Wednesday, August 24, 2005

French lullaby of the day

Une souris verte
qui courait dans l'herbe
je l'attrape par la queue
je la montre à ces messieurs
ces messieurs me disent
trempez-la dans l'huile
trempez-la dans l'eau
ça fera un escargot tout chaud
je la mets dans mon chapeau
elle me dit qu'il fait trop chaud
je la mets dans mon tiroir
elle me dit qu'il fait trop noir
je la mets dans ma culotte
elle me fait trois petites crottes.

And a loose translation. Let me know if there are some words here worth delving into another day:
A green mouse
Running in the grass
I catch it by the tail
Show it to these gentlemen
These gentlemen say:
"Dip it in oil, dip it in water
It'll turn into a warm snail"
I put it in my hat
She says it's too hot
I put it in my drawer
She says it's too dark
I put it in my pants
She makes three little droppings

It is good news to know you can do drugs and still have a mainstream job, like writing children's songs. More French lullabies and other nursery rhymes (une comptine - pronounced kon - teen) here, where you will also find some audio samples, including one for the song above (MP3 format, 84Kb)

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