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posted 19 years ago by Firedragon524
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...CHICKABEE!

CHICKABEE!!!!!!!!

Chicka, chicka, chickabee.
T'ee an me an t'ee an me.
Ressa, ressa, ressa me
Chicka, chicka, chickabee

COME NOT BETWEEN THE DRAGON AND HIS WRATH

[–] Andie-1 19 years ago

DON KEE CHICKABEE!!

[–] joshwinkler87 19 years ago

Exactly what does all that translate to?

[–] Firedragon524 19 years ago

Exactly what does all that translate to?

Here are some people's interpretations of what she is saying:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110638/board/thread/7721287

But as far as the exact translation...I dunno know...

COME NOT BETWEEN THE DRAGON AND HIS WRATH

[–] Andie-1 19 years ago

Don Kee chickabee or Don kee missa chickabee means - Don't cry chickabee or little chickabee - the last word being an affectionate term
If you watch the film you will understand & pick bits up........

[–] jensmom18 19 years ago

chicka chicka chickabee-
thee and me and thee and me.
stay stay stay with me-
chicka chicka chickabee.

it was a rhyming game that nell and may played.

[–] Molly-31 18 years ago

Love, love, loved one..
Thee and me, thee and me
Stay, stay, stay with me
Love, love, loved one.

You just barely hear Jerry and Paula's daughter say "thee and me" when she recites it with Nell at the end. Nell says "Ga'inja, ress" to tell Jerry not to leave when he's had a big argument with Paula.

(I love that scene. It isn't a plea for "mommy loves daddy really". SHE is the mother -- they are her two errant children. I saw it instantly -- Nell and May scrapping over something, Violet picks them both up and puts their heads together -- "Now you two kiss and make up! Nell, speak to May!")

[–] tammy-20 19 years ago

Honey, I'd dance naked by the lake and chant if Liam Neeson would come get me. LOL!

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[–] ASH-Rocks 19 years ago

love, love, loved one
Tree and me Tree and me
(no idea)
love, love, loved one

That's all I got. No clue about the 3rd line.

[–] visatoare-de-nori 18 years ago

AH HA!! I was waiting for someone to say "t'ee" meant "tree".
But in the beginning, with the mirror, Nell says "t'ee" and the doctors interpret it as "you". T'ee an mee. You and me.

[linguistrant]
Of course, in Latin and any Romance language, "tu" means "you" and when Nell couples it with "mee", then one can only guess it means "you". But then Jerry finds out that a "t'ee" blows "inna win". So which is it? Also, there's "mee" (which is "me") and Mi'i, Nell's twin. They sound the same.

Probably, with Violet's speech impediment, a lot of the words sound the same. And even in English, read and read are spelled the same. How do you know which is which? Context. Context is the key in any language. In Greek and Latin, there is no specific word order. How do you know what anyone is saying? You know the answer to this one: context.

But in this song, I believe it does mean "you".
[/linguistrant]

[–] Molly-31 18 years ago

You read the book, didn't you? You 'member that. ;)

But in the film:
Tree is "tayyyy" with a longer drawn-out vowel sound. (Nell says "Missa tayyy.." (little tree) when she plays with the leaf.) Thee is "tay". You're right about the words sounding the same -- like two/too/to in English.

If you listen to the last scene with your headphones on, the little girl repeats her chant after Nell, clearly but very softly saying "thee and me, thee and me" after Nell's "tay and may, tay and may". May, here, is "me". The important thing, of course, is that Violet, Nell, and May knew what each other were saying.

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