The LeFevres were a family from Smithville, Tennessee, and their singing group centered around brothers Urias (1910–1979) and Alphus (1912–1988). As children, they sang with their sister Maude until she married, then their sister Omega (Peggy) until she married; their career as an ensemble began in 1921. Both sang in quartets at the Bible Training School in Cleveland, Tennessee. Urias and Eva Mae Whittington (1917–2009) married in 1934; she became the pianist and alto in their newly formed trio.
They moved to Charleston, South Carolina in 1937 and then Atlanta in 1939, where they would remain for the rest of their professional career, aside from a short stint in Philadelphia in the middle of the 1950s. They won slots performing on WGST radio as The LeFevre Trio, but as they added other family members and accompanists, they decided to refer to themselves simply as The LeFevres.
Though they had previously recorded transcription discs, their first commercial recordings were made in the 1940s and released on Bibletone Records. Later releases were issued on Word Records and their own label, Sing Music Company. As the new medium of television became more popular, the group started appearing on local stations such as WAGA and traveled to other regional stations to appear on their programs as well. In the 1960s, the group's Gospel Singing Caravan, a syndicated program, was aired nationwide. In addition to this, the group toured relentlessly in the U.S. and Canada, notching as many as 250 shows a year.
The LeFevres became instrumental in the gospel music industry in Atlanta, Georgia; they owned and operated their own recording studio, LeFevre Sound and also published sheet music for the gospel market. Additionally, they produced syndicated television shows for gospel and country music singers, and owned a booking agency that operated regionally.
The LeFevres retired in the 1970s, and sold off their interests to group member Rex Nelon who formed the Rex Nelon Singers in 1977. Eva Mae and Urias LeFevre were inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1997; Alphus was inducted in 2002. Urias's youngest son, Mylon, went on to have a highly successful solo career.
Eva Mae LeFevre died on May 18, 2009 in Atlanta, at the age of 91.
In My Heart
The Lefevres Lyrics
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Gondolier, t'en souviens-tu
Les pieds nus, sur ta gondole?
Tu chantais la barcarolle
Tu chantais pour lui et moi
Lui et moi, c'était écrit
Pour la vie, la vie si belle
Gondolier quand tu chantais
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La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Io ti amo con tutt il cuor
Solo ate adorero
E sappendo che tu mi ami
Ti amero, mol ti di piu
Cet air là était le nôtre
Gondolier, si tu le vois
Dans les bras, les bras d'une autre
Gondolier ne chante pas
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The song "In My Heart" by The Lefevres is a heartfelt tune that speaks of a fond memory shared by two people. The song begins with a melodic hum followed by the singer reciting a memory of a gondolier singing a barcarolle. The singer reminisces about how the gondolier sang for both "him and me," referring to a person they both loved. It is said that the love between "him and me" was written in stone, and their life was to be beautiful. The singer continues to sing about the love they share, saying "I love you with all my heart, and I will adore you."
The song then takes a sad turn as the singer speaks to the gondolier, asking him to not sing this song anymore, as it is a painful reminder of the love that they once shared, which has now been lost. The song ends with the singer repeating the melody hums from the beginning, conveying a sense of longing and despair.
Overall, "In My Heart" is a beautiful song that captures the essence of love and loss. It speaks to the universal human experience of love and heartbreak, and the nostalgia we feel for the memories we have shared with those we love.
Line by Line Meaning
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Repetitive melody symbolizing a feeling of nostalgia
Gondolier, t'en souviens-tu
Do you remember, gondolier?
Les pieds nus, sur ta gondole?
When we had bare feet on your gondola?
Tu chantais la barcarolle
How you sang the barcarolle
Tu chantais pour lui et moi
You sang for him and me
Lui et moi, tu te rappelles?
Do you remember him and me?
Lui et moi, c'etait ecrit
Him and me, it was written
Pour la vie, la vie si belle
For life, such a beautiful life
Gondolier quand tu chantais
Gondolier, when you sang
Io ti amo con tutto il cuor
I love you with all my heart
Solo a te adorero
Only you will I adore
E sappendo che tu mi ami
And knowing that you love me
Ti amero, mol ti di piu
I will love you even more
Cet air la etait le notre
That melody was ours
Gondolier, si tu le vois
Gondolier, if you see it
Dans les bras, les bras d'une autre
In the arms, the arms of another
Gondolier ne chante pas
Gondolier, don't sing
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Continuation of the same nostalgic melody
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, PREMIERE MUSIC GROUP
Written by: JEAN BROUSSOLLE, PETER DE ANGELIS, ROBERT P. MARCUCCI
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