It was evening, Prague was glowing somewhere down there and I gladly listened to a recital to the memory of Edith Piaf on TV. Gloomy crimson chansons in 3/4 rhythm corresponded perfectly to the colour of wine in my glass, yet suddenly – lo! A change of rhythm… and a fleet-foot song La goualante du pauvre Jean sent me to my accordion.

SCORES with french lyrics – PDF

Instructional recordings 90 bpm
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Instructional recordings 120 bpm
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Song discovered and article written by Petr Noháč
Published on 17/8/2013