Comments on: cocorico!

By: Suziboo

Suziboo — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:10:56 +0000

Reminds me of the time, way back when i was the “assistante” in a French school and discussing Anglophone singers with my class. A couple of the girls told me that they loved “Weeeel Smeeeeessss”.
I was perplexed. Who? “Weeeeeeeeel Smmmeeeeeessss”, they repeated emphatically, aghast at my ignorance.
it took me ages to figure out who they meant. :roll:

By: David W Solomons

David W Solomons — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:13:55 +0000

…and when Guillaume takes his little drum it certainly sounds odd to me to hear the choir sing “patapatapan” in the English version, I’d like to hear them sing “bing a bang a boom” (and tootle tootle too[t] for the flute too!) LOL

Sounds right in French of course because of the pronunciation of “pan”, which English folk don’t do!
BTW you can hear my attempt at the original French here:
http://www.dwsmp3.com/christmas.htm

By: this girl

this girl — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:59:37 +0000

When the boy and I were in a Paris, a poster for some cartoon with pigs saying “groin groin” was the source of much childish giggling

By: Vit

Vit — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:58:45 +0000

and pan pan sounds like spanish bread… ooer, we’re throwing baps at you!

By: Vit

Vit — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:58:22 +0000

Well, she’s just going to have to do bilingual percy thrower impressions, mine learn portuguese animals at school, ow-ow = dog and coquerockockoh! = rooster, and I have to do duck impressions at home. squeak squeak (they’re sick ducks)

By: Nigel M

Nigel M — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:57:44 +0000

You think that’s odd? In Korea the dogs allegedly say: “Mung! Mung!” and the cats: “Ya-ow! Ya-ow!” I’d say to teach Tadpole both versions to start her out right. She can choose which ones she likes best. However, I imagine Vitriolica/Madge could help you out on this one, as she’s probably faced the same thing.