Je te veux
Je te veux (I want you) is a song composed by Erik Satie to a text by Henry Pacory. A sentimental waltz, it was written for Paulette Darty, whose accompanist Satie had been for a period of time. The text consists of two verses and a repeated chorus.
The song was registered with SACEM on 20 November 1902, but Roland-Manuel argued it had actually been composed in 1897. Satie composed various versions of the Je te veux waltz: for piano and voice, for an orchestra of brass instruments and for full orchestra (including a Trio). The piano and voice version was first published in 1903.[1]
The melody was performed to the public in 1903 at the La Scala music hall in Paris. In 1925 the song was recorded with Yvonne George as singer. Je te veux was also recorded by Mathé Altéry, Régine Crespin, Gigliola Negri, Nicolaï Gedda and Davide Bassino, and later by sopranos Jessye Norman, Marie Devellereau and Angela Gheorghiu. Other notable renditions include the ones by Japanese group ALI PROJECT[2] and Japanese chip musician SAITONE.
John Cage instructs the performer to do the piano and voice version as part of his "Sonnekus²".
In popular culture
- The song appears as the background music of the NES game Binary Land, and is also used in the game "Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure" as a theme for the fictional holiday "Fête de Paris".[3]
- The song is on the 2nd CD of the soundtrack of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
- The instrumental version is used in a 2015 commercial for Cesar dog food.
References
- ↑ Alan M. Gillmor, Erik Satie. Twayne Pub., 2nd edition, 1992, ISBN 0-393-30810-3. p 281
- ↑ ALI PROJECT – Album "Kamigami no Tasogare" (end 2005 – last track)
- ↑ Rhythm Thief Original Soundtrack – Fête de Paris (Je te veux)
External links
- Je te veux: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Words (in French)
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