{"id":32336,"date":"2020-09-29T05:30:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T03:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=32336"},"modified":"2021-01-31T19:56:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T18:56:57","slug":"les-fleurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/les-fleurs\/","title":{"rendered":"French Music &#8211; Flowers for the soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-32348 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/pexels-kristina-paukshtite-112396-233x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/pexels-kristina-paukshtite-112396-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/pexels-kristina-paukshtite-112396.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vous savez que j&#8217;aime la musique<\/strong> (<em>you know that I love music<\/em>) and I find it to be both a great escape and a great way to practice language skills. But when pop stars go beyond dance beats they can move more than our feet.<\/p>\n<p>And in these troubling times we can all use a reminder that <strong>la vie est belle<\/strong> (<em>life is beautiful) <\/em>and to focus on the world outside ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>In researching <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-music-for-the-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last week&#8217;s post<\/a> about contemporary artists, I came across this lovely song from Clara Luciani.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clara Luciani - Les fleurs (live)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SgO9V3FGQa4?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<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand tout fout le camp<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When everything flies apart<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand tout est d\u00e9cevant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When everything is disappointing<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand rien n&#8217;est \u00e0 sa place<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When nothing is where it should be<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Pas m\u00eame moi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Not even me<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand tout me lasse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When everything leaves me bored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand tout est d\u00e9gueulasse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When everything is disgusting<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand rien ne vaut la peine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When nothing is worth the effort<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Pas m\u00eame moi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Not even me<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Je pense aux <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-language-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fleurs<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I think about flowers<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Qui sont parfaites<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Which are perfect<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Qui n&#8217;ont pas d&#8217;autre r\u00f4le que de l&#8217;\u00eatre<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>With no other r\u00f4le to play except to be (perfect)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Je pense aux fleurs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I think about the flowers<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et c&#8217;est b\u00eate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And it\u2019s dumb<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mais j\u2019envie leur beaut\u00e9 muette<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>But I envy them their silent beauty<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand les faits divers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When the news of the day<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Me donnent des insomnies<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Keeps me up at night<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Que rien ne me gu\u00e9rit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And nothing heals me<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Pas m\u00eame toi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Not even me<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand je cherche un sens<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When I am looking for meaning<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00c0 ma longue errance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>To my long wandering<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Que rien ne me soulage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When nothing relieves me<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Rien ne me s\u00e9duit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Nothing interests me<\/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>Que mon c\u0153ur implose<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When my heart implodes<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Qu&#8217;on me morde mes pens\u00e9es<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When my thoughts are eating me up<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>M&#8217;enivre comme une vague<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Pulling me under like a wave<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Pr\u00eate \u00e0 m&#8217;avaler<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Ready to smallow me<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Quand je suis coinc\u00e9e<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>When I\u2019m stuck<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Dans un corps trop \u00e9troit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In a body that is too tight<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Que je sens l&#8217;univers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And I feel the universe<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Se refermer sur moi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Closing in on me<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Refrain]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \">\n<p><strong>Mise au jour<\/strong> \/ <em>Update<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>La semaine derni\u00e8re<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_32336\"><a href=\"void(0)\" role=\"button\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_32336-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_32336-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" data-mfn=\"1\">While it is a little less common, you may also see<em> la semaine pass\u00e9e<\/em><\/span><strong> une grande artiste nous a quitt\u00e9 <\/strong>(<em>Last week, we lost another great artist<\/em>). The French singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2020\/sep\/24\/juliette-greco-obituary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juliette Gr\u00e9co<\/a><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_32336\"><a href=\"void(0)\" role=\"button\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_32336-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_32336-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" data-mfn=\"2\">Click to see her official obituary in The Guardian.<\/span>\u00a0passed away at the age of 93. You can enjoy one of her songs <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-juliette-greco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ByflZxNRcN\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/les-tournesols\/\">Les tournesols<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Les tournesols&#8221; &#8212; French Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/les-tournesols\/embed\/#?secret=rSIxtc16U3#?secret=ByflZxNRcN\" data-secret=\"ByflZxNRcN\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Photo by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@kpaukshtite?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Kristina Paukshtite<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/no-person-nature-flower-flora-112396\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li><span>1<\/span><div>While it is a little less common, you may also see<em> la semaine pass\u00e9e<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>2<\/span><div>Click to see her official obituary in The Guardian.<\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"233\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/pexels-kristina-paukshtite-112396-233x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/pexels-kristina-paukshtite-112396-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/pexels-kristina-paukshtite-112396.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p>Vous savez que j&#8217;aime la musique (you know that I love music) and I find it to be both a great escape and a great way to practice language skills. But when pop stars go beyond dance beats they can move more than our feet. 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