√♥ Les Parapluies de Cherbourg √ Monique Leyrac √ Michel Legrand 1964 √ Paroles

Created by Dimitris Tsaganos - Artist: Monique Leyrac - Composer: Michel Legrand 1964 - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (French: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 French musical film directed by Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo. The music was written by Michel Legrand. The film dialogue is all sung as recitative, even the most casual conversation (similar in style to an opera). _____________________________________________________ Michel Jean Legrand (born 24 February 1932) is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. Legrand is a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores in addition to many memorable songs. He is best known for his often haunting film music and scores, such as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) featuring the song “The Windmills of Your Mind“ for which he won his first Academy Award. _____________________________________________________ Monique Leyrac, OC CQ (born 26 February 1928) is a Canadian singer and actress from Quebec. She was born Monique Tremblay in Montreal, Quebec 1928. Using her natural gifts of music and drama she started her acting career on radio in 1943. In 1965 she won the grand prizes at the international festival of Song in Sopot, Poland and at the Festival de la Chanson at Ostende, Belgium. In the 1980s she began to write and stage one-woman shows where she sang and acted. She was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1967 and received the 1979 Prix de musique Calixa-Lavallée. She helped introduce the music of Gilles Vigneault and Claude Léveillée to English-speaking Canada. In 1998, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. _____________________________________________________ Je vivrai sans toi Puisque tu le veux Puisque tu t’en vas Sans lever les yeux Je vivrai tout seul Où nous étions deux Je vivrai de rien Je vivrai de peu D’une maison vide D’un lit déserté Au soleil livide Des regrets Puisque tu le veux Je vivrai sans toi Je ne t’aime plus Comme au premier jour Je ne t’aime plus Mon amour Puisque tu le veux Je vivrai sans toi Puisque tu le veux Je ne vivrai pas...