{"id":24559,"date":"2023-03-24T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=24559"},"modified":"2023-03-24T14:44:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:44:01","slug":"corneille-happy-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2023\/03\/24\/corneille-happy-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Corneille: Happy Birthday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Soleil-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24560\" width=\"251\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Soleil-5.jpg 468w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Soleil-5-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 85vw, 251px\" \/><figcaption>Corneille is both inspiring and talented!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We are lucky to have Corneille among our great Canadian singers-song writers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He sings in both official languages and his songs are beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He brings both smiles and peace to our faces despite &#8220;<em>coming from far away&#8221; <\/em>like his inspiring song &#8220;<em>Parce qu&#8217;on vient de loin<\/em>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3LPjQg4\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3LPjQg4<\/a>). An English translation of its powerful lyrics follows the <em>Youtube<\/em> video (taken from: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3FPa3mo\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3FPa3mo<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May the memory of his assassinated Rwandan family, in front of his OWN eyes, be eternal. May God bless his resilient and peaceful heart, own beautiful family, and great musical talent. Selfishly, Bambi wants more of it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Birthday to Corneille, born on March 24, 1977 (Freiburg, Germany )\u2764\ufe0f!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Corneille - Parce Qu&#039;On Vient De Loin\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXTsf-XZ1PM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3FPa3mo\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3FPa3mo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Because we come from far away<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">&#8220;<em>We are our own fathers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>So young yet so old<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Makes me think&#8230; you know<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>We are our own mothers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>So young and so serious<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>But it&#8217;s going to change<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>We spend our time<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Making up plans for tomorrow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>While the weather<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Is going by, leaving us empty and doubtful<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>We lose too much time<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Sweating, grazing our hands<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>What&#8217;s the point of it if we&#8217;re not sure to see tomorrow ?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>&#8211; Nothing<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>(chorus)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>So we live every day as if it was the last one<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>And you&#8217;d do the same if only you knew<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>How many times the end of the world came close to us<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>So we live every day as if it was the last one<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Because we come from far away<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>But when times are hard<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>We think, worse than our story can&#8217;t exist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>And when the winter is long<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>We merely reflect heat will come back to us<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>And that&#8217;s easy in this way<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Day after day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>We can see how much everything is short-lived<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>So even with love<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>I&#8217;ll love every Queen as if she was the last one<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>The air is too heavy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>When you only live with prayers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>As for me, I [savour] every moment<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Much before<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>The light goes out<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>(chorus)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Day after day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>We can see how short-lived everything is<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>So let&#8217;s live while we can still do it<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Dears<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>(chorus x2)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Corneille - Sign Your Name (Clip officiel)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ozHbTt0rUS0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Corneille - H\u00e9l\u00e8ne (Roch Voisine)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ydedwg9CMiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Chanson Joyeux Anniversaire ? \/ Happy Birthday song in French ?\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SsqTa-0XS4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/heart-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24563\" width=\"207\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/heart-25.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/heart-25-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 85vw, 207px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are lucky to have Corneille among our great Canadian singers-song writers! He sings in both official languages and his songs are beautiful. He brings both smiles and peace to our faces despite &#8220;coming from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24559"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24570,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24559\/revisions\/24570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}