Well, let's just call him the songster :-). Darrel really likes your photos too. He just has a leisurely look. Cheers, Christine
Sent from my iPad On Jul 14, 2014, at 2:20 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >> From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila >> Sent: 14 July 2014 16:35 >> To: PDML List >> Subject: Re: Perpignan & Collioure >> >> Both galleries are fantastic, Bob! Lots of fun. Had a nice giggle over > the >> troubadour statue and the young girl in the background! Very enjoyable >> sets! What a trip—quite an achievement! Cheers, Christine >> > > Thanks! Glad someone has mentioned that shot, because it's my favourite from > the whole trip. When she appeared in the frame in that patch of light I > turned my eyes heavenward and muttered 'thank you, God!'. I shot several > frames and that one is perfect, in my opinion. The fact that the guitar > player is wearing lipstick and has a scar makes it all the more so. > > I don't think he's a troubadour incidentally. The statue is called Muntanyes > Regalades which is the name of a popular folk song of the region, a sort of > unofficial anthem of French Catalonia, and I think the statue represents a > poetic shepherd. > > It goes something like this (join in everybody!): > > Muntanyes regalades > són les del Canigó > que tot l’istiu floreixen > primavera i tardor. > Dau-me l’amor minyona > Dau-me la vostra amor > > Tardor i primavera > en tot temps hi ha flors. > Hi floreixen les roses, > clavells de tots colors. > Dau-me l’amor minyona > Dau-me la vostra amor > > N’hi ha una donzella > qu’em té robat el cor, > lo lliga amb cadenes > amb cadenes d’or. > Dau-me l’amor minyona > Dau-me la vostra amor > > Which means (translated roughly via French): > > Mountains mid babbling streams > Are those of Canigou > They flower all year round > Spring and autumn too > Give me your love, young maiden > Give me the love that is yours > > In Autumn and in springtime > All year the flowers bloom > There the roses blossom > And carnations in many hues > Give me your love, young maiden > Give me the love that is yours > > There lives a pretty damsel > Who stole away my heart > She bound it up with chains > It's bound with chains of gold > Give me your love, young maiden > Give me the love that is yours > > I think it ought to end with the chorus from Whole Lotta Love > >> >> >>> On Jul 12, 2014, at 4:18 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Perpignan: >>> <http://www.web-options.com/Perpignan/> >>> >>> Collioure: >>> >>> <http://www.web-options.com/Collioure/> >>> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
