Academy of Armitage Studies -- the Research continues

[Theresahollyinyourmind]

Welcome to our newest faculty building. Make yourselves comfortable and ignore the smell of paint. We cannot keep up with the demand for new premises.

The Doc's tiny hand might get frozen, though, Missy, visibility notwithstanding.

Guy en francais?

Ah oui, mon petit choux.

Pour Messire de Gisborne, un chanson de Jaufre Rudel

Lanquan li jorn son lonc e may
M'es belhs dous chans d'auzelhs de lonh,
E quan mi suy partitz de lay,
Remembra'm d'un' amor de lonh.
Vau de talan embroncx e clis
Si que chans ni flors d'albespis
No-m valon plus que l'yverns gelatz

During May, when the days are long,
I admire the distant song of the birds
and even when I am far away
It makes me think of an absent love of mine.
So I go scowling, with my head bent
so much that songs and hawthorn flowers
are no better, to me, than the frozen Winter.

Tres bon, Holly!

perhaps Gizzy likes Xmas more than we realised

I certainly wouldn't mind finding that under my tree next Saturday!

Only if you have been a good little girl, MrsLNP

So long as I can be a bad girl once he's unwrapped!

To quote the man himself, MrsLNP:
''Yeah. That's a reasonable request.''

All together now

Un faldestoed i unt fait tut d'or mer,
La siet li reis ki dulce France tient.
Blanche ad la barbe e tut flurit le chef,
Gent ad le cors e le cuntenant fier;
S'est k·il demandet, ne l'estoet enseigner.

Maybe it's as well you decided on a concert, as I see the Lady Gaga gig is cancelled.

Are you going do do some of her numbers when you've finished with the Chanson de Roland?

Do you think Poker Face could be arranged for lute and dulcimer?

Or perhaps...

Je veux faire un tour sur ton bâton disco

Why not? I'm sure Guy will enjoy it, and you can translate the lyrics into Old French for a true cultural experience.

Now, you see MrsLNP, I had deliberately chosen not to go anywhere near the bâton disco.

It sounds even ruder in French, somehow.
Can I see him smirking, ladies?

You know me Missy, any excuse

Holly I think that's because 'baton' sounds more, ahem, substantial than 'stick'

Well, if you're determined to find some ....

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I am sure his maman never taught him that song, Missy.

How times change. I think that once scandalous song is considerably less rude than La Gaga's oeuvre. But let's get back to something more seemly.

And look, here's the vid on YT