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Quartier Libre (Le K​é​pi)

from Rare and eclectic dreams of the world by David Warin Solomons

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Setting of the poem by Jacques Prévert. The song relates how the soldier took leave, left his cap in the cage and went out with the bird on his head. The commanding officer asks "Don't we salute any more", the bird replies, "no we don't". The officer says "Sorry, I thought we saluted". "That's OK, anyone can make a mistake." replies the bird.

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J'ai mis mon [English translation below]
képi dans la cage
et je suis sorti
avec l'oiseau
sur la tête.

"Alors...
on ne salue plus?"
a demandé
le commandant.

"Non, on ne salue plus"
a répondu
l'oiseau.

"Ah bon,
excusez-moi;
je croyais
qu'on saluait."
a dit le commandant.

"Vous êtes tout
excusé,
car tout le monde
peut se tromper."
a dit l'oiseau.


I put my army cap in the cage
and went out with the bird on my head

"Now then, don't we salute any more?"
asked the commander.

"No we don't salute any more"
replied the bird.

"Oh, OK, pardon me,
I thought we saluted."
said the commander.

"You are quite forgiven,
because anyone can make a mistake."
said the bird.

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from Rare and eclectic dreams of the world, released March 2, 2015

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David Warin Solomons Sale, UK

Composer from UK born in 1953, concentrating on lyrical and tonal works for chamber music combinations, solo voice and choral works.

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