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Nellie McKay: "The Dog Song"
Nellie McKay: "Kenga e qenit"
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Dashamiresja e kafsheve Nellie McKay kendon nje dedikim xixellues per nje qen te dashur.
Ajo na sugjeron te bejme te njejten gje: "Shko tek qendra dhe gjej nje qen/ beje ate qen krenar/ kjo eshte e gjitha."
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriter
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim. Full bio
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim. Full bio
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I’d like to dedicate this next song to Carmelo,
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Dua t'ia dedikoj kete kenge Karmelos,
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who was put to sleep a couple of days ago, because he got too old.
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i cili u vu ne gjume pak dite me pare,
sepse ishte plakur shume.
sepse ishte plakur shume.
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But apparently he was a very nice dog
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Por ai ishte vertete nje qen shume i mire
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and he always let the cat sleep in the dog bed.
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dhe e linte gjithnje macen te flinte ne shtratin e tij.
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫ (te lehura qeni) he he he he he he he he ♫
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♫ I'm just a'walking my dog, singing my song, strolling along. ♫
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♫ Une po i bej nje xhiro qenit, kendoj kengen time,
duke shtetitur me te. ♫
duke shtetitur me te. ♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong. ♫
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♫ Po, jam vec une me qenin tim, duke marre pak diell.
S'mund te ndodhe asgje e keqe. ♫
S'mund te ndodhe asgje e keqe. ♫
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♫ My life was lonely and blue. ♫
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♫ Jeta ime ishte e vetmuar dhe e trishte. ♫
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♫ Yeah, I was sad as a sailor, ♫
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♫ Po, isha e trishte si nje marinar. ♫
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♫ I was an angry 'un too. ♫
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♫ Isha edhe e nevrikosur madje. ♫
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♫ Then there was you -- appeared when I was entangled with youth and fear, ♫
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♫ Pastaj erdhe ti... u shfaqe teksa une luftoja
me rinine dhe friken, ♫
me rinine dhe friken, ♫
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♫ and nerves jingle jangled, vermouth and beer were getting me mangled up. ♫
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♫ dhe nervat tel, vermuti dhe birra po me benin kacurrel. ♫
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♫ But then I looked in your eyes ♫
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♫ Por pastaj te pashe ne sy ♫
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♫ and I was no more a failure. ♫
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♫ dhe nuk isha me deshtake. ♫
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♫ You looked so wacky and wise. ♫
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♫ Dukeshe aq i krisur e i zgjuar. ♫
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I'm just a'walking my dog, ♫
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♫ Dhe une thashe, "Zot, jam e lumtur,
sepse po bej shetitje me qenin tim, ♫
sepse po bej shetitje me qenin tim, ♫
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♫ catching some sun. We can't go wrong." ♫
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♫ per te marre pak diell. Asgje s'do te shkoje keq. ♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, singing our song, strolling along. ♫
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♫ Po, jam vec une dhe qeni im, tek kendojme
kengen tone duke bere nje shetitje. ♫
kengen tone duke bere nje shetitje. ♫
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♫ 'Cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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♫ Nuk dua t'ia di per urrejtjen dhe dyshimet tuaja, ♫
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♫ and I don't care what the politicians spout. ♫
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♫ nuk dua t'ia di c'thonte politikanet. ♫
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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♫ Nese te duhet nje mik, atehere shko tek qendra, ♫
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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♫ gjej nje qen, dhe beje ate qen krenar, ♫
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about. ♫
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♫ sepse kjo eshte ceshtja. ♫
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫ (te lehura qeni) he he he he he he he he, ♫
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♫ My life was tragic and sad. ♫
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♫ Jeta ime ishte tragjike dhe e trishte. ♫
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♫ I was the archetypal loser. ♫
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♫ Isha deshtakja perfekte. ♫
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♫ I was a pageant gone bad. ♫
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♫ Isha konkurrentja e bukurise qe s'ia kishte dale. ♫
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♫ And then there was you -- on time, and wagging your tail ♫
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♫ Pastaj erdhe ti... ne kohen e duhur, tunde bishtin ♫
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♫ in the cutest mime that you was in jail. ♫
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♫ me shprehjen me te bukur edhe pse ishe ne qeli. ♫
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♫ I said, "Woof, be mine!" and you gave a wail and then ♫
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♫ Une thashe, "Uuf, behu i mi!" dhe ti leshove ze, e une ♫
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♫ I was no longer alone. ♫
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♫ nuk isha me vetem. ♫
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♫ And I was no more a boozer. ♫
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♫ Dhe une nuk isha me nje pijanece. ♫
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♫ We'll make the happiest home. ♫
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♫ Do te kemi shtepine me te lumtur. ♫
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I’m just a'walking my dog, ♫
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♫ Dhe une thashe, "Zot, jam e lumtur
sepse po dal me qenin tim. ♫
sepse po dal me qenin tim. ♫
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♫ singing my song, strolling along." ♫
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♫ duke kenduar, duke shetitur." ♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong, ♫
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♫ Po, jam une dhe qeni im, duke marre pak diell.
Asgje nuk do te shkoje keq, ♫
Asgje nuk do te shkoje keq, ♫
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♫ 'cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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♫ nuk dua t'ia di per urrejtjen dhe dyshimet tuaja, ♫
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♫ and I don’t care what the politicians spout. ♫
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♫ nuk dua t'ia di per ato qe thone politikanet. ♫
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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♫ Nese ke nevoje per nje shok, shko tek qendra, ♫
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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♫ gjej nje qen, dhe beje ate qen krenar, ♫
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about, ♫
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♫ kjo eshte e gjitha, ♫
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♫ that's what it's all about, ♫
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♫ kjo eshte e gjitha, ♫
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♫ that's what it's all abou-BOW-WOW-WOW-WOW ♫
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♫ kjo eshte e gjitha au au au ♫
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♫ that's what it's all about. ♫
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♫ kjo eshte e gjitha. ♫
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫ (te lehura qeni) he he he he he he he he. ♫
03:22
Good dog!
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Qen i mbare!
03:27
Thank you.
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Faleminderit.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriterNellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim.
Why you should listen
Playful, quirky, hilarious, endearing: not attributes of your typical political agitator. But singer-songwriter-producer-activist Nellie McKay merits the description. Her music is whimsical, colorful, catchy and as engaging as it is restless. Toying with antique genres and yet undeniably contemporary, it flirts with multiple styles of delivery while maintaining a sharp social conscience.
For these and other eccentricities, McKay has gained a devoted fan following. On stage and off, she's an outspoken advocate of animal rights, a friend and ally to any arch political quip and -- lucky for us -- artistically uncompromising. After cutting two major-label records, her own indie label, Hungry Mouse, produced her latest, Obligatory Villagers.
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