"The Bohemian*** (By Louis Aragon) - Music of Léo Ferré -

Translation

The Bohemian", a poem by Louis Aragon (1897-1982). This poem was adapted into a song, performed by Yves Montand.

Near the locks, there's a low-lying bohemian quarter, where young people spend their time trying to untangle "yours from mine".
Bands of them go there by car, usually in August. They tell fortunes for peppers and sweet wine.

We spent the starry night drinking. We danced while clapping our hands. The night flew by so fast that we hardly realized when it was broad daylight and tomorrow had come! We came back together. Cheerful, penniless, vaguely drunk, with flowers in our carts, our destiny written in our palm.

I took the hand of a young lady, who followed me home.
She had ultramarine eyes, she showed the folly of it.
She walked lightly, and had the long legs of a fawn.
I already loved foreign women when I was a little child!

This one spoke with a flourish, of the smell of magnolias. Her dress fell right off when my haste untied it. In those days, I was gullible, a word sounded like a promise to me, and I candidly thought that the bellflowers were passion flowers.

Every time, it starts all over again! Music always grips me, and the most banal romance looks like an eternal poem to me.
We played with our souls, a long day, a short night, then in the morning: "Good bye, madam!".
Love ends with the rain!

Louis Aragon. To discover on the website www.poesie-francaise.fr/louis-aragon/poeme-l-etrangere>

excellent

Merci pour tous les trois "Aragon - Ferré - Montand (quelle interprétation ! ............
Lots of thanks*****************

Fantastic work!!! *************
The black and white look great!

Thank you dear Jad. Kisses***

Très beau ce portrait bohème en noir et blanc. Bonne soirée. Amitiés, Joe

Merci Joe****** Très belle soirée à toi aussi !

Superbe !!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYN5xzTm4EM

La vidéo sur youtube est vraiment magnifique avec la belle Gina********** Lots of congrats ! Merci pour le partage et ta charmante visite**************************

Wow,dieser Blick in ihren Augen,der ist richtig zauberhaft liebe Rosèha,herrlich,wie das Licht auf ihr Gesicht gekommen ist,da hast du wieder was Wundervolles kreiert,das mir sehr gefällt :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

You are always charming, my dear Günter - Lots of thanks*****

Eine sehr schöne Collage!

Thank you my dear friend ! Have a pleasant day !***

Masterful work!

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Thanks for your kinds vizits William ! Happy day to you******

Bonita composición y música. Gracias por tu comentario.

Thanks my dear elvi. Have a very nice day******

Superbe illustration !
Bonne journée. Amitiés

Merci ma chère Mad. Amitié et bisous***************

A fabulous collage, Roséha! I like it a lot.

You are very kind my dear friend****** Have a good day !

Beautiful !!

Thank you my dear Jaap************

Une composition superbe en N/B. J' aime la musique de même. Bonne journée, Roséha !

C'est vrai que la musique, composée par Léo Ferré, est sublime. Ces beaux auteurs et interprètes nous manquent beaucoup. Merci pour tes passages sympas. Mes amitiés******

I love the poem and the way your beautiful collage illustrates it and thank you for the link. To me this has the same mood as 'Gipsy in My Soul' by Ella Fitzgerald. Love it Roseha

Lots of thanks my dear friend***************** Enjoy a pleasant day !

That’s fantastic, Roséha !

Hello my friend ! Thanks for your kind vizit an comment. Thinking of you***************

Tu as réaliser quelque chose de toute beauté avec ce magnifique portrait bravo agréable journée.

Beautiful, just beautiful...............both the collage and the words that come with it..!!

Thank you my dear Keith ! Have vry nice day******

Manche Bilder entstehen im Kopf zuerst, Roséa.
Spannende Kreation.
Freundliche Grüße
Erich

Have a nice evening******************************

Very striking in b&w!

Magistral***********************