Author Topic: Dogg Pound Lyrics translated to Tao Te Ching (Bill Maher translates to white) (Read 213 times)

TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' · « **on:** April 03, 2022, 11:13:00 PM »

I know you've seen the Bill Maher skit where he translates rap lyrics like Eazy and Biggie to white. Here I'm going to attempt to translate the Dogg Pound Lyrics to Tao Te Ching.

I Don’t Like to Dream About Gettin Paid Lyrics
[Verse 1: Dat Nigga Daz]
Working L.A., tryin' to get paid the right way
But somehow the right way don't pay
I'm comin' home late every night
Gotta struggle and fight
Wit' the base heads on the late night hype
Tryin' to creep in the house
Through the cut, for what?
So I won't be seen by none of the homies, but
The homie Nate Dogg spots me and say "Yo, what's happenin'?
Oh, you don't know me no more?", and passed me the satin
I said "Ah naw, it ain't like that, G
I'm trying to go straight and have a J-O-B"
"You need to quit that faggot ass job.", that's what he said
Showed me his grip and took some satin to the head
Damn that nigga had at least two G's
And he was clockin' it with so much ease
I told him I was gone so I'm headin' in the house
Everybody knocked out, so I'm locked out
I go back to the front where my homies is hangin' at
They offer me a cavi sack so I can start slangin' dat
They say "You ain't a hustler," I say "Don't doubt it
Hold dat thought and I'll think about it because..."

Translated

I had a dream of Dao, flowing as a brimming river
Those who know Dao don't talk about getting work done, they do the work without talk
One never must work for Dao, because Dao is always there
Dao is available to all people in all walks of life
Dao does not discriminate rich and poor--the homeless have Dao
Dao is always seen and visible, though it is also hidden and unseen
Wouldst thou hide a treasure in plain sight?
Those that don't know Dao, question the practitioner
They think to use violence to control Dao
but Dao need not violent effort
the Dao flows freely and is in over-abundance
One heads back to his home for meditation upon the Dao
The work gets done, because with Dao there is always enough energy to do
The practitioner now leaves the home feeding on Dao
When one has Dao one needs not bread for one feeds on open air
Hold that thought firmly in your mind
I am going off to the mountains to meditate upon it