Tu N’est Pas Beau (Lyrics)
(i learned this French Art Song, and forgot the second verse. A bear to find it again on the web, so I’m posting it for my own archive)
La Périchole
Tu n’es pas beau, tu n’es pas riche,
Tu manques tout à fait d’esprit;
Tes gestes sont ceux d’un godiche,
D’un saltimbanque dont on rit.
Le talent, c’est une autre affaire:
Tu n’en as guère, de talent…
De ce qu’on doit avoir pour plaire
Tu n’as presque rien, et pourtant…
Je t’adore, brigand, j’ai honte à l’avouer;
Je t’adore et ne puis vivre sans t’adorer.
II
Je ne hais pas la bonne chère…
On dînait chez ce vice-roi,
Tandis que toi, toi, pauvre hère,
Je mourais de faim avec toi!
J’en avais chez lui, de la joie;
J’en pouvais prendre tant et tant;
J’avais du velours, de la soie,
De l’or, des bijoux, et pourtant…
Je t’adore, brigand, j’ai honte à l’avouer;
Je t’adore et ne puis vivre sans t’adorer.
January 3rd,2010 Life in General |
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VLC Santa Hat
VLC VideoLan Player just gave me my first Christmas Present of the year!
The player’s icon is wearing a Santa Hat.
Way Cool, VLC dudes.
Thanks.
December 17th,2009 Life in General |
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Dance History – at last!
Dear friends,
Someone has finally unearthed a dance photograph that proves I actually had a dance career! For some reason when I was in the tweens and twenties I was too modest to collect photographs of myself, with the result that I let them slip through my fingers. But luckily, others have kept their collections. Here I am with the corps de ballet of Boston Ballet Company, performing the Waltz of the Snowflakes in the Nutcracker Ballet.
Bye Nessie (Just last night)
Taken in a group shot at Vanessa’s farewell party. Bye Nessie, we’ll miss you!
December 8th,2009 Life in General |
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My Birthday Party #1 !
This was the on-my-birthday celebration. The creamcheese arrived on the next boat, so we had a whole nother celebration the next week.
Padavara Mela – Celebrating with friends
Me, Libby and one other. They’re teaching me how to count to ten in Fijian. I get stuck somewhere after five.
