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vlmagee · 12-29-2004, 06:09 PM

quote:Originally posted by Melodysnotes:
Hello,
I was recently in Canada and heard Sundown performed in French. Does anyone know who this female singer is and how I can get her CD?

Are you sure it's a Canadian artist and a recent cover? It could be, of course, but it could also be Nana Mouskouri who recorded it in French many years ago (along with Song For A Winter's Night in French and in English). She records in Spanish too, and I think Italian, German and Greek as well. I can't remember what her native tongue is, but I think she sings in all of them with perfect accents and is probably fluent in many of them. She is an international star, just not known particularly in the US. But her music may be played on the radio in Canada.

I don't know if any of the Lightfoot songs she recorded has made it onto CD. Somebody sent me a cassette copy of just the Lightfoot songs many years ago. I don't know where that cassette is and haven't found the songs on CD. It's tough, however, because the titles in French aren't literal so unless there is a clip or you really think about it, it isn't easy to spot the songs.

UPDATE: Ah - I found them.

Sundown is called L'amour C'est Comme L'été (Love is like Summer ). Although it was released on several CDs, I don't see any with the song at Amazon.

SFAWN is called A La Porte du Jardin (At The Garden Gate), and has not been released on CD (in French). The English version is available.

In both case, the French lyrics are entirely different from the English, unlike Lightfoot's own Nous Vivons Ensemble which was beautifully translated.

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Valerie Magee

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12-29-2004, 06:09 PM	#3
vlmagee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Ballston Spa, NY Posts: 724	quote:Originally posted by Melodysnotes: Hello, I was recently in Canada and heard Sundown performed in French. Does anyone know who this female singer is and how I can get her CD? Are you sure it's a Canadian artist and a recent cover? It could be, of course, but it could also be Nana Mouskouri who recorded it in French many years ago (along with Song For A Winter's Night in French and in English). She records in Spanish too, and I think Italian, German and Greek as well. I can't remember what her native tongue is, but I think she sings in all of them with perfect accents and is probably fluent in many of them. She is an international star, just not known particularly in the US. But her music may be played on the radio in Canada. I don't know if any of the Lightfoot songs she recorded has made it onto CD. Somebody sent me a cassette copy of just the Lightfoot songs many years ago. I don't know where that cassette is and haven't found the songs on CD. It's tough, however, because the titles in French aren't literal so unless there is a clip or you really think about it, it isn't easy to spot the songs. UPDATE: Ah - I found them. Sundown is called L'amour C'est Comme L'été (Love is like Summer ). Although it was released on several CDs, I don't see any with the song at Amazon. SFAWN is called A La Porte du Jardin (At The Garden Gate), and has not been released on CD (in French). The English version is available. In both case, the French lyrics are entirely different from the English, unlike Lightfoot's own Nous Vivons Ensemble which was beautifully translated. ------------------ Valerie Magee Visit my business site at mageenet.biz, Hamilton Camp's Offical Web Site at hamiltoncamp.com , and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com. Also visit Dr. Jack's Lightfoot page. [This message has been edited by vlmagee (edited December 29, 2004).]