One Hippopotami (The Hippopotamus Song) - Allan Shermantranslation in French
One
hippopotami
cannot
get
on
a
bus
Un
hippopotame
ne
peut
pas
monter
dans
un
bus
Because
one
hippopotami
is
two
hippopotamus
Parce
qu'un
hippopotame,
c'est
deux
hippopotames
And
if
you
have
two
goose,
that
makes
one
geese
Et
si
tu
as
deux
oies,
ça
fait
une
oie
A
pair
of
mouse
is
mice.
A
pair
of
moose
is
meese
Une
paire
de
souris,
c'est
des
souris.
Une
paire
d'élans,
c'est
des
élans
A
paranoia
is
a
bunch
of
mental
blocks
Une
paranoïa,
c'est
un
tas
de
blocages
mentaux
And
when
Ben
Casey
meets
Kildaire,
that's
called
a
paradox
Et
quand
Ben
Casey
rencontre
Kildaire,
ça
s'appelle
un
paradoxe
When
two
minks
fall
in
love,
with
all
their
heart
and
soul
Quand
deux
visons
tombent
amoureux,
de
tout
leur
cœur
et
de
toute
leur
âme
You'll
find
the
plural
of
two
minks
is
one
mink
stole
Tu
trouveras
que
le
pluriel
de
deux
visons,
c'est
un
vol
de
vison
Singulars
and
plurals
are
so
different,
bless
my
soul
Le
singulier
et
le
pluriel
sont
si
différents,
que
mon
âme
soit
bénie
Has
it
ever
occurred
to
you
that
the
plural
of
"half"
is
"whole"?
Est-ce
que
ça
t'est
déjà
arrivé
de
penser
que
le
pluriel
de
"la
moitié"
est
"le
tout"?
A
bunch
of
tooth
is
teeth.
A
group
of
foot
is
feet
Un
tas
de
dents,
c'est
des
dents.
Un
groupe
de
pieds,
c'est
des
pieds
And
two
canaries
make
a
pair--they
call
it
a
parakeet
Et
deux
canaris
font
une
paire
– ils
l'appellent
un
perruche
A
paramecium
is
not
a
pair
Un
paramécie
n'est
pas
une
paire
A
parallelogram
is
just
a
crazy
square
Un
parallélogramme
est
juste
un
carré
fou
Nobody
knows
just
what
a
paraphernalia
is
Personne
ne
sait
ce
qu'est
un
attirail
And
what
is
half
a
pair
of
scissors,
but
a
single
sciz?
Et
qu'est-ce
qu'une
demi-paire
de
ciseaux,
sinon
un
seul
sciz?
With
someone
you
adore,
if
you
should
find
romance
Avec
quelqu'un
que
tu
adores,
si
tu
trouves
la
romance
You'll
pant,
and
pant
once
more,
and
that's
a
pair
of
pants!
Tu
vas
haleter,
et
haleter
encore
une
fois,
et
c'est
un
pantalon!
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10 Mexican Hat Dance, Jarabe Tapatío
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12 Call Me
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14 I'm a Cat in a Hat
15 Calculatis Eliminatis
16 Anything, Anything, Anything Under the Sun
17 Punk
18 Gradunza
19 Sweep Sweep Up the Memories
20 Beautiful Kitten Fish
21 Nothin', Nothin', Nothin' to Be Done
22 Sneetches
23 Green Eggs and Ham
24 Pop Hates the Beatles
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