by
Michel Veber (1896 - 1965), as Nino
Fido, Fido
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Fido, Fido, le chien Fido
Est un chien vraiment ridicule;
On n'sait jamais s'il est su' l'dos,
Ni s'il avance ou s'il recule.
Il perd son poil et ses babines,
Ses oreill's traînent en lambeaux;
Quand il pleut il met des bottines,
Une casquett' quand il fait beau.
Pour lui donner un coup de fer,
On fait venir le praticien;
Et comme il ne voit plus très clair
On l'a counduit chez l'opticien.
Et lorsqu'il s'en va-t-à la chasse
Il est forcé de mettr' des verres.
Les perdreaux rient, les pies l'aggacent,
Et les lapins se roul'nt par terre.
Fido, Fido, le chien Fido
Est un chien vraiment ridicule;
On n'sait jamais s'il est su' l'dos,
Ni s'il avance ou s'il recule.
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Fido, Fido", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 122
Fido, Fido
Language: English  after the French (Français)
Fido, Fido, the dog Fido
Is a truly ridiculous dog;
One never knows if he’s on his back,
Nor whether he’s advancing or retreating.
He looses track of his hair and his mouth,
His ears hang in shreds;
When it rains he puts on boots,
A little cap when it’s fair.
In order to club him on the head with an iron,
One must bring in a practitioner;
And as he no longer sees clearly
One must bring him to the optician.
And when he goes off hunting
He is forced to put on glasses.
The little partridges laugh, the magpies tease him,
And the rabbits roll around on the ground.
Fido, Fido, the dog Fido
Is a truly ridicuous dog;
One never knows if he’s on his back,
Nor whether he’s advancing or retreating.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Michel Veber (1896 - 1965), as Nino
This text was added to the website: 2016-04-14
Line count: 20
Word count: 135