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 <[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] > > > CW > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://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 seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community athttp://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/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
