Now will you PLEASE stop calling me stupid? Please?
On 1/15/11, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmkahle@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tommy !!!!!!!!!!! Bravo !!!!
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> I have a French Canadian for a neighbor and he said you NAILED the
> translation.
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> 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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