GALERIE / GALLERY
Every one of us is a work of art and everyone has something good to give.
Thank-yous are a great bunch. Very colorful.
They are very nice to give and very nice to receive; they are welcome any time,
very enjoyable for everyone.
And so I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you
for visiting me here and for following me and supporting me.
MERCI
THANK YOU
Isa :)
They are very nice to give and very nice to receive; they are welcome any time,
very enjoyable for everyone.
And so I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you
for visiting me here and for following me and supporting me.
MERCI
THANK YOU
Isa :)
Be your own sunshine
Vive la Vie!
Vive l'Amour!
Célébrons-les tous les jours!
Vive l'Amour!
Célébrons-les tous les jours!
"Love is the way"
Original song
Isarielle & Brian Gopfa
Original song
Isarielle & Brian Gopfa
You and me and music
Over 400 videos
Over 1,000 subscribers on Youtube
4,645 320 views
in fact, to be exact ;)
as of today May 20th 2022
(Youtube + Fandalism only)
in fact, to be exact ;)
as of today May 20th 2022
(Youtube + Fandalism only)
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A big THANK YOU to all my fans and followers on these channels.
Please click on the 5 logos here above for direct access
Merci :)
Please click on the 5 logos here above for direct access
Merci :)
MERCI BEAUCOUP
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH
I love singing
Rehearsal with the Lobotomized Peanut Sandwiches - May 2016
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Jam session on October 27th 2016 at "Autour de Midi et Minuit" with my friend Valérie Hébey, a great jazz singer who was also my vocal coach in 2016.
We are accompanied here by Julio Laks (piano), Giovanni Licata (upright bass), Eddie Allen (drums); Loïc Guychard (upright bass) and Antoine Maunoury.
We are accompanied here by Julio Laks (piano), Giovanni Licata (upright bass), Eddie Allen (drums); Loïc Guychard (upright bass) and Antoine Maunoury.
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With Julio Laks and Valérie Hébey
November-December 2016 |
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My 60th birthday and first live concert took place on December 9th 2017 in a club in Paris called Les Dessous du Panthéon.
I sang a dozen jazz and latino songs. I am very thankful to the three wonderful musicians who accompanied me that evening and did so with such talent: Fabio Deldongo (composer/songwriter, pianist, guitarist and arranger), David Picard (bass) and Sébastien Fauqué (percussions). Thank you so much, Gentlemen, for that wonderful evening. Please click on any of the pictures here above if you wish to listen to us... Merci |
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In September-October 2018 with Stéphane Poterlot (left) and Fabio Deldongo (right).
Please click on the photo if you wish to listen to the three of us.
Thanks.
Please click on the photo if you wish to listen to the three of us.
Thanks.
Please click on the photo if you wish to listen to the concert. Merci :)
My participation in a first album.
The songs were written and composed by Robin Rendell, the album was produced by Tony Ridgway.
Please click HERE if you wish to listen to us
The songs were written and composed by Robin Rendell, the album was produced by Tony Ridgway.
Please click HERE if you wish to listen to us
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I love acting
THEATER
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I participated in 4 "100% Comedy" acting workshops from August 2016 to December 2017, orchestrated by Eric Laugérias and Vincent Varinier
from La Compagnie des Hauts de Scène.
I had the opportunity to play many different parts :
"Catherine" (a sketch by Sylvie Joly), "Odette", from the movie Ca n'empêche pas les sentiments, directed by Jean-Pierre Jackson,
"Caroline" from the play Gros Chagrins by Georges Courteline, "Irma Lambert" from Jean Giraudoux's play La Folle de Chaillot,
"Thérèse" from the play Le Père Noël est une ordure by Jean-Marie Poiré.
A great new experience for me :)
from La Compagnie des Hauts de Scène.
I had the opportunity to play many different parts :
"Catherine" (a sketch by Sylvie Joly), "Odette", from the movie Ca n'empêche pas les sentiments, directed by Jean-Pierre Jackson,
"Caroline" from the play Gros Chagrins by Georges Courteline, "Irma Lambert" from Jean Giraudoux's play La Folle de Chaillot,
"Thérèse" from the play Le Père Noël est une ordure by Jean-Marie Poiré.
