About this episode
In this episode, Simon Ager presents a song inspired by expressions of losing one's sanity in French.
This is a little ditty I wrote in April 2026 inspired by ways to say that someone has lost their marbles (gone crazy) in French such as perdre le nord (to lose the north). The recording features me singing and playing the tenor ukulele. The chords are Dm, Gm, A7. Here are the words: Il a perdu le nord, et le sud, l'est et l'ouest He has lost the north, and the south, east and west Il a perdu la boussole, et la carte et son chemin He has lost his compass, and his map and his way Il a perdu la boule, et la batte et ses billes He's lost the ball, and the bat and his marbles Il a perdu la raison, et la tête et les pédales He's lost his reason, and his mind and his pedals Il a perdu son latin, et son grec et ses moyens He's lost his Latin, and his Greek and his means Il est au bout de son latin et il sait plus sur quel pied dancer He's at the end of his Latin and doesn't know which foot to dance on Il a perdu le nord, et le sud, l'est et l'ouest He has lost the north, and the south, east and west Il est perdu, il est perdu Il est perdu, il est perdu He is lost, he's lost He is lost, he is lost Il est perdu
People in this episode
Host: Simon Ager
Topics covered
- music
- French language
- mental health
- creativity
- ukulele
Keywords
- Perde Le Nord
- lost marbles
- French expressions
- tenor ukulele
- original song
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