{"id":2390,"date":"2010-11-20T02:58:07","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T02:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=2390"},"modified":"2017-10-18T11:37:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T09:37:34","slug":"lame-des-poetes-the-soul-of-poets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/lame-des-poetes-the-soul-of-poets\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;L&#8217;\u00c2me Des Po\u00e8tes&#8221; (&#8220;The Soul of Poets&#8221;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before there was something called <em><strong>le synth\u00e9tiseur<\/strong> <\/em>(synthesizer or keyboard), the French had invented an instrument they named <strong>l&#8217;ondioline<\/strong>. And one of the first musical works ever recorded with this instrument is <strong>Charles Trenet<\/strong>&#8216;s hit song called <strong>&#8220;<em>L&#8217;\u00c2me Des Po\u00e8tes<\/em>&#8221; (The Soul of Poets<\/strong>.<strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThe song has known interpretations by <em>une pl\u00e9thore d&#8217;artistes <\/em>(a plethora of artists), each one in their own style and <em>sensibilit<em>\u00e9<\/em> musicale<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>* Juliette Greco:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BAAjKfUMI3s\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BAAjKfUMI3s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>* Gigliola Cinquetti:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot; L&#039;\u00c2me Des Po\u00e8tes &quot;  -  ( Gigliola Cinquetti )\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I8wrOroGGDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>*Jacqueline Fran\u00e7ois:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jacqueline Fran\u00e7ois: L&#039;ame des po\u00e8tes.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_A46ItgQnjc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>* <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fran\u00e7ois Deguelt:<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"fran\u00e7ois deguelt  l&#039;ame des poetes\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N8FGRLV8SaY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">* Maurane:<\/span><br \/>\n<strong> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Maurane - L&#039;\u00e2me des po\u00e8tes - Gds Gamins au Z\u00e9nith\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dA2lZF0r2GY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And finally, <em><strong>la chanson originale<\/strong> <\/em>(the original song), by one of the main tenets of French songs, <em>le seul, l&#8217;unique <\/em>(the one and only)\u00a0<strong>Charles Trenet<\/strong> !<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"L&#039;\u00e2me des po\u00e8tes - Charles Trenet\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6cDnV5c7Y3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;L&#8217;\u00c2me Des Po\u00e8tes&#8221; (The Soul of Poets)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Longtemps, longtemps, longtemps<br \/>\nApr\u00e8s que les po\u00e8tes ont disparu<br \/>\nLeurs chansons courent encore dans les rues<br \/>\nLa foule les chante un peu distraite<br \/>\nEn ignorant le nom de l&#8217;auteur<br \/>\nSans savoir pour qui battait leur c\u0153ur<br \/>\nParfois on change un mot, une phrase<br \/>\nEt quand on est \u00e0 court d&#8217;id\u00e9es<br \/>\nOn fait la la la la la la<br \/>\nLa la la la la la<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Longtemps, longtemps, longtemps<br \/>\nApr\u00e8s que les po\u00e8tes ont disparu<br \/>\nLeurs chansons courent encore dans les rues<br \/>\nUn jour, peut-\u00eatre, bien apr\u00e8s moi<br \/>\nUn jour on chantera<br \/>\nCet air pour bercer un chagrin<br \/>\nOu quelqu&#8217;heureux destin<br \/>\nFera-t-il vivre un vieux mendiant<br \/>\nOu dormir un enfant<br \/>\nTournera-t-il au bord de l&#8217;eau<br \/>\nAu printemps sur un phono<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Longtemps, longtemps, longtemps<br \/>\nApr\u00e8s que les po\u00e8tes ont disparu<br \/>\nLeur \u00e2me l\u00e9g\u00e8re et leurs chansons<br \/>\nQui rendent gais, qui rendent tristes<br \/>\nFilles et gar\u00e7ons<br \/>\nBourgeois, artistes<br \/>\nOu vagabonds.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"343\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/11\/00939108-photo-pochette-l-ame-des-poetes-l-essentiel-de-la-chanson-francaise.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/11\/00939108-photo-pochette-l-ame-des-poetes-l-essentiel-de-la-chanson-francaise.jpg 343w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/11\/00939108-photo-pochette-l-ame-des-poetes-l-essentiel-de-la-chanson-francaise-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><p>Before there was something called le synth\u00e9tiseur (synthesizer or keyboard), the French had invented an instrument they named l&#8217;ondioline. And one of the first musical works ever recorded with this instrument is Charles Trenet&#8216;s hit song called &#8220;L&#8217;\u00c2me Des Po\u00e8tes&#8221; (The Soul of Poets.) 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