A great new experience for me :)
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Isa - la Folle de Chaillot
Version 2016 :)
Version 2016 :)
Here with my stage partner Gilles Rouillet
And after the rehearsals, the real thing took place... here below...
Just click on the picture to listen to us.
Merci :)
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Just click on the picture to listen to us.
Merci :)
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Gilles and I had good fortune to play a sketch called "La Répétition" (the rehearsal).
It was created in 1977 by Guy Bedos and Sophie Daumier and it was performed in 1991 by Guy Bedos and Muriel Robin
at the televised Ceremony for the Molières (the French National Theatre Awards).
It was the first time the two artists collaborated. This experience eventually led to a duet show: Bedos / Robin.
You can click on the picture here above to listen to us.
And please click HERE if you wish to listen to the sketch performed by Guy Bedos and Muriel Robin
Merci à vous!
Thank you all!
It was created in 1977 by Guy Bedos and Sophie Daumier and it was performed in 1991 by Guy Bedos and Muriel Robin
at the televised Ceremony for the Molières (the French National Theatre Awards).
It was the first time the two artists collaborated. This experience eventually led to a duet show: Bedos / Robin.
You can click on the picture here above to listen to us.
And please click HERE if you wish to listen to the sketch performed by Guy Bedos and Muriel Robin
Merci à vous!
Thank you all!
Wow, an Oscar already*... things go so fast these days, I am having a hard time keeping up...
* Just kidding folks, just kidding ;)
* Just kidding folks, just kidding ;)
CINEMA
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Between March and December 2018 I participated in 3 intensive "Acting in front of the camera" workshops directed by Hubert Gillet.
Hubert Gillet is the director of "In your arms", a French film with Michèle Laroque and Martin Loizillon;
he also directed « Lune », a short film that has received more than twenty national and international awards.
Hubert Gillet participated as an actor in many TV movies as well as in feature films
such as "La sentinelle" by Arnaud Desplechin, "Nikita" by Luc Besson,etc...
These great workshops are intended for any actors wishing to sharpen and polish their work in front of the camera.
Hubert Gillet’s objective is to give actors tools to help them go beyond what a director asks for and make suitable character proposals.
Well beyond directing actors, the idea is to put them on tracks, to provoke them to make them exist and live with utmost sincerity;
help them grasp the feeling of urgency on film sets and prepare for it, explain to them how to work on a set, how to find their place and make an impact.
Influenced by the cinematic style of directors such as Kaurismaki, Ken Loach, the Dardenne Brothers, part of the workshops also consisted
in exploring the actors’ expressions all along sequence shots, closely watched by the camera -
the goal being to capture the "truth" of the human soul in its most authentic expression.
*These interesting workshops took place in Rue Saint Roch; Saint Roch is considered to be the patron saint of artists.
Hubert Gillet is the director of "In your arms", a French film with Michèle Laroque and Martin Loizillon;
he also directed « Lune », a short film that has received more than twenty national and international awards.
Hubert Gillet participated as an actor in many TV movies as well as in feature films
such as "La sentinelle" by Arnaud Desplechin, "Nikita" by Luc Besson,etc...
These great workshops are intended for any actors wishing to sharpen and polish their work in front of the camera.
Hubert Gillet’s objective is to give actors tools to help them go beyond what a director asks for and make suitable character proposals.
Well beyond directing actors, the idea is to put them on tracks, to provoke them to make them exist and live with utmost sincerity;
help them grasp the feeling of urgency on film sets and prepare for it, explain to them how to work on a set, how to find their place and make an impact.
Influenced by the cinematic style of directors such as Kaurismaki, Ken Loach, the Dardenne Brothers, part of the workshops also consisted
in exploring the actors’ expressions all along sequence shots, closely watched by the camera -
the goal being to capture the "truth" of the human soul in its most authentic expression.
*These interesting workshops took place in Rue Saint Roch; Saint Roch is considered to be the patron saint of artists.
A networking evening organized by Cinema Club at Hilton Paris Opera (August 23rd 2017)
I just love cinema, I have seen hundreds of movies, all kinds, but mostly romance, screwball comedy and adventure films.
I just love cinema, I have seen hundreds of movies, all kinds, but mostly romance, screwball comedy and adventure films.
