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14 Jul 02 - 02:27 PM (#747874) Subject: The 14th of July From: The Pooka Somebody probably posted an observation of Quatorze Juillet already, as in the past; but just in case I *didn't* miss it in scanning recent threads: Happy Bastille Day 2002. Vive la France! Allons, enfants de la patrie! Le jour de gloire est arrive! Contre nous de la tyrannie L'etendard sanglant est leve! L'etendard sanglant est leve! Entendez-vous dans nos campagnes Mugir ces feroces soldats? Ils viennent jusque dans nos bras, Egorger nos fils, nos compagnes! Aux armes, citoyens! Formez vos bataillons! Marchons! Marchons! Qu'un sang impur Abreuve nos sillons! DT, an English-language version |
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14 Jul 02 - 05:17 PM (#747925) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: katlaughing I think it usually winds up in a Woody Guthrie birthday thread, at least I made note of it there, today. Happy Bastille Day and also Happy Birthday to my youngest, "Rue!" |
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14 Jul 02 - 05:24 PM (#747928) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: The Pooka Indeed, happy birthday Rue; happy commemoration to all Woody Guthrie devotees; and, happily, let us be thankful that today's assassination attempt against French President Jacques Chirac, whatever we may think of him politically, was a failure & apparently no one injured. (See cnn.com, etc.) |
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14 Jul 02 - 06:21 PM (#747955) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: Peter K (Fionn) France has a great tradition of political and protest songs, as well as those from the Auvergne. I hope we have some Frnach mudcatters? If not, it's time Mudcat organised in France.... |
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14 Jul 02 - 06:38 PM (#747971) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: The Pooka Bien sur! Vive la Republique! VIVE le Chat du Boue!! |
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14 Jul 02 - 06:42 PM (#747975) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: harvey andrews Trouble is the failed assassin hid his gun in a guitar case!! More hassle ahead folks, particularly at airports etc. |
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14 Jul 02 - 06:47 PM (#747978) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: Gareth Hmmmm ! Can you get a Long Bow in a guitar case ? Gareth (having just been to Stratford on Avon) |
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14 Jul 02 - 06:56 PM (#747990) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: katlaughing Auxiris is in France, somewhere, doing all of those wonderful story translations for us. |
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14 Jul 02 - 08:35 PM (#748028) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: Nigel Parsons katlaughing: in keeping with this thread, why did you name your youngest "Street" ? or was it meant to be in English, "Regret" ?? Cheers Nigel |
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14 Jul 02 - 09:45 PM (#748068) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: The Pooka I thought maybe it was "Red", as in rouge, rojo, or "An Maidrin Rua" (the little red fox). Accordingly, re Rue's birthday coinciding with Woody's *and* with the Revolutionary anniversary, I wuz gonna make some kinda grand-unification Red reference. But then I thought Naaah, too politically provocative. So, I didn't. :) However, I'm told that one time my Anglophone father-in-law, visiting France, asked in French a question which translated approximately as "How do you get to Rue Street?" (In Mexico he is said to have inquired, "Where is the building? :) Ruefully, --Red Hugh O'Neill |
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15 Jul 02 - 08:06 AM (#748219) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: Hrothgar Well, happy birthday to Woody, and to Kat's Rue. But to hell with the French and their nuclear testing! |
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15 Jul 02 - 10:44 AM (#748301) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: Paddy Plastique Hrothgar, ye don't want them going down and makin a mess in hell with their bloody independent deterrent, do ya ?? Unfortunately - with Chirac 'mandated' at the polls and making shapes about military spending - there's a chance they might be at it again soon... |
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15 Jul 02 - 01:24 PM (#748404) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: Mrrzy Vive la France! |
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16 Jul 02 - 12:33 AM (#748669) Subject: RE: The 14th of July From: Bull Am I'm headin' back to France in a few weeks and I will do my best to spread the Mudcat word |