Speak French?

I am taking french in school. and in our textbook there is a poem(in french)

i was wondering if any of you french speakers(or those who have learned more than me) could sort of translate it for others to read.

i understand it but i don't know how to really translate it to make it understandable for everyone else.

(ill be back with the poem posted[i dont have my txtbk here])

I CAN'T SPEAK FRENCH TO SAVE MY LIFE. but i'm in france so i thought i'd just let you know.

This should help you. http://www.freetranslation.com/

--Sher

i go to that site, but it messesup alot. ahah. my teah always yells at me cause she catches it. =]]

I could translate it for you, I think. :) I hope :D

x

yay. i didnt feel like typing it.. so i searched it and found it. woohoo

L'homme qui te ressemble

J'ai frappé à ta porte
j'ai frappe à ton coeur
pour avoir bon lit
pour avoir bon feu
pourquoi me repousser
Ouvre-moi mon frère!...

Pourquoi me demander
si je suis d'Afrique
si je suis d'Amérique
si je suis d'Asie
si je suis d'Europe?
Ouvre-moi mon frère!...

Pourquoi me demander
la longueur de mon nez
l'épaisseur de ma bouche
la couleur de ma peau
et le nom de mes dieux?
Ouvre-moi mon frère!...

Je ne suis pas un noir
je ne suis pas un rouge
je ne suis pas un jaune
je ne suis pas un blanc
mais je ne suis qu'un homme
Ouvre-moi mon frère!...

Ouvre-moi ta porte
Ouvre-moi ton coeur
car je suis un homme
l'homme de tous les temps
l'homme de tous les cieux
l'homme qui te ressemble!...

-- René Philombe

freetranslation.com translation:

The man that resembles you

I hit to your door
I have hits to your heart
to have good reads
to have good fire
why to push back me
Open Me my brother! ...

Why to wonder me
if I am Africa
if I am America
if I am Asia
if I am of Europe?
Open me my brother! ...

Why to wonder me
the length of my nose
the thickness of my mouth
the color of my skin
and the name of my gods?
Open me my brother! ...

I am not a black one
I am not a red one
I am not a yellow one
I am not a white one
but I am only a man
Open Me my brother! ...

Open me your door
Open Me your heart
for I am a man
the man of all the times
the man of all the skies
the man that resembles you! ...

I can't speak french, but I have kissed... ..oh, wait....

That's cool. It kind of helps me in my French studies!! :):):):):):)

The man who resembles you

I struck with your door
I have striking in your heart
to have good bed
to have good fire
why push back me
Open to me my brother! …

Why ask me
if I am of Africa
if I am of America
if I am of Asia
if I am of Europe?
Open to me my brother! …

Why ask me
the length of my nose
the thickness of my mouth
the color of my skin
and the name of my gods?
Open to me my brother! …

I am not a black
I am not a red
I am not a yellow
I am not a white
but I am only one man
Open to me my brother! …

Open to me your door
Open to me your heart
because I am a man
the man of all times
the man of all the skies
the man who resembles you! …

^ I'm not sure that this is right. But this is how I got it translated. :] Hope it helped. It's not much different from your translation..but it is a bit.

Bri [x]

aww, i wish i could speak french.

Heyy ...
I tried to translate it as close to perfect as I could.. here we go!

The man who looks alike you

I knocked on your door
I knocked at your heart
To have good bed
to have good fire
Why would I rest
Open me my brother!...

Why ask me
whether I am from Africa
whether I am from America
whether I am from Asia
whether I am from Europe?
Open me my brother!...

Why Ask Me
For the length of my nose
The thickness of my lip
The color of m skin
and the name of my gods?
Open me my brother!...

I'm not a black man
I am not a red man
I am not a yellow man
I am not a white man
but I am nothing but a man
Open me my brother!

Open your door to me
Open your heart to me
because I am a man
The man of all times
the man of all skies
the man who looks alike you!...

There you go !

x

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