Not sure you agree with the ending ;) The song is from 1962 and Brel, while one of the big names of French Chanson, for many the biggest, actually from Belgium... Warm greetings, Julia
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post- this is the first post I have read on this site. You have inspired me to live a more thoughtful and meaningful life and to appreciate all aspects of my life a whole heck of a lot more than I have been. I truly hope that you are safe and healthy and that you stay that way until the end of your sentence!
In the Czech Republic, masks were not used during the initial outbreak, but after a grassroots campaign led to a government mandate on March 18, masks in public became ubiquitous. The results took a while to be reflected in the official statistics: The first five days of April still saw an average of 257 new cases and nine deaths per day, but the most recent five days of data show an average of 120 new cases and five deaths per day. Of course, we canât know for sure to what degree these success stories are because of masks, but we do know that in every region that has adopted widespread mask-wearing, case and death rates have been reduced within a few weeks. We know a vaccine may take years, and in the meantime, we will need to find ways to make our societies function as safely as possible. Our governments can and should do muchâmake tests widely available, fund research, ensure medical workers have everything they need. But ordinary people are not helpless; in fact, we have more power than we realize. Along with keeping our distance whenever possible and maintaining good hygiene, all of us wearing just a cloth mask could help stop this pandemic in its tracks.
I hope any of this is useful to you! So sorry to read your parole hearing did not have the outcome you hoped for. I wish you all the best with digesting that outcome. Here, all is fine, though no progress concerning the Portuguese language... Warm greetings, Julia
The effectiveness of mask-wearing depends on three things: the basic reproduction number, R0, of the virus in a community; masksâ efficacy at blocking transmission; and the percentage of people wearing masks. The blue area of the graph below indicates an R0 below 1.0, the magic number needed to make the disease die out. Models show that if 80 percent of people wear masks that are 60 percent effective, easily achievable with cloth, we can get to an effective R0 of less than one. Thatâs enough to halt the spread of the disease. Many countries already have more than 80 percent of their population wearing masks in public, including Hong Kong, where most stores deny entry to unmasked customers, and the more than 30 countries that legally require masks in public spaces, such as Israel, Singapore, and the Czech Republic. Mask use in combination with physical distancing is even more powerful. While cloth masks are sufficient for protecting others, people who are immunocompromised or those who have a few left over from fire season or hobbies may be considering wearing N95s, to better protect themselves. One note of caution: Many nonmedical N95s have exhalation valves (to make them less stuffy to wear) that let out unfiltered air, and thus wonât stop the wearer from infecting othersâso they shouldnât be worn around other people unless the valve is covered over with tape or cloth.
The community use of masks for source control is a âpublic goodâ: something we all contribute to that eventually benefits everyoneâbut only if almost everyone contributes, which can be a challenge to persuade people to do. Itâs like emission filters in our car exhausts and chimneys: They need to be installed in all cars, factories, and houses to guarantee clean air for everyone. Usually, laws, regulations, mandates, or strong cultural norms ensure maximal participation. And once that happens, the result can be amazing. For example, in Hong Kong, only four confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 have been recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, despite high density, mass transportation, and proximity to Wuhan. Hong Kongâs health authorities credit their citizensâ near-universal mask-wearing as a key factor (surveys show almost 100 percent voluntary compliance). Similarly, Taiwan ramped up mask production early on and distributed masks to the population, mandating their use in public transit and recommending their use in other public placesâa recommendation that has been widely complied with. The country continues to function fully, and their schools have been open since the end of February, while their death total remains very low, at only six.
Think of the coronavirus pandemic as a fire ravaging our cities and towns that is spread by infected people breathing out invisible embers every time they speak, cough, or sneeze. Sneezing is the most dangerousâit spreads embers farthestâcoughing second, and speaking least, though it still can spread the embers. These invisible sparks cause others to catch fire and in turn breathe out embers until we truly catch fireâand get sick. Thatâs when we call in the firefightersâour medical workers. The people who run into these raging blazes to put them out need special heat-resistant suits and gloves, helmets, and oxygen tanks so they can keep breathing in the fireâall that PPE, with proper fit too. If we could just keep our embers from being sent out every time we spoke or coughed, many fewer people would catch fire. Masks help us do that. And because we donât know for sure whoâs sick, the only solution is for everyone to wear masks. This eventually benefits the wearer because fewer fires mean weâre all less likely to be burned. My mask protects you; your masks protect me. Plus, our firefighters would no longer be overwhelmed, and we could more easily go back to work and the rest of our public lives. To better understand what level of mask-wearing we need in the population to get this pandemic under control, we assembled a transdisciplinary team of 19 experts and looked at a range of mathematical models and other research to learn what would happen if most people wore a mask in public. We wrote and submitted an academic paper as well as a laypersonâs summary. Every infectious disease has a reproduction rate, called R. When itâs 1.0, that means the average infected person infects one other person. The 1918 pandemic flu had an R of 1.8âso one infected person infected, on average, almost two others. COVID-19âs rate, in the absence of measures such as social distancing and masks, is at least 2.4. A disease dies out if its R falls under 1.0. The lower the number, the faster it dies out.
