C'est au son de l'accordéon que Nénette a connu Léon et que j'ai rencontré Fernande elle était mince elle était grande mais aujourd'hui je me demande si c'était vraiment pour Fernande et non pas pour l'accordéon que mon coeur battait pour de bon. Il jouait un air triste et tendre avec de longs gargouillements et l'extase jointe au tourment il faisait pour qui sait entendre tournoyer mille enchantements.
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Authorship:
- by François Carcopino-Tusoli (1886 - 1958), as Francis Carco, "Au son de l'accordéon", appears in Jésus la Caille, first published 1914 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joseph Kosma (1905 - 1969), "Au son de l'accordéon", 1952 [ voice and piano ], from stage composition Jésus la Caille, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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