“Black Eyes” or in France known as “Les Yeux Noirs” is a Gipsy jazz standard. I tried to play a simple version:
https://soundcloud.com/fingerstyle_guitar/les-yeux-noirs
photo by frizztext: I like to meet musicians. They are ambassadors of their nations’ culture. The musician with hat (left) is Errol O. Johnson (Jamaica / UK) – on the right side (blond sax player) – he is a refugee from Russia – he (I believe Juri was his name) escaped from the war in Afghanistan, so he spent some years in prison for that failure in Moscow – and is now happy to be free in Germany… in the middle: a female listener of the two, she came from Turkey, selling pearls and diamonds …
related:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Eyes_(song)
there:
“Dark Eyes” (Russian: Очи чёрные, Ochi chyornye; English translation: Black Eyes; French translation: Les yeux noirs) is probably the most famous Russian romance.”
Flickr Comments 
Lovely song as ever! D is for Door, blue DOOR
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sometimes it’s good to have a closed door, like living in a castle; in other weeks the ship leaves the harbor to explore new shores!
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Excellent music!
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