The FHS Music Department is delighted to bring you its latest endeavour… FHS Musical Moment!
Music has a remarkable power to conjure up emotions and to transport us away from our everyday lives. That’s why the Music Department has decided to introduce us to a different musical piece each week, allowing us to discover new tracks, artists and genres. We hope that you will enjoy absorbing and experiencing some exciting new musical ideas by immersing yourself in these varied recommendations.
This week’s song has been chosen and introduced by Director of Music, Miss Vickery.
‘Boum’ sung by Charles Trenet
Boum! (similar to ‘boom’ in English) is a popular 1938 song by the French singer/songwriter Charles Trenet.
Its light, irreverent lyrics express a joie de vivre typical in French popular music of the late 1930s. It includes depictions of the sounds made by various animals as well as various examples of onomatopoeia. The lyric to the refrain is:
| Boum ! | Boom! |
| Quand notre coeur fait Boum ! | When our heart goes “Boom!” |
| Tout avec lui dit Boum ! | Everything goes “Boom!” with it, |
| Et c’est l’amour | And it is love |
| Qui s’éveille. | Which awakes. |
Trenet’s songs of the period are said to have represented a restorative escapism at a time dominated by political unrest and economic uncertainty. It’s a good song to listen to without having to take it too seriously or think too much about it!
