jacques Brel

fred   Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:05 pm GMT
I need to translate some french song of Brel. does someone nows the best way cause my english is too bad for this and i need a good translation for sing these song...
thanks
Sander   Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:31 pm GMT
Which song?
Deborah   Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:38 am GMT
For $10.95, you can buy a book with [url=http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_detail.html?sku=HL.312047&cart=333229144713674171&searchtitle=Sheet%20Music][b]sheet music and lyrics in English and French[/b][/url], at amazon.com.

[quote]English lyrics by Eric Blau, Mort Shuman, composed by Jacques Brel. For voice and piano. From the Broadway musical. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and introductory text. Broadway and French. 78 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard. (HL.312047)

Contents:
Brussels (Bruxelles
Alone (Seul)
Madeleine
Marathon (Les Flamandes)
Amsterdam
Bachelor's Dance (La Bourree Du Celibataire)
The Bulls (Les Toros)
Desperate Ones (Les Desesperes)
Fanette
Funeral Tango (Le Tango Funebre)
I Loved (J'aimais)
If We Only Have Love (Quand On N'a Que L'amour)
Jackie (La Chanson De Jacky)
Carousel (La Valse A Mille Temps)
Marieke
Mathilde
My Death (La Mort)
Next (Au Suivant)
Old Folks (Les Vieux)
Sons Of (Fils De)
Timid Frieda (Les Timides)
You're Not Alone (Jef)[/quote]
Deborah   Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:39 am GMT
Oh, well, never mind the codes. Here's a link to the book described in my post above:

http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_detail.html?sku=HL.312047&cart=333229144713674171&searchtitle=Sheet%20Music
Deborah   Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:52 am GMT
fred   Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:32 pm GMT
Thanks Deborah but none of the songs i need are in this book...
like : L'ivrogne ; La chanson des vieux amants ; Ne me quittes pas ; Mon enfance ; Le diable ; Orly....
fred   Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:34 pm GMT
And... Ces gens la!
Cecile   Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:52 pm GMT
This is a link to the translation of the song "Ne me quitte pas": http: //www.lovstrand.com/Brel/NeMeQuittePas.html. It seems quite similar to Brel's one.
fred   Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:06 pm GMT
thanks Cecile, very nice!!