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Song Parodies -> "La Folie Mordante"

Original Song Title:

"Les Feuilles Mortes"

Original Performer:

Yves Montand

Parody Song Title:

"La Folie Mordante"

Parody Written by:

John A. Barry

The Lyrics

Johnny Mercer wrote the lyirics to "Autumn Leaves," based on " Les Feuilles Mortes," by French poet Jacques Prévert. For anyone with a real knowledge of French, unlike yours truly, who wants to waste time with this, the French OS can be found at http://www.johnnymercer.com/FAQ/Autumn%20Leaves.htm I've gone several steps beyond the sense of regret and remembrance present in the OS. The tenses are sometimes wrong, for scanning purposes, and I didn't even try to use the subjunctive where called for.
Ah, tu voudrais, tant, que je te soutiennes
Par jurer que nous étions plus qu'amis,
N'importe le temps; tu attends que je bêle
Au ciel que le soleil brillant luit.

Cette folie mordante pour toi est belle,
Mais je t'ai déjà oublié.
Cette folie mordante pour toi est belle,
Pour moi, pas de souvenirs de nos nuits.

Comme un vent, je fermerai la porte
Aux nuits que bientôt j'oublis.
En fait, j'ai déjà oublié.
Mais un fois plus, je chanterai. . .

Et je chante, "Ah!" mais je dissimule.
J'ai dit, "J'amais"; vraiment, jamais.
Des mensonges, touts, pas une molécule
De verité; mes songes je fais.
C'est la vie; c'est part de ce que je seme
Par la bouche, toute la nuit.
C'est amer, ta visage, incapable
D'amener là-bas quelque bruit.

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