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[scriver]

That... Doesn't make sense. Even in french.

Your Belgian French is not up to match!

To be honest, I hadn't investigated exactly how well translated those lines were before (the words are close enough to Swedish for me to make sense of it by context), but not that you made me double check at least Google Translate seems to be able to make sense of them pretty well.

Unless you're talking about the rest of the song. Because that's in Swedish.

Unless unless you're talking about how the lyrics don't make sense sense even if you understand the literal meaning. In which case I have to object, they make total sense. I can make it make sense if you make it clear to me what doesn't make sense.

No, somehow I've managed to derail my own/my sister's own thread .

Yes. It is now about French. Which doesn't at all sound as a language. It should be Frenchish.

Also Punk Rock. And pogo.

[Levi]

That... Doesn't make sense. Even in french.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5hrUGFhsXo

[Sheb]

Actually, it's not that it doesn't make sense, it more than it feel like ti was translated from english through Google translate. :p

[scriver]

Hehe, it's an old song though so I doubt they had access to it... I also doubt anyone in the band is a native speaker. So it's most likely a case of badly translated school French

Still an awesome song though. Would you mind telling me how it is wrong? Or rather how it should be I guess.

[Sheb]

Well, for starter it's "Le punkrock", not "la punkrock". "J'aime la musique superdur" don't actually mean anything. we just don't use "dur" for music. We'd actually say "hardcore". It's "Je danse toujours le pogo" and not "Toujours je danse le pogo". Oh, and I've never heard anyone say "Docteur Martens". Not once. Never. It's "Doc Martens" :p

[scriver]

W ell that last part is probably him making light of Frenchmen... Because obviously a Frenchman wouldn't say "Doc" when he can say "Docteur"?

On the other hand, I think they actually sing "le", and the song is named "le punkrocker". Bad transcription, bad. Thanks, anyway.

[Araph]

I think this is a pretty good summation of what Bay12 is like. We start by welcoming somebody to the forum, but end up discussing the translation of a French song.

[Sensei]

Someone in Quebec would probably rather say superdur (ultradur?) than hardcore.

[Sheb]

It's true that those Quebecois are hardcore translators (Ooooops, I meant superdur traducteur). I'll ask one of my Quebecois acquaintance as soon as they show up of FB.

[EvilTwin]

Hey.
Guys, hate to stop your fun, but you should probably rerail this thread, seeing as that guy made this thread to cheer up/moral boost his sister, and talking about french lyrics while the thread is about her writing is not all that much of a boost...

[scriver]

You're right, of course. I'm sorry for further detailing your thread, Allouette. I await your future sharing of writing, if you choose to share it, whether you post it here or in any of the other threads dedicated to writing here on the forums

[Sheb]

Yes, I apologize as well. Fanfics aren't exactly my cup of tea, but I'm sure plenty of people will appreciate your writership on those forums.

[RedKing]

Solution: Write a Hetalia fanfic where Sweden tries to sing a song to France, but he's left totally confused.

[Tellemurius]

Solution: Write a Hetalia fanfic where Sweden tries to sing a song to France, but he's left totally confused.

Or, have Canada have a cup of tea with Italy with discussions on their big brothers.

[allouette]

Ha, that one would actually be really funny. But, I think a discussion with South Italy would be more amusing.