Hi John,
On 11 May 2009, at 22:49, John Mikes wrote: > > who was that French poet who made puns after death? > >> ... > A french poet said, after he died (!) : "friends, pretend only to > cry because poet pretends only to dye". (Faites semblant de pleurer > mes amis puisque les poètes font semblant de mourrir"). > > It is Jean Cocteau. In "Le Testament d'Orphée". A movie, made by Jean Cocteau, where he plays the role of the dying poet. I am not entirely sure of the total correctness of the quote. It could be "Faites semblant de pleurer mes amis puisque les poètes ne font que semblant d'être mort". Best, Bruno http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
