B1 · Episode 6 · 4:22
The Blues of the Corona Era
This episode uses poetic, evocative language to reflect on life during the pandemic—scenes like fighting for bread in supermarkets, time anxiety ('What use is your watch if you have no time?'), and surreal imagery such as 'coral dreaming in pajamas.' It captures collective emotion and slowed-down reality.
Source：Ron Sagaton / kodcast.com · License：CC BY 4.0
Transcript
Hmm. Quand la peur de manquer rappelle les temps anciens
Hmm. When the fear of missing out recalls bygone days
Quand au supermarché on se bat pour du pain
When people fight over bread at the supermarket
Incroyable, lamentable, pitoyable.
Incredible, lamentable, pitiful.
Le monde a beau changer, les chats ne pondront pas.
No matter how much the world changes, cats will never lay eggs.
C'est le blues du colo coincé dans la case bar.
It’s the blues of a drunkard stuck in a bar booth.
Au temps du Corona.
In the time of Corona.
Quand la folie du monde se trouve entravée
When the world’s madness is restrained
Quand la course au profit enfin ralentit
When the race for profit finally slows down
C'est extra, on y croit, on
This is amazing—we believe it, we
y croit. À quoi te sert ta montre si tu n'as pas le temps?
believe it. What use is your watch if you have no time?
Le coraux qui rêve en pyjama.
Coral dreaming in pajamas.
Tout le monde.
Everyone.