Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Chat






In this clip from the French animal program, "30 million friends", Bashung speaks tenderly about his love for cats (and dogs), how important their presence is to him when he comes home, how they push him to share himself, and how happy he is when they are happy. "That's the basic thing," he says.

pour Olivier de Monsieur Bashung, la famille de qui vient de perdre leur ptit compagnon, Minouche... xoxoxoxo

Words: Boris Bergman
Music: Alain Bashung

   
J'enfile des perles à rebours
I thread the pearls backwards
Capitaine prend le nemo
Captain takes the nobody*
C'est pas uniquement un bruit qui court
It's not uniquely a noise that runs
Souris dansez, notez greffier
Dance, mice**, note it, scribe

Le chat veut en finir en beauté
The cat wants to finish in beauty***

Ballerina cache une ride
Ballerina hides a wrinkle
Lézard premier degré
Lizard first degree
Mona Lisa suit le guide
Mona Lisa follows the guide
Tu me fais croquer, fromage râpé
You make me crunch, grated cheese

Le chat veut en finir en beauté
The cat wants to The cat wants to finish in beauty
Le chat veut en finir en beauté
The cat wants to The cat wants to finish in beauty


*Nemo is latin for "nobody" or "no one", in a bit of reference to Jules Verne's Captain Nemo

**Souris is "mouse" or "mice", but used colloquially for girls, "birds" or "chicks", thus cats and birds :>>))

***Finir en beauté means to end on a high note or beautifully/admirably or even to suffer through something, such as pain or loss of a challenge, with dignity. Given Bashung's history, I suppose he means them all...












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