Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants

Gypsy In The Palace · Post by **Gypsy In The Palace** » June 18, 2004 12:44 am

I'm sitting here listening to the replay of Cincinnati 2000 on Radio Margaritaville and just heard Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants. I had never heard that song until that tour, and I don't think I have heard it since then. But, that song is absolutely beautiful! I wish he would throw that song into an upcoming set list. What a very soothing song!

jollymonsings · Post by **jollymonsings** » June 18, 2004 1:47 am

yes thats a very good song, i love it, i put it in with almost all the cds i burn. by the way if you want the regular version(i havent heard any live version of it yet) then its on the Volcano cd. Beautiful indeed!!!

nutmeg · Post by **nutmeg** » June 18, 2004 1:04 pm

jollymonsings wrote:yes thats a very good song, i love it, i put it in with almost all the cds i burn. by the way if you want the regular version(i havent heard any live version of it yet) then its on the Volcano cd. Beautiful indeed!!!

SchoolGirlHeart has a great story about this song...and the children mentioned in it....

citcat · Post by **citcat** » June 18, 2004 1:18 pm

Whassat mean? Looks like it means something about 'pouring dogs over little babies'?

It is kinda pretty....

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » June 18, 2004 1:22 pm

nutmeg wrote:
jollymonsings wrote:yes thats a very good song, i love it, i put it in with almost all the cds i burn. by the way if you want the regular version(i havent heard any live version of it yet) then its on the Volcano cd. Beautiful indeed!!!
SchoolGirlHeart has a great story about this song...and the children mentioned in it....

A true story, even...

The song was written about real boys named Magnus and Mishka (sp?), who lived with their parents aboard sailboats in the Caribbean in the 70's and early 80's. Jimmy thought it was cool, and wrote a song about them. Mishka (Mr. Moon) lived aboard "Moon," and Magnus lived aboard "Venus." A third vessel of the same design, "Mars," was often anchored in the same area. Thus, "Once around Venus, twice around Mars" refers to the kids traveling around the anchorage in their dinghies. The other people mentioned in the song are playmates, parents, etc.

I heard the story from Magnus's father one afternoon in the early 80's, when I was a guest aboard "Venus."

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » June 18, 2004 1:23 pm

citcat wrote:Whassat mean? Looks like it means something about 'pouring dogs over little babies'? It is kinda pretty....

Chanson pour les petits enfants
Chanson pour toute le monde

Song for the children
Song for the world

nutmeg · Post by **nutmeg** » June 19, 2004 11:24 am

Thanks Jen! I love that story and every time I hear the song I think of it. What a fun way to grow up....

Ceol na Mara · Post by **Ceol na Mara** » June 19, 2004 11:30 am

nutmeg wrote:Thanks Jen! I love that story and every time I hear the song I think of it. What a fun way to grow up....

That is so nice, Jen!

He also mentions it in "A Pirate Looks at Fifty". The children sailed over to him one morning with some freshly baked bread and told him, "We're from the Moon!"

Trevor K Bama · Post by **Trevor K Bama** » June 20, 2004 9:38 am

I love that song and now I love the story behind it!

That IS a great way to grow up, on a sail boat in the Carribean..there's still time for me to grow up, I'm only 39, (off to buy a boat)!

SmartWomaninShortSkirt · June 20, 2004 10:54 am

Ceol na Mara wrote:
nutmeg wrote:Thanks Jen! I love that story and every time I hear the song I think of it. What a fun way to grow up....
That is so nice, Jen!

He also mentions it in "A Pirate Looks at Fifty". The children sailed over to him one morning with some freshly baked bread and told him, "We're from the Moon!"

Another aspect of the story is that when the children brought him the freshly baked bread (and coffee, I think), Jimmy had a nasty hangover and so he appreciated the children's offerings even more. So much in fact, that he decided to write a song for them!

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » June 20, 2004 8:57 pm

SmartWomaninShortSkirt wrote:
Ceol na Mara wrote:
nutmeg wrote:Thanks Jen! I love that story and every time I hear the song I think of it. What a fun way to grow up....
That is so nice, Jen!

He also mentions it in "A Pirate Looks at Fifty". The children sailed over to him one morning with some freshly baked bread and told him, "We're from the Moon!"
Another aspect of the story is that when the children brought him the freshly baked bread (and coffee, I think), Jimmy had a nasty hangover and so he appreciated the children's offerings even more. So much in fact, that he decided to write a song for them!

Isn't Jimmy great? Thank you for the stories... I love this site.