French Resistance hero Cécile Rol-Tanguy dies at 101
French Resistance member Cecile Rol-Tanguy, who risked her life during World War II by working to liberate Paris from Nazi occupation, has died. She was 101.
Rol-Tanguy died on Friday at her home in Monteaux, in central France, as Europe commemorated the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces. The cause of her death was not disclosed by French officials.
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Rol-Tanguy on Saturday, calling her a “freedom fighter.”
“It was just what you did,” Cécile Rol-Tanguy told the author Anne Sebba in an interview for The Times in 2014. “I never was afraid in my stomach. If you are, you can’t do anything. If you arrive at a Métro station with the Germans in front of you there’s no point in turning round as there are probably Germans behind you.”
From 1940 to 1944, Rol-Tanguy was a member of the French Resistance, working with her husband, Henri.
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Yael Naim “Ima”
The Hebrew lyrics translate:
“Mommy’s not afraid,
mommy only loves,
mommy’s here at the edge of the day,
mommy’s here to stay,
just like in a dream,
beauty and innocence,
and forever you belong,
come here my little one, let us now breathe,
from within me you’re creating”
Happy Mother’s Day – M. Pas de Merde
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Erik Satie “Gymnopédies”
The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by Erik Satie.
Satie was a colorful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. He was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive music and the Theatre of the Absurd.
Paintings: Édouard Cortès
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