Bambi's Thoughts
Bambi wishes her fellow deer and humans, especially this blog’s readers , who highlight Hannukah a Happy season! May the candle lights shine, not just over the next eight days, but also in everyone’s hearts all year long ❤️!
Montreal and Matane, Québec and Canada, along with the entire world, lost a good and a great man on November 18, 2022 (https://bit.ly/3HJZ2Et). Bambi had an earlier post honouring his legacy, shown further below.
Indeed, Mr. Jean Lapointe was a brother, a father, a grand-father, an actor, a singer, a senator, and an inspiring man who struggled yet helped others. He was a man of heart, humility, and of faith. He was a great Canadian and Québecker.
Today, and if she may, Bambi will send her heartfelt condolences to his family and all his loved ones. She will do so with a lovely song by Mr. Lapointe himself entitled “Chante-la ta chanson” [Sing your song]. Below, you can listen to it, if you wish, and read a quick English translation (followed by the original French lyrics). “Merci bien”. Thank you and may your memory be eternal, Mr. Lapointe ❤️.
A quick English translation of the lyrics, with the help of Mr. Google Translate
“Sing your song
The song of your heart, the song of your life
sing your song
The bird does it, the wind does it, the child does it too
sing your song
Don’t be afraid, go ahead
Everyone has their own melody inside
sing your song
She sure is pretty
Sing it that your life is beautiful
All the streams run away in the sun
All the flowers of bee romances
Even the rain plays a symphony
Tell me why would you be sad today
Sing, sing
sing your song
The song of your heart, the song of your life
sing your song
The bird does it, the wind does it, the child does it too
sing your song
Don’t be afraid, go ahead
Everyone has their own melody inside
sing your song
She sure is pretty
Sing it; how beautiful is your life
Can’t you hear the concert of joy
Everything that lives lets its voice be heard
Even the gray sky makes its storms sing
There’s a sun behind every cloud
Sing, sing
sing your song
The song of your heart, the song of your life
sing your song
The bird does it, the wind does it, the child does it too
sing your song
Don’t be afraid, go ahead
Everyone has his/her own melody inside
sing your song
It is surely pretty
Sing it; how beautiful is your life
sing your song
The song of your heart, the song of your life
sing your song
The bird does it, the wind does it, the child does it too
sing your song
Don’t be afraid, go ahead
Everyone has his/her own melody inside
sing your song
It is surely pretty
Sing it; how beautiful is your life
sing your song
The song of your heart, the song of your life
sing your song
The bird does it, the wind does it, the child does it too
sing your song“
The original French lyrics
“Chante-la ta chanson
La chanson de ton cœur, la chanson de ta vie
Chante-la ta chanson
L’oiseau le fait, le vent le fait, l’enfant le fait aussi
Chante-la ta chanson
N’aie pas peur, vas-y
Chacun a sa mélodie au fond de lui
Chante-la ta chanson
Elle est sûrement jolie
Chante-le qu’elle est belle ta vie
Tous
les ruisseaux font des fugues au soleil
Toutes les fleurs des romances aux abeilles
Même la pluie joue une symphonie
Dis-moi pourquoi tu serais triste aujourd’hui
Chante, chante
Chante-la
ta chanson
La chanson de ton cœur, la chanson de ta vie
Chante-la ta chanson
L’oiseau le fait, le vent le fait, l’enfant le fait aussi
Chante-la ta chanson
N’aie pas peur, vas-y
Chacun a sa mélodie au fond de lui
Chante-la ta chanson
Elle est sûrement jolie
Chante-le qu’elle est belle ta vie
N’entends-tu
pas le concert de la joie
Tout ce qui vit laisse entendre sa voix
Même le ciel gris fait chanter ses orages
Y a un soleil derrière chaque nuage
Chante, chante
Chante-la
ta chanson
La chanson de ton cœur, la chanson de ta vie
Chante-la ta chanson
L’oiseau le fait, le vent le fait, l’enfant le fait aussi
Chante-la ta chanson
N’aie pas peur, vas-y
Chacun a sa mélodie au fond de lui
Chante-la ta chanson
Elle est sûrement jolie
Chante-le qu’elle est belle ta vie
Chante-la
ta chanson
La chanson de ton cœur, la chanson de ta vie
Chante-la ta chanson
L’oiseau le fait, le vent le fait, l’enfant le fait aussi
Chante-la ta chanson
N’aie pas peur, vas-y
Chacun a sa mélodie au fond de lui
Chante-la ta chanson
Elle est sûrement jolie
Chante-le qu’elle est belle ta vie
Chante-la ta chanson
La chanson de ton cœur, la chanson de ta vie
Chante-la ta chanson
L’oiseau le fait, le vent le fait, l’enfant le fait aussi
Chante-la ta chanson“.
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In a pinned tweet in the Arabic language, the British Embassy in Lebanon wrote the following: “Lebanon’s Court of Cassation has rejected an appeal by Tariq Houshieh and affirmed his guilt for the brutal murder in 2017 of our dear colleague Rebecca [“‘Becky’] Dykes. We are grateful to all of those who have contributed to the final resolution of this case after many months of delay”.