I had a great time at the 45th Short Film Night
"Ce n'est pas la taille qui compte" (It isn't the size that counts"),
a series of evening events dedicated to short films, organized and presented by director and actor Sergio Do Vale
at the Cinema Les 5 Caumartin in Paris (July 9th 2018).
A dozen short films were projected, all very different, all of a very high quality.
The film makers were there and shared with us information concerning the making of their movies.
A very interesting evening, I enjoyed it a lot. A must-attend event.
"Ce n'est pas la taille qui compte" (It isn't the size that counts"),
a series of evening events dedicated to short films, organized and presented by director and actor Sergio Do Vale
at the Cinema Les 5 Caumartin in Paris (July 9th 2018).
A dozen short films were projected, all very different, all of a very high quality.
The film makers were there and shared with us information concerning the making of their movies.
A very interesting evening, I enjoyed it a lot. A must-attend event.
On July 25th 2018 I went to the networking evening event organized by CinemaClub at Hilton St Lazare in Paris.
I was able to meet scriptwriters, actors and I even ended up speaking German with a French director
who declaimed for me Heinrich Heine's most famous poem "Die Lorelei".
Aaaaahhh, how beautiful, how intense, what an evening!!
:)
I was able to meet scriptwriters, actors and I even ended up speaking German with a French director
who declaimed for me Heinrich Heine's most famous poem "Die Lorelei".
Aaaaahhh, how beautiful, how intense, what an evening!!
:)
VOICE OFF / VOICE OVER
I love feeling useful.
I will be both happy and honoured to assist you with my voice in the production of your projects:
documentary films, e-learning, story telling, audiodescription, audio guides, institutional films, advertising.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Merci à vous.
I will be both happy and honoured to assist you with my voice in the production of your projects:
documentary films, e-learning, story telling, audiodescription, audio guides, institutional films, advertising.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Merci à vous.
I love video making
MY AUDIOVISUAL WEBSITE
I launched it on March 8th 2016, Women's Day.
Being a woman remains difficult in the 21st century...
Please click on the picture here below to visit it.
Thank you :)
I launched it on March 8th 2016, Women's Day.
Being a woman remains difficult in the 21st century...
Please click on the picture here below to visit it.
Thank you :)
I love drawing
Camille Claudel in 1884
Just click on the picture to see more of my drawings.
Thanks!
Just click on the picture to see more of my drawings.
Thanks!
Here above a video showing 20 of my drawings with music
MY ARTISTIC WEBSITE
www.isa-isarielle.com
I created it on August 25th 2017.
Just click on the picture to access it.
Many thanks!
www.isa-isarielle.com
I created it on August 25th 2017.
Just click on the picture to access it.
Many thanks!
My multimedia CV is also available on http://www.agencesartistiques.com,
a portal dedicated to the professionals of the audiovisual sector (Media, Culture and Entertainment)
a portal dedicated to the professionals of the audiovisual sector (Media, Culture and Entertainment)
I love modelling
I am registered with 3 modelling agencies in Paris
(since October-November 2017)
I am very glad to add this new activity
to the list of those I am already devoting my time to.
(since October-November 2017)
I am very glad to add this new activity
to the list of those I am already devoting my time to.
DIGITAL ARTISTS
Specialised in casting for advertisements of all kinds:
advertising shots; television, cinema, internet commercials and corporate films,
in France as well as abroad.
Specialised in casting for advertisements of all kinds:
advertising shots; television, cinema, internet commercials and corporate films,
in France as well as abroad.
AGENCE HAPPY
A modelling agency that specializes in advertising and institutional campaigns.
A modelling agency that specializes in advertising and institutional campaigns.
AGENCE SMITH & SMITH
a modelling agency in Paris.
a modelling agency in Paris.
Here below a few pictures taken by Marie-Clémence David on March 25th 2017.
Marie-Clémence is a photographer whose personality and artistic work I really like.
Marie-Clémence is a photographer whose personality and artistic work I really like.
Yes, I am rather short, 1.57m (five foot two), well, petite is the word, but...
"On a souvent besoin d'un plus petit que soi"
Le Lion et le Rat, La Fontaine
:)
"On a souvent besoin d'un plus petit que soi"
Le Lion et le Rat, La Fontaine
:)
I love to smile and laugh
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And...
The harder the context, the louder we must laugh.
March 2016
The harder the context, the louder we must laugh.
