You are welcome. Now please stop being so "Cold" to me. -Tommy
On 1/15/11, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > Tommy thank you soooooooo much. I can now finally complete this project!! > > > > Hugs, > > CW > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tommy News > Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 10:27 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: OT: Anyone here fluent in French? > > > > I gave it a shot, and I did not find it difficult at all, but I hope > Keithie Keith will not call me a Socailist again simply because I > studied French. I chose French because it is a beautiful language and > an eloquent culture. J'aime mieux des pommes frites, mais pas des > "freedom fries"! Le truaduiser, c'est finis. Voila. > > Melancholy > > -by Leo Ferre > > Melancholy is a dead end street, that nothing it can say, > It's ten years of mush in a memory > this is what we want without having to choose > Melancholy is a lost cat one believes one has found > It's a big dog in the world we know > It's the name of a street where you will never go > Melancholy, it is only found in Opera Square > When the cop yells orders and he does not know > Whether you throw up (puke) on the way back home > It's relaxing, turn on the television, > Look distracted with a Zitrone juice (a citrus drink brand) > Speak in the third person to one who does not play (respond), melancholy > > Melancholy is seeing a beggar in the tax bureau, > It Is seeing two lovers who read the newspaper > It Is to see one's mother every time one gets hurt > Melancholy is watching (Greta) Garbo in Queen Christina again > It's goodbye Charlie in the age of Chaplin > > > > 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 > > > > On 1/15/11, 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 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> * 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. > > > -- > 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/ > * 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: 1435/3382 - Release Date: 01/15/11 > > -- > 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. 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