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missing link in "ti-galop pour la pointe aux pins"

Some time ago, lyrics for "ti-galop pour la pointe aux pins" were posted, but there was a sentence missing from Adam Hébert version. I remember discussing with Christian at the time, with no success.

Yesterday I heard a track of that song on KRVS and finally got that sentence that was missing:
"C'est la mienne jusqu'a la fin de ma vie"
It makes a lot of sense!
Now I hear Adam Hebert say:
"C'est la mienne même au péril de la vie"
(she is mine even it costs me my life)

Here it is:

Ti-galop pour la Pointe aux pins

La plus vieille de la bande
C'est la plus vaillante
C'est la plus mignonne,
Elle a les yeux canaille
Dis pas à ta mom que j'ai goûté ton bec
Dis pas à ton pop même si j'ai pas bonne tête

C'est la mienne même au péril de la vie
Ti-galop pour la Pointe aux pins
Chère cousine, donnez-moi cette-là
Si c'est pas cette-là
Mais j'en veux pas du tout

Re: missing link in "ti-galop pour la pointe aux pins"

I would translate it more literally and directly as as "Even if it imperils my life." Almost the same thing, but a little less extreme. Juste mes deux piastres....

nice nuance...

thank you for the nuance of meaning...

with English as my second language, I may express things in a rough manner...

Nicole

Re: missing link in "ti-galop pour la pointe aux pins"

Thanks Nicole. Now that’s clear (I couldn’t help wondering everytime I listened to that version).

Christian

au péril de la veille

I think I hear some sing au péril de la veille (at the risk of ruining my evening), but that is a young interpretation, I guess...



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