{"id":5704,"date":"2011-04-26T10:04:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T14:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=5704"},"modified":"2017-10-19T13:22:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T11:22:49","slug":"si-je-t%e2%80%99aime-prends-garde-a-toi-if-i-love-you-beware-bizets-french-opera-carmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/si-je-t%e2%80%99aime-prends-garde-a-toi-if-i-love-you-beware-bizets-french-opera-carmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Si je t\u2019aime, prends garde \u00e0 toi &#8211; Bizet&#8217;s French Op\u00e9ra: &#8220;Carmen&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thoroughly inspired from the Spanish composer Sebasti\u00e1n\u00a0Iradier, &#8220;Habanera&#8221; is a famous aria from the French <em>op\u00e9ra<\/em> &#8220;Carmen&#8221; by Georges Bizet<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you thought at first that the title of today&#8217;s post is somehow related to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LlnmNkMivHc\/\">KISS song (You know, the one that goes &#8220;You better watch out, cause I&#8217;m a War Machine&#8221;)<\/a><\/strong>, then you&#8217;re maybe a bit far off&#8230; Or are you?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The French, of all the people of our\u00a0<strong><em><em>plan\u00e8te<\/em><\/em><\/strong>, know only too well the vagaries and\u00a0vicissitudes of this particular\u00a0&#8220;love\u00a0lesson&#8221;: &#8220;<strong><em>Qui aime bien, ch\u00e2tie bien<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;, or as the English would put it, with a slightly different nuance: &#8220;<strong>Spare the rod and spoil the child<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You have therefore been <strong><em>d\u00fbment pr\u00e9venus <\/em><\/strong>(dully warned), gentlemen: <strong><em>Si elle vous aime, prenez garde \u00e0 vous <\/em><\/strong>(If she loves you, you better &#8220;<strong>watch out<\/strong>&#8220;)<strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pJLyZqETuBU\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pJLyZqETuBU<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>La soprano roumaine<\/em> (Romanian soprano) Angela Gheorghiu interprets &#8220;Carmen&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Maria CALLAS sings Carmen HABANERA in covent garden\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6fZRssq7UlM?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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>La grande diva<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/opera-printemps-qui-commence-spring-blossoms\/\">Maria Callas<\/a>, incarnating Carmen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FILIPPA GIORDANO HABANERA\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6CHsp7YyBWc?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 style=\"text-align: left;\">Filippa Giordano is a well-known fan of the &#8220;<em>enjambement<\/em>&#8221; -or &#8220;crossover&#8221;- of musical styles, and she proves it here once again with her interpretation of &#8220;Carmen&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Quand je vous aimerai?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Ma foi, je ne sais pas,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Peut-\u00eatre jamais, peut-\u00eatre demain.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Mais pas aujourd&#8217;hui, c&#8217;est certain<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>L&#8217;amour est un oiseau rebelle<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>que nul ne peut apprivoiser,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>et c&#8217;est bien en vain qu&#8217;on l&#8217;appelle,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>s&#8217;il lui convient de refuser.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Rien n&#8217;y fait, menace ou pri\u00e8re,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>l&#8217;un parle bien, l&#8217;autre se tait:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Et c&#8217;est l&#8217;autre que je pr\u00e9f\u00e8re, <\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Il n&#8217;a rien dit mais il me pla\u00eet.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>L&#8217;amour! L&#8217;amour! L&#8217;amour! L&#8217;amour!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>L&#8217;amour est enfant de Boh\u00eame,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>il n&#8217;a jamais, jamais connu de loi;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>si tu ne m&#8217;aimes pas, je t&#8217;aime<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>si je t&#8217;aime, prends garde \u00e0 toi! Prends garde \u00e0 toi!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Si tu ne m\u2019aimes pas,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Si tu ne m\u2019aimes pas, je t\u2019aime! Prends garde \u00e0 toi!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Mais, si je t\u2019aime,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Si je t\u2019aime, prends garde \u00e0 toi!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>L&#8217;oiseau que tu croyais surprendre<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>battit de l&#8217;aile et s&#8217;envola<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>l&#8217;amour est loin, tu peux l&#8217;attendre<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>tu ne l&#8217;attends plus, il est l\u00e0!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Tout autour de toi, vite, vite,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>il vient, s&#8217;en va, puis il revient<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>tu crois le tenir, il t&#8217;\u00e9vite,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>tu crois l&#8217;\u00e9viter, il te tient<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>L&#8217;amour! L&#8217;amour! L&#8217;amour! L&#8217;amour!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>L&#8217;amour est enfant de Boh\u00eame,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>il n&#8217;a jamais, jamais connu de loi<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>si tu ne m&#8217;aimes pas, je t&#8217;aime<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>si je t&#8217;aime, prends garde \u00e0 toi! Prends garde \u00e0 toi!