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pointy birds

French translation: Quand passent les mouettes

22:19 Jul 21, 2005
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English term or phrase: pointy birds
"O pointy birds, O pointy, pointy. Anoint my head, anointy-nointy"

il s'agit d'une citation de Steve Martin. Merci !
Sylvia Rochonnat
France
Local time: 10:01
French translation:Quand passent les mouettes
Explanation:
Version Lagaffe

Ô mouettes
Au bec pointu, pointu
Oignez ma tête
Ointu-turlututu…


Ô sternes
Au bec pointu, pointu
Oignez mon crâne
Ointu-putu

Ô gentilles alouettes
Au bec pointu, pointu
Oignez ma tête
Et la tête, et la têtue

pour rire

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Jean-Luc Dumont
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Summary of answers provided
3oiseaux à bec pointu
sporran
3untranslatable
roseh (X)
3Quand passent les mouettes
Jean-Luc Dumont


  

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oiseaux à bec pointu


Explanation:
ça pourrait être ça :-)!

sporran
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untranslatable


Explanation:
I think he is just using words that rhyme with anoint(y). He could have just as easily used jointy. I suppose one could use "oindre" and rhyme it with "joindre". Just a suggestion, I don't know how to make up funny sayings in French.

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Quand passent les mouettes


Explanation:
Version Lagaffe

Ô mouettes
Au bec pointu, pointu
Oignez ma tête
Ointu-turlututu…


Ô sternes
Au bec pointu, pointu
Oignez mon crâne
Ointu-putu

Ô gentilles alouettes
Au bec pointu, pointu
Oignez ma tête
Et la tête, et la têtue

pour rire

faudrait voir si pas déjà traduit dans la version française du film



Jean-Luc Dumont
France
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Native speaker of: French
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