Que reste-t-il de nos amours?

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Que reste-t-il de nos amours? ( French for: “What is left of our love affairs?”) is a well-known chanson by the French chansonnier Charles Trenet and Léo Chauliac from 1942, which developed into a jazz standard .

Origin and content

Léo Chauliac composed the chanson; Trenet wrote the text alone, as was customary at the time, Trenet was also named as a composer. The melancholy song describes the memories of an unspecified person from their love affairs: On a gloomy, stormy autumn evening ( "Ce soir le vent qui frappe à ma porte ..." ), someone sits in a house in front of a fire that is going out and remembers his youth and love affairs ("... Me parle des amours mortes ..."). A recurring line begins with the words " Baisers volés " ("stolen / stolen kisses").

reception

The chanson became known worldwide through the French film Robbery Kisses , made by François Truffaut in 1968 , the original title of which is the words from Trenet's chanson "Baisers volés". In addition, Que reste-t-il de nos amours? Played several times during the film, such as in the opening sequence and in the credits .

Cover versions

In 1944, two years after its initial release, the song was by Lucienne Boyer gecovert . Interpretations by u. a. Jacqueline François , Dalida , Nana Mouskouri , Yves Montand , Chris Montez . Later by Stacey Kent , Lisa Zane , Rony Verbiest and Nicole Martin .

In 1999 Franco Battiato recorded the Italian version "Che cosa resta". A version in Portuguese is by João Gilberto .

In the English-speaking world, the adaptation by Albert A. Beach with the title I Wish You Love , which was first recorded by Keely Smith in 1957 and which itself exists in numerous cover versions, is very well known . Gloria Lynne's recording made it into the US pop charts, the R&B charts and the jazz charts at the same time in 1964. Versions by musicians like Chet Baker , Ray Brown , Benny Green , Grant Green ( Street of Dreams 1966), Singers Unlimited and Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Orchestra made the title a jazz standard .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b www.charles-trenet.org (archived)
  2. ↑ According to All About Jazz , this was the first song that made it into all three hit parades at the same time; see. David Rickert Gloria Lynne: I Wish You Love
  3. ↑ Jazz standards