A Few Pac-Man Poems
This first poem was discovered on a french web site, and was translated to english by Norman Choe <normanc@xensei.com>.Update: Moonbeem <omeyer@bplorraine.fr> has informed me that this actually isn't a poem, but the lyrics to a song! It's the theme song from the French version of the Pac-Man TV cartoon show. It was sung by William Leymergie on "Antenne2" (a TV channel in France now called France2.) Many thanks to Moonbeam for the updated information!
Also, trikl0ps@aol.com has made a few corrections to the French -> English translation for me. Thanks!
3/11/02: acidburn@switch.to has made a few more corrections to the French -> English translation, and a link to a French site where you can listen to the song in MP3 format: GénéDA. Thanks acidburn!
| Pac-Man | |
| Rond comme un ballon | Round as a balloon |
| Et plus jaune qu'un citron | and more yellow than a lemon |
| C'est lui Pac-Man, Pac-Man | that's him- Pac-Man, Pac-Man |
| Gentil-til bonhomme | kind good guy |
| Poursuivi par les fantomes | chased by ghosts |
| C'est lui Pac-Man, Pac-Man | that's him- Pac-Man, Pac-Man |
| Il court, il roule | he runs, he rolls |
| Il est malin | he's a rogue |
| C'est une p'tite boule | he's a little ball |
| Qui n'a peur de rien | who doesn't fear anything |
| Faut faire attention car | you need to pay attention |
| voila les gloutons Vite une | because there the gluttons |
| Pac-Gum, il devore les | eat a Pac-Gum, he eats the |
| fantomes Grace a son grand | ghosts thanks to his big |
| coeur, il sera toujours | heart, he'll always be the |
| vainqueur C'est lui Pac-Man, | winner that's him- Pac-Man, |
| Pac-Man | Pac-Man |
Next up is a poem written by KeaL <redsky@aloha.net>, who e-mailed it to me for inclusion on this page. Thanks KeaL!
| Ode to Pac-Man |
| A faint 'waka waka' in the distance |
| Sirens wail with no remorse |
| Immobilized for hours... |
| I've got the fever, of course. |
| Years go by, and so do games |
| So many seemed so grand! |
| But the game cabinet I'll be buried in? |
| You guessed it. Namco's Pac-Man. |
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