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Reader Bob Smith was kind enough to send me the…
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Reader Bob Smith was kind enough to send me the lyrics to the French birthday song "Bon Anniversaire," which (according to professional Frenchman Benoit) French people don't actually sing.
Bon anniversaire,
Mes voeux les plus sinc�res
Que ces quelques fleurs
Vous apportent le bonheur
Que l'ann�e enti�re
Vous soit douce et l�g�re
Et que l'an fini
Nous soyons tous r�unis
Pour chanter encore (or possibly en choeur)
Bon anniversaire
Now that I've finally read the lyrics again, I am powerfully reminded of high school French classes. Whenever someone in the class had a birthday, Madame Funge slapped that transparency on the overhead projector and we sang "Bon Anniversaire." I can sing it fine, but I can't tell what meter it's supposed to be in. 3/4, I think.
