Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, JMF said: In 4 minutes there is going to be a live session on YouTube with Mika premiering Bougez. I don’t know how to link to it here, but if you go to YouTube and put in Mika, it should be the first hit that comes up. It’s due to start in 2 minutes now! It was only the song Bougez. For the whole concert see the link below. Edited December 1, 2023 by Anna Ko Kolkowska 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, JMF said: In 4 minutes there is going to be a live session on YouTube with Mika premiering Bougez. I don’t know how to link to it here, but if you go to YouTube and put in Mika, it should be the first hit that comes up. It’s due to start in 2 minutes now! Wow! That was quite something! Bougez is one of my least favourite tracks on the new album (for which I stayed up till 2 a.m. Kenyan time last night so that I could download it at midnight French time, then of course I stayed up listening to it!), but it’s amazing the difference it makes when you see Mika singing it rather than just listening to the track! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said: It was only the song Bougez. For the whole concert see the link below. Yes, that’s why I put it in the Bougez thread. Thanks for the link to the concert, though! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffeandy Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Tbh, I didn't like the song at first but I have to admit it grew on me a lot and now I'm starting to enjoy it. It's not my favourite one but a really good opener. And I think it will be great live! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 After that performance, it's living rent-free in my head, and I'm not complaining! 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 I couldn't resist from making this video. Mika fans during "Bougez" df3044eb9d330149d816512ac225040c.mp4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 I was sceptical when we only had the snippet, but in the full version it's actually one of my fave songs on the album! I love this contrast in it, between the spoken words and the dance beats and fast sung parts. And the lyrics are just fun, it doesn't feel as serious as he talks about it in interviews, it's completely exaggerated to a point where it just makes me smile instead of wanting to share the details of what I think about these ads, as I did earlier in this thread. Especially the bridge, with God telling you "you're much lighter now, so you can't sit still" Mika has always had this comedian side to him in the stories he told on stage, at least when he's in a good mood ... but in the lyrics I can't think of anything like this so far. So this is perfect! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 15 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said: I couldn't resist from making this video. Mika fans during "Bougez" df3044eb9d330149d816512ac225040c.mp4 We wish we were that coordinated! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanT Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 I'm studying French again after more than 40 years ( I think you can guess why ) and Bougez is the link I sent to my fellow students and teachers. I love some of the other songs too, like Passager and Je sais que je t'aime. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 BOUGEZ Mes bien-aimés nous sommes ici Pour partager ce qui nous lie A la télé, à la radio Vous entendez les mêmes mots Pour votre santé Allez-y, faut bouger Mes bien-aimés Pour votre santé Allez-y, faut bouger Pour votre santé, bougez plus ! Santé, bougez Sentez bouger Sentez bouger Sentez bouger vos corps ! Santé, bougez Sentez bouger Sentez bouger Sentez bouger vos cœurs ! Ils veulent encore Que nous bougions Même presque morts Que nous bougions Ils eurent souhaité Que nous bougeassions Alors mes bien-aimés Nous bougerons Ils veulent encore Allez-y, faut bouger Nous faire bouger Pour votre santé Même si nos corps Allez-y, faut bouger Sont épuisés Pour votre santé Ils ne savent même pas Allez-y, faut bouger C'que ça va faire Pour votre santé On bougera Allez-y, faut bouger Jusqu'en enfer Pour votre santé, Bougez plus ! Un jour je me suis retrouvé aux portes du paradis J'ai vu Dieu me faire entrer Et voilà c'qu'il m'a dit T'es pas là pour te reposer Tu l'as fait toute ta vie Maintenant que t'es tout léger Tu ne resteras pas assis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffeandy Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Bougez officially made it from one of my least favourite songs to my top 5! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, giraffeandy said: Bougez officially made it from one of my least favourite songs to my top 5! Same! I wasn't sold on the snippet, but my god I was wrong, what a track! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreacher Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 If I had a workout playlist this song would be at the top! …and at the end… ok let’s be honest, it’d be in the middle too . . . . . Fine, it’d only be this song like 20 times, and by “workout” I’d mean just dancing around my kitchen 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenagedreamer98 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 This song is definitely one of my favourites from the album! It's so catchy and addictive, a perfect opener to the album. I love all the electronic effects 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 I've added the full lyrics to the first post, and to the comprehensive lyrics. On youtube they are shortened. On Spotify they have the full lyrics, but I can't copy them - so I'm using the lyrics @crazyaboutmika posted here (from youtube) and add what's missing. Here is the Google translation (please feel free to correct it, then I can add it to the comprehensive lyrics): My beloved ones we are here To share what binds us On TV, on the radio You hear the same words For your health, go ahead, you have to move (My beloved ones) For your health, go ahead, you have to move (My beloved ones) For your health, go ahead, you have to move For your health, go ahead, you have to move For your health, move (more)! Get moving Get moving Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel moving, feel moving, feel your hearts moving! Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel moving, feel moving, feel your hearts moving! They still want us to move Even almost dead, let us move They wanted us to move So my beloved ones, we will move For your health (They still want), go ahead, you have to move (to make us move) For your health (Even if our bodies), go ahead, you have to move (are exhausted) For your health (They don't even know), go ahead, you have to move (what's it going to do) For your health (We will move), go ahead, you have to move (all the way to hell) For your health, Move (more)! Get moving Get moving Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel moving, feel moving, feel your hearts moving! Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel moving, feel moving, feel your hearts moving! Move, move, move, move, move, move in heart Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies Move, move, move, move, move, move in heart Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies One day I found myself at the gates of paradise I saw God bring me in, and this is what he told me You're not here to rest, you've been doing it all your life Now that you're so light, you won't sit still Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your hearts move! Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your hearts move! Move, move, move, move, move, move in heart Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies Move, move, move, move, move, move in heart Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, mellody said: I've added the full lyrics to the first post, and to the comprehensive lyrics. On youtube they are shortened. On Spotify they have the full lyrics, but I can't copy them - so I'm using the lyrics @crazyaboutmika posted here (from youtube) and add what's missing. Here is the Google translation (please feel free to correct it, then I can add it to the comprehensive lyrics): My beloved ones we are here To share what binds us On TV, on the radio You hear the same words For your health, go ahead, you have to move (My beloved ones) For your health, go ahead, you have to move (My beloved ones) For your health, go ahead, you have to move For your health, go ahead, you have to move For your health, move (more)! Get moving Get moving Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel moving, feel moving, feel your hearts moving! Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel moving, feel moving, feel your hearts moving! They still want us to move Even almost dead, let us move They wanted us to move So my beloved ones, we will move For your health (They still want), go ahead, you have to move (to make us move) For your health (Even if our bodies), go ahead, you have to move (are exhausted) For your health (They don't even know), go ahead, you have to move (what's it going to do) For your health (We will move), go ahead, you have to move (all the way to hell) For your health, Move (more)! Get moving Get moving Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel moving, feel moving, feel your hearts moving! Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel moving, feel moving, feel your hearts moving! Move, move, move, move, move, move in heart Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies Move, move, move, move, move, move in heart Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies One day I found myself at the gates of paradise I saw God bring me in, and this is what he told me You're not here to rest, you've been doing it all your life Now that you're so light, you won't sit still Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your hearts move! Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your bodies move! Health, move, feel move, feel move, feel your hearts move! Move, move, move, move, move, move in heart Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies Move, move, move, move, move, move in heart Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies Thank you very much for your work Karin The lyrics I shared are from the booklet in the CD/vinyl. I have started posting my "human" translations in some threads as I go: sweetie banana, amour pirate, 30 secondes, touche touche, moi, Andy et Paris and I'll keep going. Edited December 5, 2023 by crazyaboutmika 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 @mellody Here is my human translation MOVE (from the album Que Ta Tête Fleurisse Toujours) My beloved We are here To share what binds us together On TV, on the radio You hear the same words For your health, go on, you've got to move (My beloved) Pour votre santé, allez-y, faut bouger (My beloved) For your health, go on, you've got to move For your health, go on, you've got to move your health, go on, you've got to move For your health, move (more)! Move Move Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your bodies move! Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your hearts move! Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your bodies move! Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your hearts move! They still want us to move Even almost dead, that we move They would have wished that we would have moved So my beloved, we will move For your health (They still want), come on, you've got to move (To make us move) For your health (Even if our bodies)come on, you've got to move (Are exhausted) For your health (They don't even know) , come on, you've got to move (What its gonna do) For your health (We will move), come on, you've got to move (All the way to hell) For your health , Move (more)! Move Move Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your bodies move! Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your hearts move! Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your bodies move! Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your hearts move! Move, move, move, move, move, move all together Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies Move, move, move, move, move, move all together Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies One day I found myself at the gates of paradise/heaven I saw God letting me in and this is what he told me You're not here to rest, You did it all your life Now that you are extra light you won't remain seated Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your bodies move! Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your hearts move! Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your bodies move! Health, move, feel the move, feel the move fell your hearts move! Move, move, move, move, move, move all together Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies Move, move, move, move, move, move all together Move, move, move, move, move, move your bodies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlotteL Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) Could someone explain this grammatical thing to me about the line ""Que nous bougeassions"? He's mentioned this in several interviews now and I don't understand. Is this wrong?? Did Mika accidentally conjugate bouger wrongly in the subcontif form? Why did no one correct it? He mentions it in this interview for example at around 3:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lYzIQ0Olu4 Ah wait I listened again and now I understand that he was told it was wrong in an interview and asked Valerie Lemercier who found out that it is indeed correct. So people just think it's funny that a "foreigner" would use grammar constructions like that?! Is that it?? Edited January 4 by CharlotteL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdingyourdrink Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 11 minutes ago, CharlotteL said: So people just think it's funny that a "foreigner" would use grammar constructions like that?! Is that it?? Yes, that’s how I understood it. I think it’s similar as that I as a not-native-German-speaker use Genetiv a lot, but as you know it’s not used often in speaking at all and people German-speakers find it….endearing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carafon Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, CharlotteL said: Ah wait I listened again and now I understand that he was told it was wrong in an interview and asked Valerie Lemercier who found out that it is indeed correct. So people just think it's funny that a "foreigner" would use grammar constructions like that?! Is that it?? I understand from different interviews that it was Valérie Lemercier's idea to conjugate "pour votre santé bougez plus" and she gave him a list of different exemples As he was asked if it was a joke he asked her again if it was ok , and it was. As the song is kind of a parody of some food advertising , maybe the journalist thought that " que nous bougeassions" was parodic too ? tbh I know " Ils eurent souhaité" but never eared "que nous bougeassions" before "Ils auraient souhaité que nous bougions" is the most used form imo Edited January 4 by carafon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lormare73 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) I found the entire conjugation of Bouger on the web and it looks like it's the correct form for the subjonctif imparfait. I don't know how much French people use the subjonctif in speaking French. In Italy, for example, lots of people don't know it well or don't use it when they should. Often, on social media, Italian people who don't know Mika well write, as a compliment, that he uses the subjonctif better than Italians. And very often it's true Edited January 4 by lormare73 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, lormare73 said: I found the entire conjugation of Bouger on the web and it looks like it's the correct form for the subjonctif imparfait. I don't know how much French people use the subjonctif in speaking French. In Italy, for example, lots of people don't know it well or don't use it when they should. Often, on social media, Italian people who don't know Mika well write, as a compliment, that he uses the subjonctif better than Italians. And very often it's true I found the same in my old Bescherelle book, which is the grammar Bible for the French language. It's the same as for the word "manger". It's "Que nous mangeassions" "Que nous bougeassions" for "bouger". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlotteL Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Yeah I looked it up as well! But makes sense that it sounds a bit ridiculous in a pop song where you normally use colloquial speech like you wouldn't hear the past perfect continuous or something in an English song either 1 hour ago, lormare73 said: Often, on social media, Italian people who don't know Mika well write, as a compliment, that he uses the subjonctif better than Italians. That's interesting and now that I think about it he uses it a lot. I think French people use the subjonctif quite often (it was introduced in my hs course) while we don't use it at all basically in German so I struggle with it in French and Italian. Anyway I'm getting off topic again, but thank you all for your responses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanT Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Ils veulent encore Que nous bougions Même presque morts Que nous bougions Ils eurent souhaité Que nous bougeassions Maybe "bougeassions" ( past subjunctive) is used because it's introduced by "ils eurent souhaité," which is a past tense ( don't remember which ). Google Translator gave me "had wished" as a translation. So could the words be "they had wished/wished we would move"? Maybe "ils eurent souhaité" was chosen because it had the right number of syllables for the line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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