La diva de Lempire

Intermezzo Amricain

by

erik satiE

Arranged for solo guitar

by

Gregg Nestor

2012
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Throughout his life, Erik Satie (1866 - 1925) was the foe of art that takes itself too seriously. He
became very interested in French vaudeville songs and in American ragtime. The future of
music, he felt, lay in the mode of simplicity - of melody rather than involved harmonies and
counterpoint. Serious composers, he thought, could learn much from music-hall ditties. La Diva
de lEmpire represents a perfect example of this. This Intermezzo Amricain was composed
for Paulette Darty, who was known as The Queen of the Slow Waltz in early 20th Century
Paris. It was first performed about 1904 and subsequently published in 1919.
Notes by Gregg Nestor

La Diva de lEmpire
Sous le grand chapeau Greenaway,
Mettant leclat dun sourire,
Dun rire charmant et frais
De baby tonn qui soupire,
Little girl aux yeux velouts,
Cest la Diva de lEmpire,
Cest la rein dont seprennnt
les gentlemen
Et tous les dandys de Piccadilly.

Underneath her Greenaway hat,

Showing the burst of a smile,
Of a laugh charming and fresh
Of a surprised baby who sighs,
Little girl with velvety eyes,
Its the Diva of the Empire,
Its the queen of whom gentlemen
become enamoured
And all the dandys of Piccadilly.

Dans un seul yes elle mettant de douceur

Que tous les snobs en gilet coeur,
Laccueillant de hourras frntiques,
Sur la scne lancent des gerbes de fleurs,
Sans remarquer le rire narquois
De son joli minois.

In only a yes she puts such sweetness

That all the snobs in waistcoats,
Welcome her with frantic hurrahs,
On the stage toss wreaths of flowers,
Without noticing the mocking laugh
Of her sweet little face.

Sous le grand chapeau Greenaway, etc...

Underneath her Greenaway hat, etc...

Elle danse presque automatiquement,

Et soulve, aoh! trs pioudiquement,
Ses jolis dessous de fanfreluches;
De ses jambes montrant le frtillement.
Cest la fois trs trs innocent
Et trs trs excitant.

She dances almost automatically,

And lifts up, oh very modestly,
Her underthings of frills and garters,
Of her legs showing the quivering.
It is at the same time very very innocent
And very very exciting.

Sous le grand chapeau Greenaway, etc...

Underneath her Greenaway hat, etc...

Repertoire Paulette Darty

la diva de lempire
intermezzo Amricain

Arranged for solo Guitar

by GREGG NESTOR

erik satie
(1866 - 1925)

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