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Girls
Ăa joue au cerceau
They play hula hoop
Ăa joue du cerveau
They play with the brain
Ăa se joue tango
Theyâre played tango-style
Les filles
Girls
Ăa joue lâamadou
They pretend to be made of tinder
Ăa joue contre joue
Their game is rather cheeky
Ăa se joue de vous
You are their fair game
Les filles
Girls
Ăa joue Ă jouer
They play the game of playing
Ăa joue Ă aimer
They play the game of love
Ăa joue pour gagner
They play to win
Les filles
Girls
Quâelles jouent les petites femmes
Whether they pretend to be young ladies
Quâelles jouent les grandes dames
Or pretend to be great ladies
Ăa se joue en drames
Itâs always a drama play
Mais les chiens
But dogs
Ăa ne joue Ă rien
They play no game
Parce que ça ne sait pas
Because they donât know
Comment faut tricher
How to cheat
Les chiens
Dogs
Ăa ne joue Ă rien
They play no game
Câest peut-ĂȘtre pour ça
Thatâs perhaps why
Quâon croit les aimer
We think we love them
Les filles
Girls
Ăa donne Ă rĂȘver
Make you dream
Ăa donne Ă penser
Cause you to think
Ăa vous donne congĂ©
They offer you a leave
Les filles
Girls
Ăa se donne pourtant
Are nevertheless given
Ăa se donne un temps
They are given for a time
Câest donnant donnant
Itâs a give and take matter
Les filles
Girls
Ăa donne de lâamour
Give you love
A chacun son tour
Everyone gets a turn
Ăa donne sur la cour
They lead you to courtâŠ(-ship!)
Les filles
Girls
Ăa vous donne son corps
Give you their body
Ăa se donne si fort
They give it so strong
Que ça donne des remords
That you end up filled with remorse
Mais les chiens
But dogs
Ăa ne vous donne rien
They give you nothing
Parce que ça ne sait pas
Because they donât know
Faire semblant de donner
How to pretend that they are giving
Les chiens
Dogs
Ăa ne vous donne rien
Give nothing
Câest peut-ĂȘtre pour ça
Maybe thatâs why
Quâon doit les aimer
We ought to love them
Et câest pourtant pour les filles
And yet it is for the sake of girls
Quâau moindre matin
That at any morning
Quâau moindre chagrin
At the smallest grief
On renie ses chiensâŠ
We disavow our dogsâŠ
good to hear from you, also got your snail mail.
I wonder, did Jacques Brel write Pslam 152? In any case, this song comes to mind:
Jacques Brel: âLes filles et les chiensâ (âGirls and Dogsâ)
Les filles
Girls
Câest beau comme un jeu
Itâs beautiful like a game
Câest beau comme un feu
Itâs beautiful like a fire
Câest beaucoup trop peu
Itâs way too little
Les filles
Girls
Câest beau comme un fruit
Itâs beautiful like a fruit
Câest beau comme la nuit
Itâs beautiful like the night
Câest beaucoup dâennuis
Itâs too much trouble
Les filles
Girls
Câest beau comme un renard
Itâs beautiful like a fox
Câest beau comme un retard
Itâs beautiful like a delay
Câest beaucoup trop tard
Itâs way too late
Les filles
Girls
Câest beau tant que ça peut
Itâs beautiful as long as it lasts
Câest beau comme lâadieu
Itâs beautiful like a goodbye
Et câest beaucoup mieux
And itâs much better
Mais les chiens
But dogs
Câest beau comme des chiens
Itâs beautiful like dogs
Et ça reste lĂ
And it stays there
A nous voir pleurer
Seeing us cry
Les chiens
Dogs
Ăa ne nous dit rien
They tell us nothing
Câest peut-ĂȘtre pour ça
Thatâs perhaps for that
Quâon croit les aimer
That we think we love them
Les filles
Girls
Ăa vous pend au nez
They grab you from the nose
Ăa vous prend au thĂ©
They take you for a tea
Ăa vous prend les dĂ©s
They get dicey
Les filles
Girls
Ăa vous pend au cou
They grab you from the neck
Ăa vous pend au clou
They nail shut you
Ăa dĂ©pend de vous
It depends on you
Les filles
Girls
Ăa vous pend au cĆur
They grab you from the heart
Ăa se pend aux fleurs
With flowers they ought to be hanged
Ăa dĂ©pend des heures
It depends on the hours
Les filles
Girls
Ăa dĂ©pend de tout
It depends on everything
Ăa dĂ©pend surtout
It depends especially
Ăa dĂ©pend des sous
It depends on money
Mais les chiens
But dogs
Ăa ne dĂ©pend de rien
It depends on nothing
Et ça reste lĂ
And it stays there
A nous voir pleurer
Seeing us cry
Les chiens
Dogs
Ăa ne nous dit rien
They tell us nothing
Câest peut-ĂȘtre pour ça
Thatâs perhaps why
Quâon croit les aimer
We think we love them
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post- this is the first post I have read on this site. You have inspired me to live a more thoughtful and meaningful life and to appreciate all aspects of my life a whole heck of a lot more than I have been. I truly hope that you are safe and healthy and that you stay that way until the end of your sentence!
