Re: OT: Anyone here fluent in French?

Tommy !!!!!!!!!!! Bravo !!!!

I have a French Canadian for a neighbor and he said you NAILED the
translation.

On Jan 15, 6:56 am, Cold Water <coldwater...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Do you want to give it a shot Tommy?  I have been advised that the reason
> machine translations can't cope is because: "It's Quebecois French, not
> International French."
>
> Leo Ferre - La Mélancolie
>
> La mélancolie, c'est une rue barrée, c'est c'qu'on peut pas dire
> C'est dix ans d'purée dans un souvenir
> C'est ce qu'on voudrait sans devoir choisir
> La mélancolie, c'est un chat perdu qu'on croit retrouvé
> C'est un chien de plus dans le monde qu'on sait
> C'est un nom de rue où l'on va jamais
> La mélancolie, c'est se r'trouver seul place de l'Opéra
> Quand le flic t'engueule et qu'il ne sait pas
> Que tu le dégueules en rentrant chez toi
> C'est décontracté, ouvrir la télé
> Et r'garder distrait un Zitrone pressé
> T'parler du tiercé que tu n'a pas joué, la mélancolie
>
> La mélancolie, c'est voir un mendiant chez l'conseil fiscal
> C'est voir deux amants qui lisent le journal
> C'est voir sa maman chaque fois qu'on s'voit mal
> La mélancolie, c'est revoir Garbo dans la reine Christine
> C'est revoir Charlot à l'âge de Chaplin
>
> From: politicalforum@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:politicalforum@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tommy News
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 08:48
> To: politicalforum@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: OT: Anyone here fluent in French?
>
> Je parle Francais.
>
> In French song, the pronunciation is quite different from the spoken word.
> For example, the word Chose (Thing) is pronounced shows but it is sung
> "show-zuh"
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> On 1/14/11, Cold Water <coldwater...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Do you know anyone, with an artistic disposition,  who's fluent in both
> > French and English?
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> > I'm working on producing English subs for a French film, and there's a
> > sequence that's driving me crazy. It's a portion of a French song from the
> > 60's... the writer was kind of legend poet figure of the time. The machine
> > translation services just can't cope at all with his level of language
> > usage.
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> > If you can help please contact me at:
> > <mailto:jill.jilliancoll...@gmail.com> jill.jilliancoll...@gmail.com
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> > CW
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> Tommy
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