Working with a whole lotta translations this week.....I can tell you that (1) you are correct regarding the machine translations and French Quebecois; and (2) the machine translations are only a guide, and need extensive work, (which is what I am doing at this very moment! Ugh!!!
Good to see ya CW!! On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Cold Water <[email protected]> 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:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tommy News > *Sent:* Friday, January 14, 2011 08:48 > *To:* [email protected] > *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" > > On 1/14/11, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > > Do you know anyone, with an artistic disposition, who's fluent in both > > French and English? > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > If you can help please contact me at: > > <mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>> > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > CW > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > * Visit our other community at > > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3379 - Release Date: 01/14/11 > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
