C'est la chanson des amoureux . . . Et la lumière au loin déferle très loin du côté de Paris, la Seine a des reflets de perle comme il ferait bon vivre ici, comme il ferait bon vivre ici.
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Authorship:
- by François Carcopino-Tusoli (1886 - 1958), as Francis Carco, "Comme il ferait bon vivre ici", appears in Jésus la Caille, first published 1914 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joseph Kosma (1905 - 1969), "Comme il ferait bon vivre ici", 1953 [ voice and piano ], from stage composition Jésus la Caille, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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