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5 - La Chanson des Vieux Amants - Jacques Brel


Bien sûr, nous eûmes des orages
Vingt ans d'amour, c'est l'amour fol
Mille fois tu pris ton bagage
Mille fois je pris mon envol
Et chaque meuble se souvient
Dans cette chambre sans berceau
Des éclats des vieilles tempêtes
Plus rien ne ressemblait à rien
Tu avais perdu le goût de l'eau
Et moi celui de la conquête


Mais mon amour
Mon doux, mon tendre, mon merveilleux amour
De l'aube claire jusqu'à la fin du jour
Je t'aime encore, tu sais, je t'aime


Moi, je sais tous tes sortilèges
Tu sais tous mes envoûtements
Tu m'as gardé de pièges en pièges
Je t'ai perdue de temps en temps
Bien sûr tu pris quelques amants
Il fallait bien passer le temps
Il faut bien que le corps exulte
Finalement, finalement
Il nous fallut bien du talent
Pour être vieux sans être adultes


Oh, mon amour
Mon doux, mon tendre, mon merveilleux amour
De l'aube claire jusqu'à la fin du jour
Je t'aime encore, tu sais, je t'aime


Et plus le temps nous fait cortège
Et plus le temps nous fait tourment
Mais n'est-ce pas le pire piège
Que vivre en paix pour des amants
Bien sûr tu pleures un peu moins tôt
Je me déchire un peu plus tard
Nous protégeons moins nos mystères
On laisse moins faire le hasard
On se méfie du fil de l'eau
Mais c'est toujours la tendre guerre


Oh, mon amour...
Mon doux, mon tendre, mon merveilleux amour
De l'aube claire jusqu'à la fin du jour
Je t'aime encore, tu sais, je t'aime.
Of course we’ve fought with angry faces:
For twenty years love’s mad at best.
A thousand times you’ve packed your cases,
A thousand times I’ve flown the nest.
Each chair and table still must smart
From war and thunderstorm and frost
That it’s endured from the beginning.
The whole is greater than the parts:
The taste for water you have lost
And me, I’ve lost the taste for winning.


Oh my love,
My sweet, my marvellous, my tender love,
From early dawn until day’s end, my love,
I love you still, you know, I love you.


I know your tricks and your deceptions,
You know my spells and wiles and charms.
From traps you’ve given me protection:
Sometimes I’ve lost you from my arms.
Sure we’ve had lovers in our beds:
It helped when there was time to kill
Or with our bodies’ passions raging,
But in the end when all is said
It seemed our only special skill
Was never growing up, just ageing.


Oh my love,
My sweet, my marvellous, my tender love,
From early dawn until day’s end, my love,
I love you still, you know, I love you.


And each succeeding year uncovers
More opportunities for hurt.
Of traps that lie in wait for lovers
This one’s the hardest to avert.
Of course you take more time to cry,
I take a lot more work to crack,
We get more devious and clever.
You can’t let chances pass you by,
You have to learn to watch your back:
The tender war goes on forever.


Oh my love,
My sweet, my marvellous, my tender love,
From early dawn until day’s end, my love,
I love you still, you know, I love you.





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Antonio Ruggiero08-Nov-2008 17:39
Ottima photo....Bravo....V
marita toftgard07-Nov-2008 09:22
beautiful couple,
what a blessing for them to be together..

v
Jason Anderson07-Nov-2008 02:41
Touching photo...looks to me like she's pointing something out to him, such a simple thing that she's done so many times... A great scene :o)
Guest 06-Nov-2008 22:32
Ainsi vas la vie, lentement jusqu'a léternité de la nature.
wernere0105-Nov-2008 16:51
Touching shot. And thanks for Jacques Brel. Haven´t listen to him for a long time.
Barbara Heide05-Nov-2008 14:50
awesome! and one of the greatest songs ever!!! v
Guest 05-Nov-2008 13:01
"The whole is greater than the parts" as I grow older I believe this to be true. Very touching image. Great job.
Máire Uí Mhaicín05-Nov-2008 11:11
Beautiful work, and lovely sentiment.
Yvonne05-Nov-2008 11:00
Lovely shot of the old couple, I reckon they've been together more like 40+ years though
laine8205-Nov-2008 10:24
The happy wanderers...:>))
j>a>e>17 :):):)05-Nov-2008 06:12
such an endearing portrait o'heart poetry, j>a>e>17 :):):)
Harrison05-Nov-2008 03:21
Nice image and words.
Bob B.05-Nov-2008 03:16
Nice image Maaike. I hope when (if) I get that old someone will help me pick out my pants...
Mary Terry05-Nov-2008 02:35
What a cute couple! Great candid.
Inga Morozoff05-Nov-2008 01:03
i think they're PJ's. ;)
cits_4_pets05-Nov-2008 00:55
Great shot! And the song goes well with it. He sure has on some pretty snazzy pants. Cute old couple but oh how I don't want to age anymore... Nice job!
Cindi Smith04-Nov-2008 23:05
Wonderful find and shot.....great song to go with it!!!
Guest 04-Nov-2008 18:10
Lovely shot. v