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6 songs about the soul of Paris

In those dark times, it is more important than ever to prove the whole world why they should still come to visit us in Paris. After those obnoxious attempts, Paris rose as it always has. As Maurice Chevallier once sang, Paris will always be Paris / The most beautiful city in the world / Despite the deep shadow / Its burst of light cannot be darkened. Among many other choices, the six following songs will tell you something of the eternal soul of Paris. And they might give you the will to come back and discover or rediscover “La Ville Lumière” Jacques Brel: Les prénoms de Paris
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The rising sun Caress the roofs And this is Paris at day Seine that walks And her finger guiding me And that’s always Paris And my heart stops On your heart smiling Edith Piaf: sous le ciel de Paris
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Under the sky of Paris A sweet song flies away She was born today In a boyÂ’s heart Claude Nougaro: Paris, mai
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And Paris I take you in my arms warmly I press my chest on your jewels I lay the dawn on your Tuileries As the roses on a ladyÂ’s bed Cora Vaucaire: La complainte de la butte
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The stairs of the hill are hard to the needy The wings of the mills protect lovers Léo Ferré: Paname
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Paname Tonight I want to dance Dance with your pavements That the world is watching with its feet Paname You are beautiful you know under your lanterns Or sometimes when you are dancing In the arms of an accordion Sarah Vaughan: April in Paris
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Till April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom Holiday tables under the trees April in Paris, this is a feeling That no one can ever reprise I never knew the charm of spring I never met it face to face I never knew my heart could sing I never missed a warm embrace As a conclusion I would love to quote Louis Aragon in one of his most famous poems: Where it is fine even in the midst of the storm Where it is clear even in the middle of the night The air is alcohol and the misfortune Courage Through broken tiles hope still shines And songs rise from the destroyed walls Never extinguished rising from the ashes Perpetual rant of the motherland Point du Jour to Père Lachaise This soft rose in August flowered again People from the world this is the blood of Paris. Didier Moinel Delalande is a Director at Hotel Mathurin. If you would like to be a guest blogger on A Luxury Travel Blog in order to raise your profile, please contact us.

Didier Moinel Delalande

Didier MOINEL DELALANDE is the owner and manager of the Hotel le Mathurin in Paris near place de la Concorde. He is also the redactor of the blog “Le Rendez-vous du Mathurin” where he regularly provides his opinions and thoughts about hotels, restaurants, art, culture, luxury, parisian life…

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