Practise your French listening and reading comprehension with this wintery song.
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The translation says "like alongside clear springs."
Does the word "golfes" mean "springs"?
Hi Hillary,
The line, 'le long des golfes clairs' is a reference to another song (I think) by Charles Trenet, La Mer:
La mer, qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs , a des reflets d'argent ...
I have never really asked myself what was meant by 'golfes clairs' here, just took it to mean a body of water created by the sea, and normally golfe will be translated by 'bay'.
I have seen that line translated as -
The sea that we see dancing along the shores of clear bays, shimmers with silver ...
But this is poetry, so a translation doesn't have to be literal.
Other opinions very welcome...
The translation says "like alongside clear springs."
Does the word "golfes" mean "springs"?
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Hi, I'm wondering why the "de" is included in this line?
Hi Lorie,
It is because this idiomatic expression takes the preposition 'de' before the second verb which is in the infinitive like a lot of expressions in French.
N'en plus pouvoir de faire quelque chose = To feel sick and tired of doing something
( lit. not to be able to do something any longer )
I hope this helps!
Hi, I'm wondering why the "de" is included in this line?
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