{"id":6133,"date":"2011-05-11T14:04:06","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T18:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=6133"},"modified":"2017-10-19T13:52:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T11:52:43","slug":"french-rap-pioneer-mc-solaar-edges-on-%e2%80%9cle-nouveau-western%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%9cthe-new-western%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-rap-pioneer-mc-solaar-edges-on-%e2%80%9cle-nouveau-western%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%9cthe-new-western%e2%80%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"French Rap Pioneer Mc Solaar Edges on \u201cLe Nouveau Western\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Come on, wear your chapeau <\/em>(hat),\u00a0bring your Smith & Wesson, jump on the selle <\/em>(saddle) of your cheval <\/em>(horse),\u00a0and let’s go for une petite balade<\/em> (a small ride) with Mc Solaar…<\/p>\n

We’re off to\u00a0le Nouveau Western <\/em>(“The New Western”)<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-n8kGW16RYs<\/a><\/p>\n

MC SOLAAR, “Le Nouveau Western<\/em>” (“The New Western”)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n

Le vent souffle en Arizona<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The wind whirls in Arizona<\/p>\n

Un \u00e9tat d\u2019Am\u00e9riques dans lequel Harry Zona <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

An American State where cow-boy Harry zoomed up<\/p>\n

Cow-boy dingue du bang bang du flingue <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

zonked out his own pistol bang-bang<\/p>\n

De l\u2019arme, du cheval et de quoi faire la bringue <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Some weapon, some horse, and something to binge on<\/p>\n

Poursuivi par Smith & Wesson <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hounded by Smith & Wesson<\/p>\n

Colt, Derringer, Winchester & Remington <\/strong><\/p>\n

Colt, Derringer, Winchester & Remington<\/p>\n

Il erre dans les plaines, fier, solitaire <\/strong><\/p>\n

Drifting in the wild, proud, solitary<\/p>\n

Son cheval est son partenaire <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

His horse is his partner
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Parfois, il rencontre des indiens <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes he meets Indians
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Mais la ru\u00e9e vers l\u2019or est son seul dessein <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

But the gold rush is his sole goal
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Sa vie suit un cours que l\u2019on conna\u00eet par coeur <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

His life follows a course that’s known by heart<\/p>\n

La rivi\u00e8re sans retour d\u2019Otto Premiger <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Otto Premiger’s “River of No Return<\/a>“<\/p>\n

Tandis que John Wayne est look\u00e9 \u00e0 la Lucky Luke <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

While John Wayne looks like Lucky Luke<\/p>\n

Propre comme un archiduc. Oncle Sam me dupe<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Clean as a high Duke. Uncle Sam has me rooked<\/p>\n

Hollywood nous berne, Hollywood berne ! <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hollywod tricks, and Hollywood burns!<\/p>\n

Dans la vie de tous les jours comme dans <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

In day-to-day life as in<\/p>\n

Les nouveaux westerns <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The New Western movies<\/p>\n

On dit gare au gorille, mais gare \u00e0 Gary Cooper <\/strong><\/p>\n

They say beware of sambo, but watch out of Gary Cooper<\/p>\n

Le<\/strong> western<\/strong> moderne est install\u00e9 dans <\/strong>le<\/strong> secteur <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

The modern cow-boy’s around the corner<\/p>\n

Quand la ville dort, les trains ne sifflent pas <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

When the town sleeps, trains whistle no more<\/p>\n

Les Sept Mercenaires<\/a> n\u2019ont pas l\u2019once d\u2019un combat <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Magnificent Seven got no chance to fight<\/p>\n

Harry d\u00e9sormais est proche de gare de l\u2019Est <\/strong><\/p>\n

Harry is now closing in to Gare de l’Est<\/p>\n

Il saute les \u00e9poques et les lieux pour un <\/strong>nouveau<\/strong> Far-West <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Travels through epochs and places to reach a new Far West
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Les saloons sont des bistrots, on y vend des clopes <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

The saloons are bistros, where cigs are sold
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Pas de la chique, du top ! Du Cin\u00e9maScope <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Best stuff in town, no baloney, Cinemascope<\/p>\n

