Il testo della Les trois mandarins

A goodwill français mine
Reported his trip to china
Mille very precious memories
On the odd language of the son of heaven.
It seems that a feast day,
He went with an interpreter,
Presenting his vows to three mandarins
With whom he wanted to chat a bit.
At the door, when it appeared
The three are tâtèrent mandarins,
Bowed in deep salvation
And with one voice récitèrent him:

(refrain:)
Tigne line-line 'fou-or-tchéou
Cathedral tchouen and petch-li hang-ke-ou
Ping and pong and wing and wong and ho-ho eng
Tchéou-or-tsinta-o-ou-tchéou tsinta-oh
And sing and pa-o sou-ting and czechoslovakia or pei-fou!
And toc, full stop

This speech abstract
Having appeared clear to the interpreter,
He said simply, in a tone entered:
Here is the translation, we told you: enter!
What? that's all? said french, surprised.
A single word translated their parable?
Then, believing he had not understood
The mandarins took the floor:

(au refrain)

Our french, not a nimble,
Came before the three celestial
But, as he would respond to salvation,
On the one common voice, mandarin said: u!
Interpreter, tell me so.
What that this "u" mean?
The interpreter is scratching his chin
And said: well, sir, i will bring

Dear friend to white face,
A good wind t'amène to our shores / (or: be welcome on our shores)
The nature joy in celebrating abroad
Behold the season when the orange blossoms.
Our wives mandarins
Are there in the next room,
Except the woman tse ping-pong.
She could not come. it is indisposed / (or: because she is in bed)
The doctor came, but not seen.
First, we know that there has never known.
It is a stubborn old man. moreover, it is cuckold.
And then, do more talking. all that is superfluous.
Ami white face, be welcome.
Yes, it was: u!
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