{"id":22579,"date":"2015-11-04T13:45:16","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T12:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=22579"},"modified":"2017-10-24T13:45:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T11:45:44","slug":"my-ancestors-and-their-degeneration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/my-ancestors-and-their-degeneration\/","title":{"rendered":"My Ancestors and Their Degeneration"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m a big fan of les chansons fran\u00e7aises<\/strong> (French songs) or rather les chansons en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> (songs in French). Whether they’re from la France<\/a><\/strong>, le Qu\u00e9bec<\/a><\/strong>, or somewhere else in la francophonie<\/a><\/strong>, there’s a lot of musique en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> that mixes modern styles with a folkier past. One groupe<\/strong> I like is, Mes A\u00efeux<\/em><\/strong> (My Ancestors), a folkier group from le Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ma chanson pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e<\/strong> (my favorite song) of theirs is D\u00e9g\u00e9neration<\/em><\/strong>. A song about the changes from one generation to the next. La chanson<\/strong> comes across as melancholic, but in the end is about something each and every generation has in common.<\/p>\n

La chanson<\/strong> isn’t sung with a thick accent canadien<\/strong> and is donc<\/strong> (thus) easy for all French speakers to understand.<\/p>\n

Enjoy la chanson<\/strong> and la vid\u00e9o<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Les paroles<\/strong> (the lyrics) and une traduction<\/strong> (a translation) are below the video!<\/p>\n

Voici la vid\u00e9o :<\/em><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PX4POfC-bCY<\/a><\/p>\n

Les paroles en fran\u00e7ais :<\/em><\/p>\n

D\u00e9g\u00e9n\u00e9ration<\/p>\n

Ton arri\u00e8re-arri\u00e8re-grand-p\u00e8re, il a d\u00e9frich\u00e9 la terre
\nTon arri\u00e8re-grand-p\u00e8re, il a labour\u00e9 la terre
\nEt pis ton grand-p\u00e8re a rentabilis\u00e9 la terre
\nPis ton p\u00e8re, il l’a vendue pour devenir fonctionnaire<\/p>\n

Et pis toi, mon p’tit gars, tu l’sais pus c’que tu vas faire
\nDans ton p’tit trois et demi bien trop cher, frette en hiver
\nIl te vient des envies de devenir propri\u00e9taire
\nEt tu r\u00eaves la nuit d’avoir ton petit lopin de terre<\/p>\n

Ton arri\u00e8re-arri\u00e8re-grand-m\u00e8re, elle a eu quatorze enfants
\nTon arri\u00e8re-grand-m\u00e8re en a eu quasiment autant
\nEt pis ta grand-m\u00e8re en a eu trois c’tait suffisant
\nPis ta m\u00e8re en voulait pas ; toi t’\u00e9tais un accident<\/p>\n

Et pis toi, ma p’tite fille, tu changes de partenaire tout l’temps
\nQuand tu fais des conneries, tu t’en sauves en avortant
\nMais y’a des matins, tu te r\u00e9veilles en pleurant
\nQuand tu r\u00eaves la nuit d’une grande table entour\u00e9e d’enfants<\/p>\n

Ton arri\u00e8re-arri\u00e8re-grand-p\u00e8re a v\u00e9cu la grosse mis\u00e8re
\nTon arri\u00e8re-grand-p\u00e8re, il ramassait les cennes noires
\nEt pis ton grand-p\u00e8re – miracle ! – est devenu millionnaire
\nTon p\u00e8re en a h\u00e9rit\u00e9, il l’a tout mis dans ses R\u00c9ERs<\/p>\n

Et pis toi, p’tite jeunesse, tu dois ton cul au minist\u00e8re
\nPas moyen d’avoir un pr\u00eat dans une institution bancaire
\nPour calmer tes envies de hold-uper la caissi\u00e8re
\nTu lis des livres qui parlent de simplicit\u00e9 volontaire<\/p>\n

Tes arri\u00e8re-arri\u00e8re-grands-parents, ils savaient comment f\u00eater
\nTes arri\u00e8re-grands-parents, \u00e7a swignait fort dans les veill\u00e9es
\nPis tes grands-parents ont connu l’\u00e9poque y\u00e9-y\u00e9
\nTes parents, c’tait les discos ; c’est l\u00e0 qu’ils se sont rencontr\u00e9s<\/p>\n

Et pis toi, mon ami, qu’est-ce que tu fais de ta soir\u00e9e ?
\n\u00c9teins donc ta tivi ; faut pas rester encaban\u00e9
\nHeureusement que dans’ vie certaines choses refusent de changer
\nEnfile tes plus beaux habits car nous allons ce soir danser…<\/p>\n

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Degeneration<\/em><\/p>\n

Your great-great-grandfather, he cleared the land<\/em>
\nYour great-grandfather, he plowed the land<\/em>
\nAnd your grandfather made the land profitable<\/em>
\nAnd your father sold it to become a state employee<\/em><\/p>\n

As for you, my boy, you don’t know what you’re gonna do<\/em>
\nIn your small one bedroom way too expensive, cold in the winter<\/em>
\nSome wants to become an owner come over you<\/em>
\nAnd you dream at night to own a small plot of land<\/em><\/p>\n

Your great-great-grandmother, she had fourteen children<\/em>
\nYour great-grandmother had almost as many<\/em>
\nAnd your grandmother had three it was enough<\/em>
\nAnd your mother didn’t want any ; you were an accident<\/em><\/p>\n

As for you, my girl, you change partner all the time<\/em>
\nWhen you do something stupid, you get out of it with an abortion<\/em>
\nBut there are mornings, you wake up crying<\/em>
\nWhen you dream at night of a big table surrounded by kids<\/em><\/p>\n

Your great-great-grandfather, lived in misery<\/em>
\nYour great-grandfather, collected pennies<\/em>
\nAnd your grandfather – miracle! – became a millionaire<\/em>
\nAnd your father inherited it and put it all in his RRSPs<\/em><\/p>\n

As for you, young one, you owe your ass to the government<\/em>
\nNo way to get a loan in a banking institution<\/em>
\nTo calm your urges to hold-up the cashier<\/em>
\nYou read books about voluntary simplicity<\/em><\/p>\n

Your great-great-grandparents, the knew how to celebrate<\/em>
\nYour great-grandparents were swingning hard at parties<\/em>
\nAnd your grandparents saw the ye-ye period<\/em>
\nYour parents were discos, that’s where they met<\/em><\/p>\n

As for you my friend, what do you do with your evening ?<\/em>
\nJust turn off your TV ; you shoudn’t stay inside<\/em>
\nLuckily in life some things refuse to change<\/em>
\nPut on your nicest clothes because tonight we’re going dancing…<\/em><\/p>\n

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I’m a big fan of les chansons fran\u00e7aises (French songs) or rather les chansons en fran\u00e7ais (songs in French). Whether they’re from la France, le Qu\u00e9bec, or somewhere else in la francophonie, there’s a lot of musique en fran\u00e7ais that mixes modern styles with a folkier past. One groupe I like is, Mes A\u00efeux (My…<\/p>\n

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