La Vie en Noir – Die SoKo Wörthersee in Paris

[Intro: solo accordion musette waltz in 3/4, the musical's theme, distant church bells, Paris morning] [Verse 1: warm deep male baritone, English, gentle waltz] Morning on the Seine, the river wears a silver gown Bicycles and fresh baguettes are rolling through the town Café chairs are waiting on the cobblestones for two Paris opens up her heart – and she's waiting there for you [Verse 2: warm smoky female alto as Margot, French] Je m'appelle Margot, je vends des fleurs Au pied de la tour, depuis trente ans Une rose pour l'amour, un lys pour le cœur Et pour chaque fleur, une histoire d'antan [Pre-Chorus: duet] Everybody's passing, nobody stays Lost in their screens on the brightest of days Tout le monde passe, personne ne s'arrête – Mais Margot sourit, et la ville est en fête [Chorus: duet, the waltz turns into a swinging parisian chanson] Paris, mon amour – l'histoire continue Les fleurs de Margot, a song just for you Parigi, amore mio – la storia continua Paris, mon amour – l'histoire continue [Interlude: accordion and piano, swing] [Verse 3: male, English, darker, minor key, mysterious] But when the night comes down on Montmartre's hill The old posters whisper and the music stands still A red rose is lying on the steps of Sacré-Cœur And the city of love holds her breath once more [Verse 4: duet, Italian, mysterious] Sotto le luci di Montmartre Un'ombra danza sola nella sera Ogni manifesto ha un segreto E la vie en rose diventa nera [Chorus: duet, back to the light] Paris, mon amour – l'histoire continue Les fleurs de Margot, a song just for you Parigi, amore mio – la storia continua Paris, mon amour – l'histoire continue [Bridge: German, male, soft, intimate, only piano and accordion] Ich reise durch die alten Städte, schreib auf, was mir die Menschen sagen. Ob Buch, ob Bildschirm – ganz egal: Geschichten muss man weitertragen. Ein Lied, ein Lächeln, eine Blume – so fängt Begegnung an. Bleib einen Augenblick bei Margot – sie wartet schon so lang. [Instrumental: the four-note Art Adoro saxophone signature motif, then accordion and saxophone together, strings rising] [Final Chorus: key change, full chanson orchestra, strings, accordion, choir] Paris, mon amour – l'histoire continue Les fleurs de Margot, a song just for you Parigi, amore mio – la storia continua Paris, mon amour – l'histoire continue Paris, mon amour – l'histoire continue… [Outro: the accordion waltz motif returns and slows down, last chord] [Spoken over the last chord, male, warm] La Vie en Noir – die ganze Geschichte auf artadoro.com.