| Tonton Nestor – la noce de Jeannette (original) | Tonton Nestor – la noce de Jeannette (translation) |
|---|---|
| Tonton Nestor | Uncle Nestor |
| Vous eûtes tort | You were wrong |
| Je vous le dis tout net | I tell you straight |
| Vous avez mis | You put |
| La zizanie | Discord |
| Aux noces de Jeannett' | At Jeannett's wedding |
| Je vous l’avoue | I confess to you |
| Tonton, vous vous | Uncle, you |
| Comportâtes comme un | behave like a |
| Mufle achevé | Muzzle completed |
| Rustre fieffé | arrogant boor |
| Un homme du commun | A common man |
| Quand la fiancée | When the bride |
| Les yeux baissés | Eyes down |
| Des larmes pleins les cils | Tears fill the eyelashes |
| S’apprêtait à | was getting ready to |
| Dire «Oui da !» | Say “Yes da!” |
| A l’officier civil | To the civil officer |
| Qu’est-c'qui vous prit | What took you |
| Vieux malappris | old ill-learned |
| D’aller, sans retenue | To go, without restraint |
| Faire un pinçon | Make a pinch |
| Cruel en son | Cruel in sound |
| Eminence charnue | fleshy eminence |
| Se retournant | turning around |
| Incontinent | Incontinent |
| Ell' souffleta, flic-flac | She sighed, flic-flac |
| L’garçon d’honneur | The groomsman |
| Qui, par bonheur | who, fortunately |
| Avait un' tête à claqu' | Had a 'head bang' |
| Mais au lieu du | But instead of |
| «Oui» attendu | “Yes” expected |
| Ell' s'écria: «Maman» | She exclaimed: "Mom" |
| Et l’mair' lui dit | And the mayor said to him |
| «Non, mon petit | "No, my little one |
| Ce n’est pas le moment» | It is not the moment" |
| Quand la fiancée | When the bride |
| Les yeux baissés | Eyes down |
| D’une voix solennell' | In a solemn voice |
| S’apprêtait à | was getting ready to |
| Dire «Oui da !» | Say “Yes da!” |
| Par-devant l’Eternel | Before the Lord |
| Voila mechef | Here is mechef |
| Que, derechef | What, again |
| Vous osâtes porter | You dare to wear |
| Votre fichue | Your damn |
| Patte crochue | hooked paw |
| Sur sa rotondité | On its roundness |
| Se retournant | turning around |
| Incontinent | Incontinent |
| Elle moucha le nez | She blew her nose |
| D’un enfant d’ch?ur | Of an altar boy |
| Qui, par bonheur | who, fortunately |
| Etait enchifrené | was entangled |
| Mais au lieu du | But instead of |
| «Oui» attendu | “Yes” expected |
| De sa pauvre voix lass' | In his poor weary voice |
| Au tonsuré | To the tonsured |
| Désemparé | Distraught |
| Elle a dit «Merde», hélas | She said "Shit", alas |
| Quoiqu’elle usât | Although she used |
| Qu’elle abusât | That she abused |
| Du droit d'être fessue | Right to be spanked |
| En la pinçant | By pinching her |
| Mauvais plaisant | bad joke |
| Vous nous avez déçus | You disappointed us |
| Aussi, ma foi | Also, my faith |
| La prochain' fois | The next time |
| Qu’on mariera Jeannett' | That we will marry Jeannett' |
| On s’pass’ra d’vous | We will do without you |
| Tonton, je vous | Uncle, I |
| Je vous le dit tout net | I tell you straight |
