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................................ Feuilles-O ..............................

From the Old Friends Simon and Garfunkel collection.

Transcribed by John McGann.

This is a fun song with a Carribean feel.  After a brief discussion on the
alt.music.paul-simon newsgroup in April 2000, it turns out this song is
likely in Haitian-Creole and refers to a poor person taking his ill
daughter to a priest for healing.  Wanda Sherratt in particular offered a 
close rendering of the French.  See below for the probable translation.  
The song originally appeared on an Art Garfunkel album (Angel Clare, 1973 
Columbia records).  If anyone can shed more light onto this song, please 
e-mail me.

I suggest experimenting around with different voicings of the G chord such
as 320033 (or just xx0003).  For the D - Gm changes in the final 7 bars,
bar the first three strings only with the pad of your index finger -- bar
on the second fret for the D chord (middle or ring finger on the second
string, third fret), and bar on the third fret for the Gm chord (ring
finger on the fourth string, fifth fret).  Incidentally, this arrangement
would work well on a ukulele, since only the first four strings are used.

% indicates a repeat of the previous measure.


Capo 4th fret    (see tuning info on main page)

     D                                   Em                D
e:|--2--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|--2--------------|
B:|--3--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|--3--------------|
G:|--2---(strum)----|--------%--------|--0----(strum)---|--2----(strum)---|
D:|--0--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   Feuilles oh                   sauvez  la vie moi           dans mes yeux


     Em                A7                D
e:|--3--------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|-----------------|
B:|--0--------------|--2--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
G:|--0----(strum)---|--2----(strum)---|--2----(strum)---|--------%--------|
D:|--2--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

               mouilles           oh


(Repeat the above eight measures one time.)

     D                                   D        A7       A7
e:|--2--------2-----|--2--2-----------|--2-----2--3-----|--3--------------|
B:|--3-----5--3-----|--3--3---5--5----|--3-----3--2-----|--2--------------|
G:|--2-----4--2-----|--2--2---4--4----|--2-----2--2-----|--2----(strum)---|
D:|--0-----5--0-----|--0--0---5--5----|--0-----0--2-----|--2--------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 Pitie    moi malade        mon coeur caille gang-gang              si me 


     A7
e:|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|--2----(strum)---|--------%--------|--------%--------|--------%--------|
D:|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

    l'eau

     D                                   D        A7       A7
e:|--2--------2-----|--2-----2--------|--2-----2--3-----|--3--------------|
B:|--3-----5--3-----|--3-----3--5--5--|--3-----3--2-----|--2--------------|
G:|--2-----4--2-----|--2-----2--4--4--|--2-----2--2-----|--2----(strum)---|
D:|--0-----5--0-----|--0-----0--5--5--|--0-----0--2-----|--2--------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 Pitie    moi malade        mon coeur  caille gang-gang              si lu


     G                 D                 G                 D
e:|--3--------------|--2--------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|
B:|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|
G:|--4----(strum)---|--2----(strum)---|--4----(strum)---|--2----(strum)---|
D:|--5--------------|--0--------------|--5--------------|--0--------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

    bon         gang-gang      Sauvez    la vie moi                dans mes 


     G                 A7                D
e:|--3--------------|--3--------------|--2--------------|-----------------|
B:|--3--------------|--2--------------|--3--------------|-----------------|
G:|--4----(strum)---|--2----(strum)---|--2----(strum)---|--------%--------|
D:|--5--------------|--2--------------|--0--------------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   yeux           mouilles          oh


     D
e:|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|--------%--------|--------%--------|   (Repeat the entire song one time.)
D:|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|


Outro:

     D                                   Gm
e:|--------------2--|--------------2--|--------------3--|-----------------|
B:|----------3------|------3----------|------3----------|-----------------|
G:|------2----------|----------2------|----------3------|--------%--------|
D:|--0--------------|--0--------------|--5--------------|-----------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


     D                                   Gm
e:|----------2---2--|--------------2--|--------------3--|
B:|------3----------|------3----------|------3----------|
G:|-----------------|----------2------|----------3------|    (Fade)
D:|--0--------------|--0--------------|--5--------------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Lyrics:

 
    Probable French Creole lyrics as suggested by Neo from U.K.: 

	Feuilles oh, sauvez la vie moi, dans mes yeux mouilles oh.
	Feuilles oh, sauvez la vie moi, dans mes yeux mouilles oh.
	Pitie moi malade, mon coeur caille gang-gang, si me l'eau.
	Pitie moi malade, mon coeur caille gang-gang, si lu bon gang-gang, 
	Sauvez la vie moi, dans mes yeux mouilles oh.
 

    English translation: 

	Oh leaves, save my life, in my wet eyes. 
	Oh leaves, save my life, in my wet eyes. 
	Pity sick me, my heart is cold, doctor, like the water. 
	Pity sick me, my heart is cold, doctor, if you read me, good doctor,
	Save my life, in my wet eyes