I love the word “antebellum”, although I was always thrown by how the “-bellum” part made it about war, instead of beauty; we have so few other words with that root (“belligerent” is the only one that springs to mind) that it’s actually quite striking.<\/p>\n
(As an aside: I love “antediluvian” too. Is there an “ante-” word for before the Fall of Adam and Eve? I seem to remember running across it once.)<\/p>\n
I also think this is my favourite song off the new album.
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\nEn automne,
\nNous nous baladons \u00e0 travers les feuilles
\net parlons des petits.
\nEt nous sourions, mais ne disons jamais trop.
\nL’instant s’\u00e9loigne toujours.
\nLes lumi\u00e8res des voisins s’allument un \u00e0 un
\nNotre jour d’octobre est presque fini.<\/p>\n
Je connais les limites que nous avons trac\u00e9es entre nous
\nGarder bas les armes
\nGarder sains et saufs les bless\u00e9s
\nJe sais que notre innocence d’avant-guerre
\nn’\u00e9tait pas cens\u00e9e voir la lumi\u00e8re de notre journ\u00e9e d’armistice<\/p>\n
Au printemps,
\nnous avons mont\u00e9 les collines
\net parl\u00e9 de nos plans naissants
\nEt nous avons souri
\nNos figures comme la glace
\nqui montraient nos c\u00f4t\u00e9s secrets
\nMais puis les luttes
\nLes mots tranchants d\u00e9chirant la nuit,
\ncomme je ne pourrais pas \u00eatre celle dont vous auriez besoin 1<\/sup><\/a>I had originally had “tu” instead of “vous” in here, but the more I think about, the more “vous” seems to make sense: the song is about limits and disengagement, ultimately; therefore, a return to the more formal “vous” seems logical.<\/span><\/span>