Licensed to youtube by wmg, sme on behalf of nonweaother. In 2017, a service centre on the a9 autoroute between narbonne and beziers was renamed in his honour and contains an exhibition evoking his life and work and sculptures by pascale et thierry delorme. He enjoyed american fame after world war ii, performing in new york and in hollywood. Here are the most popular versions chords, bass, ukulele chords, guitar pro. The extraordinary garden the very best of charles trenet. Charles trenet, who has died aged 87, was the most influential popular french songwriter of the mid20th century. He studied art in berlin and paris before finding his passion for music. An etang is one of the large lagoons that line the languedoc and rousillon coast where trenet was raised. When trenets version was released in 1946, it became an unexpected hit, and has remained a chanson classic and. It was a hit back then and is still played quite frequently on the radio today. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Trenet apparently wrote this after a train journey.
It was covered by ike moriz, bobby durham massimo farao lorenzo conte, ted heath and his music, veronneau and other artists. See new and popular charles trenet songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. When trenet s version was released in 1946, it became an unexpected hit, and has remained a chanson classic and jazz standard ever since. In our catalog, you can find charles trenet sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. Publisher and retailer, robert martin offers online sales of more than 50,000 scores, books, cd and dvd for orchestras and musicians since 1934. Charles trenet may 18, 19, narbonne, france february 19, 2001, creteil, france was a french singer and songwriter, most famous for his recordings from the late 1930s through the mid1950s, though his career continued through the 1990s. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. The song was first recorded by the french singer roland gerbeau in 1945.
Charles trenet was born and raised in languedoc and reputedly wrote the poem after a train ride by the sea at the age of 16. Feb 19, 2001 charles trenet, who has died aged 87, was the most influential popular french songwriter of the mid20th century. This is a wonderful collection of prewwii songs that capture a certain era in paris. This can be verified by a look at at a map of the area. Voyez pres des etangs ces grands roseaux mouilles voyez ces oiseaux blancs et ces maisons rouillees. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Please update your browser for a late version of chrome, firefox, safari or edge. A performer of immense charm, with a light baritone voice of individual, caressing. Nous sonnons a lappartement du canet ou nous avons rendezvous. Choose the instruments you want to hear, and download your version instantly. A lheure meme du declin, dans les annees 30 et 40, dune certaine chanson comique. The sea is a song by french composer, lyricist, singer and showman charles trenet. The song was written in 1943, though according to trenet it went unrecorded until 1946 because it didnt swing enough.