Catherine Ringer....

[jj]

.... in her latter guise as a chanteuse, CR was recently
reported by the British press as having serenaded permanently
under-fire France football-manager Raymond Domenech with the
following timeless lyric:
"... if he attacked my penalty-areas, I would be without
defenders... ".

Perhaps it lost something in translation : -))

[Len801]

Do you hav the French text? Perhaps the Brithish press did not translate it correctly...

[jj]

Len801 wrote:
> Do you hav the French text?
> Perhaps the British press did not translate it correctly...

Alas no.
I wouldn't trust our press to spell ENGLISH correctly, let alone
translate a foreign language accurately : -))

[jj]

Try this.
Hilarious : -))

[Bad Samaritan]

"S?il attaquait mes surfaces
Je serai sans d?fenseur... "

If he attacks my field
I'll be without defenders

Translation: Humble me

[Len801]

Sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom (loo) with a bunch of herniated cats and "musicians" playing musical noise-makers purchase d at a $1 store.
I think she should rethink launching a singing career at this stage in her life.

[bunker]

Len801 wrote:

> Sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom (loo) with a bunch of
> herniated cats and "musicians" playing musical noise-makers
> purchase d at a $1 store.

In the Rita Mitsuko official site, you can download freely the song. Click on t?l?charger maintenant. The sound quality is 100 times better that in the posted link.
http://www.ritamitsouko.com/


> I think she should rethink launching a singing career at this
> stage in her life.


CR is not launching a new career. The Rita Mitsuko has been one of the most popular French pop-rock group of the 80s and 90s. They started early 80s and have been popular for about 20 years with millions of albums sold.
They stopped when his partner Chichin got sick. He died in 2007.

This song has been done for fun and as a teaser for her new website opening soon.

Bad Samaritan translation is accurate. The 2 next lines are

If he was attacking my fields
I would be without defenders
A transfer, a well done pass,
and vive ???? (unfortunately I can't hear the word)

[Bad Samaritan]

Yes, I liked many songs of theirs. I guess Len was referring to a new singing career after Fred's demise.

It's interesting that the last time I heard of Ringer in a 'public affair' was her 'argument' with Serge Gainsbourg. What a sleaze....

[Len801]

"Sleaze" meaning....Gainsbourg?

[Bad Samaritan]

No, me. !grin!