You should listen to this song if : You think Beethoven 5th symphony deserves some lyrics...
About this song : Francis Blanche makes fun of this famous symphony. The "lightness" of the lyrics is well contrasted with the "solemnity" of the music. About the author : Francis Blanche is a famous French author, actor and humorist of the 50's."La pince à linge" and "la truite de Schubert" are his two most famous parodical songs. To knowm more about him, please follow Francis Blanche (en français). Here's another interpetation (with a better video), by the group "Les 4 barbus". Les paroles (for Francis Blanche version), and their approximate translation : La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! La pince à linge ! The clothes peg ! Lapin Lapin sa-linge (rabbit rabbit) the cloth the cloth –es peg. La pince à linge fut inventée en 1887 The clothes peg was invented in 1887 4 et 3 four plus three par un nommé, Jérémie-Victor Hopdebecq by a man called Jérémie-Victor Hopdebecq 5 et 2 five plus two Fils de son père, et de sa mère Son of his
father and his mother et frère de lait d'un marchand de beurre. and foster brother of a merchant of butter.
La belle histoire! The
great story ! tor Hopdebecq ! tor Hopdebecq! Dans les champs, près de chez son père In
the fields, close to his father C'est ainsi que Jérémie-Victor Hopdebecq Thus
Jérémie-Victor Hopdebecq Et l'ouragan peut tonner And the
hurricane can thunder Amis chantons chantons en chœur Friends
let’s sing in chorus Et oh là ça suffit ! Hey that’s enough ! Mais j’avais encore 22 Becq à faire M. Calvi But I had still 22 more Becq to say Mr Calvi Beeeeeeeeeeeeecq ! Becq. Beeeeeeeeeeeeecq ! Becq.
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