Charles Trenet

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

Quotes



 * 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)