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jardin de Luxembourg

I need nobody in my garden of Luxembourg
Just a little red wine in the City of Love.

  • T. DeLopeZ
    Writer
  • Albert Syeles
    Producer
    Christabel Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra,
  • Albert Syeles
    Key Cast
  • T. DeLopeZ
    Key Cast
  • Richie Gere
    Key Cast
  • Boris Rziankin
    Lead Artists
  • Cliff Stanton
    Lead Artists
  • Albert Syeles
    Director
    Christabel Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Jardin de Luxembourg
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Albert Syeles

"Jardin de Luxembourg" is a creative commons collaboration of
Albert Syeles, Richie Gear, Boris Rziankin, and Cliff Stanton, joined by T. DeLopeZ.

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Director Statement

Albert Syeles, Richie Gere, and Boris Rziankin have collaborated on several projects including "Share the Wine", which is musically related to "Jardin de Luxembourg", but with lyrics in English by Greg Pappas. T. DeLopeZ brings French lyrics, vocal, and a poignant video setting to this adaptation.

Albert won "Best Music Composer" at Toronto's 2022 Fusion Awards, and was Nominated for that honor at the Cannes Shorts Festival in 2023.

His "Christabel" Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra has won eleven top Awards in 2022 and 2023 at competitive film festivals.

Also, Albert's "Quietude Jazz Rondo for Orchestra" won the award for Jazz Music at the 2023 World Music Festival.

"Aux Luxembourg"
Lyrics by T. Delopez

J’ai besoin de personne dans mon jardin du Luxembourg
Juste un peu de vin rouge dans la ville de l’amour
Pour parler aux statues qui me font la cour
Assis sur un banc dès les lueurs du jour

Je n’ai rien d’autre à faire entre mes deux cours
La Sorbonne me fatigue et j’y trouve pas l’amour
Avant de rentrer chez moi je veux faire un détour
Partager un verre au Luxembourg

Les pigeons me font penser à autant de vautours
J’ai rien à leur offrir, qu’un verre que je savoure
La bouteille que je tiens est mon dernier recours
Les vapeurs de vin rouge effa cent mon parcours

Partager ce moment dans ce lieu si glamour
Que sont les jardins, les jardins du Luxembourg
Ca me file le bourdon, le cafard sans détour
Parce que je suis seul et que j’attends assis l’amour

Mais J’ai besoin de personne au Luxembourg
Juste un peu de vin rouge dans la ville de l’amour
Pour parler aux statues qui me font la cour
Assis sur un banc à la tombée du jour

English:translation

I need nobody in my garden of Luxembourg
Just a little red wine in the City of Love
I talk to statues that woo me
Sitting on a bench at dusk

I have nothing else to do between my courses
The Sorbonne exhausts me and I find no there love
Before going home I make a side trip
Share a glass in Luxembourg

Pigeons remind me of so many vultures
I have nothing to offer them, with only this drink that I enjoy
The bottle I hold is my last resort
The vapors of red wine erase my journey

Share this moment in this glamorous place,
This garden, the gardens of Luxembourg
The bumblebee intrudes, the insect is no distraction
Because I am alone and I sit waiting for love

But I need nobody in Luxembourg
Just a little red wine in the City of Love
I talk to statues that woo me
Sitting on a bench at the end of the day