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La Vie en Mauve

2005

GRAND MAMA IT'S NEW YORK

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He was just a child
Forty five years old
Who travelled alone
With his old grandmother
He was just a child
Forty five years old
Travelling alone
In his grandma's fold

His beautiful beard
So curly and black
Was a glory of his many relations
His beautiful beard
So curly and black
Was a glory of his whole family clack

One day he left on a big boat
Thinking he'd land on a Chinese coast
But after eight days
What surprise, everyone heard his cry

Grandmama it's New York
It's New York I can see so many buildings
Grandmama it's New York
I see all the boats in the port of New York
All the seagulls wave hello
In the sky I can see the pretty seagulls
All the seagulls wave hello
It's so wonderful that my heart fell a glow

Grandmama calm her boy
With a little chocolate toy
But the child feeling so good
Yelled as loud as he could

Grandmama it's New York
It's New York I can see so many buildings
Grandmama it's New York
I see all the boats in the port of New York
I see all the boats in the port of New York

As he was in the diplomatic corps
He was always on the most charming cruises
As he was in the diplomatic corps
He visited the foreign countries galore

He lived like this til he was ninety two
Always chaperoned by his old grandmother
He lived like this til he was ninety two
Always under his grandmother's view
The day of his death she was right there
(Pas folle la vieille)
Still giving him a chocolate éclair
But he, quite far gone on his way
Could only gently say

Grandmama it's New York
It's New York I can see so many buildings
Grandmama it's New York
I see all the boats in the port of New York
All the seagulls wave hello
In the sky I can see the pretty seagulls
All the seagulls wave hello
It's so wonderful that my heart's all aglow
When he got to the pearly gate
What did he see?
The Empire State
Angels reading the Daily News
Others singing Manhattan Blues

See my boy it's New York
It's New York you can see so many buildings
See my boy it's New York
Look, there, the good Lord in the port of New York
Look, there, the good Lord in the port of New York

WRITERS

Charles TRENET, Jeff JONES

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Lyrics © RAOUL BRETON EDITIONS

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La Vie en Mauve

2005

Disc

2

01

Ouverture récital (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

02

Formidable

Charles Trenet

03

De la fenêtre d'en haut (De la fenetre d'en haut)

Charles Trenet

04

Présentation de "Grand-maman c?est New York" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

05

GRAND MAMA IT'S NEW YORK

Charles Trenet

06

Présentation de "Revoir Paris" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

07

Revoir Paris

Charles Trenet

08

Présentation de "C?ur de palmier" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

09

Cœur de palmier (Coeur de palmier)

Charles Trenet

10

Présentation de "Quand descend le soir" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

11

QUAND DESCEND LE SOIR

Charles Trenet

12

Présentation de "France dimanche" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

13

France-Dimanche

Charles Trenet

14

Présentation de "Une vache sur un mur" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

15

France-Dimanche

Charles Trenet

16

Présentation de "Le dernier troubadour" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

17

Le dernier troubadour

Charles Trenet

18

Présentation de "N'y pensez pas trop" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

19

N'y pensez pas trop

Charles Trenet

20

Le chêne et le roseau (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

21

Présentation de "Coquelicot" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

22

Coquelicot

Charles Trenet

23

LE RETOUR DES SAISONS

Charles Trenet

24

Présentation "L'héritage infernal" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

25

L Heritage Infernal

Charles Trenet

26

Présentation de "Papa pique et maman coud" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

27

Papa Pique Et Maman Coud (Papa Pique Et Maman Coud)

Charles Trenet

28

Présentation de "La polka du roi" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

29

La polka du roi

Charles Trenet

30

Présentation de "Le soleil et la lune" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

31

Le soleil et la lune

Charles Trenet

32

La mer

Charles Trenet

33

Présentation de "Les b?ufs" (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

34

LES BOEUFS

Charles Trenet

35

Y'a de la joie (Live au Théâtre de l'Étoile)

Charles Trenet

36

Je chante

Charles Trenet