Hi!

[aFrenchie]

Hey there!
I'm new here and you won't believe it, I'm French. So why am I here in a US website about Alizée while there are French forums as well that I don't even have registered? I'm not even a huge fan of Alizée, or I should say I'm not fond of her music. But, well, you can get it, the woman (that damn little woman!) and whatever the music she sings is are two different things!
Anyway the reason why I'm here? Mostly because of the call in this thread:
http://www.moi-alizee.us/forums/showthread.php?t=169
I thought it would be cool to help when you're stuck because of the French language, and at the same time that would be a good idea to improve my English by talking here instead of French forums. I'm gonna transcript what they're saying in the video above right now...
Anyway, if I can help about lyrics/newspapers or what is to be heard in videos (mostly interviews), point me to them and I'll try my best to translate in my own (lame) English. At least I'll write down the original sayings in French.

[Spartan500]

Welcome to the forums and I'm sure Brad is happy that you are going to help with the translations

[aFrenchie]

Great. Thanks for your welcome .
(Translation done in the link above)

[Spartan500]

cool thanks for first putting it in french cause i'm trying to learn

[brad]

welcome to the website, im glad you found it ...

Any help you can provide with translations and new information about Alizee is very appreciated. I am also curious about some of the French feelings toward Alizee, and what your opinions are on her comeback ... how well she will be received and that kind of thing...

Is it true that only young girls like her music? I think her songs are great, but people always tell me it is because I don't understand the words .. lol

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to register with the website and help with some translations .. And I think your english is perfect .. (from what I have seen you write so far)

[aditya8617]

Welcome to website. Good to have u here, and u do speak good english.

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by brad

I am also curious about some of the French feelings toward Alizee,

I'm afraid I won't talk about her as a "true" fan since, like I said above, I'm not fond of her music. Anyway, I'm not here by accident you may imagine! I've seen her on TV many times and like any normal male, my eyes popped up every single time. Not only for her sexiness of course but also for the very cute et charming person she is as a whole.

how well she will be received and that kind of thing...

In your opinion? When guys like me (ie. who don't like her music much) are hanging out in your forum and even trying to help?

Is it true that only young girls like her music?

I would tend to think so. But probably girls are her most "visible" fans and guys secretely love her "sous la couette" (J'en Ai Marre anyone?).

I think her songs are great, but people always tell me it is because I don't understand the words .. lol

Sure, I wouldn't compare her lyrics with Jacques Brel's for example (or Bob Dylan's stateside). But I'd say that they're not the worse that I've heard in the pop industry! Anyway, if her two first albums were clearly made for quite a young audience, I'm sure that she'll try to change her direction to more mature things in her 3rd one.

And I think your english is perfect .. (from what I have seen you write so far)

Perfect? Wow thank you! I hope you won't change your mind later on

Originally Posted by aditya8617

Welcome to website. Good to have u here, and u do speak good english.

Thanks.

[rwd716]

So Frenchie, have you warmed up to her music now, or is it just the max-cuteness factor that keeps you coming back?

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by rwd716

So Frenchie, have you warmed up to her music now, or is it just the max-cuteness factor that keeps you coming back?

I hope you won't lapidate me, it's still the latter

[Cooney]

Originally Posted by aFrenchie

I hope you won't lapidate me, it's still the latter

Holy...

Congratulations aFrenchie... you just used a word in English that is 100% correct and very fitting, but which I had never even heard of, much less seen in use (and I'm a language obsessed Shakespeare-loving actor). I had to pull out my English dictionary :-P

Lapidate: To pelt with stones; to stone to death.



Fear not, I don't imagine we shall be lapidating you any time soon! We'll convert you yet ::grins::