can you i.d. this french song

Subject: can you i.d. this french song
From: mg
Date: 26 Oct 16 - 09:06 PM

I love it. Robinia sings it. it sounds like he is saying he is a cod fisherman but I don't know...

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: maeve
Date: 26 Oct 16 - 11:49 PM

Do you have a link where we can hear it, mg?

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: mg
Date: 27 Oct 16 - 01:33 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eoTID2ibIA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eoTID2ibIA

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: DaveRo
Date: 27 Oct 16 - 04:21 AM

"Partons, la mer est belle"

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: GUEST,Mg
Date: 27 Oct 16 - 06:16 AM

Thanks..seems i have asked about this song before. It might be from arcadia. Is it safe to assume it could be about cod? I would like to include on cod cd.
It is so pretty.

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: GUEST,Senoufou/Eliza
Date: 27 Oct 16 - 06:49 AM

Sorry, but there's nothing about cod in the song. It's about a fisherman, but just tells of the death of his fisherman father during a storm, and the stars which guide all sailors. Also, the poverty of his mother, as he's her only support.
Very sweet little song, and rather sad.
If you type in ' Lyrics 'Partons, le mer est belle' on Google, you can see all the verses and chorus in French there.

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: GUEST,Senoufou/Eliza
Date: 27 Oct 16 - 06:53 AM

By the way, 'cod' in French is 'la morue', or 'le cabillaud'.

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: Jack Campin
Date: 27 Oct 16 - 07:37 AM

And if you type "chanson de morue" into Google you get a whole dripping crateful of songs.

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: GUEST,Senoufou
Date: 27 Oct 16 - 07:58 AM

In spite of having studied French at Uni, I didn't even get the gender of 'mer' right! It's 'la mer' of course!!

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: Mrrzy
Date: 27 Oct 16 - 10:44 AM

Fun fact - mar (sea) is masculine in Spanish, unless you're a sailor, when it becomes feminine.

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler
Date: 27 Oct 16 - 11:51 AM

In Latin, of course, all sailors are feminine, as are farmers (Ave Nauta!)

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: Snuffy
Date: 27 Oct 16 - 11:55 AM

À l'eau! C'est l'heure!

Subject: RE: can you i.d. this french song
From: Mrrzy
Date: 28 Oct 16 - 09:50 AM

Elle est bonne!