Bambi will never forget Ms. Rebecca Dykes. Upon her arrival to Beirut, precisely on December 16, 2019, the body of Ms. Dykes was found dumped by the side of a road near Beirut. A few days or weeks earlier, she was brutally raped and killed by an Uber driver who seems to have been known for his criminal record, according to international media, including Sky News (https://bit.ly/3W5JIqg). Back then, like her birth country, Bambi was deeply shocked by this tragedy. She kept thinking of the parents of Ms. Dykes, especially around Christmas time.
Actually, Ms. Dykes and her family remained on Bambi’s mind, and surely in her heart, beyond the end of her trip to Lebanon. She wanted to follow this story in the media, but since then, multiple crises happened in Lebanon, in addition to the coronavirus pandemic. There were no more news about this fatal brutality.
Yet, Bambi kept thinking of Ms. Dykes’ parents and wondered about the legal outcome of their tragedy. Same when the Beirut explosion happened destroying the last nice places their daughter likely had fun in with her colleagues, ahead of their holidays, before she called a cab. Instead of taking her home, it took her to a horrible death. If Bambi recalls well, Ms. Dykes’ parents were expecting her at the airport, back home, not knowing yet what had happened to her in Lebanon. Can you imagine a single drop of the ocean of their shock? May their daughter’s memory be eternal. May today’s news, and time, bring more healing to their forever aching hearts. Same for her colleagues and friends. More healing to all of them.
To conclude this post, and if she may, Bambi would like to thank you Ms. Rebecca Dykes for your kind, humanitarian service in Lebanon. Sadly, the latter was the place where a barbaric criminality ended your life. May you rest in peace now and may your memory be eternal… ❤️
Mr. Ludwig van Beethoven (https://to.pbs.org/3Vb2Lyg), the most universal and performed composer in the world, was probably born on December 16, 1770.
To honour the eternal memory of this greatest composer and pianist of all times, Bambi will start by sharing some of his inspiring quotes on music.
Following this, she will leave you with a beautiful tribute to Beethoven, from out of Beirut, by the Antonine University Choir and the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra (December, 2019), which was conducted by Mr. Toufic Maatouk, in partnership with the Opéra de Paris and the Italian Embassy in Lebanon.
“Music is like a dream. One that I cannot hear”.
“I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet”.
“To play a wrong note is insignificant. To play without passion is inexcusable”!
“Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life”.
A tragic and dangerous development happened in South Lebanon today, as per international and Lebanese media (https://bit.ly/3HEWDeb).
Indeed, although the details are still unclear and conflicting, we know that 23-year-old Irish UNIFIL Private Seán Rooney was killed today, in South Lebanon, while another peer is in a critical condition and two others are mildly injured.
UN peacekeepers spend most of the year away from their loved ones in risky places of the world. They contribute to stability and peace in our world. They surely deserve to be thanked, and even honoured, not killed.
Of course, such a tragic incident in a highly volatile region like Lebanon is not a piece of good news for neither peace nor love in our world. To this, Bambi feels like saying: Hands off Lebanon and off those who silently work to keep it safe and stable.
To conclude this brief post, and if she may, Bambi would like to thank Private Seán Rooney for his service. She also sends her condolences to his Irish and UNIFIL families. May his memory be eternal. May his colleagues heal smoothly. As for Lebanon, may God protect it and keep everyone there safe and sound.
Yes, it is this time of the year.
Yes, this is Bambi’s song for you; and you know why.
Long live you love and beautiful family, Roula & Doudou ❤️!
Bambi was deeply honoured when Ms. Leila Milki wrote a comment on her blog, as you can see in the first post below.
May this talented Lebanese-American artist keep singing while playing different musical instruments and spreading both love and joy around her!
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Think of anything you like or not, there is an international day for it! Sometimes a single day of the year has been declared to be devoted to two or more events or objects at once; by we do not know whom. Well, today is no exception because it happens to be both the international day for ice cream (mmm…) and the Word Violin Day.
Today, Bambi will be reasonable and leave the ice cream aside [for now :)]. Yes, she will just focus on the violin in this brief post, wondering if you also love this instrument like her. She does not know about you, but such a day makes her think of MANY talented violinists of our world. She is grateful to ALL of them, including one she has been a faithful fan of since she discovered him. His name is Mr. Andre Soueid. The latter began his musical journey at age of 6 at the Lebanese National Conservatory (https://bit.ly/3VWYzTV).
Before sharing some of Mr. Soueid’s musical pieces below, Bambi would like to leave you with two citations: (1) the first is by Mr. Robert Schumann, a German composer, who once said: “To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts—such is the duty of the artist“; and (2) the second quote comes from the famous, Mr. Joshua Bell. According to him: “When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you’re telling a story.”
To conclude this post, bravo to all the violinists of our towns, provinces, territories, countries, and the world, including Lebanon’s Andre Soueid. The latter tells us unforgettable stories about life, death, and of course love in all its forms and shapes, including human, romantic, and even patriotic love.
