I'm translating one Serge Gainsbourg song every day or so, in a misguided attempt to learn to read and write in french. Feel free to help me fix my translations or get me hints about underlying meanings.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Chatterton
Translation after the jump...
Chatterton suicidé
Chatterton committed suicide Hannibal suicidé
Hannibal committed suicide Démosthène suicidé
Démosthène committed suicide Nietzche
Nietzche Fou à lier
Raving mad Quant à moi...
As for me... Quant à moi
As for me Ça ne va plus très bien
It's not going much better
Chatterton suicidé
Chatterton committed suicide Cléopâtre suicidée
Cleopatra committed suicide Isocrate suicidé
Isocrates committed suicide Goya
Goya Fou à lier
Raving mad Quant à moi...
As for me... Quant à moi
As for me Ça ne va plus très bien
It's not going much better
Chatterton suicidé
Chatterton suicide Marc-Antoine suicidé
Marc-Anthony committed suicide Van Gogh suicidé
Van Gogh committed suicide Schumann
Schumann Fou à lier
Raving mad Quant à moi...
As for me... Quant à moi
As for me Ça ne va plus plus très bien
It's not going much better
Lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg, Translation by Greg Smith
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