I know I'm posting many years after this thread was initiated but I thought that those of you who stumble on this thread might be interested in an old recording from 1961 by the British band The Temperance Seven. They were a band that almost defied definition. They were a group of friends/art students/artists who happened to be talented musicians. They formed a band that played Dixieland Jazz but at the same time parodied the gentrification of jazz in the 1920s. They dressed in DJs (Tuxedos/Dinner Jackets) or morning suits all except the vocalist, Paul McDowell, who wore a white DJ. (I have a memory of him being called Mr "Whiter-than-white" Paul McDowell but can find no reference on Google, only "Whispering" Paul McDowell.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temperance_Seven

Anyway, to the point. On one of their, sadly few, albums was a recording of Autumn Leaves. This starts with McDowell singing the verse followed by a single chorus of the refrain. Then follows a reprise of the 2nd half of melody of the verse played on the bass clarinet by Alan Swainston Cooper, I believe. Then McDowell sings the French lyrics.

I'm very grateful to those who posted the French lyrics as I've been puzzling over these since I first heard this recording on vinyl back in the early 1960s. I now have a CD of the reissue from about 2003. The 2012 CD/MP3 re-reissue has garnered some heavy criticism due to poor sound quality - BEWARE. (It also picked up one criticism re poor musicianship which is unjustified IMO.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_ahWXxIlQ