Archive for 'Music'
La Semaine Prochaine (Next Week) Posted by Hichem on Oct 1, 2012
There is something that you need to know about setting up appointments in French: When for example someone tells you “on se voit jeudi prochain“, although it may translate literally as the English “we meet up *next* Thursday”, i.e. not this upcoming Thursday but the Thursday of the following week, in reality it means the…
Demander la Lune (To Ask for the Moon) Posted by Hichem on Sep 30, 2012
Just as it’s the case in English, the French expression demander la lune means “to ask for the moon“, “to ask for too much”; “to ask for something impossible or nearly impossible to get.” Now imagine if people demandaient la lune à la lune elle-même (asked the moon itself for the moon), how often can they get…
Comme Toi (Like You) Posted by Hichem on Sep 23, 2012
This is the story of a little girl who was barely eight years old. She lived in Warsaw, Poland. It was the eve of the Second World War. The horrible Holocaust was about to be unleashed by the Nazis. All she wanted was to play and enjoy a happy life. All she wanted was to…
Le Pyla: Europe’s Tallest Sand Dune—Is in South of France! Posted by Hichem on Sep 18, 2012
If someone ever quizzes you about the location of the tallest dune de sable (sand dune) in Europe, thanks to today’s French Blog post you will know it: It’s in the South of France, not too far from the city of Bordeaux! * * * Well, sure, you won’t feel like you’ve somehow been teletransported…
Vanité Vs. Humanité (Vanity Vs. Humanity) Posted by Hichem on Sep 17, 2012
According to Le Larousse, the most famous French dictionary: → vanité /va.ni.te/ féminin 1. [orgueil] vanity, pride, conceit. 2. [futilité] pointlessness, futility. Today’s post is in honored memory of the late Laurent Meynier, author of “Réflexions photographiques” (“photographic reflections”) After “Sous ton aile” (“Under your Wing”), Eiffel makes a comeback to The French Blog with “Tes vanités” (“Your Vanities“) (If your Youtube access is restricted in…
Autour du Monde (Around the World) Posted by Hichem on Sep 14, 2012
When a catchy French song meets a hilarious video coming straight from the wild imagination of “Ze craziest Frenchman on ze planet“—Then what happens? Well, voici le résultat (here is the result)! “Le Troubadour” by French group “HK & Les Saltimbanks”, who are probably not too upset with Rémi for “borrowing” their song to be featured on his video…
The French Cowboy Posted by Hichem on Sep 12, 2012
Come on, mes amis, wear your chapeaux (hats), bring along your Smith & Wessons, jump on the selles (saddles) of your chevaux (horses), and let’s all go for une petite balade (a small ride) with French Rap pioneer Mc Solaar… Our destination? We’re off to le Nouveau Western (“The New Western”) MC SOLAAR – “Le Nouveau Western“ (“The New Western”) Le vent souffle en Arizona The wind whirls…