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Le Bon Roi Dagobert - SONG
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Here's the famous French song about the ever-silly King Dagobert who can't even put his pants on right (and the Great Saint Éloi who has to put with him...). The translation of the words is in the video!
Here is a song about a little ship that sets sail for the high seas for the very first time! Il était un petit navire Il était un petit navire Qui n’avait ja-ja-jamais navigué Qui n’avait ja-ja-jamais navigué Ohé ! Ohé ! There was once a little ship There was once a little ship That had never sailed! That had never sailed! Ahoy! Ahoy! Ohé ! Ohé ! Matelot Matelot navigue sur les flots Ohé ! Ohé ! Matelot Matelot navigue sur les flots Ahoy! Ahoy! Sailor Sailor sailing on the waves Ahoy! Ahoy! Sailor Sailor sailing on the waves Il partit pour un long voyagee Il partit pour un long voyage Sur la mer Mé-Mé-Méditerranée Sur la mer Mé-Mé-Méditerranée Ohé ! Ohé ! It set off on a long journey It set off on a long journey On the Mediterranean sea On the Mediterranean sea Ahoy! Ahoy! Ohé ! Ohé ! Matelot Matelot navigue sur les flots Ohé ! Ohé ! Matelot Matelot navigue sur les fl...
In french, the verb être means "to be", as in... Je suis I am Nous sommes We are Tu es You are Vous êtes You are (plural) Il est He is Ils sont They are (masculine) Elle est She is Elles sont They are (feminine) Have a look at these words.... Sol means soil Ciel means sky Bête means beast Belle means beauty Champs means fields Chenes means oak trees Rois means kings Reines means queens Now you can work out what the whole of this song means...
I'm looking out the window and it is the most GORGEOUS Spring day. So let's have a sentence that is completely suited to the weather! And it means... IT'S SUNNY! Do you know how to say it? If not, listen to Maurice pronouncing it in his BEST french...