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Corsica (/ˈkɔːrsɪkə/; French: Corse [kɔʁs]; Corsican and Italian: Corsica [ˈkɔrsika]) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to France. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the Italian island of Sardinia. Mountains make up two-thirds of the island, forming a single chain.
Corsica is one of the 18 régions of France, although it is designated as a territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale) by law. As a territorial collectivity, Corsica enjoys some greater powers than other French régions but is referred to as a région in common speech and is almost always listed among them.
The island formed a single department until it was split in 1975 into two departments: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica), with its regional capital in Ajaccio, the prefecture city of Corse-du-Sud. Bastia, the prefecture city of Haute-Corse, is the second-largest settlement in Corsica.
After being ruled by the Republic of Genoa since 1284, Corsica was briefly an independent Corsican Republic from 1755 until it was annexed by France in 1769. Due to Corsica's historical ties with the Italian peninsula, the island retains to this day many elements of Italian culture. The native Corsican language, whose northern variant is closely related to Tuscan, is recognised as a regional language by the French government. This Mediterranean island was ruled by various nations over the course of history but had several brief periods of independence.
Patrick Fiori (born Patrick Jean-François Chouchayan on 23 September 1969 in Marseille, France) is a French singer.
Fiori was born to an French-Armenian father (Jacques Chouchayan) and a Corsican mother (Marie Antoinette Fiori) in Marseille, France. His father's family were escapees of the Armenian Genocide. In 1993, Fiori came fourth place in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Mama Corsica". The following year, his first album was released, entitled Puisque c'est l'heure. His successful audition for the musical Notre Dame de Paris enabled him to originate the role of Phoebus both onstage and in the recording studio. With Daniel Lavoie and Garou, he recorded the song "Belle". The following year, Patrick signed a contract with Sony and recorded his 3rd album Prends Moi (Take me). Patrick finally decided to end his role in Notre Dame de Paris in the year 2000 in order to dedicate more time to his fourth album, Chrysalide. Two years after, his fifth album was released and in 2008 the album Les choses de la vie was released, followed by the most recent album "L'instinct masculin". His 2007 single "4 Mots sur un piano" was number one in the French charts for two weeks.
Actors: Corsica Wilson (actress), Jaakko Manninen (editor), Jaakko Manninen (director), Hannu Aukia (editor), Hannu Aukia (producer), Jaakko Manninen (producer), Hannu Aukia (writer), Hannu Aukia (writer), Jaakko Manninen (writer), Jaakko Manninen (composer), Hannu Aukia (director), Henry Royt (actor), Lasse Lindberg (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Short,L'éternité, c'est Zonza !
Les tours génoises ont vu passer
De la birème aux plaisanciers
Beaucoup d'hommes qui ne savaient pas
Que si tu t'offres, on te prend pas
Ma liberté, c'est Zonza !
Un bout de terre au fond du sud
Où s'évanouit ma lassitude
Comme un rêve qui ne revient pas...
O Corsica bella Corsica,
Fleur de montagne posée sur l'eau
Où la mer s'abreuve aux ruisseaux Pour éclairer son bleu-marine.
Corsica, ma belle Corsica,
Si je pouvais choisir l'endroit
Où la mort me recouvrira
De son manteau de cornaline,
J'aimerais qu'elle m'endorme chez toi.
L'éternité, c'est Zonza !
Elle a protégé les brigands
Quand ils étaient bandits d'honneur,
Comme on l'est tous du fond du cœur.
Lorsque le joug est trop pesant
Ma liberté, c'est Zonza !
Les tours d'en bas m'avertiront
Quand tout au fond de l'horizon
Mon dernier matin paraîtra...
O Corsica bella Corsica,
Fleur de montagne posée sur l'eau
Où la mer s'abreuve aux ruisseaux Pour éclairer son bleu-marine.
Corsica, ma belle Corsica,
Si je pouvais choisir l'endroit
Où la mort me recouvrira
De son manteau de cornaline,
J'aimerais qu'elle m'endorme chez toi.
O Corsica bella Corsica,
Corsica, ma belle Corsica,
Si je pouvais choisir l'endroit
Où la mort me recouvrira
De son manteau de cornaline,
Alors qu'elle m'endorme chez toi.
L'éternité, c'est Zonza !