Lyrics and translation Monty Python - Eric the Half-A-Bee Song
A
one,
two
Un,
deux
A
one,
two,
three,
four
Un,
deux,
trois,
quatre
Half
a
bee,
philosophically
Une
demi-abeille,
philosophiquement
Must,
ipso
facto,
half
not
be
Doit,
ipso
facto,
ne
pas
être
à
moitié
But
half
the
bee
has
got
to
be
Mais
la
moitié
de
l'abeille
doit
être
A
vis-a-vis
its
entity,
d'you
see?
Un
vis-à-vis
de
son
entité,
tu
vois
?
But
can
a
bee
be
said
to
be
Mais
peut-on
dire
qu'une
abeille
est
Or
not
to
be
an
entire
bee
Ou
qu'elle
n'est
pas
une
abeille
entière
When
half
the
bee
is
not
a
bee
Quand
la
moitié
de
l'abeille
n'est
pas
une
abeille
Due
to
some
ancient
injury?
En
raison
d'une
blessure
ancienne
?
Singing
Chantant
A
laa
dee
dee,
a
one
two
three
Laa
dee
dee,
un
deux
trois
Eric,
the
half
a
bee
Eric,
la
demi-abeille
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G
Eric,
the
half
a
bee
Eric,
la
demi-abeille
Is
this
wretched
demi-bee
Est-ce
cette
misérable
demi-abeille
Half
asleep
upon
my
knee
Demi-endormie
sur
mon
genou
Some
freak
from
a
menagerie?
Une
bizarrerie
d'une
ménagerie
?
No!
It's
Eric,
the
half
a
bee
Non
! C'est
Eric,
la
demi-abeille
A
fiddle
de
dum,
a
fiddle
de
dee
Un
fiddle
de
dum,
un
fiddle
de
dee
Eric,
the
half
a
bee
Eric,
la
demi-abeille
Hoh
hoh
hoh,
tee
hee
hee
Hoh
hoh
hoh,
tee
hee
hee
Eric,
the
half
a
bee
Eric,
la
demi-abeille
I
love
this
hive,
employee
J'aime
cette
ruche,
employé
Bisected
accidentally
Bisecté
accidentellement
One
summer
afternoon,
by
me
Un
après-midi
d'été,
par
moi
I
love
him
carnally
Je
l'aime
charnellement
He
loves
him
carnally
Il
s'aime
charnellement
Semi-carnally
Semi-charnellement
The
end
La
fin
Cyril
Connelly?
Cyril
Connelly
?
No,
semi-carnally
Non,
semi-charnellement
Oh,
Cyril
Connelly
Oh,
Cyril
Connelly
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French Taunter, Part 2
2 Constitutional Peasant
3 Do Wot John
4 Spam
5 Nudge Nudge
6 French Taunter
7 Swamp Castle
8 Bruces
9 Eric the Half-A-Bee Song
10 Henry Kissinger Song
11 Parrot (Oh, Not Again)
12 Four Yorkshiremen
13 Election Special
14 Spanish Inquisition, Part 2
15 Spanish Inquisition, Part 3
16 Comfy Chair
17 Famous Person Quiz
18 You Be the Actor
19 Spanish Inquisition Revisited
20 Architect's Sketch
21 Cherry Orchard
22 Spanish Inquisition (Part 1)
23 Fish Licence
24 Travel Agent
25 Australian Table Wines
26 Interlude
27 Novel Writing (Live From Wessex)
28 Interlude 2
29 Closing Theme
30 Last Word
2 Constitutional Peasant
3 Do Wot John
4 Spam
5 Nudge Nudge
6 French Taunter
7 Swamp Castle
8 Bruces
9 Eric the Half-A-Bee Song
10 Henry Kissinger Song
11 Parrot (Oh, Not Again)
12 Four Yorkshiremen
13 Election Special
14 Spanish Inquisition, Part 2
15 Spanish Inquisition, Part 3
16 Comfy Chair
17 Famous Person Quiz
18 You Be the Actor
19 Spanish Inquisition Revisited
20 Architect's Sketch
21 Cherry Orchard
22 Spanish Inquisition (Part 1)
23 Fish Licence
24 Travel Agent
25 Australian Table Wines
26 Interlude
27 Novel Writing (Live From Wessex)
28 Interlude 2
29 Closing Theme
30 Last Word
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