Le Temps des fleurs

This article is about the song. For the album, see Le Temps des fleurs (album).
"Le Temps des fleurs"
Cover of EP
Song by Dalida
Released1968 (1968)
RecordedSeptember 20, 1968
StudioHoche
Genre
Length3:58
LabelBarclay
Composer(s)Boris Fomin
Lyricist(s)Eddy Marnay
"Le Temps des fleurs"
The pop influenced French version of Russian romance song is the second and only version alongside "Those were the days" that made a commercial impact.
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"Le Temps des fleurs" (French pronunciation: [lə tɑ̃ de flœʁ]; "The time of flowers") is a song by French singer Dalida for her twenty-first studio album of the same name. While the French lyrics were written by Eddy Marnay, the melody was taken from Russian romance song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" ("Дорогой длинною"), composed by Boris Fomin in 1924.[1] Dalida covered the song after Mary Hopkin had a hit with her English version "Those Were the Days" one month earlier.[2]

Le Temps des fleurs is Dalida's first recording to debut atop of French song chart, while it peaked the newly established "Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque" sales chart two weeks after entry.[3] The record was a sales success and earned Dalida her twenty-eighth gold disc,[4] which made Dalida record it also in Italian as "Quelli erano giorni", and in German as "An jenem Tag". In France, the song remains as one of 1960s classics, and Dalida's signature songs.[5]

  1. ^ "Dorogoj dlinnoju". Language hat. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Those were the days". Space records. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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  4. ^ "Gold disc". Official Website. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. ^ "1968 hits". Le soleil de Châteauguay. Retrieved 11 February 2019.