Jacques Brel - Quand on n'a que L'amour
Lyrics of the singer.
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Six Pieds Sous Terre Jacques Tu Chantes Encore, Six Pieds Tu n'es pas Mort
Biography, list of songs, discography, filmography, and links. [English and Dutch]
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L' Homme de la Mancha (Man of La Mancha 1965 French Cast) (Audio CD),12 April, 2005
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Brel is Don Quijote / 5
This cd was already known for me, when Thelma sent me another copy, provided with a copy of original American casting. It was interesting to hear it, the original casting was very good. I enjoyed their beautiful voices and Sancho Panza's comic performance.
BUT: Jacques Brel did it better. There never was a singer as dramatic and different from anyone else. When I first heard his 'La quete', I understood Don Quijote for the first time, though I didn't know much French back then. Brel's voice said it all: the struggle of a man, whose vision of the world is dramatically different from "normal", but who still hangs on to his truth, no matter how much hardship and ridicule he has to take because of it. There the human tragedy, loneliness and heroism surpasses the comedy of Don Quijote. Brel could do this: bring out all the aspects at once, make us laugh and pity at the same time. He did touch similar themes several times in his original songs: a man who lives believing in an illusion created by alcohol (L'ivrogne), hopeless love (Madeleine) or just dreams (Knokke-le-Zoute tango), at times recognizing the truth but deciding to hang on to his illusion, because it's better. And it could be the real truth, though others are too blind to see it. Especially Knokke-le-Zoute takes one back to this performance and the point where Don Quijote meets the knight of mirrors who convinces him to see the truth - but he starts thinking: "What if.. it wasn't a dream?"
Joan Diener was apparently a very goodlooking woman and a marvellous singer. However, she did much better in original version, in French the operatic side seems to take over and her singing is out of place compared to Brel's harsh, natural style. Except in Aldonza, where she lets her voice crack and bring out more than an operatic singing can do.
The leaflet provided contains some information of Brel's production and is written by Thelma Blitz, an ardent fan who knows more about Brel than I do. It's well worth reading. Thank you Thelma, I did enjoy listening to these. And I do think the original American version was very good, but it's not their fault there was only one Brel. He was an actor/singer/songwriter wrapped in one person and exceptional in all those areas. You don't have to read the book to understand Don Quijote, you don't even have to understand many words of French, just listen to Brel's voice.
Song "L’aventure"
L'aventure commence à l'aurore
A l'aurore de chaque matin
L'aventure commence alors
Que la lumière nous lave les mains
L'aventure commence à l'aurore
Et l'aurore nous guide en chemin
L'aventure c'est le trésor
Que l'on découvre à chaque matin
Pour Martin c'est le fer sur l'enclume
Pour César le vin qui chantera
Pour Yvon c'est la mer qu'il écume
C'est le jour qui s'allume
C'est le blé que l'on bat
L'aventure commence à l'aurore
A l'aurore de chaque matin
L'aventure commence alors
Que la lumière nous lave les mains
Tout ce que l'on cherche à redécouvrir
Fleurit chaque jour au coin de l'oubli (?)
La grande aventure il faut la cueillir
Entre notre église et notre mairie
Entre la barrière du Père Machin
Et le bois joli de monsieur le Baron
Et entre la vigne de notre voisin
Et le doux sourire de la Madelon
L'aventure commence à l'aurore
A l'aurore de chaque matin
L'aventure commence alors
Que la lumière nous lave les mains
L'aventure commence à l'aurore
Et l'aurore nous guide en chemin
L'aventure c'est le trésor
Que l'on découvre à chaque matin
Pour Martin c'est le fer sur l'enclume
Pour César le vin qui chantera
Pour Yvon c'est la mer qu'il écume
C'est le jour qui s'allume
C'est le blé que l'on bat
L'aventure commence à l'aurore
A l'aurore de chaque matin
L'aventure commence alors
Que la lumière nous lave les mains
Tous ceux que l'on cherche à pouvoir aimer
Sont auprès de nous et à chaque instant
Dans le creux des rues dans l'ombre des près
Au bout du chemin au milieu des champs
Debouts dans le vent et semant le blé
Pliés vers le sol saluant la terre
Assis près des vieux et tressant l'osier
Couchés au soleil et buvant la lumière (dans la lumière?)
L'aventure commence à l'aurore
A l'aurore de chaque matin
L'aventure commence alors
Que la lumière nous lave les mains
L'aventure commence à l'aurore
Et l'aurore nous guide en chemin
L'aventure c'est le trésor
Que l'on découvre à chaque matin
Pour Martin c'est le fer sur l'enclume
Pour César le vin qui chantera
Pour Yvon c'est la mer qu'il écume
C'est le jour qui s'allume
C'est le blé que l'on bat
L'aventure commence à l'aurore
A l'aurore de mille chemins (?)
L'aventure c'est le trésor
Que l'on découvre à chaque matin matin
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