Storytime!

[pancakerabbit06]

There is a pretty good story behind this song.  Well, more than one, actually...

The original 'Bei Mir Bist Du Schon' was written in 1932 by composer Sholom Secunda and lyricist Jacob Jacobs as part of a Yiddish-language operetta called Men Ken Lebn Nor Men Lost Nisht, or I Would if I Could, although a more literal translation would be You Could

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[chaucerettescs]

"The Andrews Sisters? What the hell do you want to be listening to them for?"
-- Lou Sedaris (hee, I just reread When You are Engulfed in Flames and found this entry amusingly coincidental)

I like how very little resemblance there is between the original lyrcs and the French version's:

(French version translated into English)
For only one night in a part of France
I saw in the shadow of your immense eyes...
My heart is full of wild hope
and I think about you day and night

But our language is not the same
And for you to say "I love you"
I don't know a more beautiful poem
than this phrase of my country

Bei mir bist du schon, this means
You are, for me, more than life
Bei mir bist du schon, I want to say, in love,
Darling, I am your's for always

I would have liked however
You to always speak in French
but I have a beating heart
and it's in vain that I try

If you understand "bei mir bist du schon"
then say you love me.I somehow doubt "bei mir bist du schon" is French, you wacky Parisians! (Also, I didn't need to use my French-

[chaucerettescs]

P.S. David and Hugh are adorable. Just in case you need reminding (which I'm sure you don't).

[pancakerabbit06]

Oh hey, is that Hugh? Cool! Mostly though I am distracted by how tiny David is. Like, I think it's partly a trick of perspectives, because he's standing a little farther from the camera, but good god, he is a wee person! You can see how he'd get hired to pretend to be an elf.

[chaucerettescs]

That most certainly is Mr. Hamrick (huzzah at finally knowing what he looks like). David is very little. I know he said he was short, but it completely took me by surprise when he was on David Letterman (years ago)... he didn't look small at all until Letterman stood next to him and then I was all "Holy crap!"

[allforleyna]

HEY HEY HEY HEY You have no idea how cool I think you are right now.

[pancakerabbit06]

Aw thanks, dude. How've you been doing, anyway?

[allforleyna]

A) Working at the library,

B) Trying to write the middle of a short story that steadfastly refuses to yield to me,

C) Writing a paper about personal motivation and story logic in Middle Egyptian literature, as illuminated by a close reading of the Tale of Sinuhe.

D) Hangin' out.

You?

[pancakerabbit06]

A) Working at Michigan Marketing and Design.

B) Continuing to make small things out of polymer clay, including manatee earrings. (It is hard to be sad while wearing manatee earrings.)

C) Trying to teach myself how to draw people in poses that look at least slightly natural.

D) And also there has been some hanging out.

The Middle Egyptian paper, is that for a class you're taking, or just something that has piqued your interest? I am going to be super-impressed if it's just what you're doing with your downtime. Also--and if you're tired of writing about it, feel free not to answer this--what is story logic?