Charles Aznavour - Sa Jeunesse - Live in 1980 - TopPop

In the Netherlands the history of the French chanson is highlighted this month with prime time features on tv. That is why we highlight our exclusive videos of French chansonniers such as Charles Aznavour, Gilbert Becaud, Juliette Greco, Jacques Brel (Belgian) , Francoise Hardy and others.

This exclusive AVRO broadcast was recorded at the annual Edison Gala in the Muziekcentrum
Vredenburg in Utrecht, the Netherlands on October 28, 1980.
Aznavour is accompanied by the Utrechts Symfonie Orchestra with the Roumanian director
Corneliu Drumbraveanu. Introduction to the audience is by the well known Dutch AVRO tv presenter Willem Duys.

The lyrics and music are by Charles Aznavour himself. This is what the song is about:
Through the gaze of a somewhat disillusioned middle-aged man, who remembers with nostalgia the period of his youth, he indirectly invites young people to take full advantage of this brief period of their life, made of recklessness, first love feelings, prospects of a bright future, which passes faster than they imagine, to avoid later having regrets. Because with the passage of time, the youth behind them, they will not be able to relive what they have not experienced.
Charles Aznavour recorded 'Sa Jeunesse...' in the fall of 1956 with the orchestra of Jo Moutet. After being released as a single in 1956, it appears on his 4th album 'Bravos du music-hall à Charles Aznavour '' in 1957. In 1963, for his album 'Qui ?', Charles Aznavour recorded it again with the orchestra of Paul Mauriat. This is the version that is included in many compilations.

Nederlands:
Dit is een exclusief optreden van de winnaars van de Edison 1980 in Muziekcentrum
Vredenburg te Utrecht. Met medewerking van het Utrechts Symfonie Orkest o.l.v. de
Roemeense dirigent Corneliu Drumbraveanu.
Presentatie was in handen van de bekende AVRO tv-presentator Willem Duys.
Wij publiceren deze video n.a.v. de hernieuwde belangstelling voor het Franse chanson bijvoorbeeld in het tv-programma 'Chansons!' van Matthijs van Nieuwkerk vanavond, 17 september 2021 op NPO1 waarin ook hij te zien zal zijn.

Lorsque l'on tient
Entre ses mains
Cette richesse
Avoir vingt ans
Des lendemains
Pleins de promesses
Quand l'amour sur nous se penche
Pour nous offrir ses nuits blanches


Lorsqeu l'on voit
Loin devant soi
Rire la vie
Brodée d'espoir
Riche de joies
Et de folies
Il faut boire jusqu'à l'ivresse
Sa jeunesse


Car tous les instants
De nos vingt ans
Nous sont comptés
Et jamais plus
Le temps perdu
Ne nous fait face
Il passe


Souvent en vain
On tend les mains
Et l'on regrette
Il est trop tard
Sur son chemin
Rien ne l'arrête
On ne peut garder sans cesse
Sa jeunesse


Avant que de sourire et nous quittons l'enfance
Avant que de savoir la jeunesse s'en fuit
Cela semble si court que l'on est tout surpris
Qu'avant que le comprendre on quitte l'existence


Lorsque l'on tient
Entre ses mains
Cette richesse
Avoir vingt ans
Des lendemains
Pleins de promesses
Quand l'amour sur nous se penche
Pour nous offrir ses nuits blanches


Lorsque l'on voit
Loin devant soi
Rire la vie
Brodée d'espoir
Riche de joies
Et de folies
Il faut boire jusqu'à l'ivresse
Sa jeunesse


Car tous les instants
De nos vingt ans
Nous sont comptés
Et jamais plus
Le temps perdu
Ne nous fait face
Il passe


Souvent en vain
On tend les mains
Et l'on regrette
Il est trop tard
Sur son chemin
Rien ne l'arrête
On ne peut garder sans cesse
Sa jeunesse..

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Broadcast date:
31 October 1980

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