And okay, because I’m weird like that, here’s the English version of Feist’s song translated into French.
I really like the “La même histoire” much better than this.
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春風の
花を散らすと
見る夢は
さめても胸の
騒ぐなりけり
-- 西行
the Spring wind
scattering blossoms
I saw it in a dream
but when I awoke the sound
was still rustling in my breast
-- Saigyō, translator unknown
ねがはくは
花の下にて
春死なむ
そのきさらぎの
もち月のころ
-- 西行
Let me die in spring
under the blossoming trees,
let it be around
that full moon
of Kisaragi month
-- Saigyō, translator Burton Watson
Welcome to my salon pour une. Enjoy the cherry blossoms.
And okay, because I’m weird like that, here’s the English version of Feist’s song translated into French.
I really like the “La même histoire” much better than this.
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The soundtrack to Paris, je t’aime includes this little gem from Feist (yes, she of “1234” fame.) There’s also an English version on the soundtrack, but it’s not the same song.
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