January 2025 It’s Magic Music by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn; French translation by Debra Milligan You sigh   the song begins  ...

December 2024 Santa Claus is Coming to Town Music by John Frederick Coots, with lyrics by Haven Gillespie You better watch out You better...

November 2024 You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You Written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh You’re nobody till somebody...

Halloween 2024 Fever by Otis Blackwell and Eddie Cooley; changes and French translation by Debra Milligan I’ll never know how much you...

15 August 2024 My Imagination by Garry Goffin and Barry Goldberg; changes by Debra Milligan I’ve really got to use my imagination   to...

4 July 2024 Cry Me a River by Arthur Hamilton Now you say you’re lonely You cried the whole long night through Well, you can cry me a...

June 2024 Till I Can’t Take It Anymore Written by Clyde Otis and Ulysses Burton; revisions by Debra Milligan I won’t fight it anymore...

April 2024 I’ve not ever watched late-night talk shows, regardless of who hosted the gab-glitz-and-gossip fest.  Unless My Muse is...

April 2024 Cold, Cold Heart By Hank Williams I’ve tried so hard, my dear to show that you’re my every dream Yet you’re afraid each thing...

February 2024 They Can’t Take That Away From Me Music by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin The way you wear your hat The way...

November 2023 During this past summer, reading through the local real estate listings online became my morning pastime, a form of...

October 2023 Sixteen Tons Written by Merle Travis Some people say a man is made out of mud A poor man’s made out of muscle and blood....

October 2023 As Time Goes By Written and Composed by Herman Hupfeld You must remember this A kiss is just a kiss A sigh is just a sigh...

October 2023 All the Way Music by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn When somebody loves you It’s no good unless he loves you...

December 2020 Recently, I received promotional materials from The Colonel, Colonel Littleton in Tennessee. I was stunned at the savvy...

November 2020 Despite my dislike of the music of the 1970s, I occasionally find a nugget or two, mostly among the country-music...

Summer 2020 It takes time to assimilate the feeling of betrayal. The shock of trust being annihilated requires a patient approach. When a...

Mid-Summer 2020 Where has all the thinking gone? Maybe it wasn’t there to begin with. The engine of thought takes some time to rev up, at...

Mid-July 2020 I used to look back at the 1990s and, almost immediately, rush, in my mind, to a future time. It is only within the past...

4 July and 14 juillet 2020 I’ve been experiencing a difficult time trying to stay focused on my translation work. The final chapters of...