"...a young man goes to Paris
as every young man should,
there's something in the air of France
that does a young man good,,,"
Jacques Brel (this is from memory, I think I've got the verse right)
"...a young man goes to Paris
as every young man should,
there's something in the air of France
that does a young man good,,,"
Jacques Brel (this is from memory, I think I've got the verse right
"Put not your trust not in princes, in the children of men,
in whom there is no salvation."
Psalm 146
Timely, isn't it?
Originally Posted by Midnightpoet
"...a young man goes to Paris
as every young man should,
there's something in the air of France
that does a young man good,,,"
So Tony, does this mean you want to join us?!!! Let's get going!
“The man who cannot visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot.”
― Andre Breton
eeeek! double post
“The man who cannot visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot.”
― Andre Breton
Sounds good, but a further verse "an old man goes to Paris as every old man must, he finds the winds blow cold and his dreams have turned to dust..."
I've read that Brel's original verses were much darker than the English translations. But hey, a virtual trip to Paris - strolling the left bank, having wine at a little outdoor café...Hmmm.
"I'm coming, dear"
"Put not your trust not in princes, in the children of men,
in whom there is no salvation."
Psalm 146
Timely, isn't it?
Virtual it will be, darling. I can taste the wine now! But why am I in the corner while you are talking to two men.???? Oh, that's right. They're your business partners.
"I'm coming, dear"
Last edited by SilverMoon; August 30th, 2017 at 09:21 PM.
“The man who cannot visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot.”
― Andre Breton
Ah mon cher, as we sit in this sidewalk café I remember when you were a shy young French girl in La Resistance and I was an American spy. We used to meet at a small bookshop on the Ru La Fayette; and the night you lured the German officer into out trap. You were magnifique! And the night we hid in a hayloft in a small farm on a chilly night outside Nice. The next day the troops landed at Normandy...
"Put not your trust not in princes, in the children of men,
in whom there is no salvation."
Psalm 146
Timely, isn't it?
Mon Amour, you had had too much wine that evening. It was not I in that haystack with you!
“The man who cannot visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot.”
― Andre Breton
Well I knew French girls didn't shave, figured you were just extra hairy...Really, that was seriously funny. I actually got the idea from the photo, as it had the look of the 1950's. I thought about ending it with him saying "Too bad we discovered," I said, pulling the Baretta from my coat, "that you were a German spy (phitt-phitt)"
Was that you sitting on the right?
"Put not your trust not in princes, in the children of men,
in whom there is no salvation."
Psalm 146
Timely, isn't it?
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