Sous le Ciel de Paris
| Sous le Ciel de Paris | |
|---|---|
| Jean Bretonnière | |
| publication | 1951 |
| Genre (s) | Chanson |
| text | Jean Dréjac |
| music | Hubert Giraud |
Sous le Ciel de Paris ( German "Under the Sky of Paris") is a French chanson from 1951 and the theme music for the film of the same name by Julien Duvivier , which was released in German-language cinemas with the translated title Under the Sky of Paris appeared. The music is by Hubert Giraud and the text by Jean Dréjac . This links key concepts of love songs with memories of the city on the Seine. The piece was originally sung by Jean Bretonnière and recorded in the year the film was released by Anny Gould and in September by Juliette Gréco , whose version made it particularly popular. It subsequently developed into an evergreen that has been and is sung by countless renowned singers around the world to this day.
Important interpreters were, for example, Édith Piaf , Yves Montand , Michel Legrand and Enrico Macias , then later Mireille Mathieu , Isabelle Aubret and, more recently, Zaz . But the three tenors José Carreras , Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti also immortalized the piece.
It was translated early on into the English language and interpreted under the translated title Under Paris Skies, particularly in the United States by Édith Piaf, Kim Gannon , Andy Williams , Paul Anka and Bing Crosby . There it also found its way into the repertoire of numerous jazz greats such as Duke Ellington , Toots Thielemans and Coleman Hawkins .
The tempo of the piece is particularly suitable for musette music. It is a core piece of many accordion repertoires, such as those by André Verchuren , and is often played by street musicians for the same reason .
Web links
- Sous le Ciel de Paris. French lyrics at songtexte.com
- Under the sky of Paris. German translation by Gabriele Kentrup (ibid)