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Nellie McKay: "The Dog Song"
Nellie McJay chante "The Dog Song"
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Amoureuse des animaux, Nellie McKay rend un hommage étincelant à un chien qu'elle adore. Elle suggère que nous fassions tous la même chose: "Allez à la fourrière/Trouvez vous un chien/Faites qu'il soit fier/Car c'est ce qui est bien"
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriter
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim. Full bio
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim. Full bio
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I’d like to dedicate this next song to Carmelo,
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Je voudrais dédier cette chanson à Carmelo,
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who was put to sleep a couple of days ago, because he got too old.
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qui a été endormi il y a quelques jours parce qu'il était trop vieux.
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But apparently he was a very nice dog
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Mais apparemment c'était un chien très gentil
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and he always let the cat sleep in the dog bed.
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qui laissait toujours le chat dormir dans son lit à lui.
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫ (Bruit de chien haletant) Hé, hé, hé, hé, hé, hé, hé, hé. ♫
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♫ I'm just a'walking my dog, singing my song, strolling along. ♫
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♫ Je ne fais que promener mon chien, chanter ma chanson, en me baladant.♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong. ♫
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♫ Ouais, juste mon chien et moi prenant le soleil, rien ne peut arriver. ♫
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♫ My life was lonely and blue. ♫
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♫ Ma vie était solitaire et triste ♫
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♫ Yeah, I was sad as a sailor, ♫
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♫ Ouais, j'étais triste comme un marin, ♫
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♫ I was an angry 'un too. ♫
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♫ J'étais énervé par tout ♫
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♫ Then there was you -- appeared when I was entangled with youth and fear, ♫
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♫ Et tu es arrivé -- apparu quand j'étais empêtrée dans la jeunesse et la peur ♫
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♫ and nerves jingle jangled, vermouth and beer were getting me mangled up. ♫
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♫ et les nerfs à vif, le vermouth et la bière me défiguraient.
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♫ But then I looked in your eyes ♫
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♫ Mais là j'ai regardé dans tes yeux ♫
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♫ and I was no more a failure. ♫
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♫ et je n'étais plus une ratée. ♫
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♫ You looked so wacky and wise. ♫
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♫ Tu avais l'air tellement marrant et sage. ♫
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I'm just a'walking my dog, ♫
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♫ Et j'ai dit, "Seigneur, je suis heureuse, juste en promenant mon chien,♫
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♫ catching some sun. We can't go wrong." ♫
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♫ on prend le soleil, tout ira bien."♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, singing our song, strolling along. ♫
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♫ Ouais, juste mon chien et moi, chantant une chanson, on se promène.♫
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♫ 'Cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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♫ Je me fiche de ta haine et de ton doute,♫
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♫ and I don't care what the politicians spout. ♫
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♫ et de ce que les politiciens manigancent.♫
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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♫ Si vous avez besoin d'un compagnon, allez à la fourrière ♫
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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♫ et trouvez vous un chien et rendez-le fier,♫
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about. ♫
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♫ Car c'est ce qui est bien.♫
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫ (Bruit de chien haletant) Hé, hé, hé, hé, hé, hé, hé, hé. ♫
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♫ My life was tragic and sad. ♫
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♫ Ma vie était triste et tragique, ♫
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♫ I was the archetypal loser. ♫
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♫ J'étais l'archétype du loser, ♫
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♫ I was a pageant gone bad. ♫
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♫ Je suis une reine de beauté qui a mal tourné, ♫
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♫ And then there was you -- on time, and wagging your tail ♫
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♫ et te voilà, pile à l'heure, l'air fripon♫
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♫ in the cutest mime that you was in jail. ♫
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♫ avec la plus belle attitude de la prison.♫
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♫ I said, "Woof, be mine!" and you gave a wail and then ♫
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♫ J'ai dit "Hop, je te prends", tu as pleuré et dès lors♫
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♫ I was no longer alone. ♫
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♫ Je n'étais plus seule. ♫
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♫ And I was no more a boozer. ♫
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♫ Je n'étais plus une alcoolique. ♫
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♫ We'll make the happiest home. ♫
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♫ Nous serons le foyer le plus heureux. ♫
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I’m just a'walking my dog, ♫
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♫ Je me dis : "Seigneur, je suis heureuse, juste en promenant mon chien ♫
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♫ singing my song, strolling along." ♫
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♫ chantant, me baladant." ♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong, ♫
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♫ Ouais, juste mon chien et moi prenant le soleil, rien ne peut arriver, ♫
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♫ 'cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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♫ puisque je me fous de votre haine et de vos doutes, ♫
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♫ and I don’t care what the politicians spout. ♫
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♫ et de ce que les politiciens déblatèrent. ♫
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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♫ Si vous voulez un compagnon, allez à la fourrière ♫
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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♫ trouvez-vous un chien et rendez-le fier, ♫
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about, ♫
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♫ Car c'est ce qui est bien.♫
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♫ that's what it's all about, ♫
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♫ C'est ce qui est bien,♫
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♫ that's what it's all abou-BOW-WOW-WOW-WOW ♫
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♫ c'est ce qui est bien ouah ouah ouah♫
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♫ that's what it's all about. ♫
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♫ c'est ce qui est bien.♫
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫ (Bruit de chien haletant) Hé, hé, hé, hé. ♫
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Good dog!
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Bon chien!
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Thank you.
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Merci!
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriterNellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim.
Why you should listen
Playful, quirky, hilarious, endearing: not attributes of your typical political agitator. But singer-songwriter-producer-activist Nellie McKay merits the description. Her music is whimsical, colorful, catchy and as engaging as it is restless. Toying with antique genres and yet undeniably contemporary, it flirts with multiple styles of delivery while maintaining a sharp social conscience.
For these and other eccentricities, McKay has gained a devoted fan following. On stage and off, she's an outspoken advocate of animal rights, a friend and ally to any arch political quip and -- lucky for us -- artistically uncompromising. After cutting two major-label records, her own indie label, Hungry Mouse, produced her latest, Obligatory Villagers.
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