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France Gall (born Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall; 9 October 1947) is a popular French yé-yé singer. She was married to, and had a successful singing career in partnership with, the late French singer-songwriter Michel Hamburger (1947–1992), whose stage name was Michel Berger, until his death. The couple had two children.
Gall was born in Paris. Her father was lyricist Robert Gall, and her mother, Cécile Berthier, was the daughter of Paul Berthier, co-founder of Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois. The sole daughter of her family, she had two brothers, Patrice and Claude. In spring 1963, Robert Gall encouraged his daughter to record songs and send the demos to music publisher Denis Bourgeois. That July, she auditioned for Bourgeois at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, after which Bourgeois wanted to sign her immediately. France was subsequently signed to Philips.
At the time, Bourgeois was working for the label as Artistic Director for Serge Gainsbourg and assumed this role for Gall as well. He encouraged her to record four tracks with French jazz musician, arranger and composer Alain Goraguer.
Silence les grillons
Sur les branches immobiles
Les arbres font des rayons
Et des ombres subtiles
Silence dans la maison
Silence sur la colline
Ces parfums qu'on devine
C'est l'odeur de saison
Mais voilà l'homme
Sous son chapeau de paille
Des taches plein sa blouse
Et sa barbe en bataille
Cézanne peint
Il laisse s'accomplir la magie de ses mains
Cézanne peint
Et il éclaire le monde pour nos yeux qui n'voient rien
Si le bonheur existe
C'est une épreuve d'artiste
Cézanne le sait bien
Vibre la lumière
Chantez les couleurs
Il y met sa vie
Le bruit de son coeur
Et comme un bateau
Porté par sa voile
Doucement le pinceau
Glisse sur la toile
Et voilà l'homme
Qui croise avec ses yeux
Le temps d'un éclair
Le regard des dieux
Cézanne peint
Il laisse s'accomplir le prodige de ses mains
Cézanne peint
Et il éclaire le monde pour nos yeux qui n'voient rien
Si le bonheur existe
C'est une épreuve d'artiste
Cézanne le sait bien
Quand Cézanne peint
Cézanne peint
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