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Word Soup

by Superluminal Pachyderm

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1.
it must to get in the corn he has spit in my coat he has me take out my hairs he give me a box on the ear he burns one's self the brains he do know to live he did to me a thousand civilities boop
2.
go to send for stop a little have you say that? at what is employed that? let us go to respire the air let us go on ours feet at what o'clock is to get up? do is so kind to tell me it at which is this hat? at which belive you be business? at what o'clock dine him? bring me some sheets very clean put nearer me this seat amuse you to cull some flowers like you the soup? dress your hairs sing an area that is a very pretty plain this trees make a beauty shade that is sign from good time these apricots and these peaches make me and to come water in mouth (5x)
3.
how do you can it to deny? wax my shoes this hat go to well that is that i have think that looks me that are the dishes whose you may be and to abstain this room is filled of bugs that is not of a friend trace it is a noise which to cleave the head this wood is fill of thief's tell that do you will do and my also she are both very fine remove you of the river an ink thickest bring in dinner the beef yesterday i was to bed betimes he will not hold one's tongue he shall know it nothing this year there is it many fruits
4.
i oppose me in that i don't oppose on i cannot drinking more i do said nothing i will not to conceal me i do know it nothing i do remember me very well i not make what to cough and spit i wage that will you have i shall go where you will do i go me to get up i have put my stockings outward i am very glad ones i oppose me at him i not complain me from nothing i shall be four nights in road i have mind to vomit i should go to walk myself i have finded a paper among yours books i am pinking me with a pin i take a broth all morning i cannot to stay me i report me at this you tell me i shall not tell you than two woods i not understand that
5.
instrumental
6.
go to dine, the dinner is ready -the soup is bringed sit down here by me. do you like soup? -i eat everything cut some bread; here is it, i don't know that boiled meat is good -these cutlets are excellent gentlemen, will you some beans? -yes, sir cut that turkey how you like that partridge? -it is excellent peter, uncork a porto wine bottle -your health, sir thank you -sir, what will you to? a pullet's wing -peter, take away, and bring the dessert some pears, and apples, what will you? -i trouble you to give me a pear this seems me mellow -i thank you taste us rather that liquor, it is good for the stomach -i am too much obliged to you, is done
7.
john, make haste, lighted the fire and dress me -the fire is lighted, sir give me my shirt -there is it sir is it not hot, it is too cold yet -if you like, i will hot it no, no, bring me my silk stockings -its are make holes make its a point, or make to mend them -i have done its tho the mender you are well done have you clean my boots? -yes, sir have you wexed my shoes? -i go wex its now. it must that i may wash my hands, the mouth and my face -give the basin and some soap what cravat put you to day? -a black cravat where is my hat? -there is, sir give me my gloves and my stick it must i go out
8.
i want a pair of shoes -sit down, i shall try that they not agree me, they are too tight -they will please you better i think not, the foot neck is not high enough -i have not of it in my shop that may to agree to you in that case, take the measure -you may rely that you shall be satisfied show me some boots -i believe who this shall go well the foot is narrow, but he shall not hurt you -indeed they are very well you shall make me into any slippers -yes, sir, and you shall wait upon quickly
9.
Idiotisms 06:03
to meet anyone nose at nose the walls have hearsay he has the throat paved he go to four feet take the moon with the teeth he has a good beak that which feel one's snotly blow blow one's nose he eat to coaches the stone as roll not heap up not foam belly famished has no ears it want to take the occasion for the hairs to put the points on the i after the paunch comes the dance of the hand to mouth, one lose often the soup drink as a hole
10.
the ears are too length put your napkin before you we know not us clean the combs we are from ancient knowledge there are us arrived there are it us at last do not discompose you to we are no that half a way they have treat him by rash take care to dirt you self all trees have very dear bear you sing not very deal well never i have you rumbled there is that is finished

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Word Soup is the eleventh studio album of the progressive rock project called Superluminal Pachyderm, created back in 1999 by Ken Robinson. If you're interested in music that "isn't quite right," then you've come to the right place.

About the concept:
Back in 1855, a gentleman named Pedro Carolino wrote a book called “O novo guia da conversação, em Portuguez e Inglez” and intended it to be a Portuguese-English conversational guide and phrase book. The book was published by Parisian publisher J.-P. Aillaud, Monlon & Co. Obviously it seems odd that this album would be based upon an ordinary phrase book for Portuguese speakers to learn English, but this book isn't by any means ordinary.

It is widely believed that Pedro Carolino could not speak English. He apparently used a French-English dictionary to translate an earlier Portuguese-French phrase book, “O novo guia da conversaçao em frances e portugues,” written by José da Fonseca. In fact, Carolino added Fonseca's name to the 1855 edition, either to give Fonseca credit or as an attempt to give his book some credibility. While this may seem harmless, it is Carolino's indiscriminate use of literal translation that resulted in this book being a classic source of unintentional humor in translation.

Carolino's book was later published in London in 1883 under the title “English as She is Spoke.” An American edition was also published in 1883 with an introduction by Mark Twain. The book also inspired a number of spoofs over the years.

Word Soup is dedicated to Carolino's work and has extracted phrases and used the text of three dialogues to make up the lyrics of this album. In some ways, what Carolino did was a precursor to what many have used Google Translate for during its early years when translations across multiple languages resulted in some bizarre results. And Carolino did this over 150 years before Google Translate was launched.

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released September 14, 2021

All music by Ken Robinson.
All lyrics by Pedro Carolino; rearranged by Ken Robinson.
Album title by Susan Houser.
Produced by Ken Robinson.
Album cover by Ken Robinson.
Dog nose courtesy of Riker Houser.
Recorded March-September 2021.

Xaagma Music XA-016

A CD-R of Word Soup is available here: kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00E2GT4J

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Superluminal Pachyderm is an experimental progressive rock project created by Ken Robinson in 1999.

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