Une vie d'amour

"Une vie d'amour"
Song by Charles Aznavour from the album "Téhéran 43" - Une vie d'amour
Released	March 1981
Genre	Chanson
Label	Barclay Records
Writer	Charles Aznavour
Composer	Georges Garvarentz

"Une vie d'amour" (A life of love) is a song written by Charles Aznavour to the music of Georges Garvarentz. The Russian lyrics of the song were written by Natalia Konchalovsky.^[1]

History

The original version, sung by Aznavour in French, was introduced in the 1981 movie Teheran 43 (USSR). In March the same year it was by released by French Barclay Records in three separate albums - Teheran 43, Autobiographie and Une vie d'amour single with Mireille Mathieu.^[2]

The song, whose title can be loosely translated as "An eternal love", is a slow love ballad. There is also alternative Russian translation (by Alexander Solin) and a Chinese version of the song.^[3]

Other recordings

• Duet by Charles Aznavour and Mireille Mathieu
• Duet by Filipp Kirkorov and Alsou
• Duet by Avraam Russo and Oksana Lepska
• Duet by Lev Leshchenko and Tamara Gverdwiteli^[4]
• Lyudmila Gurchenko
• Alexey Vorobyov
• Duet by larisa Dolina and Garik Martirosyan
• Valery Leontyev
• Oleg Pogudin
• Pavlo Tabakov - the song was partially translated into Ukrainian by Mariana Savka

References

1. Песня «Une vie d'amour». Глава 2. Текст песни и переводы.
2. Charles Aznavour Et Mireille Mathieu – Une Vie D'Amour
3. Песня «Une vie d'amour». Глава 2. Текст песни и переводы.
4. Лещенко - Вечная Любовь on YouTube