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Henri Gougaud is the songwriter of this song and has written those words about it: “I remember exactly how I had written ‘Paris ma rose’ because it was with particular circumstances; I had written it in two hours, very quickly, a Sunday afternoon. Then, one day, I found a collection of poems entitled ‘Paris ma rose’ written by the Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet, in a bookshop in rue Saint-Séverin. It struck me, so I bought it straight away. Of course, his poems have nothing to do with my song but the title. That’s how I discovered this author whose works I have read after that. Then I dedicated a song to him. All of this is a strange coincidence, isn’t it?” This song was set to music by José Cana, performed by Serge Reggiani and harmonized by Jean Golgevit. Jean Golgevit is a choirmaster, trainer, and arranger of numerous songs.
(Translated from French)
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Written in three voices, Pastime with good company is representative of the song at the beginning of the 16th century in reaction against the sophistication of the previous century. Simple, strophic, homorhythmic, its cheerful character will make it popular quickly in Scotland at first and then in England where it spreads under many arrangements. |
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