{"id":30139,"date":"2018-05-08T05:35:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T03:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=30139"},"modified":"2018-05-08T01:52:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T23:52:26","slug":"french-music-benabar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-benabar\/","title":{"rendered":"French Music &#8211; B\u00e9nabar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I discovered a new French singer this week who I&#8217;m excited to share with you. I had never heard of B\u00e9nabar despite the fact that his career spans more than 20 years!\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Le d\u00e9but de la suite<\/span> (<span style=\"font-style: italic\">The beginning of the next phase)* <\/span>is his eighth studio album and features songs that are almost little short stories providing glimpses into the lives of everyday French people.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-30206\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/B\u00e9nabar_Roanne2-233x350.jpg\" alt=\"By Monsoleiiil - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=8355542\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/B\u00e9nabar_Roanne2-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/B\u00e9nabar_Roanne2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>B\u00e9nabar himself said in an interview with the French television show <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/C_%C3%A0_vous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C \u00e0 Vous<\/a>:<strong>\u00a0&#8220;Moi, je me suis toujours int\u00e9ress\u00e9 plut\u00f4t aux deuxi\u00e8mes roles, aux figurants; comme si on faisait un film en retirant les heroes.&#8221; <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eOcAx--Y7lM?t=2m40s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Me, I am always interested in the background characters, the bit parts; as if you were making a movie taking out the <span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px\">heroes<\/span>.<\/a>) The video below takes us into the world of\u00a0<strong>une vendeuse\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>a sales associate or shop girl<\/em>) at the Parisian department store <em>Les Galleries Lafayette<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"B\u00e9nabar - La petite vendeuse (Clip officiel)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qhnLCOZPmMQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \">Listening Practice Tip: Did you know that YouTube allows you to slow down the playback of videos? If you click the settings button you can choose to play any video back at 3\/4 or 1\/2 (or even 1\/4!) speed. It&#8217;s a handy way to build up your ability to understand at full speed.<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Une vendeuse en pause<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>A sales girl on break<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Allume, morose, sa deuxi\u00e8me cigarette\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Lights, bleak-ly, her second cigarette<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Sur le trottoir arri\u00e8re <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>On the rear sidewalk<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>de la rue derri\u00e8re Les Galeries Lafayette\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Of the street behind the Galeries Lafayette<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Elle est pas malheureuse la petite vendeuse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>She isn\u2019t sad, the little salesgirl<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>et de loin on dirait\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And from here (from far) one would say<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Presque du bonheur<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Almost happy<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>quand l&#8217;antid\u00e9presseur fait enfin de l&#8217;effet<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When the antidepressant kicks in<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Une vendeuse en pause<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>A sales girl on break<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>v\u00eatue comme impose le grand magasin\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Dressed in the manner required by the store<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Du c\u00f4t\u00e9 livraison r\u00e9serv\u00e9 camion qui d\u00e9chargent au matin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Out at the loading dock reserved for the trucks that unload in the morning<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Refrain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Chorus<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rayon maroquinerie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The leathergoods department<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>elle attise l&#8217;envie de clientes ais\u00e9es\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>She stirs the comfortable clients desire<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Vend des jolis sacs \u00e0 la mode<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Sells pretty, fashionable bags<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>et de marque qu&#8217;elle ne peut pas acheter\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And brands that she cannot buy<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Refrain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Chorus<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Elle joue son r\u00f4le<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>She plays her role<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>et bien je la regarde de loin un peu dissimul\u00e9\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And I watch her from afar a little hidden<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Comme j&#8217;ai l&#8217;air d&#8217;un pervers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Almost like a pervert<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>le vigile me rep\u00e8re je pr\u00e9f\u00e8re m&#8217;en aller\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The security guard spots me and I opt to leave<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Refrain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Chorus<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Je laisse ma vendeuse \u00e0 ses babioles co\u00fbteuse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I leave my sales girl to her expensive knick-knacks<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00e0 mes souvenirs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>To my memories<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Je l&#8217;esp\u00e8re heureuse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I hope for her happiness<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>rien ne s&#8217;y oppose \u00e7a s&#8217;appelle l&#8217;avenir\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Nothing really should stop it that\u2019s called the future<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Adieu ma vendeuse <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Farewell my sales girl<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>ne sois pas malheureuse je te l&#8217;interdis\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Don\u2019t be sad, I forbid it<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Je voudrais te le dire mais je dois m&#8217;enfuir<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I would like to tell you, but I must flee<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>le vigile me poursuit\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The security guard is after me<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Revenu en cachette bonnet et lunettes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Returned in disguise cap and glasses<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>mais tu n&#8217;\u00e9tais plus l\u00e0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>But you weren\u2019t there<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>C\u00f4t\u00e9 livraison c\u00f4t\u00e9 rayon pas de trace de toi\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Loading dock non sales counter there was no trace of you<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Maintenant o\u00f9 es-tu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Now where are you<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>je ne le saurai plus<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I won\u2019t ever know<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>salaud de Cupidon\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Stupid Cupid <\/em>[Note: <em>Salaud<\/em> is actually quite a bit stronger than stupid.]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Pour te garder pr\u00e8s de moi je t&#8217;ai mise m&#8217;en veux pas dans cette chanson\u00a0(x2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>To keep you close, don\u2019t be mad at me, I put you in this song (x2)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">\u00c0 suivre\u2026 dans la suite! <\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic\">(To be continued\u2026 in the next part!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tune in again next week to find out <strong>o\u00f9 elle est all\u00e9e, la petite vendeuse.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \">Speaking of story tellers: Have you seen the latest Google Doodle? See <a href=\"https:\/\/atap.google.com\/spotlight-stories\/melies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for a fun introduction to French film pioneer Georges M\u00e9li\u00e8s.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\">* <\/span>The album title is a play on words. <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Le d\u00e9but <\/span>can mean <span style=\"font-style: italic\">the beginning, the start, <\/span>or <span style=\"font-style: italic\">the first part. La suite<\/span> is the part that comes after, and often refers to part 2 or a continuation of something.<\/p>\n<p>Photo of B\u00e9nabar in concert\u00a0By Monsoleiiil &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=8355542<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"233\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/B\u00e9nabar_Roanne2-233x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"By Monsoleiiil - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=8355542\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/B\u00e9nabar_Roanne2-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/05\/B\u00e9nabar_Roanne2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p>I discovered a new French singer this week who I&#8217;m excited to share with you. I had never heard of B\u00e9nabar despite the fact that his career spans more than 20 years!\u00a0Le d\u00e9but de la suite (The beginning of the next phase)* is his eighth studio album and features songs that are almost little short&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-benabar\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":30206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,108,13],"tags":[222,284,357,367,432,249992,12514],"class_list":["post-30139","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-music","category-vocabulary","tag-chanson-francaise","tag-free-french-lessons","tag-french-language","tag-french-music","tag-french-vocabulary","tag-musique-francaise","tag-vocabulaire-francais"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30139"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30303,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30139\/revisions\/30303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}