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Georges Brassens was a French singer-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. Read Full BioGeorges Brassens was a French singer-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. Read Full BioGeorges Brassens was a French singer-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
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La marine
by Georges Brassens
On les r'trouve en raccourci dans nos p'tits amours d'un jour
Toutes les joies, tous les soucis des amours qui durent toujours
C'est là l'sort de la marine et de toutes nos p'tites chéries
On accoste, vite ! Un bec pour nos baisers, l'corps avec
Et les joies et les bouderies, les fâcheries, les bons retours
Il y a tout, en raccourci, des grandes amours dans nos p'tits
On a ri, on s'est baisés sur les neunœils, les nénés
Dans les ch'veux à plein bécots, pondus comme des œufs tout chauds
Tout c'qu'on fait dans un seul jour ! Et comme on allonge le temps
Plus d'trois fois, dans un seul jour, content, pas content, content
Y'a dans la chambre une odeur d'amour tendre et de goudron
Ça vous met la joie au cœur, la peine aussi, et c'est bon
On n'est pas là pour causer mais on pense, même dans l'amour
On pense que d'main il fera jour et qu'c'est une calamité
C'est là l'sort de la marine et de toutes nos p'tites chéries
On s'accoste mais on devine qu'ça n'sera pas le paradis
On aura beau s'dépêcher, faire, bon Dieu ! la pige au temps
Et l'bourrer de tous nos péchés, ça n'sera pas ça, et pourtant
Toutes les joies, tous les soucis des amours qui durent toujours
On les r'trouve en raccourci dans nos p'tits amours d'un jour
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GEORGES CHARLES BRASSENS, PAUL JULES JEAN FORT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
by Georges Brassens
On les r'trouve en raccourci dans nos p'tits amours d'un jour
Toutes les joies, tous les soucis des amours qui durent toujours
C'est là l'sort de la marine et de toutes nos p'tites chéries
On accoste, vite ! Un bec pour nos baisers, l'corps avec
Et les joies et les bouderies, les fâcheries, les bons retours
Il y a tout, en raccourci, des grandes amours dans nos p'tits
On a ri, on s'est baisés sur les neunœils, les nénés
Dans les ch'veux à plein bécots, pondus comme des œufs tout chauds
Tout c'qu'on fait dans un seul jour ! Et comme on allonge le temps
Plus d'trois fois, dans un seul jour, content, pas content, content
Y'a dans la chambre une odeur d'amour tendre et de goudron
Ça vous met la joie au cœur, la peine aussi, et c'est bon
On n'est pas là pour causer mais on pense, même dans l'amour
On pense que d'main il fera jour et qu'c'est une calamité
C'est là l'sort de la marine et de toutes nos p'tites chéries
On s'accoste mais on devine qu'ça n'sera pas le paradis
On aura beau s'dépêcher, faire, bon Dieu ! la pige au temps
Et l'bourrer de tous nos péchés, ça n'sera pas ça, et pourtant
Toutes les joies, tous les soucis des amours qui durent toujours
On les r'trouve en raccourci dans nos p'tits amours d'un jour
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GEORGES CHARLES BRASSENS, PAUL JULES JEAN FORT
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