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“Trop d’amour tue” (Too Much Love Kills) Posted by Hichem on May 15, 2011
Some have upheld the old sacred view that l’amour, le véritable amour (love, true love) is the one that leads to the attainment of l’immortalité (immortality.) The kind of love that, souvenez-vous (remember), impelled Dante’s ascent to the gates of le paradis (paradise), whence he joined his beloved Béatrice. The sort of love that was…
French Rap Pioneer Mc Solaar Edges on “Le Nouveau Western” Posted by Hichem on May 11, 2011
Come on, wear your chapeau (hat), bring your Smith & Wesson, jump on the selle (saddle) of your cheval (horse), and let’s go for une petite balade (a small ride) with Mc Solaar… We’re off to le Nouveau Western (“The New Western”) * * * MC SOLAAR, “Le Nouveau Western” (“The New Western”) * * * Le vent…
Surréalisme of André Breton Posted by Hichem on May 5, 2011
Imagine if you were to completely open your mind, without the slightest form of compulsion or restraint, set it into the most “passive mode“, and start writing, just writing, not caring about any considération logique ou esthétique (logical or esthetical consideration)… Give free reign to your subconscious to express itself in plain words. If you…
Hedonistic French Rap: “Chui Un Bo Gosse” (I’m a Handsome Kid) Posted by Hichem on Apr 30, 2011
Disiz la Peste dedicates this song to “tous les beaux gosses et les belles gosses” (“all the handsome kids and the beautiful girls”)—No doubt an “inspirational hymn” for the “bogossitude” movement headed by its founder, Mickaël Vendetta * * * If you read the title and haven’t yet come to understand how “Chui un bo gosse”…
La Plume de Ma Tante (My Aunt’s Pen) Posted by Hichem on Apr 29, 2011
For the now-graying baby boomer generation, the title of “la plume de ma tante” often evokes some fond and vivid early childhood memories; whereas for the progeny of the “Generation X” and above (Generation Y and Z), it most likely reminds them of a rather ghastly scene of le film d’horreur (horror movie) “l’Exorciste“, which premiered…
Si je t’aime, prends garde à toi – Bizet’s French Opéra: “Carmen” Posted by Hichem on Apr 26, 2011
Thoroughly inspired from the Spanish composer Sebastián Iradier, “Habanera” is a famous aria from the French opéra “Carmen” by Georges Bizet If you thought at first that the title of today’s post is somehow related to the KISS song (You know, the one that goes “You better watch out, cause I’m a War Machine”), then you’re…
French Conjugaison: the Verb Ouvrir (To Open) Posted by Hichem on Apr 25, 2011
What could be better to open up la nouvelle semaine(the new week) than la conjugaison of the verb ouvrir (to open)? * * * The naturally-born funny French comedian actor Fernandel stars as “Ali Baba”, the famous Arabian Nights tale in which he utters the three magic words: “Sésame, ouvre-toi!” (“Open Sesame!”) Here’s “un aperçu“, or a…