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Το αντίο της Νάνας
Επειδή στις 23 Ιουλίου, στο Ηρώδειο, η Νάνα Μούσχουρη κλείνει τη μεγαλειώδη, παγκόσμια καριέρα της. Και ενώ χιλιάδες άνθρωποι από όλο τον κόσμο (με τους Αυστραλούς να πρωταγωνιστούν) ψάχνουν εναγωνίως εισιτήρια για τη συναυλία ήδη από το Φεβρουάριο, η κυρία Νανά Μούσχουρη, από το διαμέρισμά της στο Παρίσι, απαντά στο ερωτηματολόγιο του Προυστ.→Read more
Το αντίο της Νάνας
Επειδή στις 23 Ιουλίου, στο Ηρώδειο, η Νάνα Μούσχουρη κλείνει τη μεγαλειώδη, παγκόσμια καριέρα της. Και ενώ χιλιάδες άνθρωποι από όλο τον κόσμο (με τους Αυστραλούς να πρωταγωνιστούν) ψάχνουν εναγωνίως εισιτήρια για τη συναυλία ήδη από το Φεβρουάριο, η κυρία Νανά Μούσχουρη, από το διαμέρισμά της στο Παρίσι, απαντά στο ερωτηματολόγιο του Προυστ.→Read more
Here is the essence in English, translated by Thanasis Laskaratos
LIFO 15.05.2008
ATHENS & EPIDAURUS FESTIVAL 2008
Nana’s Farewell
Because on 23.07 at Herod Atticus, Nana Mouskouri ends, her grandiose, international career. While thousands of people from around the world (with the Australians at the top) are looking for tickets with anxiety already since February, Miss Nana Mouskouri from her Paris house, answers the Proust’s Questionnaire.
How do you imagine perfect happiness ?
There is no perfect happiness when you know that there are people that suffer. Although one can feel happiness with a simple smile of a child or surrounded by beloved persons. Or even when one wakes up and sees the sun. Little pleasures than bring hope.
What’s your biggest fear?
To lose persons I love
What personality of history you’d identify yourself with ?
None. The only person I identify myself with is my mother, because unconsciously and instinctively I try to do what she didn’t.
What living person do you admire?
Women and men that help social and moral evolution of their country and the world.
What feature of yours repulse you most?
That I don’t allow myself to rest. I feel guilty when I rest
What’s your biggest waste of money?
In general I think that I spend my money in a correct way. I spend a lot on telephone bills and travels: both to bring me closer to my beloved ones.
What’s your favourite route?
The one that leads me home. Mostly Paris-Athens
What’s the most overvalued virtue?
Goodness and charity. Both should have been taken for granted.
When do you lie?
I just prefer not to tell the truth ! Or I avoid it !
What don’t you like about your look?
I have learned to accept myself as it is
What living person do you despise most?
Verb ‘despise’ doesn’t exist in my vocabulary. I can’t stand injustice, egoism and the lack of respect in general
What world or phrase do you use all the time?
Thank you, gratitude, respect, love, generosity, work
Do you regret anything?
If by accident I’ve heart friends
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
The stage, my songs, my children, my grand daughter and my present husband, who has helped me with his love and care to arrive where I am today.
What talent would you like to have?
To make politicians put peace as a frontier of hope for the future
How do you feel this very moment?
When I was 20, I was curious for life, with many dreams and even more fears. The only think I am sure of now is that somewhere there is love for everyone. Provided they are willing and able to see it.
If you could change one thing in your family, what would that be?
Make my children speak better greek.
What do you think is your greatest achievement?
That I’ve lived and traveled our country for 48 years now all around the world without losing my greekness. The others found out my greek identity through my life , my songs, through Gatsos, Hadidakis but also through Dylan and Cohen. That’s the special identity of my country: optimist, proud, poetic and lyric, with patience and honesty, full of gratitude and a philosopher’s hope.
If you died and came back to life, what person or what would you like to be incarnated in ?
In a dove that brings peace and inspires justice
What’s your most valuable thing?
The trust and the love of the public and that of my family and my friends. And that I managed to keep these three at the same time.
What do you think is the worst unhappiness?
Not to be able to see the unhappiness of the others
Where would you like to live?
Where fortune takes me, trying to work properly, by all means
What would describe you?
Honesty and persistence. Appetite for work and simplicity
What do you appreciate in a man?
Honesty and understanding
In a woman?
Same as in a man. But also endurance and guts
What do you appreciate in your friends?
Their opinion mostly
Who are your favourite writers?
