{"id":3101,"date":"2011-01-09T18:06:51","date_gmt":"2011-01-09T18:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=3101"},"modified":"2017-10-19T12:56:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T10:56:23","slug":"le-roi-soleil-etre-a-la-hauteur-to-measure-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/le-roi-soleil-etre-a-la-hauteur-to-measure-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Roi Soleil: &#8220;\u00catre \u00e0 la hauteur&#8221; (&#8220;To measure up&#8221;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You have already discovered in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/trasnparent-not-your-parents-cours-de-francais\/\">French Blog<\/a> <\/strong>several &#8220;episodes&#8221; that make up\u00a0<strong><em>l&#8217;histoire de France<\/em><\/strong>(the History of France), especially <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/lhomme-au-masque-de-fer-iron-man-pour-les-ironiques\/\">the history of the <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/lhomme-au-masque-de-fer-iron-man-pour-les-ironiques\/\">XVII si\u00e8cle<\/a> <\/em>(the 17th century, of course!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Today, we&#8217;ll evoke the &#8220;central figure&#8221; of that century for France, namely <em><strong>Le Roi Soleil<\/strong><\/em>(the Sun King), but not from <em><strong>une perspective historique<\/strong><\/em>, but rather a <strong>musical<\/strong> one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Le roi soleil(Etre \u00e0 la hauteur)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oU5mOgxy8vQ?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<p><strong>The &#8220;<em>Roi Soleil<\/em>&#8221; is a play that started in 2005, starring Emmanuel Moire, and has enjoyed quite a success since then<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">* <em>Le Roi Soleil: &#8220;\u00catre \u00e0 la hauteur&#8221;<\/em> (&#8220;To measure up&#8221;)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Je me l\u00e8ve\u00a0jour apr\u00e8s\u00a0jour<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I get up day after day<\/p>\n<p><em>C&#8217;est un\u00a0jour ordinaire<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a usual day<\/p>\n<p><em>J&#8217;en connais d\u00e9j\u00e0 le cours<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I already know its unfolding<\/p>\n<p><em>Le poids d&#8217;un parcours n\u00e9cessaire<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The weight of a necessary trail<\/p>\n<p><em>Que\u00a0je dois faire<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What am I to do<\/p>\n<p><em>Parce qu&#8217;on n&#8217;a jamais le choix<br \/>\n<\/em>Because one has never the choice<\/p>\n<p><em>De ses murs, de sa terre<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Of one&#8217;s walls, one&#8217;s land<\/p>\n<p><em>Qui nous enferment \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9troit<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Which lock us up tight<\/p>\n<p><em>L&#8217;\u00e9troit d&#8217;une grandeur solitaire<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The tightness of a solitary splendor<\/p>\n<p><em>Mais pour quoi faire ?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But what is it for?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>* * *<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Etre \u00e0 la hauteur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To measure up<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>De ce qu&#8217;on vous demande<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To what you&#8217;re asked to do<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Ce que les autres attendent<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What others expect<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Et surmonter sa peur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And overcome one&#8217;s fear<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>D&#8217;\u00eatre \u00e0 la hauteur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To measure up<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Du commun des mortels<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">to the mere 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left;\">Differently than a mortel<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Enfin ne plus r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 l&#8217;appel<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To finally not answer the call anymore<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Ne plus avoir peur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Not to be afraid anymore<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>D&#8217;\u00eatre \u00e0 la hauteur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Of measuring up<\/p>\n<p><em>A la hauteur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Measuring up<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>A la hauteur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Measuring up<\/p>\n<p><em>Etre \u00e0 la hauteur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To measure up<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Autrement qu&#8217;immortel<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Differently than an immortal<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Enfin ne plus r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 l&#8217;appel<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Not to answer the call anymore finally<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Ne plus avoir peur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Not to be afraid anymore<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>D&#8217;\u00eatre \u00e0 la hauteur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Of measuring up<\/p>\n<p><em>A la hauteur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To measure up<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Ne plus avoir peur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Not to be afraid<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>D&#8217;\u00eatre \u00e0 la hauteur<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Of measuring up<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Etre \u00e0 la hauteur.mov\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6x1NoiKiOO0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" 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