I came across this infographic today which I found pretty scary. I can envisage all sorts of problems due to an ever ageing population :( Since I'm sure most of us will still be around in 2060 it's a problem we're all going to have to deal with...but at least we'll still have plenty of old friends around us!
Since my previous post I've found out a bit more about Josef (yeah I know I'm a bit behind the times) and I discovered he's Australian! The fact that he's Australian and sings in French makes me like him even more.
Apart from being unbelievably talented he seems like a humble and cool guy. So I read online he said he was studying law and didn't finish his studies, and moved to London where he was discovered. He moved to France for a year when he was 15 (with his parents) and liked studying French which is why he incorporates French lyrics in some of his songs (and this move seems to have paid off as it seems (to me) to have doubled his number of fans). His French fans are crazy about him judging by his Facebook page!
Here is another song of his where he released a bilingual version.
Open Season (Une autre saison) - Josef Salvat
We used to have it all planned,
We thought we knew what it all looked like We were looking out, on the greatest view
On a pas vu les limites On a pas vu qu'on allait trop vite Nous voilà devant l'inconnu Et on file à des années lumières De tout ce qui nous retenait hier Seuls dans la nuit On est seuls dans la nuit
(We haven't seen the limits We haven't seen that we were going too fast Here we are facing the unknown And light years fly by From all that we retained yesterday Alone at night We are alone at night)
On a jamais voulu changer de route Tous les chemins ne nous menaient qu'à des doutes Pas à Rome Regarde où nous sommes
(We never wanted to change course All the roads led us only to doubts Not to Rome Look where we are)
C'est une autre saison Qu'il nous faudrait pour de bon Pour repartir, mon amour Le cœur moins lourd
(It's another season that we needed for good To leave, my love with a lighter heart) Just another season Just another good reason Change your mind and skin, Let love take our word
Juste une autre saison Juste une autre bonne raison De changer d'avis et de peau, De laisser l'amour nous prendre au mot
(Just another season Just another good reason to change our minds and skin, to let love take us to the word)
So I'll be needing you And I know you'll be needing me too We're in this game together We're in this game together And I believe in you And I know you believe in me too, We're in this game together We're in this game together Je me revois dans le rétroviseur
J'entends la voix des jours meilleurs On a beau, faire les morts, foncer tout droit dans le décor* On se perd on y peut rien, on le prend un peu comme ça vient* Fallait-il qu'on s'aime, encore
(I can see myself in the rear-view mirror I hear the voice from better days
Even if we keep doing nothing, keep going straight into the wall
we'll lose ourselves, we can't avoid it, we'll take it as it comes
Did we need to love each other, again?)
Car c'est une autre saison Qu'il nous faudrait pour de bon Pour repartir, mon amour Le cœur moins lourd
(because it's another season
that we need for good
To leave, my love
with a lighter heart)
Juste une autre saison Juste une autre bonne raison De changer d'avis et de peau, De laisser l'amour nous prendre au mot
(Just another season
Just another good reason
to change our minds and skin,
to let love take us to the word)
So I'll be needing you And I know you'll be needing me too We're in this game together We're in this game together And I believe in you And I know you believe in me too, We're in this game together We're in this game together So I believe in you So I'll be needing you
And I know you'll be needing me too We're in this game together We're in this game together And I believe in you And I know you believe in me too, We're in this game together We're in this game together So I believe in you
* I asked a Frenchie to help translate these two lines for me and even he said it's difficult because of the expressions used here which have no direct translation in English. This was the best he came up with.
I've been hearing this song a lot on the radio.. it's quite catchy! and it's bilingual.
Paradise (Le Paradis Nous Trouvera) - Josef Salvat
Retenir le temps juste une heure Ce paradis, entre nous Le laisser nous dessiner ailleurs Nous hisser haut, nous deux et c'est tout
Ce paradis entre toi et moi Comme une étoile tombée là, dans nos mains Suivons-le maintenant jusqu'au climax (1) C'est à lui seul qu'on appartient
Let's stop time, just an hour
This paradise between us
Let's us draw elsewhere
We climb up, the two of us and that's all
This paradise between you and me
Like a fallen star here in our hands
Let's follow it now until the end (1)
We belong to it only
Forgetting, get's easy where the milk and honey run (2) And the sun grow sharp above a fruit of an island sun So just lay back and wait for it to come Oublier devient facile là où le lait et le miel coulent Et le soleil grossit nettement au-dessus du fruit d'une île au soleil Alors allonge-toi simplement et attends qu'il arrive
Le paradis nous trouvera toujours où nous sommes
Sur ma langue, un goût d'Eden Et nos baisers nous redonnent le goût Je veux boire ta peau diluvienne Quand je tombe, devant toi à genoux
Paradise will always find where we are On my tongue, a taste of Eden And our kisses give us taste back I want to drink your torrential skin When I fall in front of you, on my knees
Forgetting, get's easy where the milk and honey run And the sun grow sharp above a fruit of an island sun So just lay back and wait for it to come Oublier devient facile là où le lait et le miel coulent Et le soleil grossit nettement au-dessus du fruit d'une île au soleil Alors allonge-toi simplement et attends qu'il arrive Le paradis nous trouvera toujours où nous sommes
Tous les goûts sont dans la nature Je connais même tous ses fruits défendus Mais je les laisse pour que l'instant dure Parce que rien ne vaut Parce que rien ne vaut ce...
Paradis... Paradis
Paradise will always find where we are All tastes are in nature I even know all forbidden fruits But I leave them for the moment to last Because nothing is better than Because nothing is better than ... Paradise ... Paradise
Forgetting, get's easy where the milk and honey run And the sun grow sharp above a fruit of an island sun So just lay back and wait for it to come Oublier devient facile là où le lait et le miel coulent Et le soleil grossit nettement au-dessus du fruit d'une île au soleil Alors allonge-toi simplement et attends qu'il arrive Le paradis nous trouvera toujours où nous sommes
Le paradis nous trouvera Le paradis nous trouvera toujours où nous sommes
Paradise will always find where we are
Paradise will find us
Paradise will always find where we are
(1) Climax: it means the culmination of a story, when the dramatic tension is at its peak, usually at the end of all the adventures and before the ending.
(2) Milk and Honey is a term that refers to the abundance in Israel ("a land flowing with milk and honey").
(1) Climax : ça désigne le point culminant d'un récit, le moment où la tension dramatique est à son comble, généralement à la fin des péripéties et avant le dénouement. (2) Milk and Honey (Lait et miel) est une expression qui fait référence à l'abondance de la terre d'Israël ("un pays où coulent le lait et le miel").
