Thread:FrenchTouch/@comment-9803708-20161221044105/@comment-6548012-20161225140843

Well I've just remembered the song I wanted to remember all along, Plaisir d'Amour, which is written by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini and Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, it's got a long story and all, but that's not the point, you'll recognize the melody because it's been covered by Elvis Presley, I want you to have a look at Joan Baez's recording, whose lyrics vastly differ from the original, and that's good, very good in fact because they are so much more fitting than the original one is.

bMnqc9uIOTQ Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment / Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie / The joys of love are but a moment long / The pain of love endures the whole life long / Your eyes kissed mine, I saw the love in them shine / You brought me heaven right there when your eyes kissed mine / My love loves me, a world of wonder I see / A rainbow shines thru my window; my love loves me / And now he's gone like a dream that fades in the dawn / But the words stay locked in my heartstrings; my love loves me / Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment / Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie

Alright, okay, so yeah, it's not in French, whatever, fine Just hear me; the part in French is quite clumsy, it is part of the original though, and I'm not sure if it's an archaism or if the writer's just miserably failed, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, it's not that much a big deal either. You don't need me to understand it describes the full passion she has for the dude, who, really, isn't really doing much, I mean we know she knows the guy's in love with her, but he seems not to be making any steps, to me it seems like the reflection of the woman who knows he's in love with her and who is quite frankly pretty passionate about it! I'll let you make up your own interpretation though. On the subject of it not being French, you've never even said that it was a prerequisite, I just assumed it, but if it is, I can, hear me, I can try to find an interpret and if it's impossible I myself can interpret this song after having translated and slightly modified these lyrics, and we see how it goes, okay? I mean, I'm just an untalented amateur with no knowledge of music whatsoever, what's the worst that could happen, right? Tell me what you think of that.