Archive for 'Music'
French Music – Calogero Posted by Tim Hildreth on Apr 17, 2018
Before becoming a writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry had a very different professional life. A new song from the French chanteur (singer) Calogero, celebrates that previous career as well as some of Saint-Exupéry’s most famous works. While he may be best known outside France for his charming novella Le petit prince (The little prince), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote…
French Nursery Rhymes: Au Clair de la lune Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Mar 16, 2018
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a nursery rhyme with an interesting origin. That comptine, as nursery rhymes are known in French, might not have been as familiar to English speakers as the one I’m writing about today. The melody of “Au Clair de la lune” is probably familiar to most people around the world…
French Music For Your Petite Sœur – Ben l’Oncle Soul Posted by John Bauer on Mar 7, 2018
When I hear a catchy song from an artist, I like to look them up and see if I like their other songs. Parfois (sometimes) all their other musique isn’t for me, but parfois I find un musicien that keeps on giving me new songs to listen to! The French Soulman, Ben l’Oncle Soul, is…
Too much of a good thing Posted by Tim Hildreth on Mar 6, 2018
February is over, and we’ve moved on to le mois de mars (the month of March). So much of février is dedicated to l’amour (love) (including some of my own blog posts!) that I thought we could perhaps use a little bit of a palette cleanser to put all the calins, baisers, et amour (hugs…
French Pop Music – This Game By YELLE Posted by John Bauer on Feb 28, 2018
La musique (music) is always a fun way to keep learning French when you’re tired of textbooks. Practicing une chanson française (a French song) can keep you speaking French for days, even pendant la douche (during a shower)! Finding the right song in another language can sometimes be hard. Some songs may not be quite…
French Nursery Rhymes: Une Souris Verte Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Feb 26, 2018
One of my son’s favorite French children’s songs is “Une Souris verte.” It’s a very strange—albeit catchy—tune that dates back to the late seventeenth or eighteenth century. The song’s lyrics, or paroles, are below: Une souris verte qui courait dans l’herbe Je l’attrape par la queue Je la montre à ces messieurs Ces messieurs me disent…
French Music – France Gall Posted by Tim Hildreth on Feb 20, 2018
A few weeks ago I posted about the passing of the French singer France Gall. In researching her life and work, I came across this cute song that I wanted to share with you this week. Not only is it a catchy tune, but it has lots of great vocabulary, cultural tidbits, and even a…