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" Plaisir d'amour" ([plɛ.ziʁ da.muʁ], "Pleasure of love") is a classical French love song written in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (1741–1816); it took its text from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755–1794), which appears in his novel Célestine. The song was greatly successful in Martini's version.
An English translation was written by Bruce Sievier (1894, Paris – 1953) and is known as "Speak to Me of Love" or "Tell Me About Love". It was also recorded by Dalida in 1961, and it features her 1961 album, Garde-moi la dernière danse. Caterina Valente recorded it in 1960, but she sang it with a very special timbre.
Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf (French: [edit pjaf]), was a French entertainer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century.
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Joie de vivre (/ ˌ ʒ w ɑː d ə ˈ v iː v (r ə)/ ZHWAH də VEEV (-rə), French: [ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; "joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness. It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do…
Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, also known as Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (31 August 1741 – 14 February 1816; [n 1]) was a French composer of German birth during the classical period. [1] He is best known today for the vocal romance " Plaisir d'amour ," on which the 1961 Elvis Presley pop standard " Can't Help Falling in Love " is based.
The song is better known in English-speaking countries by the English version with lyrics by Leo Johns to an adapted French title "Melodie d'Amour" (French: "Melody of Love") by The Ames Brothers which was first released by RCA Victor as catalog number 47-7046 in 1957. The new English lyrics by Leo Johns begin "Melodie d'amour, take this song ...
Nine state capitals are French words or of French origin (Baton Rouge, Boise, Des Moines, Juneau, Montgomery, Montpelier, Pierre, Richmond, Saint Paul) - not even counting Little Rock (originally "La Petite Roche") or Cheyenne (a French rendering of a Lakota word). Fifteen state names are either French words / origin (Delaware, New Jersey ...