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It's just a song, right? (startrek.website)
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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Can someone translate, I'd rather not ~~iss~~ use Google translate if possible

Edit: because autocorrect changed "use" to the initials for the international space station

[–] jawa21@startrek.website 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Just as a warning, it is really dark, but here you go.

Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I'll pluck your feathers off.

I'll pluck the feathers off your head, I'll pluck the feathers off your head, Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I'll pluck your feathers off.

I'll pluck the feathers off your beak. I'll pluck the feathers off your beak. Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I'll pluck your feathers off.

I'll pluck the feathers off your eyes. I'll pluck the feathers off your eyes. Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I'll pluck your feathers off.

I'll pluck the feathers off your neck. I'll pluck the feathers off your neck. Off your neck! Off your neck! Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I'll pluck your feathers off.

I'll pluck the feathers off your wings. I'll pluck the feathers off your wings. Off your wings! Off your wings! Off your neck! Off your neck! Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I'll pluck your feathers off.

I'll pluck the feathers off your legs. I'll pluck the feathers off your legs. Off your legs! Off your legs! Off your wings! Off your wings! Off your neck! Off your neck! Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I'll pluck your feathers off.

I'll pluck the feathers off your tail. I'll pluck the feathers off your tail. Off your tail! Off your tail! Off your legs! Off your legs! Off your wings! Off your wings! Off your neck! Off your neck! Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark! O-o-o-oh

Little skylark, lovely little skylark, Little skylark, I'll pluck your feathers off.

I'll pluck the feathers off your back. I'll pluck the feathers off your back. Off your back! Off your back! Off your tail! Off your tail! Off your legs! Off your legs! Off your wings! Off your wings! Off your neck! Off your neck! Off your eyes! Off your eyes! Off your beak! Off your beak! Off your head! Off your head! Little lark! Little lark!

[–] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That's an oddly long song. Thank you for the weird, dark translation that you warned about but I probably didn't need to know.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 15 points 7 months ago

The length of it is because of the way the chorus builds more as the song goes on. It's a bit like "the 12 days of Christmas" or "99 bottles of beer on the wall" and is meant to take a long time to sing.

[–] jawa21@startrek.website 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah, it's the joke though. Cat wants to eat bird. It's a song many people, even English speakers know. We were taught the song in school without knowing the meaning.

[–] zeograd@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It refers to this songwhere the literal English translation of lyrics are available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alouette_(song)#Lyrics

[–] jawa21@startrek.website 8 points 7 months ago

I wish I had just linked what you did instead of the translation I just pasted. Hats off.