When we were little kids, I’d catch my brother talking to himself in faux French while pretending to curl his imaginary mustache, inspired, no duobt, by Pepé Le Pew.
I'm enjoying all your posts. My high school French teacher was actually born in France and she shared so much of her culture with us. Taught us to sing "Il est né, le divin Enfant" at Christmastime and so much more. But reading Annapurna in French was sheer torture! Will be waiting for your French version. Do go sit at a Parisian cafe someday.
Hi Carmel, Thanks for reading, and happy birthday! I never took French, and part of my problem reading the French transcription to Arthur was reading it with Spanish in my head. I knew to swallow my Rs, but I pronounced everything else like someone who vaguely knew Spanish. Arthur could tell! I'm not sure that I'll ever be good enough to sing the song in French, and I'm not even sure if there's a way for the French to fit the melody. Can't experiment until I can speak it...not easy for me AT ALL! Love from here.
I'm enjoying all your posts. My high school French teacher was actually born in France and she shared so much of her culture with us. Taught us to sing "Il est né, le divin Enfant" at Christmastime and so much more. But reading Annapurna in French was sheer torture! Will be waiting for your French version. Do go sit at a Parisian cafe someday.
Hi Carmel, Thanks for reading, and happy birthday! I never took French, and part of my problem reading the French transcription to Arthur was reading it with Spanish in my head. I knew to swallow my Rs, but I pronounced everything else like someone who vaguely knew Spanish. Arthur could tell! I'm not sure that I'll ever be good enough to sing the song in French, and I'm not even sure if there's a way for the French to fit the melody. Can't experiment until I can speak it...not easy for me AT ALL! Love from here.