Each day, around the world, so many people die and so many others are born.
Like today, June 9 but in 1870, eternally famous English writer and social critic Mr. Charles Dickens died (https://t.ly/tJ_Z).
Similarly, on this same day of June 9, but in 2011, Canadian singer, pianist, and actor Claude Léveillée died in Québec in Saint-Benoit-de-Mirabel. Of note, he was born on October 16, 1932 in Montréal [interestingly, one of Bambi’s nephews was also on the same day and in the same city. “Coucou” Nicolas :)].
To honour the three characters feautured in this post, Bambi will first start with some of Dickens’ inspirational quotes. The last one tells us how much this author appreciated humour and laughter, which will bring us straight to a little musical tribute to the uniquely cute Mr. Donald Duck. Guess why? Well, he happens to have been born on June 9, precisely 89 years ago (https://t.ly/da9o). Happy Birthday to him! Last but not least, this post will end by sharing two of Léveillée’s songs. The first one is called “Mon Pays” [My Country] and it is subtitled in English. The second one is a superb love song called Frédéric followed by an English translation of its lyrics (https://t.ly/76nHm).
Have a lovely June 9 (or evening) everyone!
Charles Dickens
“The most important thing in life is to stop saying, ‘I wish’ and start saying, ‘I will’. Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities”.
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year”.
“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts”.
“The pain of parting is nothing
to the joy of meeting again”.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”.
“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope -into a better shape”.
“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a
touch that never hurts”.
“I cannot stop some dreadful things I try to stop, but I go on in the hope and trust that the time will come.”
“The kindness of people is enough to break one’s heart”.
“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour”.
Donald Duck
Claude Léveillée
Frédéric (by Mr. Claude Léveillée)
“I put the whole world aside
When Frédéric reminds me of
The loves of our twenties
Our sorrows, our home
Without forgetting
Neighbourhood friends
Today scattered to the four winds
We weren’t poets
Neither priests nor naughty
But daddy loved us
Do you remember, on Sunday
Around the table
There was laughing, there was discussing
While mom was serving us
But afterwards, afterwards
Afterwards, life ate you up
How it eats up everyone
Today or later
And I followed
Since the time we dreamed
To leave the old furniture
Since the time we dreamed
To meet up alone
You forgot Chopin
I did my best
Today you drink wine
It’s more serious
Father is getting old
And all that, it’s old
I put the whole world aside
When Frédéric reminds me of
The loves of our twenties
Our sorrows, our home
Without forgetting
Neighbourhood friends
Today scattered to the four winds
We weren’t poets
Neither priests nor naughty
But daddy loved us
Do you remember, on Sunday
Around the table
There was laughing, there was discussing
While mom was serving us
But afterwards, afterwars, you know what
Afterwards, it was the party
The most beautiful of celebrations
The party of lovers
It lasted but one spring
And then autumn came
This autumn of life
Farewell, beautiful Harlequin!
You see that you have been lied to
Fallen our castles
Farewell our moonlights
After all, it takes what it takes
To carve one
A life of good living
A life without arguments
I put the whole world aside
When Frédéric reminds me of
The loves of our twenties
Our sorrows, our home
Without forgetting
Neighbourhood friends
Today scattered to the four winds
We weren’t poets
Neither priests nor naughty
But daddy loved us
Do you remember, on Sunday
Around the table
There was laughing, there was discussing
While mom was serving us
Do you remember, Frédéric?
Cheers“!
