La Javanaise

from Tout Finit Par Des Chansons by Diana van der Bent

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It’s easier to capture Serge Gainsbourg in a list of what he didn’t do instead of what he did do. He was a singer and songwriter, a pianist, a composer, an actor and a director amongst other things. He was also known for his provocativeness and subversive lyric writing. His erotic duet with Jane Birkin ‘Je t’aime, moi non plus’ is a good example of this. It brought him worldwide fame.

With ‘La Javanaise’, Gainsbourg demonstrates his mastery of language
by playing with textual rhythm and similar word sounds on one hand and
preserving the romantic essence of the chanson on the other.

Juliette Gréco fi rst adopted ‘La Javanaise’ after she and Gainsbourg spent an evening together drinking and dancing. Although the love aff air in ‘La Javanaise’ only lasts for the duration of a chanson, Gréco’s love affair with it was long and prosperous. She kept ‘La Javanaise’ in her repertoire up until her last concert to date.

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J'avoue j'en ai bavé pas vous mon amour? 
Avant d'avoir eu vent de vous mon amour 
Ne vous déplaise 
En dansant la Javanaise 
Nous nous aimions 
Le temps d'une chanson

À votre avis qu'avons-nous vu de l'amour? 
De vous à moi vous m'avez eu mon amour 
Ne vous déplaise 
En dansant la Javanaise 
Nous nous aimions 
Le temps d'une chanson

Hélas avril en vain me voue à l'amour 
J'avais envie de voir en vous cet amour 
Ne vous déplaise 
En dansant la Javanaise 
Nous nous aimions 
Le temps d'une chanson

La vie ne vaut d'être vécue sans amour 
Mais c'est vous qui l'avez voulu mon amour 
Ne vous déplaise 
En dansant la Javanaise 
Nous nous aimions 
Le temps d'une chanson

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from Tout Finit Par Des Chansons, released October 5, 2018

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Diana van der Bent Netherlands

Diana is a singer from the Netherlands with a love for musical diversity and a passion for the human voice. She graduated at the conservatory of Utrecht in 2012 in the direction of jazz & pop, but also received extensive classical training during that period. In 2015 she released her debut album containing duets with double bass player Harry Emmery. ... more

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