Khalil Gibran for ‘The Prophet’ and Saint-Exupery pour ‘le Petit Prince’
Who are your heroes in literature?
Heroes I’ve always found and still do more often in music
Who are your heroes in real life?
Ghandi, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy, Mother Theresa, Konstantinos Karamanlis
What do you dislike most?
Hypocrisy and vanity. Fundamentalism and demagogy
How would you like to die?
It’s impossible for someone to decide. I’d rather not to think about it
What’s your favourite slogan?
‘It doesn’t matter what you do in life but why and how you do it’
ATHENS & EPIDAURUS FESTIVAL 2008
Nana’s Farewell
Because on 23.07 at Herod Atticus, Nana Mouskouri ends, her grandiose, international career. While thousands of people from around the world (with the Australians at the top) are looking for tickets with anxiety already since February, Miss Nana Mouskouri from her Paris house, answers the Proust’s Questionnaire.
How do you imagine perfect happiness ?
There is no perfect happiness when you know that there are people that suffer. Although one can feel happiness with a simple smile of a child or surrounded by beloved persons. Or even when one wakes up and sees the sun. Little pleasures than bring hope.
What’s your biggest fear?
To lose persons I love
What personality of history you’d identify yourself with ?
None. The only person I identify myself with is my mother, because unconsciously and instinctively I try to do what she didn’t.
What living person do you admire?
Women and men that help social and moral evolution of their country and the world.
What feature of yours repulse you most?
That I don’t allow myself to rest. I feel guilty when I rest
What’s your biggest waste of money?
In general I think that I spend my money in a correct way. I spend a lot on telephone bills and travels: both to bring me closer to my beloved ones.
What’s your favourite route?
The one that leads me home. Mostly Paris-Athens
What’s the most overvalued virtue?
Goodness and charity. Both should have been taken for granted.
When do you lie?
I just prefer not to tell the truth ! Or I avoid it !
What don’t you like about your look?
I have learned to accept myself as it is
What living person do you despise most?
Verb ‘despise’ doesn’t exist in my vocabulary. I can’t stand injustice, egoism and the lack of respect in general
What world or phrase do you use all the time?
Thank you, gratitude, respect, love, generosity, work
Do you regret anything?
If by accident I’ve heart friends
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
The stage, my songs, my children, my grand daughter and my present husband, who has helped me with his love and care to arrive where I am today.
What talent would you like to have?
To make politicians put peace as a frontier of hope for the future
How do you feel this very moment?
When I was 20, I was curious for life, with many dreams and even more fears. The only think I am sure of now is that somewhere there is love for everyone. Provided they are willing and able to see it.
If you could change one thing in your family, what would that be?
Make my children speak better greek.
What do you think is your greatest achievement?
That I’ve lived and traveled our country for 48 years now all around the world without losing my greekness. The others found out my greek identity through my life , my songs, through Gatsos, Hadidakis but also through Dylan and Cohen. That’s the special identity of my country: optimist, proud, poetic and lyric, with patience and honesty, full of gratitude and a philosopher’s hope.
If you died and came back to life, what person or what would you like to be incarnated in ?
In a dove that brings peace and inspires justice
What’s your most valuable thing?
The trust and the love of the public and that of my family and my friends. And that I managed to keep these three at the same time.
What do you think is the worst unhappiness?
Not to be able to see the unhappiness of the others
Where would you like to live?
Where fortune takes me, trying to work properly, by all means
What would describe you?
Honesty and persistence. Appetite for work and simplicity
What do you appreciate in a man?
Honesty and understanding
In a woman?
Same as in a man. But also endurance and guts
What do you appreciate in your friends?
Their opinion mostly
Who are your favourite writers?
Khalil Gibran for ‘The Prophet’ and Saint-Exupery pour ‘le Petit Prince’
Who are your heroes in literature?
Heroes I’ve always found and still do more often in music
Who are your heroes in real life?
Ghandi, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy, Mother Theresa, Konstantinos Karamanlis
What do you dislike most?
Hypocrisy and vanity. Fundamentalism and demagogy
How would you like to die?
It’s impossible for someone to decide. I’d rather not to think about it
What’s your favourite slogan?
‘It doesn’t matter what you do in life but why and how you do it’
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From http://www.nana-mouskouri.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1322&Itemid=9, French version added,
Questionnaire de Proust
Parce que se termine le 23 juillet prochain à l'Hérode Atticus, la grande carrière internationale de Nana Mouskouri, alors que des milliers de personnes du monde entier (les Australiens en premier) sont à la recherche de billets avec anxiété déjà depuis Février, Nana Mouskouri répond au questionnaire de Proust depuis sa maison de Paris.
