| Instead of knocking the Greeks we should be thankful to them | Au lieu de critiquer les Grecs nous devrions les remercier. | |
| What’s national deficit compared to Greece’s contribution to mankind? | Un déficit national ne pèse rien par rapport à la contribution Grecque à l’humanité. | |
| This song – in the style of Flanders & Swan (two singer-songwriters from the 1950s, now all but forgotten) – serves as a reminder. | Cette chanson – dans le style de Flanders & Swan (deux chansonniers des années 1950, maintenant presque oubliés) – vous la rappellera. | |
| It’s brought to us by the HORRIBLE HISTORIES team and sung Mat Baynton & Jim Howick as Aristotle and Archimedes. | Elle nous est servie par l’équipe HORRIBLE HISTORIES et chantée par Mat Baynton & Jim Howick dans les personnages d’Aristote et Archimede. | |
| And you get the words as subtitles! | Et en plus vous avez les paroles à l’écran. |
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| You know the caveman gave us woad | L’homme des caverns
Guède |
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| Roman soldiers built the road | ||
| Egypt’s pyramids were buildings at their peak |
sommet |
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| But when we talk of great invention | ||
| It’s important that we mention | ||
| A special race who really were unique | ||
| Plato and Pythagoras | ||
| Both of them did stagger us | stupéfia | |
| Socrates, he showed such great technique | ||
| Was there ever, ever, ever | Est-ce qu’il y jamais eu? | |
| such a bunch of chaps so clever? | ||
| If you want to know the answer, ask a Greek! | ||
| I’m a Greek, I’m a Greek | ||
| We are all so magnifique | ||
| We invented sundials, catapaults and bricks | Cadrans solaires | |
| Chic and sleek, so to speak | Brilliant (luisant), pour ainsi dire | |
| Our success was not a freak | (ici) anomalie | |
| But working hard was how we got our kicks | Comment on s’amusait | |
| We created the first siren | sirène | |
| And the first soldering iron | Fer à souder | |
| The Olympics, well… that was quite a busy week | Une semaine assez chargée | |
| So the next time that you go-go | ||
| To the toyshop for a yo-yo | Marchand de jouets | |
| Let them know-know it was thought of by a Greek! | inventé | |
| We are Greek, we are Greek | ||
| Nowadays you’d call us geek | ||
| But in ancient times, people thought of us as tough |
durs |
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| Our physique was not weak | faible | |
| ‘Cause when people gave us cheek | ||
| We invented boxing, and other violent stuff! | La boxe
trucs |
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| Fiery flamethrowers for battles | Lance-flammes | |
| Pinhole cameras, baby rattles | Appareils photos ‘trou d’épingle’ – crécelle | |
| ‘Is there nothing they can’t do?’ I hear you shriek |
crier |
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| So next time you take a shower | douche | |
| Or you see a lighthouse tower | phare | |
| Just remember they were thought of by a Greek! | ||
| Stage acoustics, ancient harps | Scène (se théâtre) | |
| Music sounds of flats and sharps | Bémols & dièses | |
| Central heating at your doorsteps | Pas de porte | |
| Splints, syringes, lamps and forceps | Atelles – | |
| Fire extinguishers, thermometers | ||
| Coin dispensers and odometers | Distributeurs de pieces de monnaie | |
| Pontoon bridges, pistons, pulleys | pontons | |
| Parchment, prisms, puppets, dollies | Marionettes – poupées | |
| Shock absorbers, draughts and maps | Amortisseur, jeu de dames | |
| We were oh, such brainy chaps! | intelligents | |
| Anchors, chewing gum, the list does never cease | ||
| Spinning tops, the dice, the crane | Les dès – la grue | |
| Do we have to ask again? | ||
| Did they come from Spain? | ||
| No, they came from Greece! |
I’m a Greek from Horrible Histories (homage to Flanders & Swan)