• x4740N@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Can someone translate, I’d rather not iss use Google translate if possible

    Edit: because autocorrect changed “use” to the initials for the international space station

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      11 months ago

      Just as a warning, it is really dark, but here you go.

      Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I’ll pluck your feathers off.

      I’ll pluck the feathers off your head, I’ll pluck the feathers off your head, Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

      Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I’ll pluck your feathers off.

      I’ll pluck the feathers off your beak. I’ll pluck the feathers off your beak. Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

      Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I’ll pluck your feathers off.

      I’ll pluck the feathers off your eyes. I’ll pluck the feathers off your eyes. Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

      Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I’ll pluck your feathers off.

      I’ll pluck the feathers off your neck. I’ll pluck the feathers off your neck. Off your neck! Off your neck! Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

      Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I’ll pluck your feathers off.

      I’ll pluck the feathers off your wings. I’ll pluck the feathers off your wings. Off your wings! Off your wings! Off your neck! Off your neck! Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

      Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I’ll pluck your feathers off.

      I’ll pluck the feathers off your legs. I’ll pluck the feathers off your legs. Off your legs! Off your legs! Off your wings! Off your wings! Off your neck! Off your neck! Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

      Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I’ll pluck your feathers off.

      I’ll pluck the feathers off your tail. I’ll pluck the feathers off your tail. Off your tail! Off your tail! Off your legs! Off your legs! Off your wings! Off your wings! Off your neck! Off your neck! Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

      Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I’ll pluck your feathers off.

      I’ll pluck the feathers off your back. I’ll pluck the feathers off your back. Off your back! Off your back! Off your tail! Off your tail! Off your legs! Off your legs! Off your wings! Off your wings! Off your neck! Off your neck! Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark!

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        11 months ago

        That’s an oddly long song. Thank you for the weird, dark translation that you warned about but I probably didn’t need to know.

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          11 months ago

          The length of it is because of the way the chorus builds more as the song goes on. It’s a bit like “the 12 days of Christmas” or “99 bottles of beer on the wall” and is meant to take a long time to sing.

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          11 months ago

          Yeah, it’s the joke though. Cat wants to eat bird. It’s a song many people, even English speakers know. We were taught the song in school without knowing the meaning.

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    11 months ago

    I do apologize that this may not translate well. I’ve never had a single course in French, but many people know this song without context.

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    11 months ago

    For those struggling with the meaning of the lyrics for ‘Alouette’, there’s even a more bizarre Québécois nonsense song along similar lines ‘Mon Merle’.

    In this case, the blackbird starts by losing a body part, then getting three back in its place. Worse, the singer asks each time ‘Comment vas-tu mon Merle’, literally ‘How’s it going blackbird.’

    Here’s a rather delightful, celebrated 1958 animated short featuring the song, sung by ‘The Trio Lyrique of Montreal‘ with an English introduction . (It used an experimental cut-out animation method.)

    Dr. Miglemo would be horrified.

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      11 months ago

      That was a very enjoyable watch! The animation is very good even by today’s standards, let alone for 1958! Thanks for sharing this.