Are the Liberals removing one hand for tomorrow?<\/p>\n
That's what some say the new French-language version of the federal party's theme songimplies.<\/p>\n
The English version of One Hand Up, recorded by The Strumbellas, goes, \"We can hold one hand up for tomorrow. We can hold one hand up to the stars.\"<\/p>\n
In French, the same line translates as:\"On lve une main haute pour demain. On lve une main haute aux toiles.\"<\/p>\n
But instead of \"on lve,\" which means \"we raise,\" some say they hear \"enlve,\" which means to remove.<\/p>\n
While that misunderstanding may boil down to mispronunciation, other parts of the song make little sense in French, critics say.<\/p>\n
\"Google Translate does not sing,\" one Twitter user, Lyne Labrche, wrote toLiberal Leader Justin Trudeau on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\"I repeat, Google Translate does not sing.\"<\/p>\n
The criticism appears to have had an effect. The Liberals said early Monday they are planning to record a new version of the song.<\/p>\n
The song first appearedin English on the Ontario band's Rattlesnake album released earlier this year.<\/p>\n
The French version of the song, posted in a short video clip to social media by the Liberals, has been viewed more than 100,000 times since it was released Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
The Liberals say it was translated by the band for the campaign.<\/p>\n
MNA Gatan Barrette, a member of the Quebec Liberal Party, slammed the song on Twitter.<\/p>\n
\"I listened to it a dozen times and I have not yet understood all the lyrics,\" he wrote, calling it a \"very bad French translation that is very, very, very embarrassing.\"<\/p>\n
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