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Paris 14ème; walking on rue Didot and rue Losserand, near Georges Brassens house (2022)

Português:
Georges Brassens é um dos grandes cantores e compositores franceses. Pessoalmente, diria também, um observador-filósofo. Faleceu em 1980 e eu já era grande fã dele (cheguei na França em 1976). Ele ainda tinha excelentes composições que, felizmente, foram gravadas, após sua morte, por seu grande amigo Jean Bertola. Entre elas, e com o objetivo de fazer uma ligação com minhas modestas fotografias, escolhi "Entre la rue de Vanves et la rue Didot". Estas ruas, do 14ème arrondissement, se situam bem próximas à sua casa onde morou entre 1944 e 1966, no Impasse Florimont. Então, fui fotografar esses locais numa manhã cinzenta de novembro de 2022. Devo admitir que as ruas Didot et de Vanves não são particularmente interessantes (certamente estava também pouco inspirado e havia engarrafamentos) e concentrei as fotos nos bares e restaurantes dessas ruas (sempre interessantes na França). A "rue de Vanves" teve seu nome modificado para Raymond Losserand, um resistente francês que foi fuzilado em 1943 pelos nazistas. Coloco também um link para essa bela e curiosa canção (contendo também a letra), interpretada por Jean Bertola. Há algumas fotos reproduzidas de um livro sobre Brassens.

English:
Georges Brassens is one of the most known and recognized French composers-singers. Personally, I would say, an observer-philosophe. He died in 1980 and I was already a great fan (I arrived in France in 1976). He composed fine songs in his late years but he didn't have enough time to interpret them. Fortunately, they were performed by his long time friend Jean Bertola. Among them, I choose "Entre la rue de Vanves et la rue Didot '' for a connection with my modest photographs. These streets ("rues") are located near the house where he lived between 1944 and 1966, at the Impasse Florimont in the 14ème arrondissement. I visited them on a gray morning of November 2022. I must admettre that they are not particularly interesting (certainly my inspiration was close to zero as well) and I concentrated the pictures on the restaurants and bars (always nice in France) . The "rue de Vanves" had its name changed: it is now called "rue Raymond Losserand'', a member of the French resistance killed in 1943, WWII. I included a link to the song (which contains the lyrics as well) sung by Jean Bertola. There are some pictures taken from a book about Georges Brassens.

Link for the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPtgs-0tR8
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Georges Brassens; commemorative plaque.
Georges Brassens; commemorative plaque.		 Brassens lived at Impasse Florimont between 1944 and 1966.
Brassens lived at Impasse Florimont between 1944 and 1966. 		Georges Brassens at Impasse Florimont with Jeane and her husband.
Georges Brassens at Impasse Florimont with Jeane and her husband. 		Georges Brassens at Impasse Florimont, which is located near rue Alesia and rue Didot.
Georges Brassens at Impasse Florimont, which is located near rue Alesia and rue Didot.
At left, Brassens' house at Impasse Florimont.
At left, Brassens' house at Impasse Florimont. 		Georges Brassens at Impasse Florimont; it was the beginning of his career.
Georges Brassens at Impasse Florimont; it was the beginning of his career. 		For the pictures, I walked at rue Didot and rue Raymond Losserand (previously called rue de Vanves).
For the pictures, I walked at rue Didot and rue Raymond Losserand (previously called rue de Vanves). 		Pierre Nicolas was the bass player of Brassens during his whole artistic life; he was born at Impasse Florimont.
Pierre Nicolas was the bass player of Brassens during his whole artistic life; he was born at Impasse Florimont.
Brassens and the bassist Pierre Nicolas; friends and musician partners for Brassens' entire artistic life.
Brassens and the bassist Pierre Nicolas; friends and musician partners for Brassens' entire artistic life. 		Cats: Georges Brassens loved them.
Cats: Georges Brassens loved them. 		Brassens' love for cats was not forgotten.
Brassens' love for cats was not forgotten. 		Restaurant-bar at Rue Didot.
Restaurant-bar at Rue Didot.
Rue Didot.
Rue Didot. 		Rue Didot sign.
Rue Didot sign. 		Restaurant-bar at Rue Didot.
Restaurant-bar at Rue Didot.		 Typical building at rue Didot.
Typical building at rue Didot.
Indien restaurant at Rue Didot.
Indien restaurant at Rue Didot.		 Passage by rue Didot.
Passage by rue Didot. 		Old train line desactivated by rue Didot; this old line circulated Paris by its external loop.
Old train line desactivated by rue Didot; this old line circulated Paris by its external loop. 		Old train line desactivated by rue Didot.
Old train line desactivated by rue Didot.
Restaurant-bar at Rue Didot.
Restaurant-bar at Rue Didot.		 Typical building at external neighborhoods of Paris.
Typical building at external neighborhoods of Paris. 		Over the train line desactivated there are pedestrian passages.
Over the train line desactivated there are pedestrian passages. 		Over the train line desactivated there are pedestrian passages.
Over the train line desactivated there are pedestrian passages.
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