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I WISH YOU LOVE

Sang by Marco Missinato
in the style of Dean Martin

LYRICS BY ALBERT A. BEACH
FRENCH LYRICS AND MUSIC BY CHARLES TRENET

"I Wish You Love" is a popular song. The music was written by Léo Chauliac, with French lyrics under the title "Que reste-t-il de nos amours ? (translated: "What is left of our loves?")" by Charles Trenet.
The English title and lyrics are by Albert A. Beach. The original French lyric wistfully evokes memories of happier youthful days. The English version, whilst in no sense a translation of the original, captures a similar air of wistfulness.
It was first recorded by Keely Smith in 1957. It has since become a standard, with many other recordings. Gloria Lynne's 1964 recording for the Everest label reached #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, also top #10 on the Easy Listening chart (edited from the Hot 100), and #3 on Cashbox Magazine's R&B chart (Billboard did not publish standard R&B listings during 1964).

lyrics

I wish you bluebirds in the spring

To give your heart a song to sing

And then a kiss, but more than this

I wish you love

And in July a lemonade

To cool you in some leafy glade

I wish you health

And more than wealth

I wish you love

My breaking heart and I agree

That you and I could never be

So with my best

My very best

I set you free

I wish you shelter from the storm

A cozy fire to keep you warm

But most of all when snowflakes fall

I wish you love

My breaking heart and I agree

That you and I could never be

So with my best

My very best

I set you free

I wish you shelter from the storm

A cozy fire to keep you warm

But most of all when snowflakes fall

I wish you love

But most of all when snowflakes fall

I wish you love.


FRENCH VERSION

QUE RESTE-T-IL DE NOS AMOURS?

Que reste-t-il de nos amours?
Que reste-t-il de ces beaux jours?
Une photo, vieille photo de ma jeunesse

Que reste-t-il des billets doux
Des mois d'avril, des rendez-vous?
Un souvenir qui me poursuit sans cesse

Bonheurs fanés, cheveux au vent
Baiser volés, rêves émouvants
Que reste-t-il de tout cela?
Dites-le moi

Un petit village un vieux clocher
Un paysage si bien caché
Et dans un nuage le cher visage
De mon passé

(Charles TRENET / Léo CHAULIAC)

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from LOVE & ROMANCE - World classics vol​.​1, released September 15, 2011

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Marco Missinato Los Angeles

“Music is the door, the bridge between us and our soul.
It is like a ray of light which illuminates the darkness of
our fears and disintegrates
all inhibitions. ”

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