J'attendrai

"J'attendrai" (French for "I Will Wait"[1]) is a French popular song recorded by Rina Ketty in 1938. It is a translation of the Italian song "Tornerai" (Italian for "You Will Return"[2]) composed by Dino Olivieri[3] (music) and Nino Rastelli (lyrics) in 1933; the French lyrics were written by Louis Potérat.[4] The song was also recorded in German under the title "Komm zurück", in Czech as "Věřím vám" and in Polish as "Czekam cię" (with lyrics translated by Andrzej Włast).

Achieving great popularity in its day, the song has since come to be seen as emblematic of the start of World War II.

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Other recordings

RAQUEL BITTON

French singer RAQUEL BITTON sings Tino Rossi J'ATTENDRAI in her CD "BOLEROS"

Mieczysław Fogg

Polish cover of this song, titled "Czekam cię", with lyrics by Andrzej Włast, was recorded twice by Mieczysław Fogg - first recording was made in 1939 and released by Syrena Rekord under catalog number 2294[5]. Second rendition of this song was recorded about 1961 as a part of medley, and was issued on several LPs[6][7][8].

Dalida

A more recent popular version was recorded by Dalida for her 1975 album J'attendrai. The following year, she covered the song again for her disco album Coup de chapeau au passé: that version reached the Dutch charts on February 21, 1976. It spent 4 weeks on the charts and as # 9 in 1 week.[9]

Antonella Ruggiero

A recent version of this song was recorded by Italian singer Antonella Ruggiero on the album Souvenir d'Italie, published in 2007 , and is currently available on iTunes.

Vicky Leandros

In 2010 Greek singer Vicky Leandros recorded this song in a new German version titled " Wenn Du Gehst " ( When you leave ) which is included in her album "Zeitlos" ( Timeless )

Other artists and usage in popular culture

The Rina Ketty recording appears in the German movie Das Boot or The Boat by Wolfgang Petersen starring Jürgen Prochnow. The commander plays it over the intercom shortly after leaving port.

The intro of J'attendrai is also heard in a sleeping quarters of the underground barracks of Fort Eben-Emael. The room shows visitors what sleeping quarters of regular soldiers looked like in 1940, when Belgium was attacked by Nazi-Germany.

J'attendrai is the main song in the Arch of Triumph, a 1985 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Lesley-Anne Down

J'attendrai has also been recorded by the legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, and by Tino Rossi. The song called J'attendrai by Claude François is a French version of Reach out I'll be there.

A recording of J'attendrai by Jean Sablon features in the 2006 motion picture A Good Year. The Rina Ketty recording was used at the beginning of the 2007 documentary My Enemy's Enemy, about the life and trial of Klaus Barbie.

References

  1. ^ LEO Dict: declination table of attendre
  2. ^ LEO Dict: declination table of tornare
  3. ^ IMDB: Dino Olivieri
  4. ^ Rina Ketty: profile
  5. ^ Tomasz Lerski (2004). Syrena Record - pierwsza polska wytwórnia fonograficzna - Poland's first recording company - 1904-1939. New York, Warszawa: Karin. Label of company from 1920 to 1929 ISBN 978-83-917189-0-2.
  6. ^ L0351 by Polskie Nagrania "Muza"
  7. ^ XL0272 by Polskie Nagrania "Muza"
  8. ^ PNCD0662 by Polskie Nagrania "Muza"
  9. ^ dutchcharts.nl - Dalida - J'attendrai

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