《Autumn Leaves》的原曲是法文歌《Les Feuilles Mortes》,出自匈牙利作曲家Joseph Kosma之手,翻查資料原來它來自1946年的電影《Les Portes de la Nuit(夜之門)》,此曲一出就震攝了整個法國。1950年,美國的音樂人Johnny Mercer將這首歌的歌詞改寫成英文版的《Autumn Leaves》,自此在美國亦大為流行,多年來不斷被翻唱,至今已有數不清的版本。
Autumn Leaves
The falling leaves drift by my window, The autumn leaves of red and gold; I see your lips the summer kisses, The sunburned hands I used to hold; Since you went away, the days are 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