The poem was published, after the death of Jacques Prévert, in the book " Soleil de Nuit" in 1980. They collaborated on the song Les Feuilles mortes ("The Dead Leaves") for the 1946 film Les Portes de la nuit (Gates of the Night) where it was sung by Irène Joachim and Yves Montand. Kosma was a native of Hungary who was introduced to Prévert in Paris. An instrumental version by pianist Roger Williams was a number one best-seller in the US Billboard charts of 1955. " Autumn Leaves" is a popular song and jazz standard composed by Joseph Kosma in 1945 with original lyrics by Jacques Prévert in French (original French title: " Les Feuilles mortes"), and later by Johnny Mercer in English. Jacques Prévert (French), Johnny Mercer (English)
Song by Jacques Prévert and Joseph Kosma, English lyrics by Johnny Mercerġ946 by Enoch & Cie ( Enoch (édition musicale) ) 1946 song by Joseph Kosma "Les Feuilles mortes"
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