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Thread #5346   Message #460968
Posted By: GUEST,Dale
12-May-01 - 09:18 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: 'Take a City Bride' and 'Marie' (Cajun)
Subject: RE: Cajun Lyrics Needed: 2 Songs
I don't think it was there when she asked the question in 1998, George!

For translations, I usually don't bother ~~ too much like work. I just enjoy the song for the sound, but here lately I have been listening to a lot of Angèle Arsenault and Dan et Lou, and I find that sometimes a little bit of the French comes through, especially on the slower songs. The other day I was listening to PRIÈRE DE LA SÉRÉNITÉ and the lyrics practically all clicked in without even trying, so maybe there's hope.

Now the Cajun French, that's a different story! Barbara mentions Ann Savoy ~~ her group the Magnolia Sisters is one of my absolute favorites (saw them in person last year!) but I surely struggle when I try to figure out lyrics.