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"PETIT CHEMINOT"
de La Chanson du Dimanche

You should listen to this song if : You were welcome with a strike last time you went to France

About this song : The singers mock this French bad habit to go on strike quite frequently. In the lyrics are mentioned the major "strikers", top of them all being the railway men of the French national railway company SNCF. The singers use a British accent (at least what French think is a British accent) and forget some articles ("je veux professeur") as if they were British people discovering France... and stumbling over a strike.

About the author : La chanson du dimanche is a small band of two funny and talented guys, who have recorded every week a new song. Some of these songs are epic, others are just shit. They usually mock an habit or a common set of mind of French people.They can be difficult to understand for foreigners, because they use a lot of "cultural references". Among their hits, you can also listen to "Bonne humeur", "Bluetooth" and "pouvoir d'achat".



Les paroles, and their approximate translation :

J'arrive à Paris à l'aéroport                                                   I arrive in Paris at the airport
Je prends le train, c'est pas possible                                    I take the train, it is not possible
J'arrive à Paris à l'aéroport                                                   I arrive in Paris at the airport
Je prends le bus, c'est pas possible                                     I take the bus, it is not possible
Tout le monde me dit aujourd'hui c'est la grève,                      Everybody tells me today there’s a strike
C'est quoi la grève ?                                                             What is it a strike ?

Petit cheminot où es-tu ?                                                      Little railwayman where are you ?
Petit cheminot que fais-tu ?                                                  Little railwayman what are you doing ?
Petit cheminot pense à moi !                                                Little railwayman think about me !
Besoin de toi                                                                         Need you !     

Petit cheminot I love you                                                       Little railwayman I love you
Petit cheminot I need you                                                     Little railwayman I need you
Petit cheminot ne me laisse pas                                           Little railwayman don’t leave me
Chante avec moi                                                                  Sing with me

Lalalalala Tchuf, Tchuf !                                                           Lalalalala Tchuf, Tchuf !


J'arrive à Paris place de l'Opéra,                                         I arrive in Paris at the place de l’Opéra
Je veux le taxi, c'est pas possible                                        I want a taxi, it is not possible
J'arrive à Paris place de l'Opéra,                                         I arrive in Paris at the place de l’Opéra        
Je veux le vélib, c'est pas possible                                       I want a bicycle, it is not possible
Tout le monde me dit                                                            Everybody tells me
aujourd'hui c'est la grève,                                                        today it’s strike,
C’est quand la grève ?                                                          When is it strike ?
Petit cheminot où es-tu ?                                                      Little railwayman where are you ?
Petit cheminot que fais-tu ?                                                  Little railwayman what are you doing ?
Petit cheminot pense à moi !                                                Little railwayman think about me !
Besoin de toi                                                                         Need you !     

Petit cheminot I love you                                                       Little railwayman I love you
Petit cheminot I need you                                                     Little railwayman I need you
Petit cheminot ne me laisse pas                                           Little railwayman don’t leave me
Chante avec moi                                                                  Sing with me

Lalalalala Tchuf, Tchuf !                                                               Lalalalala Tchuf, Tchuf !


Je vais à la Poste, pas possible                                                      I go to the Post office, not possible
Je veux carte postale, pas possible                                                 I want a postcard, not possible
Je veux l'infirmière, pas possible                                                     I want a nurse, not possible
Je veux fonctionnaire, pas possible                                                 I want a civil servant, not possible
Je veux professeur, pas possible                                                     I want a teacher, not possible

Je veux camionneur, pas possible                                                   I want a truck driver, not possible
Je veux l'éclusier, pas possible,                                                      I want the lock keeper, not possible
Je veux la route, ça c'est possible                                                   I want the road, it’s possible
Tout le monde à la grève                                                                  Everybody on strike


Note : "vélib" is a paying city-owned service of  bicycles in Paris. It's the contraction of "vélo et liberté"  ("bicycle and freedom"). It's like a taxi, except you're on a bike and you pedal.



 
 

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