FRENCH RADIO
By emmanuel
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To read about the beginnings and history of Radio à la Carte, click HERE and some memorabilias are HERE.
To listen to past and current conversations we recorded, click HERE.
coming up, ON AIR:
- Hugo Bienvenu about his film ARCO,
- Gautier Capuçon about his new Cello recordings GAIA, and his coming performances with the San Francisco Symphony.
- Håkon Kornstad about his visit to San Francisco and Inverness,
- Oliver Laxe about his latest film SIRĀT and
- a treatise about "The Waters of March, les Eaux de Mars" famous bosa nova in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French [See the words below].
COMING UP ON KWMR 90.5FM, KWMR.org:
April is "Poetry month". Friday the 17th, we will listen to poets and to French pop singers who used text from Poets like Raimbaud, Boris Vian, Prevert, Baudelaire and many more in their songs.
On the 10th, we shared random French Pop songs including one by Céline Dion who just announced her return to the scene this fall! Click on my mustache below to listen.
On Friday April 3rd, at 4PM Pacific, I shared a study of the iconic song "Les Eaux de Mars" with historical background interpreted by many great singers such as Moustaki, Stacy Kent, Art Garfunkel, Jill Barber, Natalie Dessay and many more. Click on my mustache below to listen.
Les Eaux de Mars
Tom Jobim
C'est le pied qui avance
à pas sûr, à pas lent
C'est la main qui se tend,
c'est la pierre qu'on lance
C'est un trou dans la terre,
un chemin qui chemine
Un reste de racine,
c'est un peu solitaire
C'est un oiseau dans l'air,
un oiseau qui se pose
Le jardin qu'on arrose,
une source d'eau claire
Une écharde, un clou,
c'est la fièvre qui monte
C'est un compte à bon compte,
c'est un peu rien du tout
Un poisson, un geste,
c'est comme du vif argent
C'est tout ce qu'on attend,
c'est tout ce qui nous reste
C'est du bois, c'est un jour
le bout du quai
Un alcool trafiqué,
le chemin le plus court
C'est le pied qui avance
à pas sûr, à pas lent
C'est la main qui se tend,
c'est la pierre qu'on lance
C'est un trou dans la terre,
un chemin qui chemine
Un reste de racine,
c'est un peu solitaire
C'est un oiseau dans l'air,
un oiseau qui se pose
Le jardin qu'on arrose, u
ne source d'eau claire
Une écharde, un clou,
c'est la fièvre qui monte
C'est un compte à bon compte,
c'est un peu rien du tout
Un poisson, un geste,
c'est comme du vif argent
C'est tout ce qu'on attend,
c'est tout ce qui nous reste
C'est du bois, c'est un jour
le bout du quai
Un alcool trafiqué,
le chemin le plus court
C'est le cri d'un hibou,
un corps ensommeillé
La voiture rouillée,
c'est la boue, c'est la boue
Un pas, un pont,
un crapaud qui croasse
C'est un chaland qui passe,
c'est un bel horizon
C'est la saison des pluies,
c'est la fonte des glaces
Ce sont les eaux de Mars,
la promesse de vie.
Une pierre, un bâton,
c'est Joseph et c'est Jacques
Un serpent qui attaque,
une entaille au talon
Un pas, une pierre,
un chemin qui chemine
Un reste de racine,
c'est un peu solitaire
C'est l'hiver qui s'efface,
la fin d'une saison
C'est la neige qui fond,
ce sont les eaux de Mars
La promesse de vie,
le mystère profond
Ce sont les eaux de Mars
dans ton coeur tout au fond
Un pas, une " ... pedra
é o fim do caminho
E um resto de toco,
é um pouco sozinho ... "
Un pas, une pierre,
un chemin qui chemine
Un reste de racine,
c'est un peu solitaire...
The waters of March
Tom Jobim
A stick, a stone
It's the end of the road
It's the rest of a stump
It's a little alone
It's a sliver of glass
It is life, it's the sun
It is night, it is death
It's a trap, it's a gun
The oak when it blooms
A fox in the brush
A knot in the wood
The song of a thrush
The wood of the wind
A cliff, a fall
A scratch, a lump
It is nothing at all
It's the wind blowing free
It's the end of the slope
It's a beam, it's a void
It's a hunch, it's a hope
And the river bank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the end of the strain
The joy in your heart
The foot, the ground
The flesh and the bone
The beat of the road
A slingshot's stone
A fish, a flash
A silvery glow
A fight, a bet
The range of a bow
The bed of the well
The end of the line
The dismay in the face
A spear, a spike
A point, a nail
A drip, a drop
The end of the tale
A truckload of bricks
In the soft morning light
The shot of a gun
In the dead of the night
A mile, a must
A thrust, a bump
It's a girl, it's a rhyme
It's a cold, it's the mumps
The plan of the house
The body in bed
And the car that got stuck
It's the mud, it's the mud
Afloat, adrift
A flight, a wing
A hawk, a quail
The promise of spring
And the riverbank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the promise of life
It's the joy in your heart
A stick, a stone
It's the end of the road
It's the rest of a stump
It's a little alone
A snake, a stick
It is John, it is Joe
It's a thorn in your hand
And a cut in your toe
A point, a grain
A bee, a bite
A blink, a buzzard
A sudden stroke of night
A pin, a needle
A sting, a pain
A snail, a riddle
A wasp, a stain
A pass in the mountains
A horse and a mule
In the distance the shelves
Rode three shadows of blue
And the riverbank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the promise of life
In your heart, in your heart
A stick, a stone
The end of the road
The rest of a stump
A lonesome road
A sliver of glass
A life, the sun
A knife, a death
The end of the run
And the riverbank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the end of all strain
It's the joy in your heart
March 27th we heard the last of the celebration of March Francophonie month as well as Women’s month. Click on my mustache below to hear it.
At times we do not have a theme, we'll play a potpourri of songs, lots of good French Pop music from our shelves and drawers, including new recordings just received. Contact us below to let us know what you want to hear.
Remember: click on my mustache below to listen to the last 2 week's shows on KWMR.
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ON KWMR.org, 90.5FM:
Every Fridays at 4PM Pacific and for 2 weeks thereafter: "The French Touch", an hour of French Pop music with a theme, see above.
Mercredi 9heures à Paris, en Suisse, en Espagne [Tuesdays Midnight PT] et pour quinze jours après: "The French Touch repeat".
Every FIRST Thursdays at 2PM Pacific and for 2 weeks thereafter: "Thursday Classical", two hours of Classical Music on Classical on the West Coast, the next one is April 2nd with conversation with Gautier Capuçon who will visit us at the San Francisco Symphony on the April 17 and Classical/Jazzman Håkon Kornstad in San Francisco, Mondavi Center and West Marin, check out MusicandMinds.org
Every Fifth Fridays at 5PM Pacific and for 2 weeks thereafter: "Happy Hour", two hours of French Cocktail music, moody and soft always with a cocktail recipe, produced and currated by Jacques in South of France. The next one will be on May 29th.
Occasionally, I will also sit-in to cover for other classical music producers.
At times, I am asked to interview various artists, check them out HERE.
AND all these are available for 2 weeks after airing on KWMR.org/Archives.
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