Les Maringouins Ont Tout Mangé Ma Belle
Nathan Abshire
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Les maringouins ont tout mangé ma belle,
Ils ont quitté que les gros orteils
Pour me faire des bouchons de liège
Pour boucher mes demi-bouteilles.
Ton papa ressemble un éléphant
Et ta maman ressemble un 'tomobile
Et ton petit frère ressemble un ouaouaron
Et ta petite soeur ressemble un coin de banquette*.
The Mosquitoes Ate Up My Sweetheart
Nathan Abshire
The mosquitoes ate up my sweetheart
They left behind only her big toes
In order for me to make some corks
To plug up my half-drunk bottles.
Your dad looks like an elephant
And your mom looks like an automobile
And your little brother looks like a bullfrog
And your little sister looks like the corner of a sidewalk*.
*In Cajun French there's the expression "laid comme un coin de banquette" which means "ugly like the corner of a sidewalk."
In English in Louisiana, we usually call the sidewalk a banquette. It's usually not translated and I believe it's made its way into the English language.
