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L​’​Emigrant

from La Folia by Jelena Popržan

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Although he was born in Paris, Charles Aznavour inherited the immigrant experiences and problems of his parents. They escaped the genocide of Armenians, fleeing from Smyrna to France. In this song, Aznavour addresses the obstacles to integration and the hurdles of ≈joining in the dance« of the locals, who were lucky enough to be born in the right place.

“He crosses walls of hate / Abysses of misunderstandings / At each new border/ Finally the hope of staying/ (...) The whole world is drenched in hate / The heavens above haven’t a clue / (...) Linking hands, the lucky ones spin in a circle / No way of stepping into the dance / (...) Just look at him / How he wanders / aimlessly / like a sleepwalker / And they point their fingers at him …”
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Obwohl in Paris geboren, erbt Charles Aznavour die migrantischen Erfahrungen und Probleme seiner Eltern. Sie entkamen dem Völkermord an den Armeniern durch Flucht von Smyrna nach Frankreich. In diesem Lied erzählt Aznavour von den Hürden der Integration und der Schwierigkeit, in ≈den Tanz« der Einheimischen ≈einzusteigen«, die das Glück hatten, am richtigen Ort geboren zu sein.

“Er überquert Mauern des Hasses / Abgründe aus Missverständnissen / An jeder neuen Grenze / Endlich die Hoffnung, zu bleiben / (...) Die ganze Welt ist hasserfüllt / Der Himmel da oben versteht nichts / (...) Händchenhaltend bilden die Glücklichen einen Reigen / Keine Möglichkeit, sich in den Tanz zu reihen / (...) Seht ihn euch an / Wie er wandert / ohne zu wissen, wohin / wie ein Schlafwandler / Und sie zeigen mit dem Finger auf ihn ...”

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from La Folia, released January 31, 2020
Charles Aznavour (1924–2018) / Marc Heyral (1920–1989)

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