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juchu! · 08-27-2005, 10:05 AM

I am keen on listening different versions of a same song in several languages. A other language is another harmony. My mama told me once that she was totally unable to tell exactly the same story in 2 languages. (she is bilingual)
It is also funny to hear the swedish or the czech version of a song that was initially sung in English. For instance, did you know that the Beatles release a record in German, that the more-than-famous quartet ABBA sang in English, Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Czech and Russian???? I enjoy collecting the plurilingual versions of a same song too. Do you know "My Way" by Franck Sinatra? It was at the beginning a French song. And "Somewhere over the Rainbow"? It was made after a German melody from Saxony... The same goes for the American national anthem, whose melody was composed in Bremen centuries ago.

I would be glad to talk about that with you, so that we can exchange what we know...

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juchu! Senior International Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dourdan, France Posts: 198 juchu! is an unknown character at this point	Promoting the linguistic diversity in Europe through singing? I am keen on listening different versions of a same song in several languages. A other language is another harmony. My mama told me once that she was totally unable to tell exactly the same story in 2 languages. (she is bilingual) It is also funny to hear the swedish or the czech version of a song that was initially sung in English. For instance, did you know that the Beatles release a record in German, that the more-than-famous quartet ABBA sang in English, Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Czech and Russian???? I enjoy collecting the plurilingual versions of a same song too. Do you know "My Way" by Franck Sinatra? It was at the beginning a French song. And "Somewhere over the Rainbow"? It was made after a German melody from Saxony... The same goes for the American national anthem, whose melody was composed in Bremen centuries ago. I would be glad to talk about that with you, so that we can exchange what we know...
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