anotherbanana Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Complex, it seems:http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20210613-why-the-french-rarely-say-i-love-you?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Like this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU-OD5_DxrsLa chanson des vieux amantsBien sûr, nous eûmes des oragesVingt ans d'amour, c'est l'amour folMille fois tu pris ton bagageMille fois je pris mon envolEt chaque meuble se souvientDans cette chambre sans berceauDes éclats des vieilles tempêtesPlus rien ne ressemblait à rienTu avais perdu le goût de l'eauEt moi celui de la conquêteMais mon amourMon doux, mon tendre, mon merveilleux amourDe l'aube claire jusqu'à la fin du jourJe t'aime encore, tu sais, je t'aimeMoi, je sais tous tes sortilègesTu sais tous mes envoûtementsTu m'as gardé de piège en piègeJe t'ai perdue de temps en tempsBien sûr tu pris quelques amantsIl fallait bien passer le tempsIl faut bien que le corps exulteMais finalement, finalementIl nous fallut bien du talentPour être vieux sans être adultesMon amourMon doux, mon tendre, mon merveilleux amourDe l'aube claire jusqu'à la fin du jourJe t'aime encore, tu sais, je t'aimeEt plus le temps nous fait cortègeEt plus le temps nous fait tourmentMais n'est-ce pas le pire piègeQue vivre en paix pour des amantsBien sûr tu pleures un peu moins tôtJe me déchire un peu plus tardNous protégeons moins nos mystèresOn laisse moins faire le hasardOn se méfie du fil de l'eauMais c'est toujours la tendre guerreOh, mon amourMon doux, mon tendre, mon merveilleux amourDe l'aube claire jusqu'à la fin du jourJe t'aime encore, tu sais, je t'aimeOrhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4HqOnPcr48Words on the videoOr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SYYKdt6GScWords on the video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 NormanH wrote the following post at 15 Jun 2021 21:47:Like this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU-OD5_DxrsLa chanson des vieux amantsOh yes .. one of my favourite songs.The words, his words - caressed by his voice; his intonation .. such feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I agree that La chanson des vieux amantsis the best of the bunch I quoted, but I think that the other two help to disprove the idea that no-one says "je t'aime" (except to me....[:(]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroTr@sh Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 How does saying "I love you" prove you love somebody? It's easy said but actions speak louder, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 The point of the article is that"It likely explains why the French have the reputation of being so demonstrative about love – because if you can't really say it, you have to show it."I reckon that it is often said, as in the examples in the songs, and that the article is one of those supposedly knowledgeable ones explaining something about French ways that are in fact based on a false premise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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