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O Tannenbaum: A new translation
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
Your song defies translation.
You're always green.
That's too concise.
Perhaps we ought
To sing it twice.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
Your song defies translation.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
It just won't work in English.
I like you lots.
That has no grace.
Perhaps it's all
Too Lowercase.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
It just won't work in English.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
I wish I were bilingual.
Perhaps the reason
Why you're sung
Is so I'll learn
A second tongue.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
I wish I were bilingual.
Yes, we bought our tree today, hence the doggerel. I've got a little three-footer that I plan to sneak into the kidlet's room in the night.
Another random observation: Humans may be the only animals who blush, but we're definitely not the only animals who whine. The cat is whining at me even as we speak. I think she senses that the laptop has my lap at just exactly the temperature she likes best.
Your song defies translation.
You're always green.
That's too concise.
Perhaps we ought
To sing it twice.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
Your song defies translation.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
It just won't work in English.
I like you lots.
That has no grace.
Perhaps it's all
Too Lowercase.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
It just won't work in English.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
I wish I were bilingual.
Perhaps the reason
Why you're sung
Is so I'll learn
A second tongue.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
I wish I were bilingual.
Yes, we bought our tree today, hence the doggerel. I've got a little three-footer that I plan to sneak into the kidlet's room in the night.
Another random observation: Humans may be the only animals who blush, but we're definitely not the only animals who whine. The cat is whining at me even as we speak. I think she senses that the laptop has my lap at just exactly the temperature she likes best.
The peoples flag...