Artist: Georges Brassens
Author: Antoine Pol/Georges Brassens
Label: Philips
Year: 1972
Using a poem by Antoine Pol (1888-1971), written in 1911, first published in 1918. Brassens asked permission to arrange this poem and obtained it before the poet passed away.
Covers:
Maxime Le Forestier [using one more stanza than Brassens]
Iggy Pop [in French op cover album Après: mind you, this is not The Passenger!; check out the poem; it's worth it]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)