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Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre for both the stage and on film. He won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors.
Born in New York City, he was the son of Edith Adelson Lerner and Joseph Jay Lerner, whose brother, Samuel Alexander Lerner, was founder and owner of the Lerner Stores, a chain of dress shops. One of Lerner's cousins was the radio comedian/television game show panelist Henry Morgan. Alan Jay Lerner was educated at Bedales School in England, The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut, (where he wrote "The Choate Marching Song") and Harvard. He attended both Camp Androscoggin and Camp Greylock. At both Choate and Harvard, Lerner was a classmate of John F. Kennedy; at Choate they had worked together on the yearbook staff. Like Cole Porter at Yale and Richard Rodgers at Columbia, his career in musical theater began with his collegiate contributions, in Lerner's case to the annual Harvard Hasty Pudding musicals. During the summers of 1936 and 1937, Lerner studied at Juilliard. While attending Harvard, he lost his sight in his left eye due to an accident in the boxing ring. In 1957, Lerner and Leonard Bernstein, another of Lerner's college classmates, collaborated on "Lonely Men of Harvard," a tongue-in-cheek salute to their alma mater.
ALBUM : On Partira (2001) - *2
(Philippe Amar / Michel Munz - Frédéric Lerner)
Comme si la terre s'arretait ce matin de tourner
Le soleil a oublié de se lever
Des enfants ont retrouvé la lune cassée sur le bitume
Entre des étoiles mouillées qui s'éteignaient
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Donne-moi la main Cybelia
Montre-moi le chemin qui va vers toi
Ce chemin de l'amour qui est toujours
Vivant entre tes bras
Donne-moi la main Cybelia
Montre-moi le chemin qui va vers toi
Fais-moi voir tes yeux comme les yeux d'un chat
Qui brûle le noir pourqu'on les voie
Cent mille ans d'amour ont dessiné les contours de ton âme
Cent mille hommes ont désiré ton corps de femme
Aujourd'hui, dans cette nuit glacée, toi seule tu peux sauver
Ces mots du coeur, oui, ceux qui ne changent jamais
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Donne-moi Cybelia tous les cris de ta peau
Dans la nuit fais sonner le jour
Aime-moi Cybelia, fais crier tous ces maux
Dans ce feu d'amour qui brûlera toujours
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