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The name Chambourcy was given in 1934 to a type of fresh cheese (petit-suisse) marketed in the Parisian region by the ALB dairy. [2] One of the three leaders of the dairy, Pierre Abouyaka, owned a property in the town of Chambourcy (ALB corresponds to the initials of the leaders Pierre Aboukaya, Guy Lapeyre, and Xavier Baillivet).
L'envie d'aimer. " L'envie d'aimer " is a 2000 song recorded by French-born singer Daniel Lévi and the troupe of The Ten Commandments. Released as first single from the album Les Dix Commandements in June 2000, the song was a smash hit and the most successful single from the musical. The song is currently among the biggest selling singles of ...
Let them eat cake. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (left) who coined the phrase " qu'ils mangent de la brioche " in 1765. In the years following the French Revolution, the quotation became attributed to Marie Antoinette (right), although there is no evidence that she said it. " Let them eat cake " is the traditional translation of the French phrase "Qu ...
The story and metaphor of The Dog in the Manger derives from an old Greek fable which has been transmitted in several different versions. Interpreted variously over the centuries, the metaphor is now used to speak of one who spitefully prevents others from having something for which one has no use. Although the story was ascribed to Aesop's ...
1501. Composer (s) Hayne van Ghizeghem [1] " De tous biens plaine " is a French chanson, usually credited to Hayne van Ghizeghem, [2] who wrote a 3-part version, published by Ottaviano Petrucci in 1501. Amongst other reworkings are a four-part version by Josquin and two 3-part versions by Alexander Agricola. Full words and music are here [1]
The Oak and the Reed. Bernard Salomon's woodcut of "The olive tree and the reed" from a French collection of Aesop's Fables in rhyme. The Oak and the Reed is one of Aesop's Fables and is numbered 70 in the Perry Index. It appears in many versions: in some it is with many reeds that the oak converses and in a late rewritten version it disputes ...
Joie de vivre (/ ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːv (rə)/ ZHWAH də VEEV(-rə), French: [ʒwa d (ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; " joy of living ") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness. It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do….
Singer. Years active. 1963–2022. Marc Hamilton (2 February 1944 – 17 February 2022) was a Canadian singer best known for his 1970 single "Comme j'ai toujours envie d'aimer".