C`est trop tard song question

Matrix · #1 10-20-2006, 01:16 AM

Alizee in this song says... "john ay marre" and she also says "yawn ay marre" - this is the English "sounds like"

Jen ai marre- im fed up.. i know that.. but "yawn ay marre" ???

What's the difference?

DJ_Greg · #2 10-20-2006, 01:17 AM

I wondered the same thing. Maybe she slurs?

maareek · #3 10-20-2006, 01:21 AM

"j'en ai marre" means I'm fed up. The second one is "oui, y'en a marre" means yes, that's enough. It's not a slur it's just a similarity.

nurvonic · #4 10-20-2006, 01:24 AM

LOL...'john ay marre'

C'est trop tard! Pour l'histoire
Bien trop tard! J'en ai marre
C'est trop tard! Si tu pars
Parce qu'entre nous c'était un peu bizarre...
J'me barre!
C'est trop tard! Pour y croire
Bien trop tard! Oui, y'en a marre!
C'est trop tard! Si c'est ton "art" ...Ou du cochon moi j'ai pas d'opinion.
T'es con!

It's too late! For the story
Much too late! I'm fed up
It's too late! If you leave
Because between us, it was a little awkward...
I'm leaving!
It's too late! To believe it
Much too late! Yes, that's enough!
It's too late! If this is your "art"....or of the pig, me, I have no opinion.
You idiot!

Matrix · #5 10-20-2006, 01:26 AM

Yep i just looked at the lyrics. "yes, thats enough".... = "yawn ae marre"

Whatever... the french language is very confusing. How come there isn't a OUI in there for the "yes" ? She doesnt sing OUI in there, its missing

I love the french sound but my god your language is DIFFICULT!!!!

Merci for your help

maareek · #6 10-20-2006, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Matrix

Yep i just looked at the lyrics. "yes, thats enough".... = "yawn ae marre"

Whatever... the french language is very confusing. How come there isn't a OUI in there for the "yes" ?

Merci for your help

There is. O_O In my opinion it's certainly less confusing than english, just takes a lot of getting used to if you're used to doing things differently.

Matrix · #7 10-20-2006, 01:33 AM

Less confusing than english. I wish i had been born french and tried to learn english so i could understand that statement. To me english is the simplest language in the world... duh i wonder why...lol

I do hear many foreignors complain about english though. IT must be true.. english is difficult

maareek · #8 10-20-2006, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Matrix

Less confusing than english. I wish i had been born french and tried to learn english so i could understand that statement. To me english is the simplest language in the world... duh i wonder why...lol

I do hear many foreignors complain about english though. IT must be true.. english is difficult

It may not be the most difficult or confusing, but it's definitely hard if you aren't a native speaker. And very few native speakers even get it right. It's just so complex and there's so many rules and words and grammatical nuances that it's hell to learn if you speak it your whole life, much less if you just started it. I'm a native speaker but having dabbled in other languages and paid pretty close attention to this one I know it's pretty difficult, and most people thing I have an excellent grasp of it, while I think I'm pretty poor at it.

Most other languages seem pretty straightforward to me in comparison, but I could be missing something. You just have to get past the "well why is it this way" stage and figuring it out becomes easier.

And yeah, I wish I'd have learned french as a child too. Hell, now I wish I'd have paid more attention in French class, my teacher was very knowledgable and I squandered the opportunity.

HibyPrime · #9 10-20-2006, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Matrix

Yep i just looked at the lyrics. "yes, thats enough".... = "yawn ae marre"

Whatever... the french language is very confusing. How come there isn't a OUI in there for the "yes" ? She doesnt sing OUI in there, its missing

I love the french sound but my god your language is DIFFICULT!!!!

Merci for your help

The whole line is pronounced: we-an-ah-mahr

The "Oui" is in there.

Edit: I just listened to it, she sings it more like: ee-an-ah-mahr

aFrenchie · #10 10-20-2006, 07:49 AM

"Y en a marre" is the abbreviation of "Il y en a marre", meaning "it's enough" indeed. Or at least, it's the best English translation. Literally it's "there's fed up"! Should mean nothing that way for you

. It's a way to apply "fed up" to everybody, like "everybody's fed up".

And you're right, she doesn't sing "oui" just before but something else that I can't catch because of the music/choirs in the background...