Quelqu'un M'a Dit

Gratuitous picture shamelessly stolen from the net

"On me dit que nos vies ne valent pas grand chose,
Elles passent en un instant comme fanent les roses....

meaning..

I am told that our lives are not worth very much,
They pass in an instant as the roses fade... '

"On me dit que le destin se moque bien de nous
Qu'il ne nous donne rien et qu'il nous promet tout..."

It tells me that destiny mocks us well
It gives us nothing and it promises us all...

Mrs First lady of France can't really sing [not as well as a soprano-but for some people that should read not as badly a soprano), but she whispers those word in a wistful and gentle way which belies a host of emotions -playful and sad at the same time,. The lyrics become an underlayer to the melody line at times. You can listen to it when Papa is done with the installation of some proper speakers in car.

Papa is looking to see if Papa is going for non-allergenic cones or hyper-allergenic cones. More than hyper-allergenic, poisonous in fact, because the cone material comes from outer space. (just like Mama). Papa kids you not-at least, Papa does not kid you about the cones. SoPapa will probably settle for something from mother earth.

That is, if Papa manages to get you into the car....

Papa wants to post another pict of Ms Bruni.

Papa had a photo of Mama looking a bit like Carla Bruni (without the guitar, of course). Back in those days, all the nice looking women looked like Mama to Papa....