Padam ... padam

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Padam… padam is the title of a chanson by Edith Piaf from 1951. It was the time when she had a liaison with the famous racing cyclist Louis Gérardin . The song tells the time signature of a waltz by the feelings of the singer, who is haunted by a melody from the beat of her heart, and she can not get rid of: Cet air qui m'obsède jour et nuit, cet air n'est pas né d'aujourd'hui ... ( This way haunts me day and night, this way was not born today ... ). The text is by Henri Contet , the music by Norbert Glanzberg .

Musical structure

The chanson begins with a six-bar orchestral introduction in waltz tempo in 3/4 time, but this breaks off abruptly and lets the singer begin with the first verse. Each followed by the chorus , which consists of the words padam, padam, padam and is dramatically accompanied by the orchestra towards the end, followed by two more stanzas that slowly approach the actual theme of the song, the singer's numerous love affairs. The composer set the piece in the key of C minor , in the interpretation of Piaf from 1951 it takes a good three minutes and ends in an increasingly dramatic, rhythmically hammering epilogue in which the singer has the last word in the sentence … cet air, qui asked , qui bat comme un coeur de bois! ( ... this way, it beats, it beats like a heart made of wood! ) Holds in full vocal power until the last bar.

Further interpretations

Since the song still makes a big impact in the audience due to its emotional drama, it is still popular with many female singers today. Numerous artists reinterpreted the song. For example, the French nouvelle chanson singer Zaz , who delivered a jazzy version with piano accompaniment. The interpretations of the Hungarian pop singer Dóra Szinetár , who sings the chanson with spirited fervor, are based more closely on the Piaf . The Potsdam post-Soviet punk band 44 Leningrad brought the chanson in 2001 on their album Cto! out. The harrowing relentless scene in the performance of the chanson by the Hungarian actress Éva Vári alludes to Edith Piaf's dependence on pain reliever medication .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Margaret Crosland: A cry from the heart: the life of Edith Piaf , London 2008, pp. 82, 120, 226
  2. ↑ You-Tube-Video
  3. ↑ Article in the Hungarian Wikipedia: Szinetár Dóra
  4. ↑ You-Tube-Video
  5. ↑ You-Tube-Video
  6. ↑ Article in the Hungarian Wikipedia: Vári Éva
  7. ↑ You-Tube-Video