Joan Baez - Plaisir D'Amour

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2 de Setembro de 2009
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"Plaisir d'amour" is a classical French love song written in 1780 by Jean Paul Égide Martini (1741-1816). It was arranged for orchestra by Hector Berlioz. Although it has been adapted as a piece of pop music, it was written in a classical style during the classical period.

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The song, originally composed in 1780, took its libretto from a poem by Jean de Florian (1755-1794), which is in his romance, Célestine. The classical French composer Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) arranged the piece for orchestra.

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Notable interpretations of the song include those of Joan Baez, Brigitte Bardot, Karen Allyson, and Charlotte Church. It was performed by Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939 film); Maria Ouspenskaya accompanies on the piano. "Plaisir d'amour" is also sung by a children's choir in "The Breaking Point," an episode of HBO's 2001 World War II television miniseries Band of Brothers.
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The melody was reused for both the song "My Love Loves Me," performed by Anita Carter, and the popular song "Can't Help Falling in Love," performed by Elvis Presley, although neither uses its lyrics or a translation thereof.

Lyrics:
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Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment.
chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie.
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J'ai tout quitté pour l'ingrate Sylvie.
Elle me quitte et prend un autre aimant.
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Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment.
chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie.
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Tant que cette eau coulera doucement
vers ce ruisseau qui borde la prairie,
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Je t'aimerai me répétait Sylvie.
L'eau coule encore. Elle a changé pourtant.
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Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment.
chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie.
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Cover versions: * Yvonne Printemps in 1931 * Tino Rossi in 1955 * Joan Baez in 1961 * Marianne Faithfull in 1965 * Nana Mouskouri in 1997 * Karrin Allyson in 1999 * Marie Denise Pelletier in 2000 * Emmylou Harris in 2003 on Stumble into Grace (Nonesuch Records) * Brigitte Bardot * Barbara Hendricks * Andrea Bocelli * Mireille Mathieu * Ivan Rebroff * Eddy Mitchell * Nick Drake played it for 46 seconds after finishing his album Pink Moon, not released until October 26, 2004 on A Treasury * Franco Battiato in 1991 on Come un cammello in una grondaia (EMI Records)
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