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Out of a “Nouveau Monde” (“New World”) Posted by on Jun 9, 2011

Les paroles (the lyrics) of today’s song contain an unusual feature, do you think you can identify it? Need un indice (a hint)? Many words in French sound similar (homophones): Pot (meaning “pot” in English) and peau (skin); fer (iron) and the verb faire (to do), etc.! * * *   Mypollux – “Notre Nouveau Monde” *…

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Édith Piaf: A Love Hostage to the Vagaries of “La Foule” (“The Crowd”) Posted by on Jun 7, 2011

Who said that la culture française rarely opened itself to cross-border influence and inspiration, and that the French always lived secluded within the stone walls of their village gaulois ? 🙂 With her outstanding song “La Foule” (“the Crowd”), Édith Piaf dispels such a misconception about her country, by interpreting a Peruvian Waltz titled “Que nadie sepa mi…

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