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I couldn't tell a dirt clod from a plate of caviar.
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How about "Stuck In The Closet With Vanna White"? I'm sorry, "Diana Wilde".









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For the other topic I didn`t remember the real name, so maybe I got it wrong. I haven`t done that one yet, and I have no plan of doing it for now because no lyrics come to my mind. However I got the chorus of EYKIW done, I`m waiting for the rest to come.
"So I went in my garaage, got in my care
And I drived, talking with my blue teeth
My boyfreind told me don't cree
Come to my houss, don't worraye,
we'll talk about this togeedurr."
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Okay, first I`m sorry for the double post. Second, tonight I was bored so I tried doing the inverted thing: taking a French song which I listened very often and translae it into English (and of course it can`t be an Al song). I`d like to post it here, just for fun, and if it`s good I`ll do a bit more, like once in a while. If any of you want to see that, I also got the Youtube link.
"So I went in my garaage, got in my care
And I drived, talking with my blue teeth
My boyfreind told me don't cree
Come to my houss, don't worraye,
we'll talk about this togeedurr."
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BONUS!
THis weekend I offer you not one, but two songs! One from Weird Al and the other from the artist I praised about earlier on this topic. So let`s first go with the French song transkated into English.

I HATE THAT
Singer: François Pérusse
Link to the original song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbYQv8JU ... re=related
Notes: That song represents exactly what is Pérusse`s style: sometmes he yodels, hemakes puns, there are many characters who interact, there is quite often a talking part in the song or before and he also often do parodies himself. That one parodies OMC`s How Bizarre. Maybe you don`t know him. The video is fan-made since Pérusse rarely, if ever, does videoclips for his songs. So none of these guys are Pérusse.

Where`s the guitarist?
I dunno…
Coming! Coming! …
Be careful!
BAF!

Okay. Let`s go.

Ever seen somebody who is called OMC?
Me I never did but that`s sure nothing to see

Trumpet I hate that
Like the rest of that song I dunno if you like that but me
I hate that
I hate that, I hate that

My manager told me
You`ll have a success like never before
You just have to sing like talking through a closed door (What?)
Notice that I seem drunk while singing this title
And when you sing a title drunk well you need subtitles
Oh I hate that
I hate that, I hate that

Ooh, baby (Oh I hate that)
You`re driving me crazy (Oh shut up I hate that I hate that)
When you sing we`d figure out (I hate that)
There`s a potato in your mouth (I hate that)

And if I`m popular I `ll do shows and this I hate that
`Cause you must remember the lyrics and… dam dee da dim dat
My manager told me, don`t worry, because if you don`t like that
Just take the money, go away and never ever ever come back
But I hate that
I hate that, I hate that
I hate that, I hate that
Oh I hate that, I hate that, I hate thaaaat, I hate THAT
Oh I HATE THAT-A!

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Then, my sixth tanslated Weird Al song, Fat.

Ton c** est gros, le mien aussi
Alors la ferme, ou sur toi j`m`assieds
Alors ça y est, traites-moi bien et vite
Car chuis le roi de la cellulite
Jambon, jambon, jambon sur du pain, entier

Mon zipper brise, ma ceinture pète
Je suis trop gros pour toi fillette
Le trottoir craque à tous mes pas
J`ai trop de mentons, je les compte pas

Oublie les boîtes de téléphone
Et jamais vu mes orteils
Et quad je vais au cinéma
J`prends sept rangées pareil

Parce que chuis gros, chuis gros, shamone
Tu l`sais, chuis gros, chuis gros, tu le sais
Tu sais chuis gros, chuis gros, allez tu le sais
Appelle-moi pas ti-gros, fatso, ou porc
Ose me dire et je dirai « qui est gros? »

Quand je sors dehors prendre mon courrier
Ça fait 7 sur l`échelle Richter
Et chuis chanceux quand chuis à la plage
Car je finis le seul avec un bronzage
Si je prends une autre tarte, et c`est mal
J`devrai avoir mon code postal

Quand ça te prend une seconde
Ça m`en prend vingt-trois
J`vais pas cirer mes souliers
Car je les vos même pas!

Parce que chuis gros, chuis gros, shamone
Tu l`sais, chuis gros, chuis gros, tu le sais
Tu sais chuis gros, chuis gros, allez tu le sais
Et mon ombre seule pèse 7 kilos
Ose me l`dire et je dirai « qui est gros? »

Si tu me vois arriver
Alors fais-moi de la place
Si je te dis qu`j`ai faim
Alors nourris ma face

Parce que chuis gros, chuis gros, shamone
Tu l`sais, chuis gros, chuis gros, tu le sais
Tu sais chuis gros, chuis gros, allez tu le sais
Quand je m`assis dans la maison
J`dois m`asseoir dans la maison pour vrai

Parce que chuis gros, chuis gros, shamone
Tu l`sais, chuis gros, chuis gros, tu le sais
Tu sais chuis gros, chuis gros, allez tu le sais
Et t`sais tout seul je suis une bande
Un groupe ou un troupeau

Parce que chuis immense, chuis gros, tu le sais
Tu l`sais, chuis gros, chuis gros, tu le sais
Tu sais chuis gros, AAAAAAAAAAH!, allez tu le sais
Et le monde entier sait que chuis gros et fier
Mais ose pas me le dire sinon je dis « qui est gros? »

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I always said that the first artist, François Pérusse, was the French Weird Al Yankovic. Too long to explain but I bet if these two artists were to meet up and discuss a while they`d feel like looking in the mirror of their talent. (that was well-said, gotta write it for my stories!)
"So I went in my garaage, got in my care
And I drived, talking with my blue teeth
My boyfreind told me don't cree
Come to my houss, don't worraye,
we'll talk about this togeedurr."
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Great work with "Gros" and I really liked the Pérusse song as well!
I couldn't tell a dirt clod from a plate of caviar.
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Great news everyone!

