{"id":32444,"date":"2020-11-03T05:30:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T04:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=32444"},"modified":"2020-11-01T17:57:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T16:57:40","slug":"france-looking-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/france-looking-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"France &#8211; Looking Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-curfew-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last week<\/a> I promised a change of pace, so while the world continues to grapple with Covid, this week I&#8217;ll keep the coverage to a minimum. Someday this global <strong>pand\u00e9mie<\/strong> (<em>pandemic)<\/em> will be over and we&#8217;ll be ready to get back to life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32451\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/pexels-helena-lopes-708440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"451\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/pexels-helena-lopes-708440.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/pexels-helena-lopes-708440-350x247.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \"><strong>En attendant<\/strong> \/ <em>until then<\/em> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As the numbers continue to grow, France, after just 10 days of trying <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-curfew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">le couvre-feu<\/a>,<\/strong> has re-instituted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/sante\/maladie\/coronavirus\/confinement\/reconfinement-une-atmosphere-sensiblement-differente-a-paris_4162365.html#xtor=EPR-744-&#091;newsletterjt&#093;-20201030-&#091;sujet4&#093;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nationwide quarantine rules<\/a>. Less stringent than last time, the new rules have nonetheless already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/sante\/maladie\/coronavirus\/confinement\/reconfinement-les-commercants-se-rebellent-contre-la-fermeture-imposee_4163483.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">started to impact life around the country<\/a>. Today is also Election day in the United States. And while a record number of people have already cast ballots, the world will be watching today &#8230; and I&#8217;ll be casting my vote!<\/div>\n<p><strong>What next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No one quite knows when this will all end, but thinking about what comes next can help us to get through the unknown. When it is over, I know one of the first thigs I&#8217;m going to do is to go see all of <strong>les gens que j&#8217;aime (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/from-paris-with-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">y compris en France!<\/a>)<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(the people who I love, including in France!)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patrick Fiori - Les gens qu&#039;on aime (Clip officiel)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DFsCU8ckap4?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>J&#8217;aurais pu tra\u00eener le long de mes r\u00eaves<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I could have lingered along the edges of my dreams (a poetic way of saying \u201cI could have lounged in bed all day \u2026 \u201c)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>J&#8217;aurais pu, l&#8217;air de rien<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I could have, just like that<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Attendre ici que la journ\u00e9e s&#8217;ach\u00e8ve<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Waited here for the day to end<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Sortir le chien, si j&#8217;en avais un<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Take out the dog, if I had one<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>J&#8217;aurais pu m&#8217;inventer des inventaires<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I could have invented inventories<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Refaire et faire le point<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Taken stock and retaken it<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mais ce matin j&#8217;ai bien plus cher \u00e0 faire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>But this morning I have more important to do<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Bamdabadabam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Bamdabadabam<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ce matin, j&#8217;irai dire aux gens que j&#8217;aime<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>This morning, I\u2019ll go tell the people I love<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ou juste merci d&#8217;\u00eatre ceux qu&#8217;ils sont<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Or just thanks for being what they are<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Qu&#8217;ils changent mes heures am\u00e8res en po\u00e8mes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>That they transform my bitter hours into poems<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et tous ces mots que nous taisons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And all those things that we keep quiet<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ce matin, j&#8217;irai dire aux gens que j&#8217;aime<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>This morning, I\u2019ll declare to those I love<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Oh! Comme ils comptent pour moi chaque instant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Oh, how they matter to me in every moment<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Des mots doux c&#8217;est mieux qu&#8217;un beau requiem<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Kind words are better than a requiem<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et les dire c&#8217;est important<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And saying them matters<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et dire avant tant qu&#8217;il est temps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And say it before it\u2019s time \/ too late<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On veut toujours attendre la prochaine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We always want to wait for the next<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Remettre au lendemain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Put off till the next day<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>C&#8217;est bien plus simple d&#8217;\u00e9mettre des haines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s so much simpler to put out hate<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Bien anonymes tapis dans son coin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Anonymously huddled in one\u2019s corner<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et coulent nos vies et l&#8217;eau des fontaines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And our lives flow on like the water in fountains<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>La