Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?

Que reste - t-il de nos amours? (French for: " What is [ left / back] of our amours ?") is a well-known song of the French cabaret singer Charles Trenet and Léo Chauliac in 1942, which became a jazz standard.

Construction and content

Trenet composed the song together with Léo Chauliac; Trenet wrote the text alone. The melancholy song portrays the memories of a person unspecified at the Liaisons: On a gloomy, stormy autumn evening ( " Ce soir le vent qui frappe à ma porte ..."), someone is sitting in a house in front of a dying fire and remembers his youth and love affairs ( " ... Me parle des amours mortes ..."). A recurring line begins with the words " meringues volés " ( " Stolen / stolen kisses ").

Reception

Worldwide known was the song by the 1968 shot by François Truffaut French film Stolen Kisses, the original titles are the words from Trenet's song " meringues volés ". Moreover, Que reste - t-il de nos amours? repeatedly played throughout the movie, as in the opening sequence and the credits.

Cover versions

In 1944, two years after the original release, the song has been covered by Lucienne Boyer. This was followed by interpretations of, inter alia, Jacqueline François, Dalida, Nana Mouskouri, Yves Montand. Later still by Stacey Kent, Lisa Zane, Rony Verbiest and Nicole Martin.

1999 played Franco Battiato the Italian version of "Che cosa resta " one. A version in Portuguese João Gilberto comes from.

In English-speaking adaptation of Albert A. Beach, entitled I Wish You Love is very well known, which was first recorded by Keely Smith in 1957 and in turn exists in numerous cover versions. Gloria Lynne's recording made ​​it in 1964 at the same time in the U.S. pop charts, the R & B charts and the jazz charts. Through the versions by musicians like Chet Baker, Ray Brown, Benny Green, Grant Green ( Street of Dreams, 1966), the Singers Unlimited and Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Orchestra was the title to a jazz standard.