Un petit d’un petit
S’étonne aux Halles
Un petit d’un petit
Ah! degrés te fallent
Indolent qui ne sort cesse
Indolent qui ne se mène
Qu’importe un petit d’un petit
Tout Gai de Reguennes.
Having a naturally twisted brain I was thoroughly delighted with a book which came out in the sixties which I have lately remembered.
It was called : Mots D’Heures: Gousses, Rames – The D’Antin Manuscripts by Luis D. Antin Van Rooten.
It is it seems still in print and available on Amazon.
It consists of “Translations” into meaningless French of well known English nursery rhymes.
Any correct answers sent in to decode the above will recieve a voucher for a free Kir before their dinner when they dine in Le Presbytère.
Afterword.
Okay, since the first Kir went so easily I now offer four more if you can get these rhymes from their titles (previous winners disqualified!)
Eh! dites-le, dites-le.
Chacun Gilles
Si sot, mair, je ris d’eau
Loup, si l’eau quete
And one more which is my own.
Age, Pays, Meaunes oise raisin
Comments
martine joulia
on May 25, 2008I was sure you knew this book!
Humpty dumpty
set on the wall
humpty dumpty had a big fall
All the king’s horses
all the king’s men
could never put humpty
together again
Martine
Martin
on May 25, 2008And Martine wins the first Kir!
martine joulia
on May 25, 2008Et ça, vous connaissez ?
De Oise à noter beau y. (1)
Âne à noter beau y, vas-y! (2)
Iran et ouais! (3) Tousse côte lande
De pipe elle fort; tousse-y! (4)
J. Quittce
1. “It is nice to note things about Oise.” This département consists of Picardy and part of the Ile-de-France. Its attractions include the cathedral of Beauvais, with its magnificent 13th Century choir.
2. “There is a notable donkey there – go ahead!” A scarcely veiled reference to the eccentric Veuseveute.
3. “My word!” He expresses surprise that a female pipe-smoker in Iran should cough so strongly on the sandy moorland.
4. “Cough away!” Not a charitable remark.
Je vous donne la réponse :
A SONG ABOUT MYSELF (John Keats)
There was a naughty boy
And a naughty boy was he!
He ran away to Scotland
The people for to see.
C’est extrait d’un livre intitulé
Guillaume Chequespierre and the Oise Salon
An anthology Selected & Edited by John Hulme
And the eccentric Veuseveute is Wordsworth.
Martin
on May 25, 2008I have decided to break the rules and award Martine a second Kir.
martine joulia
on May 25, 2008Thanks. It is a great confort on this dull and wet sunday, surtout quand on est comme moi en train de travailler (or pretend to do so!)
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