DIEGO, free in his head

[Jean Pierre]

It's a cover of Michel Berger,
Song written and composed in 1981 by the French singer Michel Berger, simple and strong words to denounce the repression exercised by the dictatorships of Latin America. Diego being an opponent imprisoned "for a few words he thought so strongly"

JP and just 2 takes of nylon guitar, piano and strings made with keyboard and Soundfont Merlin Orchestra

on the screen  lyrics in french and translation

and video on YT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUeyvscQg80

thank you guys

Derrière des barreaux
Pour quelques mots
Qu'il pensait si fort
Dehors il fait chaud
Des milliers d'oiseaux
S'envolent sans effort

Quel est ce pays
Où frappe la nuit
La loi du plus fort ?

Diego, libre dans sa tête
Derrière sa fenêtre
S'endort peut-être...

Et moi qui danse ma vie
Qui chante et qui rit
Je pense à lui

Diego, libre dans sa tête
Derrière sa fenêtre
Déjà mort peut-être...
TRANSLATION

Behind bars
For a few words
That he thought so strongly
It's hot outside
Thousands of birds
Fly away effortlessly

What is this country?
Where the night strikes
The law of the strongest?

Diego, free in his head
Behind his window
Maybe he falls asleep....

And I'm dancing my life
Who sings and laughs
I'm thinking of him.

Diego, free in his head
Behind his window
Already dead maybe....

[Redler]

I'm not familiar with the original, but what a beautiful song is this... Well played and sung, JP!

[Jean Pierre]

thank you Redler

 it's not easy to introduce songs in French on SC because the site is so English-speaking... but I'll try, slowly, in small doses... and with the lyrics and their translations

[Hook]

This is wonderful. I never mind songs in other languages in fact I often think that they tend to move me in a completely different way. Bring It On. Rock on!

[Jean Pierre]

thank you Hook,
I will continue my propaganda campaign / promotion of French song, posting the lyrics and their translation each time
...in the meantime listen to the great version of this song by Johnny Halliday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfiHMtih5Ac

[Pete C]

Great performance JP - I prefer your version to  Johnny Halliday's !

pete