The Statue Of Liberty

This long forgotten poem by Jean-Henri Sadot was set to music by Lionel Bernard and sung by Jerome Pannier, two young citizens of Jean-Henri Sadot's native Normandy, France. They visited the Jean Sadot heritage website, read his memoirs and poems, and Lionel set this poem to his excellent and appropriate music. Other parts were added "stateside" by Vic & Rob Sadot, Dean A. Banks, and Ellen Lebowitz. The song celebrates how the Statue of Liberty represents American democracy and the unique historic friendship between France and the USA. It was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States and was designated a National Monument on October 15, 1924. Somewhere out in the cosmos Jean-Henri Sadot must be smiling at this Franco-American musical project on his poem even as he winces at the crude remarks of America's first President-Selected by the Supreme Court and his entourage of Neo-Con war profiteers.

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• Statue
• Liberty
• France
• USA

[professor1964]

Eu adorei estar nessa estátua. Foi num dia 8 de maio de 2006. Jamais a esquecerei. Sou um dos que tive o sonho de poder subir em seu pedestal. God save America and Brazil.

[vasyvic]

My Babelfish translates this Portuguese as:

"I adored being at this statue. It was on the 8th of May 2006.I had the dream of being able to go up in its pedestal. God save America and Brazil!" I think, Professor, that you refer to post 9/11 "security" no longer allowing people to go up inside the statue. Is it still that way? At least you felt the emotions of your own love of Liberty in this gift from the people of France to the people of the United States.

[professor1964]

Qhe bela visão. Estive aí em maio de 2006 e jamais a esquecerei. A estátua é linda e possui uma estrutura para a recepção de povos de todo o mundo. God bless America!

[vasyvic]

My Babelfish translates this to English as: What a beautiful vision. I was there in May of 2006 and I will never forget it. The statue is pretty and serves to welcome the whole world's peoples. Thanks Professor! I imagine the statue crying as it is stabbed in the back by the current regime's exploitation of the false flag attacks of 9/11 to pass the Patriot (repression) Act and uses torture and occupation to get the Empire & police state that the corporate elite seem to want.

Vic Sadot

[Allthellegro]

That is butiful statue,it means freedom to all people in the world,it's very nice gift from France....:)

[pooladrian]

I'm glad that the French built the Statue of Liberty for us.

[MISSELO27]

@TheIceman567 don't worry my friend, the majority of the french love americans:) we know what you did for us. you will always find idiots on youtube unfortunatly. france saved america from the british during the independance war of usa and america saved france from the nazi during WW2:) the 2 countries still exists thanks to eachother. we are like the best friends but they we are too stupid to admit it. all the french paid to built the statue just because we like you. it was a friendship present

[TheIceman567]

@Freez57fr Wow The Russians were the ones almost defeated by the Germans in 1941-'42 the US gave gave aid to the Russians in their war. Good read history book. No one ever said you owe us anything you dumb frog.

[mrchrmedone]

@5277407 are u franch/american. or do u have french blood?

[globin3]

@5277407 random statement: i love the americans.

[5277407]

Dear France:

Thank you for such a beautiful and gracious gift. You are such wonderful people and I love you. I'm so happy I can look at it every day from my office window and when riding the ferry and thinking what a special place France must be.

Best regards,

America

[gimli1995]

The Statue of liberty is very nice but if you look at the wiki of Colossos of Rhodes you can see that they say that statue of lberty was going to be the new Colossos of Rhodes so if you are a true lover of Statue of Liberty you have to know that it was inspired from Colossos of Rhodes which was Greek so all the things are coming from Greece :)

[gordonfreeman1375]

@shario1234 yea, Even if you french say insulting words to americans, the french and americans should always remeber this statue.

[WayneTown260]

The French Stood by my local miami natives!

To the death.

Ty

[FrederickNetwork]

That's poove France will always with you american people! Did you realize the gift we made to you?