March 2016
HUMOR
I write comic sketches every now and then. Please click on the two rectangles here below for direct access to some of them.
Merci :)
Merci :)
My new demo reel. August 23rd 2018
I love nature and its beautiful variety
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I'll be right back...
I love our beautiful planet
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Earth Day is every day
I love animals
My two beloved cats: Framboise (left) and Fanfan (right)
Buddy and I in Brittany in August 2013
He and I in Charente-Martime in August 2015
Buddy in July 2019
Buddy is a Chinese dog, born in Bulgaria and happily living with a Franco-American owner :)
I am an animal lover. I have always had animals; they are essential to me.
Animals are wonderful beings that greatly deserve to be loved and respected.
I am an animal lover. I have always had animals; they are essential to me.
Animals are wonderful beings that greatly deserve to be loved and respected.
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"The greatness of a nation
and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mahatma Gandhi |
"I am in favor of animal rights
as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." Abraham Lincoln |
I love art and creativity
Claude Monet, Impression, soleil levant, 1872
Eugène Delacroix, Bouquet de fleurs, 1843
Stone art by Italian artist Stefano Furlani
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Street art (anonymous)
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Nail art by British artist David Foster
Street Art (anonymous)
Stone balancing by Canadian artist Michael Grab
This is Nounours. I painted this watercolor in 2008 from a picture I had taken of him.
He passed away in 2011. I was very fond of him.
He passed away in 2011. I was very fond of him.
I love Sport
I have played a lot of sports in my life, a lot.
But the only one that I still practice regularly is swimming, a sport you can easily practice well into a ripe old age :)
And when I am on vacation somewhere where there is a good size pool, I swim 1,000 meters early every morning.
Sport keeps you in shape and lifts your spirits.
But the only one that I still practice regularly is swimming, a sport you can easily practice well into a ripe old age :)
And when I am on vacation somewhere where there is a good size pool, I swim 1,000 meters early every morning.
Sport keeps you in shape and lifts your spirits.
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And let's not forget : dancing.
I have done quite a bit of that too :)
I have done quite a bit of that too :)
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I love Spirituality
in God I trust
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
on Easter Monday 2016.
I love chapels, churches and cathedrals for they are places of history, signification and mystery.
on Easter Monday 2016.
I love chapels, churches and cathedrals for they are places of history, signification and mystery.
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I love Peace and Love ...
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Yes, I know... the idea is not new..., but good ideas deserve to be spread...
I love Kindness
This white rose for all the victims of inhumanity in this world.
I also love...
I love music
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I (try to) keep abreast of what is going on in this world by reading the press in 6 languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Mostly on my mobile phone and on my computer. I also enjoy watching TV (the news, movies, investigative reports and documentary films in particular). |
And I love cinema
(mostly romance, comedy-drama or dramedy, screwball comedy, and adventure films). |
My favourite movie?
Hum, difficult to say, I have seen so many... but if I had to pick out only one...,
it would be Les Choristes (The Chorus)
by French film maker Christophe Barratier, such a beautiful movie, so well done, so touching.
A great cast: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Marie Bunel, and many more.
The kind of movie that lifts your spirit. Inspired and inspiring. Just beautiful.
Hum, difficult to say, I have seen so many... but if I had to pick out only one...,
it would be Les Choristes (The Chorus)
by French film maker Christophe Barratier, such a beautiful movie, so well done, so touching.
A great cast: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Marie Bunel, and many more.
The kind of movie that lifts your spirit. Inspired and inspiring. Just beautiful.
As a Franco-American
I am interested in what goes on both in France and in the US.
I am interested in what goes on both in France and in the US.
I am here near Notre-Dame, my favourite district in the capital.
I enjoy a variety of music genres, including classical music.
Gorgeous weather that day - June 2015
PS: The very nice Harley Davidson belongs to a friend of mine :)
I enjoy a variety of music genres, including classical music.
Gorgeous weather that day - June 2015
PS: The very nice Harley Davidson belongs to a friend of mine :)
I love Paris
Here below some pictures I took in April 2017.
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I love my job
I was a market research consultant for the last 22 years; I am now retired.
I conducted what we call in our jargon "qualitative market research".
More specifically I was a moderator, an analyst and a translator.
