{"id":20072,"date":"2014-02-03T09:42:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T08:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=20072"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:04:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T10:04:01","slug":"le-jour-le-plus-froid-au-monde-the-coldest-day-in-the-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/le-jour-le-plus-froid-au-monde-the-coldest-day-in-the-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Le jour le plus froid au monde (The Coldest Day in the World)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s post tells l’histoire<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(the story) of\u00a0<\/span>Little Jack<\/strong>, a boy born in\u00a0<\/span>l’\u00c9cosse\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Scotland)\u00a0on what is said to have been\u00a0<\/span>le jour le plus froid du monde\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(the coldest day in the world), nearly a century and a half ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

On that fateful day, baby Little Jack had his\u00a0c\u0153ur gel\u00e9<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(heart frozen.)<\/p>\n

A mysterious midwife, called\u00a0Docteur<\/em>\u00a0Madeleine<\/a><\/strong>, carefully replaced his heart with a\u00a0pendule \u00e0 coucou<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(cuckoo-clock.)<\/p>\n

The transplant worked just fine…<\/p>\n

But it did not work just anyhow.<\/p>\n

It functioned according to some very specific conditions.<\/p>\n

Most important of all these conditions was the Little Jack was to never, ever, fall in love.<\/p>\n

All his life, Little jack lived worry-free.<\/p>\n

That is, until the day he met Andalusian singer\u00a0Miss Acacia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HUqcZpwhesc<\/a><\/p>\n

Le Jour le Plus Froid au Monde\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(The Coldest Day in the World)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On dit que je suis n\u00e9 le jour le plus froid du monde\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

They say I was born on the coldest day of the world<\/p>\n

On dit que je suis n\u00e9 avec le\u00a0c\u0153ur gel\u00e9<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

They say I was born with a frozen heart<\/p>\n

On dirait m\u00eame qu’on m’a port\u00e9 \u00e0 bout de ventre<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It looks even like I got out of the womb<\/p>\n

En haut de la colline qui surplombe la ville… ET SES CLOCHERS!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

On top of the hill overlooking the city… And its steeples!<\/p>\n

L\u00e0 haut, vivait dans une dr\u00f4le de maison, une sage femme dite folle par tous les habitants<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Up there, lived in a strange house, a midwife said to be crazy by all the inhabitants<\/p>\n

Alors qu’elle passait son temps \u00e0 r\u00e9parer les gens, les perdus, les cass\u00e9s, avec ou\u00a0sans papier<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When in fact she spent her time reparing the lost and \u00a0broken people, legal and illegal alike<\/p>\n

Oh,\u00a0Madeleine<\/a>\u00a0qui aimait tant\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine who liked so much<\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine qui adorait<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine who loved so much<\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine qui aimait tant…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine who liked so much…<\/p>\n

R\u00c9PARER LES GENS!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Reparing people!<\/p>\n

Comme elle m’a install\u00e9 sur la table de la cuisine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When she set me up on the kitchen table<\/p>\n

J’ai cru un instant qu’elle voulait me d\u00e9vorer\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I thought for a moment that she wanted to devour me<\/p>\n

Me prendrait-elle pour une\u00a0poulet<\/a>\u00a0grlll\u00e9<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Is she mistaking me for a grilled chicken<\/p>\n

Que l’on aurait oubli\u00e9 de tuer?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

That people forgot to kill?<\/p>\n

Elle me d\u00e9coupait la peau de la poitrine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

She cut the skin of my chest<\/p>\n

Ses grands ciseaux crant\u00e9s plant\u00e9s entre mes os<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Her big notched scissors stuck between my bones<\/p>\n

Elle a gliss\u00e9 une horloge dans mes d\u00e9bris glac\u00e9s en lieux et place de mon petit c\u0153ur\u00a0gel\u00e9<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

She slipped through a clock into my iced remains to replace my little frozen heart<\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine qui aimait tant\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine who liked so much<\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine qui adorait<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine who loved so much<\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine qui aimait tant…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, Madeleine who liked so much…<\/p>\n

R\u00c9PARER LES GENS!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Reparing people!<\/p>\n

Elle m’a dit: “Mon petit, il y a trois choses que jamais<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

She said to me: “Son, there are three things that never<\/p>\n

Oh grand jamais tu n’devras oublier<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ever you are to forget<\/p>\n

Premi\u00e8rement, ne touche pas \u00e0 tes aiguilles<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

First of all, do not touch your clock hands<\/p>\n

Deuxi\u00e8ment, ta col\u00e8re tu devras maitriser\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Second, you must contain your anger<\/p>\n

Et surtout ne jamais oublier, quoi qu’il arrive<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And especially never forget, no matter what happens<\/p>\n

Ne jamais se laisser tomber amoureux<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Never let your self fall in love<\/p>\n

Car alors pour toujours, \u00e0 l’horloge de ton coeur<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Because the forever, within your heart clock<\/p>\n

La grande aiguille des heures transpercera ta peau<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The big hand of time shall pierce your skin<\/p>\n

Explosera l’horloge<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The clock will explode<\/p>\n

Imploseront tes os<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Your bones will implode<\/p>\n

La m\u00e9canique du c\u0153ur\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The mechanics of your heart<\/p>\n

Sera bris\u00e9e de nouveau<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Will be broken once again<\/p>\n

Oh Madeleine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh Madeleine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oh Madeleine…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Today’s post tells l’histoire\u00a0(the story) of\u00a0Little Jack, a boy born in\u00a0l’\u00c9cosse\u00a0(Scotland)\u00a0on what is said to have been\u00a0le jour le plus froid du monde\u00a0(the coldest day in the world), nearly a century and a half ago. On that fateful day, baby Little Jack had his\u00a0c\u0153ur gel\u00e9\u00a0(heart frozen.) A mysterious midwife, called\u00a0Docteur\u00a0Madeleine, carefully replaced his heart with…<\/p>\n

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