Because on 23.07 at Herod Atticus, Nana Mouskouri ends, her grandiose, international career. While thousands of people from around the world (with the Australians at the top) are looking for tickets with anxiety already since February, Miss Nana Mouskouri from her Paris house, answers the Proust’s Questionnaire.
Comment imaginez-vous le bonheur parfait?
Il n'existe pas de bonheur parfait quand on sait qu'il y a des gens qui souffrent. Bien sûr, on peut ressentir le bonheur avec un simple sourire d'un enfant ou entouré par des personnes chères, ou encore pendant un lever de soleil. Les petits plaisirs sont porteurs d'espoir.
Quel est votre plus grande peur?
perdre des personnes que j'aime
A quelle personnalité de l'histoire que vous vous identifier?
Aucune. La seule personne à laquelle je m'identifie est ma maman, parce que inconsciemment et instinctivement, j'essaie de faire ce qu'elle n'a pas pu faire.
Quelle personne vivante admirez-vous ?
Les femmes et les hommes qui aident socialement et moralement à évolution de leur pays et du monde.
Quelle côté de votre personnalité aimez-vous le moins ?
Le fait que je ne m'accorde jamais de repos. Je me sens coupable quand je ne fais rien.
Quel a été votre plus grand gaspillage d'argent?
De manière générale, je pense que je dépense mon argent d'une façon correcte. Je passe beaucoup d'argent en factures de téléphone et en voyages: les deux pour me rapprocher des êtres qui me sont chers.
Quel est votre itinéraire préféré?
Celui qui me ramène chez moi. Le plus souvent, Paris-Athènes.
Quel est la vertu qui vous semble la plus surévaluée?
La bonté et de charité. Les deux devraient être considérées comme normales.
Quand est-ce que vous mentez ?
Je préfère juste éviter de dire la vérité !
Que n'aimez vous pas dans votre look?
J'ai appris à m'accepter comme je suis.
Quelle personne vivante méprisez-vous le plus?
Le verbe «mépriser» n'existe pas dans mon vocabulaire. Je ne supporte pas l'injustice, l'égoïsme et le manque de respect en général.
Quel mot ou quelle phrase utilisez-vous tout le temps?
Merci, la reconnaissance, le respect, l'amour, la générosité, le travail
Ne regrettez-vous rien?
Si par accident que j'ai fait du mal à des amis
Qu'est-ce - ou qui est - le plus grand amour de votre vie?
La scène, mes chansons, mes enfants, ma petite-fille et mon mari actuel, qui a pris soin de moi et m'a aidé avec son amour pour arriver là où je suis aujourd'hui.
Quel talent aimeriez-vous avoir?
Celui de faire prendre conscience aux hommes politiques que la paix doit être considérée comme une frontière d'espoir pour l'avenir
Comment vous sentez-vous ce moment même?
Lorsque j'avais 20 ans, j'étais curieuse de la vie, avec beaucoup de rêves et encore plus de craintes. La seule chose dont que je sois sûre maintenant, c'est que quelque part il y a de l'amour pour tout le monde, pour autant que vous soyez disposé et apte à le voir.
Si vous pouviez changer une chose dans votre famille, Ce serait quoi ?
Faire que mes enfants parlent mieux le grec.
Que considérez-vous comme votre plus grande réalisation?
Avoir vécu et voyagé pour la Grèce pendant 48 ans dans le monde entier sans perdre mon âme grecque. Les autres ont découvert mon identité grecque par le biais de ma vie, mes chansons, à travers Gatsos, Hadidakis mais aussi par Dylan et Cohen. C'est la carte d'identité spéciale des gens de mon pays : optimiste, fier, poétique et lyrique, avec patience et honnêteté, pleins de gratitude et un philosophe de l'espoir.
Si vous étiez morte et revenue à la vie, en quelle personne ou en quelle chose voudriez-vous être incarné?
Dans une colombe qui apporte la paix et inspire la justice.
Quel est votre bien le plus précieux?
La confiance et l'amour du public et celle de ma famille et mes amis. Et le fait d'avoir réussi à garder ces trois en même temps.
Que pensez-vous être le pire malheur?
De ne pas être en mesure de voir le malheur des autres.
Où aimeriez-vous vivre?
Où le hasard me mène, en essayant de travailler correctement, par tous les moyens
Qu'est ce qui vous caractérise ?
