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This song started live as the French song Les feuilles mortes (The Dead Leaves) in 1945 with music by Joseph Kosma and words by Jacques Prévert. It was used in the 1946 film Les Portes de la Nuit, and the English lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer. The song became a jazz and pop standard in both French and English.
This version was arranged by Gitika Partington.
The falling leaves drift by my window
the autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips the summer misses
the sun kissed hands
I used to hold (sopranos)
hands I used to hold (other parts)
Sopranos
Since you went away the days grow long
and soon I'll hear old winter's song
but I miss you most of all my darling
when autumn leaves start to fall
Altos
Since you went the days grow long
and soon I'll hear old winter's song
miss you most of all when
autumn leaves start to fall
Tenors
Since you went the days grow long
and soon I'll hear old winter's song
it haunts me now you're gone
miss you most of all when
autumn leaves start to fall
Basses
Since you went the days grow long
and soon I'll hear the melody old winter's song
it haunts me now you're gone
miss you most of all when
autumn leaves start to fall
All parts
Falling, the leaves are falling
the leaves are falling
the leaves are falling
repeated by basses
Sopranos
the leaves are falling (x5)
then back to the main tune
Altos
See the leaves as they fall
See the leaves as they fall
falling slowly
Tenors
All of the leaves
fly in the sky
fall to the ground
spinging round and ...
Hear a recording of this song from Caberet Pontio, October 2010
Information about this song
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_Leaves_%28song%29
Other recordings of this song
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