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Si tu ne m\u2019aimes pas,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Si tu ne m\u2019aimes pas, je t\u2019aime! Prends garde \u00e0 toi!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Mais, si je t\u2019aime,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Si je t\u2019aime, prends garde \u00e0 toi!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>L&#8217;amour est enfant de Boh\u00eame,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>il n&#8217;a jamais, jamais connu de loi<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>si tu ne m&#8217;aimes pas, je t&#8217;aime<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>si je t&#8217;aime, prends garde \u00e0 toi! Prends garde \u00e0 toi!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Si tu ne m\u2019aimes pas,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Si tu ne m\u2019aimes pas, je t\u2019aime! Prends garde \u00e0 toi!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Mais, si je t\u2019aime,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Si je t\u2019aime, prends garde \u00e0 toi!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td><em><strong>When will I love you? <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Good Lord, I don&#8217;t know,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Maybe never, maybe tomorrow.<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>But not today, that&#8217;s for sure.<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Love is a rebellious bird<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>that nobody can tame,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>and you can call him in vain,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>If it suits him not to come.<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Neither threat nor prayer help<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>One man talks well, the other, silent<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>but it&#8217;s the other that I prefer.<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>He says nothing, but he pleases me.<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Oh, love! Love! Love! Love!<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Love is a gypsy&#8217;s child,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>it has never known the law;<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if you love me not, then I love you<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if I love you, you&#8217;d best beware! You&#8217;d best beware!<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if you love me not,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if you love me not, then I love you. You&#8217;d best beware!<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>but if I love you,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if I love you, you&#8217;d best beware!<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>The bird you hoped to catch<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>beat its wings and flew away <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>love stays away, you wait and wait<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>when least expected, there it is!<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>All around you, swift, swift,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>it comes, goes, then it returns <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>you think you hold it fast, it flees<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>you think you&#8217;re free, it holds you fast<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Oh, love! Love! Love! Love!<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Love is a gypsy&#8217;s child,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>it has never known the law<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if you love me not, then I love you<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if I love you, you&#8217;d best beware! You&#8217;d best beware!)<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if you love me not,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if you love me not, then I love you You&#8217;d best beware!<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>but if I love you,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if I love you, you&#8217;d best beware!<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Love is a gypsy&#8217;s child,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>it has never known the law<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if you love me not, then I love you<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if I love you, you&#8217;d best beware! You&#8217;d best beware!<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>If you love me not,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if you love me not, then I love you You&#8217;d best beware!<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>but if I love you,<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>if I love you, you&#8217;d best beware!<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thoroughly inspired from the Spanish composer Sebasti\u00e1n\u00a0Iradier, &#8220;Habanera&#8221; is a famous aria from the French op\u00e9ra &#8220;Carmen&#8221; by Georges Bizet If you thought at first that the title of today&#8217;s post is somehow related to the KISS song (You know, the one that goes &#8220;You better watch out, cause I&#8217;m a War Machine&#8221;), then you&#8217;re&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/si-je-t%e2%80%99aime-prends-garde-a-toi-if-i-love-you-beware-bizets-french-opera-carmen\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,108,13],"tags":[54931,54928,54929,54932,54933,24516,54934,54930],"class_list":["post-5704","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-culture","category-music","category-vocabulary","tag-angela-gheorghiou","tag-bizet","tag-carmen","tag-filippa-giordano","tag-french-opera","tag-maria-callas","tag-opera-francais","tag-qui-aime-bien-chatie-bien"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thoroughly inspired from the Spanish composer Sebasti\u00e1n Iradier, &quot;Habanera&quot; 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