I finally did Albuquerque. Took me two hours but it was worth it. Result? 1728 words, four pages, and long text coupled with dialogs.
"So I went in my garaage, got in my care
And I drived, talking with my blue teeth
My boyfreind told me don't cree
Come to my houss, don't worraye,
we'll talk about this togeedurr."
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More news...

At college I bought an 80-page notebook where I`ll write my song translations. Before I was writing them on sheets as I said earlier, now I use sheets for the preparation and the aleady-thought-of lines, but the full songs are in this notebook. I got Lasagna, Twister, and Good Old Days. I got so many lines from so many songs, I rather take them in the order they are in my Mp3 player.
"So I went in my garaage, got in my care
And I drived, talking with my blue teeth
My boyfreind told me don't cree
Come to my houss, don't worraye,
we'll talk about this togeedurr."
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Here`s song #7, one day too late. Well, actualyl song #7 is Christmas at Ground Zero but I`ll do like for the French forum; I`ll keep it for Christmas.

No, actually since the other forum has younger people on it, I was censoring myself, which prevented me from posting Do I Creep you Out. That`s also why I`ll never post Jerry Springer there if I do it one day. For obvious reasons. BUt here, we all heard these songs, no matter how weird they sound whether they are in English or in French (and believe me when I say I take a look back at the weirdest songs I translated and I tell myself "boy, that was too weird for me.")

So, here`s Do I Creep you Out!

8. Est-ce que je te Dégoûte

Je sais que tu ne me connais pas bien
À peine rencontrés, mais moi j`en suis certain
Personne ne t`aimera autant que je t`aime
J`aime bien le coin chaud de ta chaise
Je bave en pensant à tes yeux de braise
Ma chère belle
J`ai sauvé ta gomme
Que t`as mise à la poubelle

Tu es la seule fille pour moi
Mais la seule question, la voilà :
Est-ce que je te dégoûte?
À chaque fois que je serre ta main
J`voudrais mettre ta main dans ma bouche
Est-ce que je te dégoûte?

Je t`appelle chaque soir
Et je raccroche
Je vais graver ton nom
Dans ma jambe
Dans ma jambe!

Quelque chose que je veux savoir
Puis-je sentir la saleté sur ta blouse?
Et est-ce que, est-ce que je te dégoûte?

Ton injonction est levée
Mais la seule question que je veux te poser
Est-ce que je te dégoûte?
Je sais où tu vis maintenant
J`t`ai suivi du travail jusqu`à la maison
Est-ce que je te dégoûte?
Est-ce que je te dégoûte?


Might say that was a short one, but whatever. Also, I decided I would post one Pérusse song after five Weird Al songs, so that I don`t always talk about the "French Weird Al" as I like calling François Pérusse. Did you knew that guy not only did skits in Quebec, but also for Europe? Yes, he masters these two types of French, and he still has not autoproclaimed Genius in France. (it`s not because you know a whole lot more curse words that you are smarter :P ) Talking about curse words I`ll ask someone to PM me a list of all insults and curse words you use, for one Pérusse song...
"So I went in my garaage, got in my care
And I drived, talking with my blue teeth
My boyfreind told me don't cree
Come to my houss, don't worraye,
we'll talk about this togeedurr."
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Here it is, the one I was keeping for Halloween!

9. Le Sentier de l`Enfer!
Bientôt ce Noël dans un ciné près de chez vous
Le film le plus effrayant de cette année
Ya un maniaque meurtrier qui trouve une bande de scouts
Et il arrive à presque tous les tuer
Ne révélez pas la fin à tous vos amis
Ne gâchez pas la fin
Vous n`aurez plus très faim après avoir vu…

Le sentier de l`Enfer!
Le sentier de l`Enfer!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!

Voyez ces têtes coupées qui vous tombent presque dessus
Et cette machette sanglante qui vous fait prendre la fuite
Non vous ne reverrez jamais d`effets aussi terribles
Au moins jusqu`au « sentier de l`Enfer, la suite »
Emmenez vos enfants, c`est pour toute la famille
C`est quelque chose à voir
Car si t`aimes les nouvelles du soir, t`adoreras…

Le sentier de l`Enfer!
Le sentier de l`Enfer!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!

(Chants fantomatiques)
zihw eseehc ud egnam nataS
(Cris de terreur)
(Rire diabolique)

Le sentier de l`Enfer!
Le sentier de l`Enfer!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!

Le sentier de l`Enfer!
Le sentier de l`Enfer!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer! (Mais qu`est-ce que tu attends?)
Le sentier de l`Enfer! (Va vite le voir tout de suite!)
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
3D!

Le sentier de l`Enfer! (Bienvenue sur le sentier de l`Enfer)
Le sentier de l`Enfer! (Bienvenue sur le sentier de l`Enfer)
Le sentier de l`Enfeeeeeeeeeer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!
Le sentier de l`Enfer en 3D!


I also posted it on the other forum, the one in Europe. It was well-welcomed, also due to the fact that there, it`s past midnight.
"So I went in my garaage, got in my care
And I drived, talking with my blue teeth
My boyfreind told me don't cree
Come to my houss, don't worraye,
we'll talk about this togeedurr."
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