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“Hier Encore” is a song released in 1964, written by Charles Aznavour and Georges Garvarentz. It was subsequently released in English (Yesterday When I Was Young), Italian (Ieri Si), Japanese 帰り来ぬ青春, and Spanish (Ayer Aún). It is considered one of Aznavour’s greatest hits. The English-language lyrics were written by Herbert Kretzmer. The English lyrics tell of a man reflecting on his life. He recounts how he wasted his youth on self-centered pursuits, and now that he is older he will not be able to do all that he had planned (implying that he may be close to his pending death). Read on...