France
(1866 - 1925)

INSTRUMENTATIONS :
PIANO
› Piano and Voice 1 Original
› Piano solo 2
› Flute and Piano 1
FLUTE
› Flute and Harp 1
CLARINET
› Clarinet, Piano 1

ARRANGERS :
› Ries, Hubert Original 1
› Bizzarri, Bruno 1
› MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL 1
› Montreuille, Pierre 2
› Not attributed 1

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La Diva de l'Empire
Erik Satie

Piano solo

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Composer	Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)
Instrumentation	Piano solo ➔ 1 other version
Style	Modern classical
Arranger	Bizzarri, Bruno (1956 - ) Follow this artist 12 Contact
Key	G major
Lyricist	Dominique Bonnaud, Numa Blès
Langage	French
Date	1904
Copyright	Public Domain
"La Diva de l'Empire" è una canzone popolare francese con la musica di Erik Satie e il testo di Dominique Bonnaud e Numa Blès, composta nel 1904. E' fra gli esempi più conosciuti di musica da cabaret di Satie. Fu presentata dalla cantante Paulette Darty. L'"Empire" del titolo fa riferimento all'"Empire Theatre", una famosa sala da concerto in Leicester Square, London.
Sheet central	La diva de l'Empire (6 sheet music)
	Added by brunobizzarri, 18 Jul 2022

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LYRICS
Refrain
Sous le grand chapeau Greenaway,
Mettant l'éclat d'un sourire,
D'un rire charmant et frais
De baby étonné qui soupire,
Little girl aux yeux veloutés,
C'est la Diva de l'Empire.
C'est la reine dont s'éprennent
Les gentlemen
Et tous les dandys
De Piccadilly.

1. Dans un seul "yes" elle met tant de douceur
Que tous les snobs en gilet à cœur,[b]
L'accueillant de hourras frénétiques,
Sur la scène lancent des gerbes de fleurs,
Sans remarquer le rire narquois
De son joli minois.

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2. Elle danse presque automatiquement
Et soulève, aoh! très pioudiquement,[c]
Ses jolis dessous de fanfreluches,
De ses jambes montrant le frétillement.
C'est à la fois très très innocent
Et très très excitant.

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English text

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Beneath the large Greenaway hat,
Putting on her brilliant smile,
The fresh and charming laugh
Of a wide-eyed sighing babe,
Little girl with velvet eyes,
That's the Diva of the Empire,
That's the queen they're smitten with,
The gentlemen
And all the dandies
Of Piccadilly.

1. Into a single "Yes" she puts such sweetness,
That all the snobs in waistcoats
Welcome her with frenzied hurrahs,
Toss bunches of flowers on the stage,
Without observing the sly smile
On her pretty face.

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2. She dances almost mechanically
And lifts, Oh! so modestly,
Her pretty frilly underwear,
Showing her wriggling legs,
At the same time it's is very, very innocent
And very, very exciting.

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