Charles Trenet

One must keep a few smiles aside to laugh at oneself on joyless days.

Charles Trenet (18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001), born Louis Charles Auguste Claude Trenet, was a French singer and songwriter.

Quotes

BOOM!
When our heart goes Boom,
All else says Boom
And it is Love that awakens.

• La pendule fait tic-tac-tic-tic
  Les oiseaux du lac pic-pac-pic-pic
  Glou-glou-glou font tous les dindons
  Et la jolie cloche ding-dang-dong
  • The clock goes tic-tac-tic-tic
    The birds of the lake pic-pac-pic-pic
    Glou-glou-glou go all the turkeys
    And the pretty bell ding-dang dong

    But... BOOM!
    When our heart goes Boom,
    All else says Boom
    And it is Love that awakens.

    • "Boum!" (1938) - Performance in La route enchantée (1938)

• La mer
  Qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs
  A des reflets d`argent
  La mer
  Des reflets changeants
  Sous la pluie

  • The sea
    This one seen to dance alongside the clear gulfs
    To the reflections silver
    The sea
    Of the changeable reflections
    Under rain.
    • "La Mer" (1943) - Live performance by Trenet - YouTube video - "Beyond the Sea", an adaptation of the music of "La Mer", sung by Bobby Darin

• La mer
  Au ciel d`été confond
  Ses blancs moutons
  Avec les anges si purs
  La mer
  Bergère d`azur Infinie

  • The sea
    For the sky
    Confuses its white sheep
    With pure angels
    The sea
    Shepherdess of the blue Infinite
    • "La Mer" (1943)

External links

• International Jose Guillermo Carrillo Foundation
• Charles Trenet on IMDb
• Fond In mémory of Charles Trenet
• Le portail des amis de Charles Trenet In French. Provides a complete biography and discography.
• Radio France Internationale In English. Biography and discography.
• Google Music: Charles Trenet