{"id":32284,"date":"2020-09-08T05:30:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T03:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=32284"},"modified":"2020-09-08T01:03:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T23:03:26","slug":"french-music-saying-goodbye-to-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-saying-goodbye-to-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"French Music – Saying Goodbye to Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s only early September, but here in the northeastern United States, things are already sliding towards fall. It\u2019s time to get back to school, to work, and to say \u2026<\/p>\n

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Au revoir \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n

La Madrague\u00a0is a charming little chanson fran\u00e7aise<\/strong><\/a> that for years I thought was written for Brigitte Bardot by Serge Gainsbourg<\/a>1<\/a><\/sup>Because somehow it made its way onto an album of Gainsbourg songs performed by famous French actresses..<\/span> … Turns out that was a mistake on my part.<\/p>\n

La Madrague2<\/a><\/sup>‘madrague<\/em>‘ is a term related to line fishing for large fish like tuna along the coast.<\/span> (which is the name of Bardot’s famous home purchased in the 1950’s just outside Saint-Tropez) was written by Jean-Max Rivi\u00e8re to immortalize “les sentiments simples, joyeux, et nostalgiques que le lieu lui inspirait \u00e0 travers”<\/strong> Bardot (the simple, joyous, and nostalgic\u00a0feelings that the place inspired in him through).<\/em><\/p>\n