To summarize a bit...,
I would say that I interviewed* a variety of respondents**,
I listened very carefully to what they had to say,
I gathered and compiled all the information,
and then I analyzed all the insights
in order to produce reports containing actionable recommendations for my clients.
This job enabled me to meet people from all walks of life, to work on a large variety of topics,
in a variety of places and settings and in many sectors.
It was a job that fitted me like a glove; I really loved it, it was wonderfully enriching.
Please click on any of the pictures here below to have access to my marketing website.
Thank you.
* I conducted face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, Skype and Zoom interviews, and I moderated focus groups and online communities (Europe and USA)
** Top management, company executives, healthcare professionals, experts, opinion leaders, consumers, users, patients, etc...
I conducted what we call in our jargon "qualitative market research".
More specifically I was a moderator, an analyst and a translator.
To summarize a bit...,
I would say that I interviewed* a variety of respondents**,
I listened very carefully to what they had to say,
I gathered and compiled all the information,
and then I analyzed all the insights
in order to produce reports containing actionable recommendations for my clients.
This job enabled me to meet people from all walks of life, to work on a large variety of topics,
in a variety of places and settings and in many sectors.
It was a job that fitted me like a glove; I really loved it, it was wonderfully enriching.
Please click on any of the pictures here below to have access to my marketing website.
Thank you.
* I conducted face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, Skype and Zoom interviews, and I moderated focus groups and online communities (Europe and USA)
** Top management, company executives, healthcare professionals, experts, opinion leaders, consumers, users, patients, etc...
Top-of-the-Rock, New York, July 11th 2015
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Florence, 2012
Tignes, March 2009
London, December 2014
New York, July 2015
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Downtown Chicago, July 8th 2015
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A backroom where clients can watch interviews and focus groups through the one-way mirror and on the screens.
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Lille, France, November 2016
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Lille, France, November 2016
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My work tools: mostly a computer, a telephone, and a digital voice recorder;
also various movie cameras in the case of in situ interviews.
also various movie cameras in the case of in situ interviews.
I believe there is always room and time for thank-yous.
So here is another one.
Big and colorful :)
So here is another one.
Big and colorful :)
I love myself
Loving oneself is not easy for some of us; it has taken me a long time.
However, the time it takes does not matter; what matters is to get there at some point.
Only when we love ourselves can others feel our love and respond to it.
However, the time it takes does not matter; what matters is to get there at some point.
Only when we love ourselves can others feel our love and respond to it.
Isa Zyva - April 27th 2016
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Isa Hurray - May 2018
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Isa Whairdo - September 16th 2016
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I love to smile and laugh and make fun of myself...
I tend to prefer to make fun of myself than to make fun of others for we are all flawed, aren't we?
I also love to play different parts, to put myself in other people's shoes to see how it feels. I find it both fun and interesting.
Interesting because it helps me understand them better.
I tend to prefer to make fun of myself than to make fun of others for we are all flawed, aren't we?
I also love to play different parts, to put myself in other people's shoes to see how it feels. I find it both fun and interesting.
Interesting because it helps me understand them better.
December 2016
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Avril 2018
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I also tend to prefer my left profile; I am sure you have noticed ;)
November 24th 2019
March 2019
April 1st 2021
Celebrating a happy afternoon with a friend
Some free time outdoors in the sunshine
Just before confinement #3
À la bonne vôtre!
À la bonne nôtre!
Celebrating a happy afternoon with a friend
Some free time outdoors in the sunshine
Just before confinement #3
À la bonne vôtre!
À la bonne nôtre!
And... I love learning
I have always loved to learn, to acquire new skills, all my life and I keep learning.
Every day is a new day and a new source of enrichment.
Just click on the picture here below to have access to what might be of interest to you in the field of music.
Every day is a new day and a new source of enrichment.
Just click on the picture here below to have access to what might be of interest to you in the field of music.
And some more...
