No Regrets - Carolyn Burke [149]
Madame Léo Ferré: Lyrics from “A une chanteuse morte,” by Léo Ferré, copyright © 1967 by Léo Ferré. Reprinted by permission of Madame Léo Ferré.
Peermusic III, Ltd.: Lyrics from “Comme un moineau,” by Marc Hély and Jean Lenoir, copyright © Les Nouvelles Editions Meridian; lyrics from “Les Amants de Paris,” by Léo Ferré and Eddy Marnay, copyright © Societé D’Editions Music.Int (SEMI) and Ed. Musicales Le Chant du Monde; lyrics from “Il fait bon t’aimer,” words by Jacques Plante and music by Norbert Glanzberg, copyright © Les Nouvelles Editions Meridian; lyrics from “Cri du coeur,” words by Jacques Prévert and music by Henri Crolla, copyright © Les Nouvelles Editions Meridian; lyrics from “T’es l’homme qu’il me faut,” words by Edith Piaf and music by Charles Dumont, copyright © Les Nouvelles Editions Meridian; lyrics from “L’Etranger,” words by R. Malleron and music by Marguerite Monnot and Juel, copyright © Societé D’Editions Music.Int (SEMI); lyrics from “L’Accordéoniste,” by Michel Emer, copyright © Societe D’Editions Music.Int (SEMI); lyrics from “Paris-Méditerranée,” words by Raymond Asso and music by Rene Cloerec, copyright © Societé D’Editions Music.Int (SEMI); lyrics from “J’en ai tant vu,” words by Michel Emer and music by René Gustave Rouzaud, copyright © Societé D’Editions Music.Int (SEMI) and Editions Musicales Patricia. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Peermusic III, Ltd.
Productions Alleluia: Lyrics from “Edith,” words by Allain Leprest and music by Romain Didier, copyright © 1986 by Productions Alleluia. Reprinted by permission of Productions Alleluia and Gérard Meys (4, avenue Albert de Mun-75116 Paris).
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.–Barclay Music Division o/b/o S.E.M.I./peermusic: Lyrics from “Non, je ne regrette rien,” words by Michel Vaucaire and music by Charles Dumont. Reprinted by permission of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.–Barclay Music Division o/b/o S.E.M.I./peermusic.
Universal Music Publishing and Les Editions Salabert: Lyrics from “Padam … padam,” words by Henri Contet and music by Norbert Glanzberg, copyright © Editions Salabert; lyrics from “Le Chemin des forains,” words and music by Henri Sauguet, Jean Brun, and Pierre Olivier, copyright © Editions Salabert. Reprinted by permission of Universal Music Publishing and Les Editions Salabert.
Warner Chappell Music France: Lyrics from “Je m’en remets à toi,” words by Jacques Brel and music by Charles Dumont, copyright © 1964 by Warner Chappell Music France et Editions Jacques Brel; lyrics from “Le droit d’aimer,” words by Robert Nyel and music by Francis Lai, copyright © 1962 by Warner Chappell Music France; lyrics from “Roulez tambours!” words by Edith Piaf, music by Francis Lai, copyright © 1962 by Warner Chappell Music France; Lyrics from “Soudain une vallée,” French translation by Jean Dréjac of “Suddenly There’s a Valley” (Charles Meyer/Bill Jones), copyright © Hill and Range Songs, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Warner Chappell Music France.
Edith Giovanna Gassion (on the right), with her cousins Marcelle and Mauricette (on chair), c. 1919 (illustration credit i1.1)
Poster advertising Edith’s father: “Gassion, the antipodean contortionist, the man who walks upside down,” late 1920s (illustration credit i1.4)
Sheet music presenting Edith’s mother, Line Marsa, with her chanson réaliste repertoire, late 1920s
Edith performing at around age eight (c. 1923), when known as “Miss Edith, Vocal Phenomenon” (illustration credit i1.2)
Street scene in Bernay, where Edith lived with her Gassion grandparents in a discreetly run brothel (illustration credit i1.13)
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