Les Mots Lyrics in English La Rue Ketanou

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Mots by La Rue Ketanou from French to English.

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Step right up, step right up

Ladies and Gentlemen

Because today, a grand auction

In a few moments

My two young apprentice street performers

Will be presenting you with some

Words

One word for all

All for one word

One word for all

All for one word

Swear words for the wholesalers

Headaches for the charlatans

Puns for the artists

Words of love for the lovers

Word for word for the copycats

A word for a word for the snitches

Clever words for the a**holes

Mopeds for the thieves

Today, a grand auction

We're buying second-hand words

Trendy and cheap words

And also collector's words

One word for all

All for one word

One word for all

All for one word

Cod for the fishmongers

And ugliness for the not-so-pretty

Lost words for the lost souls

Words in the air for the birds

Passwords for the suspicious

And key-words for the prisoners

Funny words for the children

Taboo words for the tabbouleh

Today, a grand auction

We're buying second-hand words

Trendy and cheap words

And also collector's words

One word for all

All for one word

One word for all

All for one word

Crosswords for the retirees

And sweet nothings for the crushes

Orders for the orderly

Arrow-words for the Indians

Mummies for the pyramids

Half-words for the half-pints

Running words for the fast ones

And the final word for the song

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SONG MEANING

Welcome to the auction! But this isn't your typical sale. In "Les Mots" (The Words), the French band La Rue Ketanou invites you to a grande vente aux enchères (a grand auction) where the only items for sale are... words! The song is a playful and theatrical performance that imagines a marketplace where you can buy a word for any person or any occasion. From "mots d'amour" (words of love) for lovers to "mots pour rire" (words for laughing) for children, the band creates a lively and imaginative world built entirely out of language.

The real fun of the song is in its clever wordplay and puns. La Rue Ketanou offers a whole catalog of unique words specifically for different people:

"Gros mots" (swear words) for the "grossistes" (wholesalers)
"Mots de passe" (passwords) for the "méfiants" (distrustful people)
"Mots croisés" (crossword puzzles) for the "retraités" (retired people)

This song is a joyful celebration of the French language, showing how words can be twisted, turned, and played with to create humor and meaning. It's a reminder that for every person and every situation, there's a perfect word waiting to be found.

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