On March 8th... and every day
TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANY TIME
Il restera de toi
Il restera de toi
Ce que tu as donné
Au lieu de le garder
Dans des coffres rouillés
Il restera de toi
De ton jardin secret
Une fleur oubliée
Qui ne s'est pas fanée
Ce que tu as donné
En d'autres fleurira
Celui qui perd sa vie
Un jour la trouvera
Il restera de toi
Ce que tu as chanté
À celui qui passait
Sur son chemin désert
Il restera de toi
Une brise du soir
Un refrain dans le noir
Jusqu'au bout de l'hiver
Ce que tu as chanté
En d'autres jaillira
Celui qui perd sa vie
Un jour la trouvera
Il restera de toi
Ce que tu as offert
Entre tes bras ouverts
Un matin de soleil
Il restera de toi
Ce que tu as perdu
Que tu as attendu
Plus loin que tes réveils
Ce que tu as offert
En d'autres revivra
Celui qui perd sa vie
Un jour la trouvera
Il restera de toi
Une larme tombée
Un sourire germé
Sur les yeux de ton cœur
Il restera de toi
Ce que tu as semé
Que tu as partagé
Aux mendiants du bonheur
Ce que tu as semé
En d'autres germera
Celui qui perd sa vie
Un jour la trouvera
Michel Scouarnec
Il restera de toi
Ce que tu as donné
Au lieu de le garder
Dans des coffres rouillés
Il restera de toi
De ton jardin secret
Une fleur oubliée
Qui ne s'est pas fanée
Ce que tu as donné
En d'autres fleurira
Celui qui perd sa vie
Un jour la trouvera
Il restera de toi
Ce que tu as chanté
À celui qui passait
Sur son chemin désert
Il restera de toi
Une brise du soir
Un refrain dans le noir
Jusqu'au bout de l'hiver
Ce que tu as chanté
En d'autres jaillira
Celui qui perd sa vie
Un jour la trouvera
Il restera de toi
Ce que tu as offert
Entre tes bras ouverts
Un matin de soleil
Il restera de toi
Ce que tu as perdu
Que tu as attendu
Plus loin que tes réveils
Ce que tu as offert
En d'autres revivra
Celui qui perd sa vie
Un jour la trouvera
Il restera de toi
Une larme tombée
Un sourire germé
Sur les yeux de ton cœur
Il restera de toi
Ce que tu as semé
Que tu as partagé
Aux mendiants du bonheur
Ce que tu as semé
En d'autres germera
Celui qui perd sa vie
Un jour la trouvera
Michel Scouarnec
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Prière du poète
Je ne sais ni bêcher, ni herser, ni faucher,
Et je mange le pain que d'autres ont semé.
Mais tout ce que l'on peut moissonner de douceur,
Je l'ai semé, Seigneur.
Je ne sais ni dresser un mur de bonne pierre,
Ni couler une vitre où se prend la lumière.
Mais tout ce que l'on peut bâtir sur le bonheur,
Je l'ai bâti, Seigneur.
Je ne sais travailler ni la soie, ni la laine,
Ni tresser en panier le jonc de la fontaine.
Mais ce qu'on peut tisser pour habiller le coeur,
Je l'ai tissé, Seigneur.
Je ne sais ni jouer de vieux airs populaires,
Ni même retenir par coeur une prière.
Mais ce qu'on peut chanter pour se sentir meilleur,
Je l'ai chanté, Seigneur.
Ma vie s'est répandue en accords à vos pieds.
L'humble enfant que je fus est enfant demeuré,
Et le peu qu'un enfant donne dans sa candeur,
Je vous l'offre, Seigneur.
Maurice Carême
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Prière du poète
Je ne sais ni bêcher, ni herser, ni faucher,
Et je mange le pain que d'autres ont semé.
Mais tout ce que l'on peut moissonner de douceur,
Je l'ai semé, Seigneur.
Je ne sais ni dresser un mur de bonne pierre,
Ni couler une vitre où se prend la lumière.
Mais tout ce que l'on peut bâtir sur le bonheur,
Je l'ai bâti, Seigneur.
Je ne sais travailler ni la soie, ni la laine,
Ni tresser en panier le jonc de la fontaine.
Mais ce qu'on peut tisser pour habiller le coeur,
Je l'ai tissé, Seigneur.
Je ne sais ni jouer de vieux airs populaires,
Ni même retenir par coeur une prière.
Mais ce qu'on peut chanter pour se sentir meilleur,
Je l'ai chanté, Seigneur.
Ma vie s'est répandue en accords à vos pieds.
L'humble enfant que je fus est enfant demeuré,
Et le peu qu'un enfant donne dans sa candeur,
Je vous l'offre, Seigneur.
Maurice Carême
