Charly Chaplin & The Sardine Song

Zoals alle grote geesten op aarde was ook Charles Chaplin een grote fan van de sardien. In zijn film Limelight zingt hij zelfs 'The Sardine Song'. Een ode aan de vis der vissen.

The Sardine Song

When I was three,
my nurse told me,
About reincarnation,
And ever since,
I’ve been convinced,
Thrilled with anticipation,
That when I leave this earth,
It makes my heart feel warm,
To know that I’ll return,
In some other form,
But I don’t want to be a tree,
Sticking in the ground,
I’d sooner be a flea,
I don’t want to be a flower,
Waiting by the hour,
Hoping for pollens to alight on me,
So when I cease to be,
I want to go back I want to go back,
I want to go back to the sea,
Oh for the life of a sardine,
That is the life for me,
Cavorting and spawning every morning,
Under the deep blue sea,
To have no fear for storm or gale,
Oh to chase the tail of a whale,
Oh for the life of a sardine,
That is the life for me,
When I’m a fish,
It is my wish,
For lots of recreation,
To drink my fill up to the gill,
With no intoxication,
I want fun in the sea,
Not in this world of strife,
With its morality,
Give me the animal life,
But I don’t want to be carrot,
Sticking in the ground,
I ‘d rather be a maggot,
Life without a will,
Would surely make me ill,
To get a little action,
I’d even be a pill,
So when I cease to be,
I want to go back I want to go back,
I want to go back to the sea,
Oh, for the life of a sardine,
That is the life for me,
Cavorting and spawning every morning,
Under the deep blue sea,
To have no fear of a fisherman’s net,
Oh what fun to be gay and all wet,
Oh for the life under the sea,
That is the life for me.