The name comes from the Vietnamese onomatopoeia Inh-ich, which translates to useful uproar in English but figuratively means a persistent and unsettling noise.
Group members:
- www.myspace.com/inaichKim-Thuy Nguyen : piano/voice
- www.myspace.com/aurelienclairAurélien Clair : drums
- www.myspace.com/fredrericwurstenFrédéric Wursten : Bass
- www.myspace.com/ggreenoughGaël Mesny : Guitar
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Sale crapaud
Ina-ich Lyrics
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Dans sa p'tite marre vaseuse crado, crado
Qui rêvait de voyager là-haut
En regardant les oiseaux si beaux
C'est l'histoire d'une putain d’colombe trop blanche, trop blanche
Dans son magnifique ciel bleu immense, immense
Qui s'ennuyait et pour tuer le temps, l'insouciante
Elle s'amusait à déverser sa fiente puante, puante
Sur le verruqueux rêveur
Puante, puante sur le sale crapaud en pleures
Alors, tout humilié, sali, blessé, blessé
Petit crapaud dresse la tête très haut, très haut
Pour atteindre d’un jet de bave l’oiseau
De toutes ses forces, il envoie l’assaut
Jamais, non jamais, la bave du crapaud
N’atteindra, non jamais, le blanc oiseau
Mais qui se fout, qui se fout du pauvre sort
Du sale crapaud qui rêvait d'être un oiseau
Alors, crapaud, retourne dans ta marre crado
Et dresse la tête, pour atteindre la blanche bête
Après ton rêve…
The French song "Sale crapaud" by Ina-Ich is a story about an ugly toad who resides in a murky pond filled with muck and grime, dreaming of flying up high above like the beautiful birds. He watches the pretty birds above and wishes he could fly like them. However, there is also a white dove in the same sky above who is bored and enjoys using her ability to drop her excrement onto the toad as a way to pass the time. The toad is deeply hurt as he is constantly covered in the dove's feces, causing him to become embarrassed, defeated, and sorrowful.
As the song progresses, the toad decides to stand up for himself and attempts to attack the white dove with his own weapon, his saliva. Unfortunately, despite his effervescent efforts, he is unable to reach the lofty heights of the bird. In the end, the toad is left alone and sad in his dirty water, daydreaming about the possibility of becoming a bird.
The song serves as a critique of social inequalities and the idea of self-acceptance. No matter how much the toad wished to be like the birds, he could not escape his reality and was constantly reminded of his inferiority. It also highlights the cruelty of those who take pleasure in belittling others, with the dove using her “gift” to feel powerful while constantly causing the toad pain.
Line by Line Meaning
C'est l'histoire d'un sale crapaud pas beau, pas beau
This is the story of an ugly, ugly toad in his dirty little pond.
Dans sa p'tite marre vaseuse crado, crado
In his muddy, filthy little pond.
Qui rêvait de voyager là-haut
Dreaming of traveling up high.
En regardant les oiseaux si beaux
Watching the beautiful birds.
C'est l'histoire d'une putain d’colombe trop blanche, trop blanche
This is the story of a fucking white dove.
Dans son magnifique ciel bleu immense, immense
In her magnificent, vast blue sky.
Qui s'ennuyait et pour tuer le temps, l'insouciante
Bored and carefree, killing time.
Elle s'amusait à déverser sa fiente puante, puante
Amused by dumping her stinking droppings.
Sur le verruqueux rêveur
On the warty dreamer.
Puante, puante sur le sale crapaud en pleures
Stinky, stinky on the crying ugly toad.
Alors, tout humilié, sali, blessé, blessé
So humiliated, dirtied, hurt, hurt.
Petit crapaud dresse la tête très haut, très haut
The little toad raises his head high, very high.
Pour atteindre d’un jet de bave l’oiseau
To reach the bird with a shot of saliva.
De toutes ses forces, il envoie l’assaut
With all his strength, he launches the attack.
Jamais, non jamais, la bave du crapaud
Never, no never, will the toad's saliva.
N’atteindra, non jamais, le blanc oiseau
Reach, no never, the white bird.
Mais qui se fout, qui se fout du pauvre sort
But who cares, who cares about the poor toad's fate.
Du sale crapaud qui rêvait d'être un oiseau
Of the dirty toad who dreamed of becoming a bird.
Alors, crapaud, retourne dans ta marre crado
So, toad, go back to your dirty little pond.
Et dresse la tête, pour atteindre la blanche bête
And raise your head, to reach the white beast.
Après ton rêve...
After your dream...
Contributed by Jordyn Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.