La Foule
Encyclopedia
La Foule is a song sung by famed French
singer Edith Piaf
, released in 1957. The song was composed by Angel Cabral with lyrics written by Michel Rivgauche.
, was composed in 1936 by Angel Cabral, with (Spanish) lyrics by Enrique Dizeo, both of Argentine origin. It was a Peruvian Vals, which, between in the 1930s-1950s period, was a very popular musical genre in Spanish-speaking America. The song, was one of two Argentine-composed Peruvian waltzes that became regional hits, the other being "Amarraditos".
Almost twenty years later, during a Latin American concert tour, Edith Piaf heard it from the 1953 recording by Alberto Castillo. Subsequent to Piaf's hit, the original song, in Spanish, was a hit once more, under the title "Amor de mis amores" ("Love of my loves"), the first verse of the chorus in the Spanish version.
, but, as a Peruvian Waltz, requires a light step and a much faster tempo.
(creator), like destiny, playing with the human beings who are helpless against the vagaries of chance."
House musician
Casita did a cover of the song, which was used as an ad for Perrier
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer Edith Piaf
Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...
, released in 1957. The song was composed by Angel Cabral with lyrics written by Michel Rivgauche.
Origin
The song "Que nadie sepa mi sufrir" ("Let no one know my suffering"), with Hugo del CarrilHugo del Carril
Pierre Bruno Hugo Fontana otherwise known as Hugo del Carril was an Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer of the classic era.-Early life:...
, was composed in 1936 by Angel Cabral, with (Spanish) lyrics by Enrique Dizeo, both of Argentine origin. It was a Peruvian Vals, which, between in the 1930s-1950s period, was a very popular musical genre in Spanish-speaking America. The song, was one of two Argentine-composed Peruvian waltzes that became regional hits, the other being "Amarraditos".
Almost twenty years later, during a Latin American concert tour, Edith Piaf heard it from the 1953 recording by Alberto Castillo. Subsequent to Piaf's hit, the original song, in Spanish, was a hit once more, under the title "Amor de mis amores" ("Love of my loves"), the first verse of the chorus in the Spanish version.
Music
The rhythm respects the 3/4 of the regular WaltzWaltz
The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
, but, as a Peruvian Waltz, requires a light step and a much faster tempo.
Lyrics
Michel Rivgauche's lyrics relate the chance meeting between the singer and a man in the middle of a dense and festive crowd. It's love at first sight, at least from the singer's part, who thanks the crowd for giving her this man. But, just as quickly as it brought them together, the crowd separates them and she never sees him again. "The crowd appears as a sort of demiurgeDemiurge
The demiurge is a concept from the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy for an artisan-like figure responsible for the fashioning and maintenance of the physical universe. The term was subsequently adopted by the Gnostics...
(creator), like destiny, playing with the human beings who are helpless against the vagaries of chance."
Other versions
French jazz singer Raquel Bitton performed the song as part of her Piaf tribute show "Piaf: Her Story, Her Songs".House musician
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
Casita did a cover of the song, which was used as an ad for Perrier
Perrier
Perrier is a brand of bottled mineral water made from a spring in Vergèze in the Gard département of France. The spring is naturally carbonated...
.
External links
- French lyrics with English translation and video clip, at Ooltra.net