I wrote a song in French; while in France [I Speak French]
French has many cognates with English words... table (taaabulll) is (tab. blu) in French; just a different pronunciation.
Sunflower is tournesol...turn e sol...turn to the SUN. I learned this while riding the TJV from Lyon to Marseille. Beautiful "champs des tournesols", Fields of Sunflowers.
I wrote the song but haven't recorded it yet. Should. Tres Francais in the feel of the melody as well. I can hear it recorded with accordian!
France is a beautiful place and French is a hard but beautiful and very diplomatic language.
I have sung in many languages. But French is the only other language in which I have written a complete song. I love French composers: Gounod, Faure, Polenc. and singers, Edith Piaf. I love the movies that are placed in France: Ratatouille, Midnight in Paris (must see) and Amelie. (R rated... such a GOOD story; with subtitles) and Life is Beautiful (warning; hard movie to watch; so good).
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Such a wonderful post and incredibly beautiful photos. The Sunflower farm is amazing and so well cared for.You seem like a very talented and life experienced lady of fine culture. I enjoyed seeing this. My Mother was French and from Metz.😊🌻
@Oster1 The pics are lovely; I did not take these though. I have my own but not online. There are so many sunflower fields in France and Spain that I know of that are industrial; for seed, oil, etc...I just love them. I have ancestors from all over France. Close to Nancy, Bordeaux, Normandy...French Huguenots that immigrated to the US in the 1600s. LeVan is the last name. Bon soir!!!