L'honnêteté et la persévérence. L'appétit pour le travail et la simplicité
Qu'est-ce que vous appréciez chez un homme?
L'honnêteté et la compréhension
Chez une femme?
Même chose que chez un homme. Mais aussi la persévérance et de courage.
Qu'est-ce que vous appréciez chez vos amis?
Leur avis, le plus souvent
Qui sont vos écrivains préférés?
Khalil Gibran pour "Le prophète" et Saint-Exupéry pour "Le Petit Prince"
Qui sont vos héros dans la littérature?
J'ai toujours trouvé mes héros - et je continue - le plus souvent en musique
Qui sont vos héros dans la vie réelle?
Gandhi, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy, Mère Theresa, Konstantinos Karamanlis
Qu'est-ce que vous détestez le plus?
L'hypocrisie et la vanité. Le fondamentalisme et la démagogie
Comment aimeriez-vous mourir?
Il est impossible pour quelqu'un d'en décider. Je préfère ne pas y penser
Quel est votre slogan préféré?
"Peu importe ce que vous faites dans la vie, ce qui compte c'est pourquoi et comment vous le faites"
How do you imagine perfect happiness ?
There is no perfect happiness when you know that there are people that suffer. Although one can feel happiness with a simple smile of a child or surrounded by beloved persons. Or even when one wakes up and sees the sun. Little pleasures than bring hope.
What’s your biggest fear?
To lose persons I love
What personality of history you’d identify yourself with ?
None. The only person I identify myself with is my mother, because unconsciously and instinctively I try to do what she didn’t.
What living person do you admire?
Women and men that help social and moral evolution of their country and the world.
What feature of yours repulse you most?
That I don’t allow myself to rest. I feel guilty when I rest
What’s your biggest waste of money?
In general I think that I spend my money in a correct way. I spend a lot on telephone bills and travels: both to bring me closer to my beloved ones.
What’s your favourite route?
The one that leads me home. Mostly Paris-Athens
What’s the most overvalued virtue?
Goodness and charity. Both should have been taken for granted.
When do you lie?
I just prefer not to tell the truth ! Or I avoid it !
What don’t you like about your look?
I have learned to accept myself as it is
What living person do you despise most?
Verb ‘despise’ doesn’t exist in my vocabulary. I can’t stand injustice, egoism and the lack of respect in general
What world or phrase do you use all the time?
Thank you, gratitude, respect, love, generosity, work
Do you regret anything?
If by accident I’ve heart friends
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
The stage, my songs, my children, my grand daughter and my present husband, who has helped me with his love and care to arrive where I am today.
What talent would you like to have?
To make politicians put peace as a frontier of hope for the future
How do you feel this very moment?
When I was 20, I was curious for life, with many dreams and even more fears. The only think I am sure of now is that somewhere there is love for everyone. Provided they are willing and able to see it.
If you could change one thing in your family, what would that be?
Make my children speak better greek.
What do you think is your greatest achievement?
That I’ve lived and traveled our country for 48 years now all around the world without losing my greekness. The others found out my greek identity through my life , my songs, through Gatsos, Hadidakis but also through Dylan and Cohen. That’s the special identity of my country: optimist, proud, poetic and lyric, with patience and honesty, full of gratitude and a philosopher’s hope.
If you died and came back to life, what person or what would you like to be incarnated in ?
In a dove that brings peace and inspires justice
What’s your most valuable thing?
The trust and the love of the public and that of my family and my friends. And that I managed to keep these three at the same time.
What do you think is the worst unhappiness?
Not to be able to see the unhappiness of the others
Where would you like to live?
Where fortune takes me, trying to work properly, by all means
What would describe you?
Honesty and persistence. Appetite for work and simplicity
What do you appreciate in a man?
Honesty and understanding
In a woman?
Same as in a man. But also endurance and guts
What do you appreciate in your friends?
Their opinion mostly
Who are your favourite writers?
Khalil Gibran for ‘The Prophet’ and Saint-Exupery pour ‘le Petit Prince’
Who are your heroes in literature?
Heroes I’ve always found and still do more often in music
Who are your heroes in real life?
Ghandi, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy, Mother Theresa, Konstantinos Karamanlis
What do you dislike most?
Hypocrisy and vanity. Fundamentalism and demagogy
How would you like to die?
It’s impossible for someone to decide. I’d rather not to think about it
What’s your favourite slogan?
‘It doesn’t matter what you do in life but why and how you do it’
(translated from Greek to English by Thanasis Laskaratos)
(c) LIFO May 15 - 2008
