In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Y.C.R. Capdeboscq <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>In article <[log in to unmask]>,
>jeffrey floyd stevens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>I need help translating the text surrounding a 1844 lithograph by
>>Daumier. Any help would be most appreciated. The text is as follows:
>>
>>(above image) Les Carottes
> Carrots
>>
>>(below image) Carotte Dramatique - Couplet au public
>> Air de la Sentinelle
> (ambiguous)
>
>>
>>(verse accompanying image)
>>A vous, messieurs je m(')adresse ce soir,
>Sirs, I'am adressing myself to you tonight,
To you, gentlemen, I address myself this evening
>>Vous avez tant d'esprit, tant de finesse;
>You who are so bright, and so subtle,
You so full of wit and subtle discernment
>>A vous, messieurs, (notre) orgueil, notre espoir,
>To you, sirs, our pride, our hope,
To you, gentlemen, our pride, our hope
>>Je viens (ici) confesser ma faiblesse;
>I come here to confess my weakness
I come to confess my weakness
>>Ah, (donnez-moi), juge(s) trop indulgent,
>Ah, Let me have, too (indulgent ?) juges,
Ah, give me, you too indulgent juges,
>>Un boucher contre bien des attaques,[dans le vo c'etait boucher ou bouclier?]
>A butcher against how many attacks, (approximately)
A butcher [shield?] against many an attack,
>>Donnez-moi, public obligeant,
>Let me have, obliging audience,
amenable audience, give me
>>Vos soins, vos conseils...votre argent;
>Your care, your advices...your money;
your care, your counsel... your money;
>>Et surtout donnez-moi des claques.
>And more than anything smack my face
And above all, give me a good slapping [or "smacking"]
>
>That's a try.. improvement welcomed.
>
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