je suis anglais
j'economise sur l'eau
je prends du bain avec ma femme
j'ai peur
j'ai perdu le savon
elle sourit d'une air satisfait
peut-etre
elle revasse
de lecher les vitrines
literal translation
i am english
i am saving water
i am taking a bath with my wife
i am scared
i have lost the soap
she smiles with a satisfied look
perhaps
she daydreams
of licking the windows
english translation
i am english
to save water
i am bathing with my wife
i am scared
i have lost the soap
she smirks
perhaps
she is daydreaming
about window shopping
this is great. So enjoyed the multiple translations and Ozzy looks totally freaked out in the pic, priceless. The French verse is gorgeous, just love how certain languages sound beautiful irregardless of what is being said. Great share. Thanks for joining us tonight.
ReplyDeleteThanks Fred. Ha, only the French could lick windows for window shopping...priceless!
ReplyDeleteI'm going out now to lick a few windows myself. See ya all later!
The mind boggles...
ReplyDeleteHahahaaaaa :-)...this made me smile...thank you.
ReplyDeletelove the twists from literal translation =)
ReplyDeletecheers lucychili
very nice :-)
ReplyDeletehaha...lets be honest...with ozzy it might be licking the windows....lol....funny what gets lost in translation...smiles.
ReplyDeleteGlad you all enjoyed this. Maybe I should run a French course on this blog (in verse:)
ReplyDeleteHave fun,fall about with Rall and learn French!
We could do a whole series on sex. Cosmo could assist with ideas for that:)
Lol! "Licking the windows" > "Window Shopping" This is hilarious :)
ReplyDelete(Lifts head suddenly) Huh? What? Who? Me?
ReplyDeleteThe literal translation is genius! It is strange how some languages make almost anything sound good.
ReplyDelete<----licks windows frequently, no really. But this is beautiful...i love the french language and the sound of it and the way it looks, i do not dare attempt to read it aloud in fear of butchering it. But your translations are so great. And the Ozzy and Sharon reference is so fantastic. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone. I am glad you all enjoyed this. I am fortunate to be able to speak French with a native accent. I spoke French before I spoke English (French mother in Oz) thus I am allowed to be surreal and slightly off kilter. It is a result of the combination of the two cultures.
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