Kids' Guide to the Globetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14614862008-05-16T20:02:48-07:00Contemporary Foreign Language Music - For Today's Hip Kids and Families!TypePadTranslations: Ma P'tite Poupoune ("My Little Dear") - Shilvitag:typepad.com,2003:post-499850522008-05-16T20:02:48-07:002008-05-16T20:02:48-07:00From the album "Ma P'tite Poupoune": (There has been a great deal of interest in Shilvi lyrics. In this song, Shilvi, a little French-Canadian girl, compares her gurling baby sister to a jazz scat singer. The lyrics are full of...Carole Gaudet
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<p>From the album "Ma P'tite Poupoune":</p>
<p>(There has been a great deal of interest in Shilvi lyrics. In this song, Shilvi, a little French-Canadian girl, compares her gurling baby sister to a jazz scat singer. The lyrics are full of nonsense words and slang. To my French-speaking readers - please comment and help clear up the confusion! ~Carole)</p>
<p><em>My sister is one, and she's my baby girl<br />When she drinks her milk, she makes little <span style="color: #3300cc;">"balloons" </span></em><br /><em>Early in the morning, you can hear her in her bed<br />You can hear her chattering</em></p>
<p><em>Ma sister is one, and she's my baby girl<br />When she's irritable, she makes little "balloons"<br />Late at night, she twitters in the dark<br />Old jazz tunes</em></p>
<p><em>My sister is one, and she's my baby girl<br />When you tickle her, she shakes her little butt cheeks (<span style="color: #3300cc;">foufounes</span> - see below!)<br />My sister is one, and she's my baby girl<br />When she goes to sleep, she holds her little blankie (<span style="color: #3300cc;">doudoune</span>) </em></p>
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My sister is one, and she's my baby girl...</em></p>
<p>Notes, Thanks to Kelli Ann, my Canadian friend:</p>
<p><em>"balounes" </em>means balloons, it just works better in the lyric than bubbles</p>
<p>"foufounes" means little butt cheeks. It's cute, not rude!</p>
<p>"doudoune" is a play on "doudou" - a blankie or lovie</p>
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<p><strong>Carole Gaudet, Blogger<br />KidsGuideToTheGlobe.com: Contemporary Foreign Language Music For Hip Kids And Families</strong></p></div>