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Vanessa Carlton => General Vanessa Carlton Discussion => Topic started by: Jophess on March 18, 2003, 03:53:34 pm

Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: Jophess on March 18, 2003, 03:53:34 pm: I have noticed, now that I am semi-studying French (more like trying to learn a few words), that two of her more recent songs, Papa and C'est la Vie are in French. Did Vanessa study French at all or is that just some kind of convenience?

Papa is french for "dad'
C'est La Vie is French for "Sieze the day"

I doubt it is a convenience.

Tell me your thoughts :)
Title: wait
Post by: David Hart on March 18, 2003, 04:35:43 pm: I thought C'est la Vie ment "that's life" maybe I'm mistaken someone should know this...I'm just a stupid American
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: LostDwarf on March 18, 2003, 04:35:49 pm: oui oui thats all i know
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: Jophess on March 18, 2003, 04:47:47 pm: Hehe, I learned a little French today... For example

Shut up Stupid idiot

Frenchitize me cap'n:

La Ferm Espes D'eedio

and "Could you pass that to me"

Voo poovay mer passay sa

:D

EDIT: I am pretty sure that C'est La Vie is Seize (Sieze?) the day. Well that's what me mum says.

Not the Harry Potter talk! :!:
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: tricia on March 18, 2003, 04:54:28 pm: Papa means father in other languages than French
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: Jophess on March 18, 2003, 05:04:12 pm: Oh. Okay. I knew that... *not*
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: Wonkies on March 18, 2003, 05:52:02 pm: Are you sure they aren't "Freedom" titles? ;-) lol
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: LostDwarf on March 18, 2003, 07:22:01 pm: remember the song by bewitched called "C'est la vie" even though it's old it's still a fun song and yes i like it!

Mike
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: badsrx7 on March 18, 2003, 09:00:15 pm: c'est la vie means.. such as life..

its equivalent to the spanish expression:
asi es la vida

--

samantha
Title: ahem !!
Post by: vive-la-france on March 19, 2003, 05:01:59 am: c'est la vie mean
that's life

yu can trust me i'm french LOL

Papa is for daddy
other french translation

yu can PM me and i'll translate 8) 8)
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: neos on March 19, 2003, 10:52:29 am: Quote from: "LostDwarf"
remember the song by bewitched called "C'est la vie" even though it's old it's still a fun song and yes i like it!

Mike

LOL yes! Mike! I remember! Very old song btw... used to be played a lot when I lived in England... some 5 years ago? I like it! Such a fun song :P
Title: nice
Post by: David Hart on March 19, 2003, 09:46:26 pm: See I knew I was right!
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: vive-la-france on March 21, 2003, 01:36:47 pm: i think that Nagyovafan should have a look at his french spelling lesson LOL
:lol:
cuz yu have written it as yu say it but it's different:
la ferme espèce d'idiot
pouvez vous me passer ça ?
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: rosieposy87 on March 23, 2003, 09:45:08 am: Well i'm pretty sure Papa has an Italian origin, 'mia madre' and 'mia padre' are shortened to Mama and Papa. And c'est la vie does mean 'thats life', like the legendary Bewtiched song which i doubt Americans had to suffer!
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: neos on March 23, 2003, 09:59:23 am: In Spanish we also use the word Papa, only we stress the last syllable, but if you think of it it could be any romance language she's taken it from, most of these use the same words or very similar ones to say Mother & Father
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: kev222 on March 23, 2003, 10:12:52 am: I hope she does a song called "Nicole" too. And puts it on the album right before Papa ;)

(This joke is probably very age and country specific, sorry if nobody gets it, I hope at least one person does :-\).
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: Jophess on March 23, 2003, 02:25:25 pm: Quote from: "LostDwarf"
remember the song by bewitched called "C'est la vie" even though it's old it's still a fun song and yes i like it!

Mike

Bwahaha, I was listening to that the other day, it is a very cool, upbeat song
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: kev222 on March 23, 2003, 04:22:21 pm: Quote from: "LimeTwister"
Quote from: "kev222"
I hope she does a song called "Nicole" too. And puts it on the album right before Papa ;)

(This joke is probably very age and country specific, sorry if nobody gets it, I hope at least one person does :-\).

LOL yea, I don't get it.

haha, anybody else?
Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: skyestar on March 25, 2003, 10:04:17 pm: hehe poor joey got messed up. i think ur mom is getting confused with "Carpe Diem" which is seize the day in latin. nice language lesson! :)

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Title: Recent Songs; French Titles
Post by: Jophess on April 06, 2003, 10:43:50 am: Wait... maybe that's it. It was like a year ago, and it was on a license plate..... THAT'S IT! Thanks a bunch Skye! LOL