Now, who need to “refrench” their minds about the names of “Les Tortues Ninja“, aka “The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles“?
D’abord (first), Leonardo, named after Léonard de Vinci, a master of the Katana saber, and leader of the four Renaissance-inspired mutants; Michelangelo, named after Michel-Ange, whose arme favorite (favorite weapon) is the nunchaku;Raphael, named after Raffaello Sanzio, whose weapon of choice is the Okinawan “sai“; and finally Donatello, named after Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, simply known as Donatello, who preferred above all a long staff weapon, the bō!
Le générique français (The French Intro)
Un récent remix (a recent remix) of the theme
Tortues Ninja, Tortues Ninja
Ninja Turtles, Ninja Turtles
Tortues Ninja, Tortues Ninja
Ninja Turtles, Ninja Turtles
KOWABUNGA, le cri des ninjas
Kowabunga, the scream of the ninjas
Quatre tortues d’enfer dans la ville
Four awesome turtles in the city
Chevaliers d’écailles et de vinyle
Knights of tortoiseshell and vinyl
Ce sont des guerriers fantastiques
They are fantastic warriors
Ils sortent les nunchakus, c’est la panique
They take the nunchakus out, and panic ensues
Tortues Ninja, Tortues Ninja
Ninja Turtles, Ninja Turtles
Tortues Ninja, Tortues Ninja
Ninja Turtles, Ninja Turtles
Pour venger Splinter, ils sortent les katanas
To avenge Splinter, they take the katanas out
Ils sont les meilleurs et font la loi
They are the best and lay down the law
Mais quand il s’agit de s’amuser
But when it comes to having fun
Finie la terreur, on est là pour rigoler
Terror’s over, we’re here to have a good laugh
Refrain (x2)
Chorus (x2)
Splinter est leur maître, leur chef, leur professeur
Splinter is their master, their chef, their Professor
C’est l’ennemi fatal du sinistre Shredder
He’s the fatal enemy of the sinister Shredder
C’est grâce aux chevaliers d’écailles
It’s thanks to the tortoiseshell knights
Qu’un jour il vaincra dans la dernière bataille
That he’ll prevail one day in the final battle
Refrain (x2)
Chorus (x2)
Quatre tortues d’enfer dans la ville
Four awesome turtles in the city
Chevaliers d’écailles et de vinyle
Knights of tortoiseshell and vinyl
Ce sont des guerriers fantastiques
They are fantastic warriors
Ils sortent les nunchakus, c’est la panique
They take the nunchakus out, and panic ensues
An Instrumental Metal version worthy of a performance by the French guitar master Sylvain ClouX
