So as we close Summer, I thought Id throw back to a simpler time and to one of the first women I feel in love with as a small child. “La Madrague” (A “madrague” is a fishing technique for catching tuna [almadraba in Spanish] ). is a song written by Jean-Max Rivière and composed by Gérard Bourgeois. Inspired by the house of Brigitte Bardot, it was recorded in 1963 and sang by the French star herself. The lyrics refer to the property purchased in 1958 by Brigitte Bardot in Saint-Tropez. The peaceful enclave of La Madrague which overlooks the sea has been owned by the French model, actress and singer for more than half a century. Brigitte Bardot, who turned her back on stardom in 1973 at the height of her career, wished to find privacy there, in a place hidden from the photographers and busyness of life. She adored the house so much that the song “La Madrague” reveals itself as a tender anthem to summertime in Saint-Tropez. Here the lyrics translated to English On the abandoned beach: Seashells and shellfish Who would have thought they’d deplore the loss of the summer Which have since gone away We put the holidays away In cardboard-made suitcases And it is sad when we think of the season Of the sun and the songs Though I know that next year The flowers will bloom again But meanwhile I am in sorrow To leave the sea and my house The mistral wind will be accustomed To blow without the sailing boats And it is in my disheveled hair That I will miss it most My dear friend, The Sun Will only burn from a long way off Believing that we are a little crossed To be both separated The train will take me along towards the autumn To find the city under the rain My grief is for no-one I will keep it like a dear friend But on the first days of Summer With all the problems forgotten We will return to celebrate with the shellfish On the sunny beach On the sunny beach On the sunny beach youtu.be/Bbkwrf5lMqc
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:12:07 +0000
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