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Post by Mare on Jul 3, 2021 2:21:28 GMT
Thanks to Song Association, I now remember I have this album/disc...
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Post by Terra Incognita on Jul 3, 2021 23:28:22 GMT
Travailler, c'est trop dur is the concert-closing, get-out-your-lighter song, but Au bord de Lac Bijou is the song that makes you hold your loved one tight. The last time I went to see Zachary, it was just him and his accordeonist in a 1,000-seat theatre. We all sang along, hugging, swaying and crying. It's the tune, the lyrics and the delivery...
Then there's the orchestra-and-choral treatment, which I like much less, but it's an interesting variation:
Here is a translation of the lyrics:
In southern Louisiana, in the Attakapas wood, Where the river joins the levee, Stands in the cove an old green oak, At the edge of Lake Bijou. In its foliage, where the branches make a crook, Swallows come back every spring. They take refuge in this green oak, At the edge of Lake Bijou.
Turn, turn in my arms. Hold me tight again. Stay with me down by that green oak At the edge of Lake Bijou.
It was the year fifty-seven The first time I saw them. The two together, building a nest At the edge of Lake Bijou. They would come back when winter was over; I called them Pierre and Marie: A tall gentleman, black as night, With him his lady fair.
Turn, turn in my arms. Hold me tight again. Stay with me down by that green oak At the edge of Lake Bijou.
During Lent this last April, I saw him one last time, Alone, perched on a branch, At the edge of Lake Bijou. He remained quiet, his heart breaking, Waiting and watching from morning till night, Until Sunday -- he left, too, From the shore of Lake Bijou.
Turn, turn in my arms. Hold me tight again. Stay with me down by that green oak At the edge of Lake Bijou.
The first time I watched the beginning of the Pixar movie Up!, this song immediately came to mind. (Yes, that part still brings tears to my kids and me every time we watch it.)
And what the heck... Here he is performing the song alone in his studio with his guitar. Just beautiful.
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Post by Mare on Jul 3, 2021 23:44:26 GMT
Travailler, c'est trop dur is the concert-closing, get-out-your-lighter song, but Au bord de Lac Bijou is the song that makes you hold your loved one tight. The last time I went to see Zachary, it was just him and his accordeonist in a 1,000-seat theatre. We all sang along, hugging, swaying and crying. It's the tune, the lyrics and the delivery... The first time I watched the beginning of the Pixar movie Up!, this song immediately came to mind. (Yes, that part still brings tears to my kids and me every time we watch it.) Thank you for the translation, Terra! It sounds like the brown doves (Love Birds? Turtle Doves?) that return to my area in pairs and mate for life. If anything happens to one of them, the remaining half of the pair returns to the same place they nested year after year, cooing for their mate, lonely and yearning for them. Zachary Richard has a warm, lovely voice! Thanks much for sharing!
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Post by miles on Jul 4, 2021 1:26:23 GMT
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 4, 2021 1:51:59 GMT
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 4, 2021 2:44:02 GMT
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 4, 2021 3:34:49 GMT
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 4, 2021 3:40:45 GMT
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 5, 2021 1:26:50 GMT
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 5, 2021 1:29:37 GMT
Seems appropriate for today
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Post by donavan on Jul 5, 2021 6:45:08 GMT
La folie - The Stranglers
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 5, 2021 17:17:34 GMT
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 5, 2021 17:26:31 GMT
I love that Sir Ian McKellen was not just a good enough sport to do the studio but make a live appearance too.
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 5, 2021 17:38:38 GMT
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Post by bluedemon25 on Jul 5, 2021 17:57:50 GMT
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