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Lyr Req: Qu'avez vous a declarer?

Mrrzy 14 Jul 00 - 11:25 PM
Jim Dixon 25 Nov 02 - 01:52 AM
Mrrzy 25 Nov 02 - 05:25 PM
GUEST,Astorsen 26 Nov 02 - 08:23 AM
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Subject: Qu'avez vous a declarer?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 14 Jul 00 - 11:25 PM

This song has the greatest description of taking exams I ever heard. Anyway, I believe it is by Les Frères Jacques, at least the recording I have is. If anyone could send me the lyrics, that would be great. Fair warning, I will then probably come after you for anything else they do, like l'Entrecôte, and La Fontaine est Profonde, and La Vièrge Eponyme, or whatever it is.


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Qu'avez vous a declarer?
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 01:52 AM

Amazon.fr lists a 7-CD set and a 3-CD set by Les Frères Jacques, each of which contains "Qu'avez-vous à Déclarer?" (Gilles). And you can hear a sound sample there. I listened, but I didn't understand a word of it. Anyone able to clue me in?


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Qu'avez vous a declarer?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 05:25 PM

Thank you for reviving this. I'd love to have the words that I don't know--- here is what little I do get, without accents to save typing time:

Le p'tit Paul dans sa famille vecut longtemps sans soucis
Sa mere etait si gentille, son pere aussi, Dieu merci
Heureux comme un (cocopate?) il atteignit l'age (...)
C'est la, helas, ou ca s'gate, l'age du Baccalaureat
Se jour la les messieurs noirs l'entourent effrayants a voir
On lui dit d'un air severe, Qu'avez-vous a declarer?
(... ...)
...pour ne pas rater l'Bachot
Ce qu'il y a dans votre bagage, et servez-nous ca tout chaud
(... ...)

Bachelier, la vie est belle, declara-t-il puis un jour
(something) une pucelle, il declara son amour
Agrees, le soir des noces (...) a l'avenir
Dites, afin d'avoir un gosse, ce qu'il faut pour l'obtenir
(... ...)

(...) il trouva dans son courrier
Des formulaires sans tendresse, qu'avez-vous a declarer
(... ...)

(... ...) Adieu patrie tracassiere! Mais, helas, a la frontiere...

then I think he commits suicide?


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Qu'avez vous a declarer?
From: GUEST,Astorsen
Date: 26 Nov 02 - 08:23 AM

Mrzy,

"cocopate" is actually "coq en pâte", a tribute to a way of cooking an old rooster so that it is edible.

I do not know this song eventhough i like Frère Jacques' work. By the way, one of them died a few weeks ago...

And, no, I do not have the recipe for "Coq en Pâte".

JL


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