Cheval de feu [English translation]

Come here, you steaming horse,

come to mommy's bosom.

I was expecting you, not getting my lips wet

as I lay on my goatskin

Come closer now, you submissive horse

Come and show me this nice missile.

It's so hot in my seaweeds

that I could make your skin sizzle.

Come and search the lovely bush.

Come and polish the sleek shingle.

Come and taste the fig with cream

I have saved for your Lent.

Come here, you steaming horse,

come to mommy's bosom.

In the light of my ember,

you seem like a great buffalo.

Come closer now, you mighty horse,

take the most slippery path.

Your rudder is the treat

all corsair women dream about.

Can you hear the clamouring that roars?

Can you hear the desire of the world

that begs you to enter a victor

and rise up to my heart?

Come here, you steaming horse,

come to mommy's bosom.

Catch your breath softly,

I'll be your child, your sister1

Come closer now, you delicate horse,

covered in edible sweat beds,

your muscles taut up to the withers,

your strength passed on to the bar.

Your whisper is like a prayer

for our carnal love to last

for you to stay, if I so wish,

forever my fiery horse.

1. Wink to Baudelaire's L'invitation au voyage

• Artist:Jeanne Cherhal
• Album:Histoire de J.