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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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Tonton Nestor
by Georges Brassens
Tonton Nestor
Vous eûtes tort
Je vous le dis tout net
Vous avez mis
La zizanie
Aux noces de Jeannett'
Je vous l'avoue
Tonton, vous vous
Comportâtes comme un
Mufle achevé
Rustre fieffé
Un homme du commun
Quand la fiancée
Les yeux baissés
Des larmes pleins les cils
S'apprêtait à
Dire "Oui da !"
A l'officier civil
Qu'est-c'qui vous prit
Vieux malappris
D'aller, sans retenue
Faire un pinçon
Cruel en son
Eminence charnue
Se retournant
Incontinent
Ell' souffleta, flic-flac
L'garçon d'honneur
Qui, par bonheur
Avait un' tête à claqu'
Mais au lieu du
"Oui" attendu
Ell' s'écria : "Maman"
Et l'mair' lui dit
"Non, mon petit
Ce n'est pas le moment"
Quand la fiancée
Les yeux baissés
D'une voix solennell'
S'apprêtait à
Dire "Oui da !"
Par-devant l'Eternel
Voila mechef
Que, derechef
Vous osâtes porter
Votre fichue
Patte crochue
Sur sa rotondité
Se retournant
Incontinent
Elle moucha le nez
D'un enfant d'chœur
Qui, par bonheur
Etait enchifrené
Mais au lieu du
"Oui" attendu
De sa pauvre voix lass'
Au tonsuré
Désemparé
Elle a dit "Merde", hélas
Quoiqu'elle usât
Qu'elle abusât
Du droit d'être fessue
En la pinçant
Mauvais plaisant
Vous nous avez déçus
Aussi, ma foi
La prochain' fois
Qu'on mariera Jeannett'
On s'pass'ra d'vous
Tonton, je vous
Je vous le dit tout net
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GEORGES CHARLES BRASSENS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
by Georges Brassens
Tonton Nestor
Vous eûtes tort
Je vous le dis tout net
Vous avez mis
La zizanie
Aux noces de Jeannett'
Je vous l'avoue
Tonton, vous vous
Comportâtes comme un
Mufle achevé
Rustre fieffé
Un homme du commun
Quand la fiancée
Les yeux baissés
Des larmes pleins les cils
S'apprêtait à
Dire "Oui da !"
A l'officier civil
Qu'est-c'qui vous prit
Vieux malappris
D'aller, sans retenue
Faire un pinçon
Cruel en son
Eminence charnue
Se retournant
Incontinent
Ell' souffleta, flic-flac
L'garçon d'honneur
Qui, par bonheur
Avait un' tête à claqu'
Mais au lieu du
"Oui" attendu
Ell' s'écria : "Maman"
Et l'mair' lui dit
"Non, mon petit
Ce n'est pas le moment"
Quand la fiancée
Les yeux baissés
D'une voix solennell'
S'apprêtait à
Dire "Oui da !"
Par-devant l'Eternel
Voila mechef
Que, derechef
Vous osâtes porter
Votre fichue
Patte crochue
Sur sa rotondité
Se retournant
Incontinent
Elle moucha le nez
D'un enfant d'chœur
Qui, par bonheur
Etait enchifrené
Mais au lieu du
"Oui" attendu
De sa pauvre voix lass'
Au tonsuré
Désemparé
Elle a dit "Merde", hélas
Quoiqu'elle usât
Qu'elle abusât
Du droit d'être fessue
En la pinçant
Mauvais plaisant
Vous nous avez déçus
Aussi, ma foi
La prochain' fois
Qu'on mariera Jeannett'
On s'pass'ra d'vous
Tonton, je vous
Je vous le dit tout net
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GEORGES CHARLES BRASSENS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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