Re: Demo-lyrics

[Rolf.Peukert@Theoinf.TU-Ilmenau.DE (Rolf Peukert)]

Hi,

IED wrote:

> As IED made the translation cited above, he feels compelled to
> answer that, although Rolf's alternative makes more conventional sense, it is
> not what Kate Bush actually seems to be singing.  It sounds far more like "un
> etranger" than "une etrangere" in the recording (though admittedly Kate's
> pronunciation of such Gallic niceties as these is charmingly fallible, as we
> know from her other French-language vocals).

After listening again, I completely agree about "etranger". It was just Kate's 
pronunciation of "un" (which tends more to be "une" IMO) that made me suggest 
this. Anyway, both cases would hurt the song's protagonist, I guess.

bye,

Rolf

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