Best,
Holly
We know a vaccine may take years, and in the meantime, we will need to find ways to make our societies function as safely as possible. Our governments can and should do muchâmake tests widely available, fund research, ensure medical workers have everything they need. But ordinary people are not helpless; in fact, we have more power than we realize. Along with keeping our distance whenever possible and maintaining good hygiene, all of us wearing just a cloth mask could help stop this pandemic in its tracks.
I hope any of this is useful to you! So sorry to read your parole hearing did not have the outcome you hoped for. I wish you all the best with digesting that outcome.
Here, all is fine, though no progress concerning the Portuguese language...
Warm greetings, Julia
Models show that if 80 percent of people wear masks that are 60 percent effective, easily achievable with cloth, we can get to an effective R0 of less than one. Thatâs enough to halt the spread of the disease. Many countries already have more than 80 percent of their population wearing masks in public, including Hong Kong, where most stores deny entry to unmasked customers, and the more than 30 countries that legally require masks in public spaces, such as Israel, Singapore, and the Czech Republic. Mask use in combination with physical distancing is even more powerful.
While cloth masks are sufficient for protecting others, people who are immunocompromised or those who have a few left over from fire season or hobbies may be considering wearing N95s, to better protect themselves. One note of caution: Many nonmedical N95s have exhalation valves (to make them less stuffy to wear) that let out unfiltered air, and thus wonât stop the wearer from infecting othersâso they shouldnât be worn around other people unless the valve is covered over with tape or cloth.
The community use of masks for source control is a âpublic goodâ: something we all contribute to that eventually benefits everyoneâbut only if almost everyone contributes, which can be a challenge to persuade people to do. Itâs like emission filters in our car exhausts and chimneys: They need to be installed in all cars, factories, and houses to guarantee clean air for everyone. Usually, laws, regulations, mandates, or strong cultural norms ensure maximal participation. And once that happens, the result can be amazing.
For example, in Hong Kong, only four confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 have been recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, despite high density, mass transportation, and proximity to Wuhan. Hong Kongâs health authorities credit their citizensâ near-universal mask-wearing as a key factor (surveys show almost 100 percent voluntary compliance). Similarly, Taiwan ramped up mask production early on and distributed masks to the population, mandating their use in public transit and recommending their use in other public placesâa recommendation that has been widely complied with. The country continues to function fully, and their schools have been open since the end of February, while their death total remains very low, at only six.
If we could just keep our embers from being sent out every time we spoke or coughed, many fewer people would catch fire. Masks help us do that. And because we donât know for sure whoâs sick, the only solution is for everyone to wear masks. This eventually benefits the wearer because fewer fires mean weâre all less likely to be burned. My mask protects you; your masks protect me. Plus, our firefighters would no longer be overwhelmed, and we could more easily go back to work and the rest of our public lives.
To better understand what level of mask-wearing we need in the population to get this pandemic under control, we assembled a transdisciplinary team of 19 experts and looked at a range of mathematical models and other research to learn what would happen if most people wore a mask in public. We wrote and submitted an academic paper as well as a laypersonâs summary. Every infectious disease has a reproduction rate, called R. When itâs 1.0, that means the average infected person infects one other person. The 1918 pandemic flu had an R of 1.8âso one infected person infected, on average, almost two others. COVID-19âs rate, in the absence of measures such as social distancing and masks, is at least 2.4. A disease dies out if its R falls under 1.0. The lower the number, the faster it dies out.