{"id":1106,"date":"2009-09-13T23:18:57","date_gmt":"2009-09-14T06:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/undreamt.org\/log\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2009-10-11T04:54:33","modified_gmt":"2009-10-11T11:54:33","slug":"nos-aieux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/undreamt.org\/log\/2009\/09\/13\/nos-aieux\/","title":{"rendered":"Nos a\u00efeux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I still manage to procrastinate by translating things. Who would have guessed. Anyway, the story behind this song? it&#8217;s off Mes A\u00efeux&#8217;s old album <em>En Famille<\/em>, which also features the brilliant song &#8220;D\u00e9g\u00e9nerations.&#8221; This one&#8217;s a bit sweeter, though.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nYour skin<br \/>\nIs my flag<br \/>\nOur bed is my country<br \/>\nThe cross<br \/>\nOn my back<br \/>\nI forgot it for a moment<br \/>\nAnd even if the<br \/>\nBlue and white wind<br \/>\nSpins me right round <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1106_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1106_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1106_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1106_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1106_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">1<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1106_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">The original mentions a <em>girouette<\/em> &#8211; a weathervane. This was way too many syllables, so I just left it out. 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