Septembre (Quel joli temps)

Caro mio ben
by attributed to Giuseppe Giordani
Cover of "Caro mio ben"
Full title	Caro mio ben
Libretto	uncertain
Published	before or around c.1785

"Septembre" is a song by the French singer Barbara to lyrics by Sophie Makhno. More than 40 years after its creation, it is still widely popular and often recorded.

It appears on the following album:

Year	Album	Ensemble	Conductor
2021	À sa guitare (Album)	Thibaut Garcia

Libretto

Septembre (Quel joli temps)

(September)

Barbara (music),  Sophie Makhno (words)

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Jamais la fin d'été n'avait parue si belle Les vignes de l'année auront de beaux raisins On voit se rassembler, déjà les hirondelles Mais il faut se quitter, pourtant, l'on s'aimait bien Quel joli temps pour se dire au revoir Quel joli soir pour jouer ses 20 ans Sur la fumée des cigarettes L'amour s'en va, mon cœur s'arrête Quel joli temps pour se dire au revoir Quel joli soir pour jouer ses vingt ans Les fleurs portent déjà les couleurs de septembre Et l'on entend, de loin, s'annoncer les bateaux Beau temps pour un chagrin que ce temps couleur d'ambre Je reste sur le quai, mon amour à bientôt Quel joli temps, mon amour, au revoir Quel joli temps pour jouer ses 20 ans Sur la fumée des cigarettes L'amour nous reviendra peut-être Peut-être un soir, au détour d'un printemps Ah quel joli temps, le temps de se revoir Jamais les fleurs de mai n'auront paru si belles Les vignes de l'année auront de beaux raisins Quand tu me reviendras, avec les hirondelles Car tu me reviendras, mon amour, à demain

Never has the end of summer looked so beautiful, The vines of the year will have beautiful grapes, We see the swallows gather in the distance, But we have to say goodbye, although we liked each other, What a lovely time to say goodbye, What a lovely evening to act as if he is twenty, On the smoke of cigarettes, Love is leaving, my heart stops, What a lovely time to say goodbye, What a lovely evening to feel like he is twenty, The flowers are already wearing the colours of September, And we hear, from afar, the boats announcing themselves, Beautiful weather for sorrow that time colours in amber I stay on the quay, my love, see you soon, What a lovely time, my love, goodbye, What a lovely evening to pretend to be twenty years, On the smoke of cigarettes, Perhaps love will return to us, Perhaps one evening, in the turn of spring, Ah what a lovely time to see each other again, Never have the flowers of May appeared so beautiful, The vines of the year will have beautiful grapes, When you come back to me, with the swallows, For you'll come back to me, my love, see you tomorrow...

Manuscripts and sheet music

Incipit of "Caro mio ben"

• British Library

Caro mio ben, A Celebrated Song Sung by Sigr. Pacchierotti, with Universal Applause at the Concert for the Musical Fund, at the Opera House, Composed by Sigr. Giordani. London: J. Preston, c.1785.

• Alternative link: IMSLP:

Caro mio ben, A Celebrated Song Sung by Sigr. Pacchierotti, with Universal Applause at the Concert for the Musical Fund, at the Opera House, Composed by Sigr. Giordani. London: J. Preston, c.1785.