“God is a cigar smoker” corrected by Serge GAINSBOURG.

Serge Gainsbourg (1928.1991)

Autographed notes signed – God is a cigar smoker.

Two quarto pages on paper from the Floch printing house.

Without place or date [Paris. 1986]

In preparation for his anthology published by Denoël, Mon propre rôle , Serge Gainsbourg corrects and validates the proofs of his famous song Dieu est un fumeur de havanes written in 1980 and sung as a duet with Catherine Deneuve.

The document is signed twice by the artist, with his initials, on each page.

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God is a cigar smoker

I see its grey clouds

I know he even smokes at night

Like me, my darling

You're just a Gitanes smoker

I see your blue swirls

It sometimes brings tears to my eyes

You are my master after God

God is a cigar smoker

He told me himself

May the smoke send us to paradise

I know, my darling

You're just a Gitanes smoker

Without them you are unhappy

Open your eyes in the moonlight

For the love of God

God is a cigar smoker

Very close to you, far from him

I would like to keep you all my life

Understand me, my darling

You're just a Gitanes smoker

And the last one I want

Seeing her shine in the depths of my eyes

Love me, in God's name

OK

SG

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The song "Dieu est un fumeur de havanes" was written in 1980 for the soundtrack of Claude Berri's film, " Je vous aime" , in which Serge Gainsbourg played one of the main roles alongside Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Alain Souchon and Jean-Louis Trintignant.

This duet, which achieved great commercial success and remains one of the artist's most popular songs, prompted Serge Gainsbourg to compose an album for Catherine Deneuve immediately after filming wrapped. Souviens-toi de m'oublier was released in 1981.

Bibliography:

My own role . Denoël. 1987