{"id":19031,"date":"2013-05-09T19:04:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T17:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=19031"},"modified":"2014-06-17T17:36:58","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T15:36:58","slug":"may-i-offer-you-un-cadeau-de-mai-a-may-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/may-i-offer-you-un-cadeau-de-mai-a-may-present\/","title":{"rendered":"May I Offer You “Un Cadeau de Mai” (A May Present)?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Since the <\/span>month of May<\/a><\/strong> is not over yet, may I offer you an old popular French poem?<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr\u00f4le de co\u00efncidence<\/strong><\/em> (funny coincidence) perhaps, this poem happens to be precisely about offering presents during the month of May.<\/p>\n

\u00a0QUE DONNERAI-JE \u00c0\u00a0MON AMIE EN MAI?<\/em> (WHAT SHALL I GIVE TO MY FRIEND IN MAY?)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Que donnerai-je \u00e0 mon amie ?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What shall I give to my friend?<\/p>\n

Le premier de mai ?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On May first?<\/p>\n

Un bouquet de roses\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A bouquet of roses<\/p>\n

Et la perdrix vole<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And the partridge flies<\/p>\n

Qui vole<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Which flies<\/p>\n

Et le pigeon va, toujours va ! <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And the pigeon goes, always goes!<\/p>\n

Que donnerai-je \u00e0 mon amie<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What will I give to my friend<\/p>\n

Le second de mai ? <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On the second of May?<\/p>\n

Ce sont deux tourterelles<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

They are two turtledoves<\/p>\n

Un bouquet de roses<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A bouquet of roses<\/p>\n

Et la perdrix vole<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And the partridge flies<\/p>\n

Qui vole<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Which flies<\/p>\n

Et le pigeon va, toujours va !<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And the prigeon goes, always goes!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Que donnerai-je \u00e0 mon amie<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What shall I give to my friend<\/p>\n

Le troisi\u00e8me de mai?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On the third of May?<\/p>\n

Trois bouquets de violettes<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Three bouquets of violets<\/p>\n

Que donnerai-je \u00e0 mon amie<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What will I give to my friend<\/p>\n

Le quatre de mai?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On the fourth of May?<\/p>\n

Quatre canards qui volent\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Four ducks that fly<\/p>\n

Que donnerai-je \u00e0 mon amie\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What shall I\u00a0give to my friend<\/p>\n

Le cinqui\u00e8me de mai?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On the fifth of May?<\/p>\n

Cinq dindons qui volent\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Five turkeys that fly<\/p>\n

Le sixi\u00e8me de mai ?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The sixth of May?<\/p>\n

Six brebis toutes blanches<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Six plain white ewes<\/p>\n

Que donnerai-je \u00e0 mon amie \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What shall I give to my friend<\/p>\n

Le septi\u00e8me de mai ?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On the seventh of May?<\/p>\n

Sept taureaux qui beuglent\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Seven bulls that moo<\/p>\n

Que donnerai-je \u00e0 mon amie\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What shall I give to my friend<\/p>\n

Le huiti\u00e8me de mai ?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On the eighth of May?<\/p>\n

Huit b\u0153ufs qui labourent\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Eight oxes that plow<\/p>\n

Que donnerai-je \u00e0 mon amie\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What shall I give to my friend<\/p>\n

Pour le reste de mai ?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For the rest of May?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Since the month of May is not over yet, may I offer you an old popular French poem? Dr\u00f4le de co\u00efncidence (funny coincidence) perhaps, this poem happens to be precisely about offering presents during the month of May. \u00a0QUE DONNERAI-JE \u00c0\u00a0MON AMIE EN MAI? (WHAT SHALL I GIVE TO MY FRIEND IN MAY?) Que donnerai-je…<\/p>\n

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