For those of you who want to practice your reading and pronunciation — this is the first in a series of songs I promised you. For the audio, visit the following link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dACf2-N32Kg
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMsGSukA8RQ
and you can get the lyrics from here:
Singer: Carla Bruni
Album: Quelqu'un M'a Dit
Year: 2002
Title: Raphaël
Four consonants and three vowels
It's the name of Raphaël
I whisper it to my ear
And every letter enchants me
It's the diaeresis that bewitches me
In the name of Raphaël
How it blends with the a and the e,
How it intertwines them with the l
Raphaël looks like an angel
But he's a devil of love
From the tip of his hips
And his velvet gaze
When he leans
When he leans my nights are sleepless
And forever
Hmm
I love the notes with a taste of honey
In the name of Raphaël
I whisper them upon waking
Between the feathers of sleep
And so that the day is beautiful
I perfume myself with Raphaël
Skin of sorrow eternal shepherd
Strange archangel from another sky
No delight no spark
No mischief without Raphaël
Days without him become tedium
And my nights grow weary ever more
No worry no prelude
No promise to eternity
Just the world in our bed
Just our lives in a rainbow
Raphaël looks like a sage
And his words are velvet
From his grave voice
And his straightforward gaze
When he tells stories
When he invents I can listen to him
Night and day
Hmm
Four consonants and three vowels
It's the name of Raphaël
I whisper it to his ear
It makes him laugh like the sun
You can find more exercises in our online French course.