A Singer I am not, BUT...

 

...I may reconsider joining the Cadrieu Chorale after we had so much fun with this song they wrote and sang for me.

REFRAIN

A Cadrieu on aime bien Laury Bourgeois

Elle est si douce et si gentille

On aime bien - qui ça - Laury Bourgeois

Où ça - chez les cadrieucois

 

1er couplet

Dans sa salopette

Elle est mignonette

En prom'nant son chien

Sur tous les chemins

 

Now, there are four more couplets and the refrain in between each.  It was so much fun. I was so touched.  The only thing is that they now seem to burst into song each time they see me...we had a rousing round at the vernissage Saturday and again at yesterday's Bar d'été.  I did chuckle at the last verse...Elle est devenue, la plus populaire, des Americaines!  It's easy and safe because I am the ONLY American in Cadrieu...but I continue to pinch myself and feel so blessed that I now call this place home and these people my friends! Here is most of the crew, below as we wrapped up yesterday's Bar d'été!

Comments

[Niels Windfeld Lund]

great, and fantastic with the connection to Jan, hope to get some photos of them, for myself I think I stick to as you said the good blue ones !:)

[Laury Bourgeois]

You're not crazy at all Niels...I wore my "good" blue overalls for the barn apero because I still had work to do, but for the vernissage and the bar d'été on Sunday...hot pink salopettes! It was fun...and, Jan is going to make me two special patterned pairs!

[Niels Windfeld Lund]

I must come with my usual question, crazy as I am, did you wear your pink salopettes ?:)

[Evelyn]

They better sing it for me when I'm there! I see a video blog entry in the making.

[Laury Bourgeois]

I'm ashamed to say that I don't know the tune they used, but in the refrain they scream "qui ça" and "où ça" and I just giggle like a ninny every time. I don't think it's an official "chorale" but there is a bunch of them that love to sing and put it to good use. It was a group effort with JP and C, J and P, and Françoise and Jean-Pierre-such a treat! I bet they'll do it for you while you're here!

[Evelyn]

And the tune is? I must practice this little ditty. I knew it had something to do with either singing or a poem for you! Who wrote it? Is there really a Cadrieu Chorale? Feel free to answer questions when you get caught up.