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Although born in Egypt and of Greek-Jewish descent, Georges Moustaki
developed an early love for French chanson, mainly because his francophile parents sent him to a French school when he was young.

He made his way to Paris in the fifties to devote himself to poetry and song but was forced to earn a living tending bars and writing for local papers. Georges Brassens spotted the young talent and helped him out. Following his advice Moustaki started writing for stars like Yves Montand, Barbara and Piaf. With his chanson ‘Le Métèque’, which he sung himself, he became a star in his own right.

‘Le facteur’ is a true chanson triste about losing the ability to completely surrender to love and expressing these feelings to a beloved other without
constraint. This idea is poetically personifi ed in a young mailman, dying at the age of only seventeen and not being able to deliver love letters anymore.

lyrics

Le jeune facteur est mort

Il n'avait que dix-sept ans


C'est lui qui venait chaque jour

Les bras chargés de tous mes mots d'amour

C'est lui qui tenait dans ses mains

La fleur d'amour cueillie dans ton jardin


Il est parti dans le ciel bleu

Comme un oiseau enfin libre et heureux

Et quand son âme l'a quitté

Un rossignol quelque part a chanté


Je t'aime autant que je t'aimais

Mais je ne peux le dire désormais

Il a emporté avec lui

les derniers mots que je t'avais écrit


Il n'ira plus sur les chemins

Fleuris de roses et de jasmins

Qui mènent jusqu'à ta maison


L'amour ne peut plus voyager

Il a perdu son messager

Et mon cœur est comme en prison


Il est parti l'adolescent

Qui t'apportait mes joies et mes tourments

L'hiver a tué le printemps

Tout est fini pour nous deux maintenant

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

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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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