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Que c'est triste Venise
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Wikipedia article
"'Que c'est triste Venise'" (literal English translation: "How Sad Venice Is") is a song written by Armenian-French artist Charles Aznavour and Franoise Dorin[https://books.google.com/books?id=KikEAAAAMBAJ Billboard - 29 May 1965 - Page 20] and sung by Aznavour about Venice. It was first recorded in French by Aznavour in 1964, and later in Spanish ("Venecia sin ti"), German ("Venedig im Grau"), English ("How Sad Venice Can Be" or "Venice Blue" cover of Bobby Darin), and most notably in 1971 in Italian ("Com' triste Venezia").
In 1964-1965 it was on Top Hit charts of Billboard (France,[https://books.google.com/books?id=OSAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19&dq=Que+C%27est+Triste+Venise&hl=en&sa=X&ei=B7-fUK7AKMr64QShnICoDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Que%20C%27est%20Triste%20Venise&f=false Billboard, 1964] Rio de Janeiro,[https://books.google.com/books?id=KCkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33&dq=Que+C%27est+Triste+Venise&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-L2fUJP6E4mF4gSN5YHIDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%20Venise&f=false Billboard, 1965] Brazil,[https://books.google.com/books?id=HSkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&dq=Que+C%27est+Triste+Venise&hl=en&sa=X&ei=B7-fUK7AKMr64QShnICoDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Que%20C%27est%20Triste%20Venise&f=false Billboard, 1965] etc.) and was an international hit.[https://books.google.com/books?id=pigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26&dq=Que+C%27est+Triste+Venise&hl=en&sa=X&ei=B7-fUK7AKMr64QShnICoDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Que%20C%27est%20Triste%20Venise&f=false Billboard 5 Jun 1965]
Italian poet Giulia Niccolai dedicated her 'Como trieste Venezia' love poem to Charles Aznavour (for his well-known song) and to Adriano Spatola.
Awards
In 1964 it received a Blason d'Or award as one of the top hits of the year.[https://books.google.com/books?id=KikEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=Que+C%27est+Triste+Venise&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ScCfUNuFGdGL4gTqmYCwDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Que%20C%27est%20Triste%20Venise&f=false Billboard 29 May 1965]
References
Category:Charles Aznavour songs
Category:1964 songs
Category:Songs written by Franoise Dorin
Category:Songs written by Charles Aznavour
Category:Songs about Italy
Category:Songs about cities
Category:Works about Venice
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