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Old 12-30-2007, 08:47 AM
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I would explain the phrase "son regard me donne le la".
"Donner le la" is a phrase used in all-latina-based langages. La is the latin note you call "A".
My english dictionary translates it as "to set the fashion/to set the tone/to give the ton". Hope you understood what it means.
I found this on the net:
"If I understand the expression "dare il la'" (donner le la in italian) correctly, it means to pave the way, to initiate, to lead the way, to clear the ground for others to follow, etc, which fits rather oddly in this sentence".
So it's something that you would say when you start doing something.


Then "mal de l'air" means "air-ache", if you understand what I mean, it is the pain you feel when you fly on a plane...
It is the a concept similar to that of I'm fed up!: "I'm fed up with the [...] plane that makes me throw up again...".
In this song she sings that when you fly you cannot don't have (I mean: you must have) this bad sensation... Have I been clear enough??? I hope so...

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