Georges Brassens was a French singer and songwriter known for accompanying … Read Full Bio ↴Georges Brassens was a French singer and songwriter known for accompanying himself with his acoustic guitar. He wrote some extremely controversial, yet poetic songs. In doing so, he managed to change attitudes across France.
He was uncompromising when composing his songs. His tactical method of addressing issues was profound and often humorous, making him a unique and effective figure in the French community.
Brassens, born in 1921 in the small Mediterrenean port of Sete, wanted to be a poet. He realized very early however that poetry in the 20th century could hardly put bread on the table and instead set himself to become a singer.
He is much less famous internationally than contemporaries like Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf and Yves Montand, as much of the impact of his songs came from the lyrics, which proved difficult to translate into other languages. He loved the Middle Ages and used a great deal of Old French vocabulary, as well as many classical - ie., Latin and Greek - references. Few people, even in France, possess the background to fully understand his songs.
Yet he was at the same time a hugely popular singer and many of his songs still carry a lot of appeal and relevance. In this sense, he can be compared to Boris Vian, to Jacques Brel, and to a lesser extent to Serge Gainsbourg.
He was very sophisticated, yet at the same time used profanity liberally. While he wasn't politically engaged, he was nevertheless unambiguously a leftist, many of his songs carrying blatant and buoyant anarchist overtones.
While his music was initially quite primitive, the 1950's St-Germain-des-Pres influence quickly made itself felt and while subdued and - in his mind - always secondary to the lyrics, it became increasingly sophisticated - to the point that many of his songs have been covered and reinterpretated by jazzmen (see for instance this UK site: www.projetbrassens.eclipse.co.uk)
He died in 1981, but up to this date (2006) there are few French people - including most of those born since - who can't sing along to his most famous song, Les Copains d'abord ("Friends foremost") or his "Bancs public" ("Public Benches").
For those interested, this site carries a number of (quite good) English tranlations of his songs: www.brassens.org
He was uncompromising when composing his songs. His tactical method of addressing issues was profound and often humorous, making him a unique and effective figure in the French community.
Brassens, born in 1921 in the small Mediterrenean port of Sete, wanted to be a poet. He realized very early however that poetry in the 20th century could hardly put bread on the table and instead set himself to become a singer.
He is much less famous internationally than contemporaries like Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf and Yves Montand, as much of the impact of his songs came from the lyrics, which proved difficult to translate into other languages. He loved the Middle Ages and used a great deal of Old French vocabulary, as well as many classical - ie., Latin and Greek - references. Few people, even in France, possess the background to fully understand his songs.
Yet he was at the same time a hugely popular singer and many of his songs still carry a lot of appeal and relevance. In this sense, he can be compared to Boris Vian, to Jacques Brel, and to a lesser extent to Serge Gainsbourg.
He was very sophisticated, yet at the same time used profanity liberally. While he wasn't politically engaged, he was nevertheless unambiguously a leftist, many of his songs carrying blatant and buoyant anarchist overtones.
While his music was initially quite primitive, the 1950's St-Germain-des-Pres influence quickly made itself felt and while subdued and - in his mind - always secondary to the lyrics, it became increasingly sophisticated - to the point that many of his songs have been covered and reinterpretated by jazzmen (see for instance this UK site: www.projetbrassens.eclipse.co.uk)
He died in 1981, but up to this date (2006) there are few French people - including most of those born since - who can't sing along to his most famous song, Les Copains d'abord ("Friends foremost") or his "Bancs public" ("Public Benches").
For those interested, this site carries a number of (quite good) English tranlations of his songs: www.brassens.org
Au bois de mon c%C5%93ur
Georges Brassens Lyrics
Au bois d'Clamart
Y a des petites fleurs, y a des petites fleurs
Y a des copains au, au bois d'mon cœur
Au, au bois d'mon cœur
Au fond de ma cour j'suis renommé
Au fond de ma cour j'suis renommé
J'suis renommé pour avoir le cœur mal famé
Le cœur mal famé
Au bois d'Vincennes
Y a des petites fleurs, y a des petites fleurs
Y a des copains au, au bois d'mon cœur
Au, au bois d'mon cœur
Quand y a plus d'vin dans mon tonneau
Quand y a plus d'vin dans mon tonneau
Dans mon tonneau ils n'ont pas peur de boire mon eau
De boire mon eau
Au bois d'Meudon
Y a des petites fleurs, y a des petites fleurs
Y a des copains au, au bois d'mon cœur
Au, au bois d'mon cœur
Ils m'accompagnent à la mairie
Ils m'accompagnent à la mairie
À la mairie, chaque fois que je me marie
Que je me marie
Au bois d'Saint-Cloud
Y a des petites fleurs, y a des petites fleurs
Y a des copains au, au bois d'mon cœur
Au, au bois d'mon cœur
Chaque fois qu'je meurs fidèlement
Chaque fois qu'je meurs fidèlement
Fidèlement, ils suivent mon enterrement
Mon enterrement
Des petites fleurs, des petites fleurs
Au, au bois d'mon cœur, au, au bois d'mon cœur
Y a des petites fleurs, y a des petites fleurs
Y a des copains au, au bois d'mon cœur
Au, au bois d'mon cœur
Au fond de ma cour j'suis renommé
Au fond de ma cour j'suis renommé
J'suis renommé pour avoir le cœur mal famé
Le cœur mal famé
Y a des petites fleurs, y a des petites fleurs
Y a des copains au, au bois d'mon cœur
Au, au bois d'mon cœur
Quand y a plus d'vin dans mon tonneau
Quand y a plus d'vin dans mon tonneau
Dans mon tonneau ils n'ont pas peur de boire mon eau
De boire mon eau
Au bois d'Meudon
Y a des petites fleurs, y a des petites fleurs
Y a des copains au, au bois d'mon cœur
Au, au bois d'mon cœur
Ils m'accompagnent à la mairie
Ils m'accompagnent à la mairie
À la mairie, chaque fois que je me marie
Que je me marie
Au bois d'Saint-Cloud
Y a des petites fleurs, y a des petites fleurs
Y a des copains au, au bois d'mon cœur
Au, au bois d'mon cœur
Chaque fois qu'je meurs fidèlement
Chaque fois qu'je meurs fidèlement
Fidèlement, ils suivent mon enterrement
Mon enterrement
Des petites fleurs, des petites fleurs
Au, au bois d'mon cœur, au, au bois d'mon cœur
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Georges Brassens, Joel Favreau
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@ilducedimas
Ah Tonton Georges, tu es mort avant ma naissance mais tu me manques comme une membre de ma famille. Content aussi de voir Pierre Nicolas toujours fidèle à la contrebasse.
@claudedrault3589
Georges tu n'es plus là, mais j'aime toujours entendre tes chansons et te regarder chanter, un très beau partage, merci claude
@abdellahabdellah1072
Ce genre de chanteurs et de chansons nous manque bcp
@josebonanno5382
oui
@MsMarielyne
Je suis à Sète actuellement et toujours je pense à lui 😍
@keepcalmandcarryon8934
"Tout est bon chez lui y'a rien à jeter..."
@Caspalov
C'est toujours très touchant de l'entendre et ça me fait bien plaisir de le revoir et de l'écouter :))
@pierrick4621
Quel artiste incroyable quand on y pense
@Rosenoelle3
C'est certain 🎶🎼🎵🎸quel artiste qui fait partie des plus grands.
@bernarddoubravass7123
@@Rosenoelle3 chanson la plus représentative du personnage