Crocodile
French source:
Véronique Tadjo
Surtout si on n’a pas envie
D’être un crocodile
Celui que vous voyez
N’est pas bien
Dans sa peau
De croco
Il aurait aimé
Etre different
Il aurait aimé
Attirer
Les enfants
Jouer
Avec eux
Converser
Avec les parents
Se balader
Dans
Le village
Mais, mais, mais
Quand il sort
De l’eau
Les pêcheurs
Lancent des sagaies
Les gamins
Détalent
Les jeunes filles
Abandonnent leurs canaris
Sa vie
Est un vie
De solitude
Et de tristesse
Sans ami
Sans caresse
Nulle part
Où aller
Partout
Etranger
Un crocodile
Crocodile
Végétarien
Et bon à rien
Qui a
Une sainte horreur
Du sang
S’il vous plait
Ecrivez
Ecrivez à:
Gentil Crocodile
Baie No 3
Fleuve Niger.
Crocodile
English translation ©
Janis A. Mayes
Especially if you don’t want
To be a crocodile
The one you see
Is not happy
In his croc’s
Skin
He would have liked
To be different
He would hav eliked
To attract
Children
Play
With them
Talk
With their parents
Walk around
In
The village
But, but, but
When he comes out
Of the water
Fishermen
Thrown spears
Children
Take off
Young girls
Abandon their water jugs
His life
Is a life
Of solitude
And sadness
Without a friend
Without affection
Nowhere
To go
Everywhere
A stranger
A crocodile
Vegetarian
Crocodile
And good for nothing
Who has
A holy horror
Of blood
Please
Write
Write to:
Nice Crocodile
Bay No 3
Niger River.
Crocodile
French source:
Véronique Tadjo
Crocodile
English source:
Janis A. Mayes
Ce n’est pas facile d’être un crcocodile
It’s not easy to be a crocodile
Surtout si on n’a pas envie
Especially if you don’t want
D’être un crocodile
To be a crocodile
Celui que vous voyez
The one you see
N’est pas bien
Is not happy
Dans sa peau
In his croc’s
De croco
Skin
Il aurait aimé
He would have liked
Etre different
To be different
Il aurait aimé
He would hav eliked
Attirer
To attract
Les enfants
Children
Jouer
Play
Avec eux
With them
Converser
Talk
Avec les parents
With their parents
Se balader
Walk around
Dans
In
Le village
The village
Mais, mais, mais
But, but, but
Quand il sort
When he comes out
De l’eau
Of the water
Les pêcheurs
Fishermen
Lancent des sagaies
Thrown spears
Les gamins
Children
Détalent
Take off
Les jeunes filles
Young girls
Abandonnent leurs canaris
Abandon their water jugs
Sa vie
His life
Est un vie
Is a life
De solitude
Of solitude
Et de tristesse
And sadness
Sans ami
Without a friend
Sans caresse
Without affection
Nulle part
Nowhere
Où aller
To go
Partout
Everywhere
Etranger
A stranger
Un crocodile
A crocodile
Crocodile
Vegetarian
Végétarien
Crocodile
Et bon à rien
And good for nothing
Qui a
Who has
Une sainte horreur
A holy horror
Du sang
Of blood
S’il vous plait
Please
Ecrivez
Write
Ecrivez à:
Write to:
Gentil Crocodile
Nice Crocodile
Baie No 3
Bay No 3
Fleuve Niger.
Niger River.
Composer
Judith Weir
Judith Weir was born into a Scottish family in 1954, but grew up near London. She was an oboe player, performing with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, and studied composition with John Tavener during her schooldays. She went on to…