other way

We always say that the best way to learn a language is to live in a country where they speak it or marry one. After following an 8 months course in Alliance Française I learned a lot but the 8 month lesson was not enough. I stopped because I was near delivery with my first born child. I did not continue because I was into breastfeeding. The need to hire someone to look after my baby if ever I will be at class was difficult so I ended up staying at home. Since the first day I started my French classes I told husband not to talk to me in English and he did (now my English suffers). Most of the time I am alone at home since kids are at school so I don't practice my speaking ability. It's also one of the reasons why I blog to write in English, French and Tagalog. One simple way to ascertain how well I could progress my French speaking are through reading, watching television, listening to radio, surfing on the internet, keeping my dictionary with me, socializing with neighbours and through observation. I also found out that a good way to get started (my other way) to learn a certain language is through music. I love singing but that doesn't mean that I can sing hhrrmmm ! I always check you tube or Daily motion in that aspect or other sites to get the lyrics of a song. While surfing I found a song from the versatile and well respected French singer and songwriter Renaud. I was curious and asked husband what was it about this song. To make the story short it is in fact a French guy (who has a limited English knowledge) fell in love with an English woman. To show that he loves the English woman he made an effort to talk in English and came up with a song mixing English and French. The song is well written and funny and everytime I do chores I already have the tendency to sing this song. I can tell you there are words that I don't understand. And searching through the dictionary become an easy way to let me grasp the meaning of the song, that simple !






Song Title : It is not because you are (parenthesis in translation)

When I have rencontred you, (rencontred- met)
You was a jeune fille au pair, (jeune fille au pair-exchanged student who want to learn a certain language)
And I put a spell on you,
And you roule a pelle to me. (roule a pelle - ride a shovel)

Together we go partout (partout - everywhere)
On my mob it was super (mob-bike)
It was friday on my mind,
It was a story d'amour. (d'amour - love)

It is not because you are,
I love you because I do
C'est pas parc' que you are me qu'I am you. (c'est pas parc' que - it is not because / qu'I - that )

You was really beautiful
In the middle of the foule. (foule-crowd)
Don't let me misunderstood,
Don't let me sinon I boude. (sinon I boude - otherwise I sulk)

My loving, my marshmallow,
You are belle and I are beau (belle- beautiful, beau-handsome)
You give me all what You have
I say thank you, you are bien brave. (bien brave-well brave)

It is not because you are,
I love you because I do
C'est pas parc'que you are me qu'I am you. (C'est pas parc'que-it is not because/ qu'I - that )

I wanted marry with you,
And make love very beaucoup, (beaucoup-much/a lot)
To have a max of children, (max-maximum/many)
Just like Stone and Charden. (The French duo's most popular 1970's)

But one day that must arrive,
Together we disputed. (disputed-quarreled)
For a stupid story of fric, (fric-money)
We decide to divorced.

It is not because you are,
I love you because I do
C'est pas parc' que you are me qu'I am you. (c'est pas parc'que-it is not because/ qu'I - that )

You chialed comme une madeleine, (chialed comme une madeleine - you cry like a madeleine)
Not me, I have my dignité. (dignité - dignity)
You tell me : you are a sale mec ! (sale mec - dirty guy/bad guy)
I tell you : poil to the bec ! (poil - hair, bec- beak)

That's comme ça that you thank me (comme ça - like that)
To have learning you english ?
Eh ! That's not you qui m'a appris, (qui m'a appris - who taught me)
My grand father was rosbeef ! (rosbeef- roast beef/English speakers)

It is not because you are,
I love you because I do
C'est pas parc' que you are me qu'I am you. (c'est pas parc'que - it is not because/ qu'I - that )

P.S. HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY