Sep 13, 2005 21:05
18 yrs ago
French term
un cri (« Oi »).
French to English
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Poetry & Literature
An article on a series of films
Does anyone have any idea what this cry could be?
TIA
3, Swinging the Lambeth walk
(1939/ Angleterre / 4’ / Couleur / Sonore)
Réalisation : Len Lye
La Lambeth Walk est une danse populaire de l’époque, caractérisée par un geste de la main et un cri (« Oi »).
Ernst Meyer effectua un montage des différentes versions de la musique pour Len Lye, qui lui adjoignit plusieurs types de motifs de « film direct ».
TIA
3, Swinging the Lambeth walk
(1939/ Angleterre / 4’ / Couleur / Sonore)
Réalisation : Len Lye
La Lambeth Walk est une danse populaire de l’époque, caractérisée par un geste de la main et un cri (« Oi »).
Ernst Meyer effectua un montage des différentes versions de la musique pour Len Lye, qui lui adjoignit plusieurs types de motifs de « film direct ».
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | Oi! |
Kate Hudson (X)
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| 5 +1 | British working class slang word to get attention etc. |
David Hollywood
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| 4 +1 | background info |
writeaway
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| 3 -1 | Oie (like in oie vay!) |
Janet Ratziu
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Proposed translations
+6
9 mins
French term (edited):
un cri (� Oi �).
Selected
Oi!
Lambeth Walk
Lambeth Walk is a walk, a song, a dance, two films, a photograph, a market and a street in Kennington, London. Read on for further detail.
The original "Lambeth Walk" was an evening promenade by the predominantly poor residents of North Lambeth:- that is the area around Black Prince Road.
The Song
The walk was popularised by Noel Gay who wrote the song Lambeth Walk with its catchy tune for the 1937 Douglas Furber musical comedy Me and My Girl. (This musical should not be confused with the 1942 American musical film "Me and My Gal", starring Judy Garland - but note the New York Times' error, below.)The main verse of The Lambeth Walk was:-
Any time you’re Lambeth way
Any evening, any day,
You ’ll find us all
Doin’ the Lambeth walk. ... Oi!
The Lambeth Walk also became a very popular walking dance, done in a jaunty, strutting fashion.
http://www.vauxhallandkennington.org.uk/lambethwalk.shtml
Lambeth Walk is a walk, a song, a dance, two films, a photograph, a market and a street in Kennington, London. Read on for further detail.
The original "Lambeth Walk" was an evening promenade by the predominantly poor residents of North Lambeth:- that is the area around Black Prince Road.
The Song
The walk was popularised by Noel Gay who wrote the song Lambeth Walk with its catchy tune for the 1937 Douglas Furber musical comedy Me and My Girl. (This musical should not be confused with the 1942 American musical film "Me and My Gal", starring Judy Garland - but note the New York Times' error, below.)The main verse of The Lambeth Walk was:-
Any time you’re Lambeth way
Any evening, any day,
You ’ll find us all
Doin’ the Lambeth walk. ... Oi!
The Lambeth Walk also became a very popular walking dance, done in a jaunty, strutting fashion.
http://www.vauxhallandkennington.org.uk/lambethwalk.shtml
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: mais oeuf corse
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Right je are da'ling Ta very muchly
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Anne Grimes
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Thanks
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: pronounced oy! to rhyme with boy!
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Thanks
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Carmen Schultz
14 mins
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Thanks
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Rachel Fell
30 mins
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Thanks
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Bianca Jacobsohn
31 mins
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Thanks
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ta very muchly darlin'."
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4 mins
Janet Ratziu
France
France
Native in English
France
Translations with Medical Experience
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English
French term (edited):
un cri (� Oi �).
Oie (like in oie vay!)
Phonetically, it would sound like this (as in the Jewish expression). I'm not familiar with the dance however.
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: not at all. it's Cockney slang and just means 'hey'. like in oi mate.....
3 mins
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Bianca Jacobsohn
: I'm with writeaway - cockney
35 mins
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+1
3 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
French term (edited):
un cri (� Oi �).
British working class slang word to get attention etc.
"Oi" is a British working class slang word used to get someone's attention, or to express surprise or disapproval. It is not polite, but it is not especially offensive. It is not to be confused with the Yiddish exclamation of dismay or exasperation "oy" or "oy vey".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oi
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-09-13 21:16:23 GMT)
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the wiki definition says "working class" but I would also associate it with London Cockney usage (although it can be heard all over the country)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oi
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-09-13 21:16:23 GMT)
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the wiki definition says "working class" but I would also associate it with London Cockney usage (although it can be heard all over the country)
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: it's cockney slang and it's used at the end of refrain instead of ''hey' .
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thx writeaway, I would primarily associate it with Cockney too :)
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Rachel Fell
35 mins
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11 mins
French term (edited):
un cri (� Oi �).
background info
it is Cockney and 'oi' just means 'hey'.
Lambeth Walk, Doing the Lambeth Walk gave its name to a Cockney dance first made popular in 1937 by Lupino Lane. The song from the 1937 musical Me and My Girl. (Book and Lyrics by L Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, Book revised by Stephen Fry, Music by Noel Gay). The story line is about a Cockney barrow boy who inherits an earldom and almost loses his Lambeth girlfriend.
The Words to the Song:
Any time you're Lambeth way,
Any evening, any day,
You'll find us all
Doin' the Lambeth Walk.
Every little Lambeth gal,
With her little Lambeth pal,
You'll find 'em all
Doin' the Lambeth Walk.
Everything free and easy,
Do as you darn well pleasy,
Why don't you make your way there
Go there, stay there.
Once you get down Lambeth way
Ev'ry ev'ning, ev'ry day,
You'll find yourself
Doin' the Lambeth Walk.
http://www.vauxhallsociety.org.uk/LambethDoing.html
http://www.vauxhallandkennington.org.uk/lambethwalk.shtml
Lambeth Walk, Doing the Lambeth Walk gave its name to a Cockney dance first made popular in 1937 by Lupino Lane. The song from the 1937 musical Me and My Girl. (Book and Lyrics by L Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, Book revised by Stephen Fry, Music by Noel Gay). The story line is about a Cockney barrow boy who inherits an earldom and almost loses his Lambeth girlfriend.
The Words to the Song:
Any time you're Lambeth way,
Any evening, any day,
You'll find us all
Doin' the Lambeth Walk.
Every little Lambeth gal,
With her little Lambeth pal,
You'll find 'em all
Doin' the Lambeth Walk.
Everything free and easy,
Do as you darn well pleasy,
Why don't you make your way there
Go there, stay there.
Once you get down Lambeth way
Ev'ry ev'ning, ev'ry day,
You'll find yourself
Doin' the Lambeth Walk.
http://www.vauxhallsociety.org.uk/LambethDoing.html
http://www.vauxhallandkennington.org.uk/lambethwalk.shtml
Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Fell
: thanks for adding the words, even tho' I don't like the song much!
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I get sick of it when the refrain comes around for the umpteenth time and the 'oi' starts to take over.....
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