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"Beau soir" ("Beautiful Evening") is set to a poem by Paul Bourget. The poem paints the picture of a beautiful evening where the rivers are turned rose-colored by the sunset and the wheat fields are moved by a warm breeze. Debussy uses a gently flowing triplet rhythm in the accompaniment, which contrasts the duplets that drive the light melody ...
The Old Cat and the Young Mouse (Le vieux chat et la jeune souris) is a late fable by Jean de la Fontaine (XII.5). [1] Written towards the end of his life, its grim conclusion is that 'Youth thinks its every wish will gain success; Old age is pitiless.'
"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" was composed by Jean-Paul Cara with French lyrics by Joe Gracy [] and was recorded by Marie Myriam. [1] She recorded the song in five languages; French, English –as "The Bird and the Child"–, German –"Der Vogel und das Mädchen" with lyrics by Joe Gracy and H. von Schenckendorf–, Spanish –"El zagal y el ave azul"–, and her mother tongue Portuguese –"A ave e ...
The Little Mouse, or La Petite Souris, is a fairy tale legend popular in most Francophone countries, most notably in France, and Wallonia.The legend of the Little Mouse ties in with that of the Tooth Fairy, the difference being that in this case, a little mouse sneaks in while the child is asleep, and replaces the lost baby tooth kept under their pillow with coins.
Maisy is a British preschool animated children's television series based on the book series of the same name by Lucy Cousins.The series aired for one season of 26 episodes, with each episode being made up of four segments.
La Petite Fille de la mer appeared on the soundtrack of Stranger than Fiction, and although it was heard in episodes of the Japanese drama Watashitachi no Kyokasho ("Our Textbook"), the song was not included on its soundtrack. [6] The track La Petite Fille de la mer features prominently in Slava Polunin's world-famous stage production Slava's ...
Une souris verte, Qui courait dans l'herbe, Je l'attrape par la queue, Je la montre à ces messieurs. Ces messieurs me disent : Trempez-la dans l'huile, Trempez-la dans l'eau, Ça fera un escargot tout chaud. Je la mets dans un tiroir, Elle me dit qu'il fait trop noir. (1) Je la mets dans mon chapeau, Elle me dit qu'il fait trop chaud. (2)
Beasts of the Sea (French: Les bêtes de la mer) is a paper collage on canvas by Henri Matisse from 1950. It is currently in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [1] During the early-to-mid-1940s Matisse was in poor health. Eventually by 1950 he stopped painting in favor of his paper cutouts.