Talk:La Rue Kétanou

Translations

I changed the translation for "La Rue Kétanou" ("la rue qu'est à nous") from "the street is ours" (which would be "la rue est à nous") to "the street that's ours". Also completed the one for "Y'a des cigales dans la fourmilière" to "there are cicadas in the ant-hill" (Y'a = il y a = there is). "Ouvert à double tour" is more problematic, though. I guess it's a wordplay on "fermé à double tour" (double-locked, when you've turned the key twice to lock a door), like "Eyes Wide Shut" from "eyes wide open" (ouvert= open, unlocked). "Double-unlocked" might work, but I didn't feel confident enough about it. AoS1014 05:08, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

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Being "à la rue" also means being "lost", "confused". It is familiar language, but maybe the "good" translation for la Rue Kétanou's words, indeed, they're known to be a "straight-talking" band Think about it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.209.46.17 (talk) 23:44, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

There are cicadas in the ant-hill

Y'a des cigales dans la fourmilière (There are cicadas in the ant-hill) is also a wordplay referencing to "la cigale et la fourmi" by Jean de la Fontaine in "Les fables de La Fontaine". (The Cricket and the Ant)(or the ant and the grasshopper )

If someone want to tell this, and make the connection.. It s story of lazy Cricket who chant all summer long while the Ant is gathering ressources for the winter, when the winter comes the cricket come ask ant for food,the conclusion is :

" She asked what the cricket did in summer. “By night and day, to any comer I sang whenever I had the chance.” “You sang, did you? That’s nice. Now dance.” "

-It s an opposition to living the present or preparing the future, gathering money or enjoying it now!,the rich or poor... shortly it depicts the traditional left/right opposition(as it was before, now this opposition makes no sense; as left/right as little meaning today) in French it give "Vous chantiez ? J’en suis fort aise : Eh bien ! Dansez maintenant. "

This "morale"(de l'histoire) is well known by most people and quite reflect what this band philosophy is ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.5.177.233 (talk) 13:15, 9 February 2014 (UTC)