Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) /
Et que rien d’autre n’existe
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars: a moment of tranquility, a few guitar chords, having your loved one close to you, the one who heals all sadness, fully realizing that life gives everything when it offers this peaceful happiness, desiring nothing more than that.
Et que rien d’autre n’existe (and nothing else must exist) : a couple dances, embracing another moment of tranquility, of romantic happiness; one of the partners stops, hesitates, overwhelmed by a powerful emotion, tears run down their cheek; but these are tears of joy, and the bodies re-embrace and the dance resumes. I staged the same emotion differently in French: discovering, accepting, and recognizing that life gives everything when it offers such moments of grace, indolence, peace, and love.
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
Written by
Antonio Carlos Jobim
English lyrics by Gene Lees
Quiet nights of quiet stars / Quiet chords from my guitar / Floating on the silence that surrounds us
Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams / Quiet walks by quiet streams / And a window looking on the mountains and the sea, how lovely
This is where I want to be / Here with you so close to me / Until the final flicker of life’s ember
I who was lost and lonely / Believing life was only / A bitter tragic joke, have found with you / The meaning of existence, oh my love
I who was lost and lonely / Believing life was only / A bitter tragic joke, have found with you / The meaning of existence, oh my love
Et que rien d’autre n’existe
French kiss by
François Godin
Tu t’arrêtes tu hésites / Suis mon corps et suis le rythme / Dansons et que rien d’autre n’existe
Tout est danse tout n’est que danse / Indolence et élégance / Ni le bruit ni la fureur ne peuvent s’inviter dans la danse
Les nuages ne préviennent pas / Que la crainte du faux pas / Jamais ne laisse une ombre à ton visage
Love ton cou à mon cou / Colle ta joue à ma joue / Nos corps n’en font plus qu’un – eh quoi, tu pleures? / Oh mais ce sont des larmes... de bonheur
Love ton cou à mon cou / Colle ta joue à ma joue / Nos corps n’en font plus qu’un – c’est bien, tu pleures / Ce n’est que le trop plein... du bonheur
And Nothing Else Must Exist
Translation of the
French adaptation
You stop, you hesitate / Follow my body and follow the rhythm / Let's dance, nothing else exists
It's all dance, it's all just dance / Indolence and elegance / Neither noise nor fury can invite themselves into the dance
The clouds don’t warn / May the fear of missteps / Never leave a shadow on your face
Lay your neck on my neck / Press your cheek to my cheek / Our bodies become one – wait, are you crying? / Oh, but they are tears... of joy
Lay your neck on my neck / Press your cheek to my cheek / Our bodies become one - it's okay that you're crying / It's just the overflow... of happiness
The voice/piano demos of the French versions were recorded for the strict purpose of presenting my adaptation work. No broadcasting or public sharing on social networks, media or any other platform is authorized.
Any recording or public presentation by third parties of the songs in their French version is subject to my authorization as well as that of the rights holders of the original song.
