"Les Feuilles mortes" Originally composed by Joseph Kosma in 1945 with French lyrics by Jacques Prévert), and later adapted to English, with Johnny Mercer writing the lyrics to what would become one of the most famous Jazz Standards of all time "Autumn Leaves".
lyrics
C'est une chanson qui nous ressemble
Toi tu m'aimais et je t'aimais
Nous vivions tous les deux ensemble
Toi qui m'aimais, moi qui t'aimais
Mais la vie sépare ceux qui s'aiment
Tout doucement, sans faire de bruit
Et la mer efface sur le sable
Les pas des amants désunis
The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sunburned hands I used to hold
Since you went away the days grow long
And soon I'll hear Old winter's song
But I miss you most of all my darling
When autumn leaves, they start to fall
credits
from It Felt Like A Fall Affair,
released November 30, 2021
Emilio Reyna - Piano
Mike Demasi - Bass
Valérie Lacombe - Drums
Serafin LaRiviere’s new LP alternates gentle piano ballads with full-throated rock in songs that relay deep personal truths. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 27, 2021