Il entre dans <\/strong>le<\/strong> bar, commande un indien <\/strong><\/p>\n

He steps in and orders larger and lime
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Scalpe la mousse, boit, repose <\/strong>le<\/strong> verre sur <\/strong>le<\/strong> zinc <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Scalps off the foam, knocks it back and puts down the mug<\/p>\n

Une deux chevaux se parque, saouls, des types se beignent <\/strong><\/p>\n

And old Citroen parks when the drunks slug<\/p>\n

Pour des motifs futiles comme dans <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

It our for sheer meanness as in<\/p>\n

Les nouveaux westerns <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The new Western movies<\/p>\n

Les States sont comme une sorte de multinationale <\/strong><\/p>\n

The States are like a multinational corporation<\/p>\n

Elle exporte <\/strong>le<\/strong> western<\/strong> et son monde f\u00e9odal <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

They export the Western and their feudal world<\/p>\n

Dicte <\/strong>le<\/strong> bien, <\/strong>le<\/strong> mal, Lucky Luke et les Dalton <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Layin’ down good and evil, Lucky Luke and the Daltons
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Sont camoufl\u00e9s en Paul Smith\u2019s et Wesson <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Camouflaged as Paul Smith”s and Wesson<\/p>\n

On dit que ce qui compte c\u2019est <\/strong>le<\/strong> d\u00e9cor <\/strong><\/p>\n

They say the scenery is all that matters
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

L\u2019habit ne fait pas l\u2019moine dans la ru\u00e9e vers l\u2019or <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It takes more than Yarmuke to look Kosher in the Gold Rush<\/p>\n

D\u00e8s lors les techniques se perfectionnent <\/strong><\/p>\n

From then on they sharpen the techniques<\/p>\n

La carte \u00e0 puce remplace <\/strong>le<\/strong> Remington <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Chipped plastic cards instead of Remington rods<\/p>\n

Mais Harry \u00e0 Paris n\u2019a pas eu de chance <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

But in Paris, Harry was jinxed<\/p>\n

On <\/strong>le<\/strong> stoppe sur <\/strong>le<\/strong> p\u00e9riph\u2019 avec sa diligence <\/strong><\/p>\n

Got busted on the freeyway riding his coach<\/p>\n

Puis on <\/strong>le<\/strong> place \u00e0 Fresnes pour que Fresnes <\/strong>le<\/strong> freine <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Lucked up in Fresnes, brakes slammed on the jailbreak<\/p>\n

Victime des directives de ce que l\u2019on appelle <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Victim of the rules called
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Le<\/strong> nouveau<\/strong> western<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

The New Western<\/p>\n

Parfois la vie ressemble \u00e0 une balle perdue <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes life looks like a stray bullet<\/p>\n

Dans <\/strong>le<\/strong> syst\u00e8me moderne se noie l\u2019individu <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

In the modern system the individual drowns
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Pour rester lucide il s\u2019abreuvait de Brandy <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

To stay sharp he gulped Brandy<\/p>\n

D\u00e9sormais on brandit, t\u00e9l\u00e9 shit et baby <\/strong><\/p>\n

Waving’ \u00a0branded TV pot and baby<\/p>\n

Blanche est la Chevauch\u00e9e Fantastique<\/strong><\/p>\n

Riding high horses in the swag-white Rush<\/p>\n

Toujours \u00e0 contre jour, c\u2019est bien moins h\u00e9ro\u00efque <\/strong><\/p>\n

Forever in the shade, it’s much less heroic<\/p>\n

Dans <\/strong>le<\/strong> monde du r\u00eave on termine par un “happy end” <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In the world of dreams there’s always a “Happy End”<\/p>\n

Est-ce aussi <\/strong>le<\/strong> cas dans ce que l\u2019on nomme <\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

And also in the case of what’s called
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Le<\/strong> nouveau<\/strong> western<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The “New Western”<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Come on, wear your chapeau (hat),\u00a0bring your Smith & Wesson, jump on the selle (saddle) of your cheval (horse),\u00a0and let’s go for une petite balade (a small ride) with Mc Solaar… We’re off to\u00a0le Nouveau Western (“The New Western”) * * * MC SOLAAR, “Le Nouveau Western” (“The New Western”) * * * Le vent…<\/p>\n

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