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La fourmi
Une fourmi de dix-huit mètres
Avec un chapeau sur la tête
Ça n'existe pas, ça n'existe pas
Une fourmi traînant un char
Plein de pingouins et de canards
Ça n'existe pas, ça n'existe pas
Une fourmi parlant français
Parlant latin et le javanais
Ça n'existe pas, ça n'existe pas
Et pourquoi, pourquoi pas?
The Ant
An ant of eighteen metres
With a hat on his head
That doesn’t exist, that doesn’t exist
An ant trailing a chariot*
Full of penguins and ducks
That doesn’t exist, that doesn’t exist
An ant speaking French
Speaking Latin and Javanaise**
That doesn’t exist, that doesn’t exist
And why, why not?
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Give a shoutout to EddieA
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* un char could be a float, car or tank etc take your pick
** Corrected after comment from petit élève ' "javanais" is not the language from Java, but a kind of coded slang that was used by truands to speak privately even in front of the cops ' Thanks
This about exhausts my knowledge of French :-) but I hope someone enjoys it.
If anyone knows anything about this song, how it came about etc I'd be very pleased to know - as is so different from her other songs.
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Nice work! :-)
I see it's your first - keep at it, it's a fine way to hone your language skills.
Small typo - you have "an an" in the last verse.
I'd tend to say "an ant eighteen metres tall" or "in height"
Worth noting that while "Ça n'existe pas" does of course mean "That doesn't exist" idiomatically it's maybe closer to "there's no such thing" (that's not to say that you should change it necessarily)
Tip: you can add footnotes directly to your lines by using (fn) and (/fn) around the note. But use angle brackets instead.
Thank you very much for the support and tips - I corrected the typo and while I think your translations of "Ça n'existe pas" is better, for my first translation I'll leave it as it is - I didn't want to veer too far from literal :-)
Thank you very interesting - one thing I can't do is add this kind of knowledge to my translations - much appreciated!
Depending on where this comes from, "un char" in Canada simply means an automobile. "Un char de police" would be a police car, "mon char" would be my car, etc. :)
I actually like the idea of a chariot or n open cart stuffed full of ducks and penguins - it makes a good visual image :-)
Only if they're sticking their heads out of the windows :-)