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The French Files: "Aime" by Lara Fabian (2006)
AIME / LOVE
C'est un fruit sucré que l'univers et la terre ensemencent
It's a sweet fruit which is sown by the Universe and the Earth
Un cadeau divin qui nous est offert
A divine gift which is given to us
Si l'on croit à cette chance
If we believe (in this luck)
La vie s'arrange pour nous donner
Life has a way of giving us
L'autre moitié d'orange
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The French Files: "Immensité" by Céline Dion (2007)
Even though Céline Dion is French-Canadian, some of her songs are in French. Therefore, I shall share them in my "French Files" ;)
IMMENSITE / IMMENSENESS
J'ai vu l'Oural, le Sahara
I've seen the Urals, the Sahara
Les nuits fauves d'une reine de Saba
The wild nights of a queen of Sheeba
J'ai vu la terre, quelques orages
I've seen the earth, some storms
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The French Files: "Soleil" by Grégoire (2011)
SOLEIL / SUN
On n'a pas le même drapeau,
We don't (all) have the same flag,
Ni la même couleur de peau,
Or the same colour of skin,
On n'a pas le même langage,
We don't (all) have the same language,
La même culture, les mêmes images.
The same culture, the same pictures.
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Michael Jackson's "This Is It": "They Don't Care About Us" (Dancing Inmates)
Filipino, Philippines "Dancing Inmates" from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), a maximum security prison, were treated to a visit by Michael Jacksons long-time choreographer Travis Payne and dancers Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid to learn performances from THIS IS IT.
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The French Files: "Mes mains sur tes hanches" by Salvatore Adamo (1965)
MES MAINS SUR TES HANCHES
MY HANDS ON YOUR HIPS
Sois pas fâchée si je te chante
Don't be angry if I sing to you
Les souvenirs de mes quinze ans
About my memories of being fifteen
Ne boude pas si tu es absente
Don't sulk if you were not
Dans mes rêveries d'adolescent
In my teenage dreams
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Keep your chin up and have a good heart, no matter what! ("Zora Sourit", by Céline Dion)
Here is a nice song with quite poignant lyrics and video, by Celine Dion. The song is called "Zora sourit" ("Zora Smiles"), and is from her 1998 French-language album S'il suffisait d'aimer.
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"Bosem Tsafarti"
Here is a nice song by one of my favourite artists, Sarit Hadad. The song is in Hebrew and is called Bosem Tsafarti, which translates as French Perfume. The song is from her 2005 album Miss Music.
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