in 1946 with his role in Les portes de la nuit ("The Doors of the Night"). He later went on to perform in 80 films including The Pianist (1998).
In 1965 he began a second career as a singer, with the help of Simone Signoret and her husband Yves Montand. Reggiani became one of the most acclaimed performers of French "Chanson" ("song") and although he was in his 40s, his bad-boy image made him popular with both young and older listeners. His best known songs include "Les loups sont entres dans Paris" ("The Wolves Have Entered Paris") and "La femme qui est dans mon lit." ("The Woman Who Is In My Bed").
In later life he became a painter and gave a number of exhibitions of his artwork.
Serge Reggiani died of a heart attack at the age of 82, one day after the death of another well known French singer Sacha Distel. He is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse.
After acting school he was discovered by Jean Cocteau and appeared in a wartime production of Les parents terribles ("The Terrible Parents"). His first feature film came in 1946 with his role in Les portes de la nuit ("The Doors of the Night"). Read Full BioSerge Reggiani (May 2, 1922 - July 23, 2004) was an Italian-born French singer, painter and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. For many years, he struggled with alcoholism, caused in part by the 1980 suicide of his son Stephan.
After acting school he was discovered by Jean Cocteau and appeared in a wartime production of Les parents terribles ("The Terrible Parents"). His first feature film came in 1946 with his role in Les portes de la nuit ("The Doors of the Night"). He later went on to perform in 80 films including The Pianist (1998).
In 1965 he began a second career as a singer, with the help of Simone Signoret and her husband Yves Montand. Reggiani became one of the most acclaimed performers of French "Chanson" ("song") and although he was in his 40s, his bad-boy image made him popular with both young and older listeners. His best known songs include "Les loups sont entres dans Paris" ("The Wolves Have Entered Paris") and "La femme qui est dans mon lit." ("The Woman Who Is In My Bed").
In later life he became a painter and gave a number of exhibitions of his artwork.
Serge Reggiani died of a heart attack at the age of 82, one day after the death of another well known French singer Sacha Distel. He is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse.
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Il suffirait de presque rien
Serge Reggiani Lyrics
Il Suffirait De Presque Rien
Il suffirait de presque rien,
Peut-être dix années de moins,
Pour que je te dise "Je t'aime".
Que je te prenne par la main
Pour t'emmener à Saint-Germain,
T'offrir un autre café-crème.
Mais pourquoi faire du cinéma,
Fillette allons regarde-moi,
Et vois les rides qui nous séparent.
A quoi bon jouer la comédie
Du vieil amant qui rajeunit,
Toi même ferait semblant d'y croire.
Vraiment de quoi aurions-nous l'air ?
J'entends déjà les commentaires,
"Elle est jolie, comment peut-il encore lui plaire
Elle au printemps, lui en hiver".
Il suffirait de presque rien,
Pourtant personne tu le sais bien,
Ne repasse par sa jeunesse.
Ne sois pas stupide et comprends,
Si j'avais comme toi vingt ans,
Je te couvrirais de promesses.
Allons bon voilà ton sourire,
Qui tourne à l'eau et qui chavire,
Je ne veux pas que tu sois triste.
Imagine ta vie demain,
Tout à côté d'un clown en train,
De faire son dernier tour de piste.
Vraiment de quoi aurais-tu l'air ?
J'entends déjà les commentaires,
"Elle est jolie, comment peut-il encore lui plaire ?
Elle au printemps, lui en hiver".
C'est un autre que moi demain,
Qui t'emmènera à St-Germain
Prendre le premier café crème.
Il suffisait de presque rien,
Peut-être dix années de moins
Pour que je te dise "Je t'aime"
Lyrics © SEMI, EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING FRANCE, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Gerard Bourgeois, Jean Max Riviere
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Marjorie alaya
Magnifique artiste ..ces chansons inoubliables intemporelles restent dans mon cœur
Repose en paix Serge
Régis Bell59
J'adore cette chanson et son interprète. J'aime le son, le tempo et la lyrique. J'aime la raison et effectivement sensiblement deux êtres un peu trop écartés n'ont aucune chance !
Pourtant ça arrive ! L'Amour c'est la folie, une folie que la société ne comprend pas, n'intègre pas justement parce que c'est fou, enfin déraisonnable ! Soyons fous afin de vivre !
dominique manganaro
@AGNES FOURTANE c'est Mr qui a 19 ans de plus ? Excusez cette question mais je suis dans un questionnement total !
Marco Prolo
Macron et Jean-Michel passent très bien. 🤣
AGNES FOURTANE
19 ans ça passe nickel 😀😀🥰🥰🥰
BENEDETTI Bruno
Comme vous avez raison......
Vincent Perruchet
Magnifique et touchante chanson pour celles et ceux qui subissent les différences d'âge !
Patrick Rigaud
Je viens d'écouter le temps qui reste, encore une chanson rare interprété par un grand poète.
Merci Serge.
ely ejoty
Si Reggiani a aussi passionnément aimé la poésie, ça n'en fait pas pour autant un poète. Il a surtout réussi en tant qu'interprète (un des grands interprètes) dans cet autre art beaucoup plus populaire qui s'appelle chanson (Une chanson à la fois poétique et concernée).
Mais la chanson c'est pas mal non plus.
Liliane Leterrier
On n oublié trop souvent le merveilleux poète qu il était je l écoute souvent en boucle