vie du quotidien<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Daily life<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et passent les jours et puis les semaines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And the days go by and then the weeks<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Bamdabadabam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Bamdabadabam<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ce matin, j&#8217;irai dire aux gens que j&#8217;aime<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>This morning, I\u2019ll go tell those I love<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ou juste merci d&#8217;\u00eatre ceux qu&#8217;ils sont<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Just a small thanks for being who they are<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Qu&#8217;ils changent mes heures am\u00e8res en po\u00e8mes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>That they change my bitter hours into poems<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et tous les mots que nous cachons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And all the things that we keep hidden<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ce matin, j&#8217;irai dire aux gens que j&#8217;aime<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>This morning, I\u2019ll go to the people I love<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Oh! Comme ils comptent pour moi chaque instant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Oh, how they count in my life each instant<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Des mots doux c&#8217;est mieux qu&#8217;un grand chrysanth\u00e8me*\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Kind words are better than a big chrysanthemum<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et le dire c&#8217;est important<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And they are important to say<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Le rappeler de temps en temps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Remember it from time to time<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>J&#8217;aurais pu tra\u00eener le long de mes r\u00eaves<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I could have lingered along with my dreams<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>J&#8217;aurais pu l&#8217;air de rien<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I could have an air of nothing<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Attendre ici que la journ\u00e9e s&#8217;ach\u00e8ve<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Waiting here for the day to end<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Bamdabadabam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Bamdabadabam<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On devrait dire aux gens quand on les aime<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We should tell people when we love them<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Trouver les phrases, trouver le temps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Find the words, find the time<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Qu&#8217;ils changent nos heures am\u00e8res en po\u00e8mes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>That they change our bitter hours into poems<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On devrait tout se dire avant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We should say it all before<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Il faut le dire aux gens quand on les aime<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>You have to tell people when you love them<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Comme ils comptent pour nous chaque instant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>How they count for us at every moment<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Les mots doux c&#8217;est mieux qu&#8217;un beau requiem<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Kind words are better than a requiem<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et tant qu&#8217;on est l\u00e0 bien vivant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And as long as we\u2019re here, alive<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Tout se dire tant qu&#8217;il est temps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Say it all while there is still time<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>* In France,\u00a0<strong>les\u00a0<\/strong><b>chrysanth\u00e8mes<\/b> are the traditional flowers of mourning. Around the Toussaint<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_32444\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_32444-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_32444-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">A very different Toussaint this year due to both Covid and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/sante\/maladie\/coronavirus\/confinement\/toussaint-une-journee-particuliere-entre-surveillance-renforcee-et-reconfinement_4164379.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reinforced security at churches<\/a> following the recent attacks in France. <\/span> you will find them on tombs in French cemeteries. The tradition, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.fr\/evelyne-dreyfus\/comment-les-chrysanthemes-sont-devenus-symboles-de-deuil-en-france-alors-quailleurs-ils-sont-joyeux_a_23262227\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article<\/a>, dates from <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-history-wwi-and-the-occupation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>la Grande Guerre<\/strong><\/a> when the most readily available flower to mark the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/le-plus-important-des-jours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">armistice<\/a> (<strong>en novembre)<\/strong> was the mum (which grows in the fall).<\/p>\n<p>Photo by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@wildlittlethingsphoto?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Helena Lopes<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/men-s-white-button-up-dress-shirt-708440\/?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>A very different Toussaint this year due to both Covid and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/sante\/maladie\/coronavirus\/confinement\/toussaint-une-journee-particuliere-entre-surveillance-renforcee-et-reconfinement_4164379.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reinforced security at churches<\/a> following the recent attacks in France. <\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/pexels-helena-lopes-708440-350x247.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\/11\/pexels-helena-lopes-708440-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/pexels-helena-lopes-708440.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Last week I promised a change of pace, so while the world continues to grapple with Covid, this week I&#8217;ll keep the coverage to a minimum. Someday this global pand\u00e9mie (pandemic) will be over and we&#8217;ll be ready to get back to life. What next? 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