Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Fini La Comedie

Fini, La Comedie is perhaps one of the most heartbreaking songs I have ever heard. The original version is by Dalida, a French diva. This version is by the Philippine Madrigal Singers, sung during their New York Concert in 2007.

The French lyrics and the English translation of the lyrics follow the video. Tell me what you think. (Sorry for the amateurish translation. My French is primitive.)



C'est fini
C'est fini la comédie
Tout avait commencé
Comme une pièce à succès
Dans le décor tout bleu
D'un théâtre de banlieue
Nous n'étions que nous deux
On s'est aimé longtemps
Au point d'oublier le temps
Qui tout au long des scènes
Transformait les joies en peine
Il a gagné le temps
Il est content
Quand il nous voit chacun de son côté
Comme des étrangers
Nous n'avons plus en commun
Que les mots quotidiens
Le décor n'a pas changé
Mais les acteurs n'ont rien à jouer
Il faut baisser le rideau
C'est fini
C'est fini la comédie
On était bien parti
Eternité garantie
On était seuls au monde
Devant tout l'amour de l'onde
Pas de sens interdits

Il a gagné le temps
Il est content
Quand il nous voit chacun de son côté
Comme des étrangers
Nous n'avons plus en commun
Que les mots quotidiens
Le décor n'a pas changé
Mais les acteurs n'ont rien à jouer
Il faut baisser le rideau
C'est fini
C'est fini la comédie
Tout avait commencé
Comme une pièce à succès
Dans le décor tout bleu
D'un théâtre de banlieue
Nous n'étions que nous deux
C'est fini
C'est fini la comédie

Everything is over,
The comedy is over
Everything began
As a brilliant representation
In blue scenery
Of a suburban theatre
(Where) there was only the two of us

And we loved each other so long
Almost forgetting about time
Which in all our stages
Transformed pleasures into a pain
And time has defeated us
It is glad
To see us, both on different sides
As strangers
Nothing more connects us
Except threadbare words
The scenery has not changed
But the actors have nothing more to play
Time to lower the curtain.

Everything is over
The comedy is over
We part well
(And) Eternity is ours.
We are alone in the world
On waves left our from love
But nothing more remain of our forbidden feelings.

And time has defeated us,
It is glad
To see us, both on different sides
As strangers
Nothing more connects us
Except threadbare words
The scenery has not changed
But the actors have nothing more to play
Time to lower the curtain.

Everything is over
The comedy is over
Everything began
As a brilliant representation
In pink scenery
Of a suburban theatre
(Where) there was only the two of us

Everything is over
The comedy is over...

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Au revoir, Justine.

Henin shocks tennis world with retirement

Justine Henin, the world's top ranked female tennis player, has just announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis at a press conference in her native Belgium. The five-foot-five Henin, who at 25 has seven Grand Slam titles to her name, lost for the last time to eventual German Open champion Dinara Safina of Russia last week in three sets.

Her retirement comes as a shock to the tennis world, especially because she is the first player, male or female, to quit while at the top of the world rankings. She is also the reigning champion at the US Open and the French Open, which will start in less than two weeks' time.

Henin, whose one-handed backhand was referred to by John McEnroe as the best in the game, has had a tough year by her standards, losing four times in the last four months. Her most painful loss came at the hands of Serena Williams, who drubbed her, 6-2, 6-0, at the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami a month ago. Williams, with whom Henin had a close and intriguing rivalry, said that she felt "sad to see her go. She was a champion and she will always be remembered."

WTA Tour President Larry Scott also lamented Henin's shocking decision, saying "It is rare that an athlete leaves at the very top of her game in this day and age." He added, however, that the Belgian had a "fighting spirit second to none," and that she "will always be remembered as one of the all-time great champions" of the game.

The four-time Roland Garros champion's departure from tennis leaves Russia's Maria Sharapova to take over the top spot, followed by Serbian Ana Ivanovic at number two.

- 14 May 2008

Kit Undug for AP

Thursday, May 8, 2008

A Quiz

Here's a little quiz for all of you:

Question: How do you know you're really, genuinely, painfully missing someone?

Choices:
a) You see his face everywhere;

b) You see his face everywhere, but you know for a fact that he's not there;

c) You break down because you see his face everywhere, but you know for a fact that he's not there;

d) You break down because you see his face everywhere, but you know for a fact that he's not there, and you do this while you're in a bookstore;

e) You break down because you see his face everywhere, but you know for a fact that he's not there, and you do this while you're in a bookstore, in the middle of the romance novels section;

f) You break down because you see his face everywhere, but you know for a fact that he's not there, and you do this while you're in a bookstore, in the middle of the romance novels section, while the speakers are blaring the sappy S Club 7 song, "I never Had a Dream Come True".

To answer, post a comment!