Discussion:
Meaning of "Lyphard Melodie" and "A Comme Amour"?
(too old to reply)
q***@hotmail.com
2009-02-11 10:53:47 UTC
Permalink
Dear Everyone:

Two of Richard Clayderman's popular piano pieces are "Lyphard Melodie"
and "A Comme Amour".

Could you please translate the titles into English?

I can figure out the meanings of most of Clayderman's other works, but
find these two most confusing, especially by the words "Lyphard" and
"Comme".

Thank you for reading and replying!

--Roland
Jean-David Beyer
2009-02-11 13:04:41 UTC
Permalink
Post by q***@hotmail.com
Two of Richard Clayderman's popular piano pieces are "Lyphard Melodie"
and "A Comme Amour".
Could you please translate the titles into English?
I can figure out the meanings of most of Clayderman's other works, but
find these two most confusing, especially by the words "Lyphard" and
"Comme".
Thank you for reading and replying!
--Roland
Are these links any help?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyphard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Lyphard

http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/w/whysaygoodbyeacommeamour.shtml

This would not be an exact translation, since "comme amour" would be
something like "as love", and "A" I do not believe is a word (in this
context). Perhaps Ah! would be.

Anyway, something to go on.
--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 07:55:01 up 20 days, 23:46, 4 users, load average: 4.08, 4.08, 4.09
Alan Smaill
2009-02-11 13:27:28 UTC
Permalink
Post by Jean-David Beyer
Post by q***@hotmail.com
Two of Richard Clayderman's popular piano pieces are "Lyphard Melodie"
and "A Comme Amour".
Could you please translate the titles into English?
I can figure out the meanings of most of Clayderman's other works, but
find these two most confusing, especially by the words "Lyphard" and
"Comme".
Thank you for reading and replying!
--Roland
Are these links any help?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyphard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Lyphard
http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/w/whysaygoodbyeacommeamour.shtml
This would not be an exact translation, since "comme amour" would be
something like "as love", and "A" I do not believe is a word (in this
context). Perhaps Ah! would be.
I think it's like the English "F for Freddie", "A for Alan/A comme Alain"
"A for love" wouldn't work, of course, "A for amour" ?
Post by Jean-David Beyer
Anyway, something to go on.
--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 07:55:01 up 20 days, 23:46, 4 users, load average: 4.08, 4.08, 4.09
--
Alan Smaill
Jean-David Beyer
2009-02-11 14:28:08 UTC
Permalink
Post by Alan Smaill
Post by Jean-David Beyer
Post by q***@hotmail.com
Two of Richard Clayderman's popular piano pieces are "Lyphard Melodie"
and "A Comme Amour".
Could you please translate the titles into English?
I can figure out the meanings of most of Clayderman's other works, but
find these two most confusing, especially by the words "Lyphard" and
"Comme".
Thank you for reading and replying!
--Roland
Are these links any help?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyphard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Lyphard
http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/w/whysaygoodbyeacommeamour.shtml
This would not be an exact translation, since "comme amour" would be
something like "as love", and "A" I do not believe is a word (in this
context). Perhaps Ah! would be.
I think it's like the English "F for Freddie", "A for Alan/A comme Alain"
"A for love" wouldn't work, of course, "A for amour" ?
Sounds good to me. The poetically licensed person who translated it on the
web came up with "Why Say Goodbye?" as the title. Well, maybe so, but that
is a very very free translation.
Post by Alan Smaill
Post by Jean-David Beyer
Anyway, something to go on.
--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 07:55:01 up 20 days, 23:46, 4 users, load average: 4.08, 4.08, 4.09
--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 09:25:01 up 21 days, 1:16, 3 users, load average: 4.16, 4.14, 4.38
RVG
2009-02-11 20:30:59 UTC
Permalink
Post by q***@hotmail.com
Two of Richard Clayderman's popular piano pieces are "Lyphard Melodie"
and "A Comme Amour".
Could you please translate the titles into English?
Lyphard Melody.

L for Love.
--
Ewige Blumenkraft
Loading...