Couleur menthe à l'eau [English translation]

She was made-up

like a movie star

leaning on the jukebox.

She was dreaming about

striking poses while being cast

in the Century Fox.

She looked quite at ease,

her pale green eyes1

seeking a spotlight,

the Limelight God.

As for me, I was head over heels.

Of course she didn't see me,

lost in her megalomania,

where I didn't belong.

She was prowling like a cat

that would despise its prey,

brushing against the pinball.

The song that was drowning

the words her body sang

seemed to break her heart.

She vas overdoing it a bit,

the girl with pale green eyes.

Hollywood is in her head.

All alone, she's rehearsing

her first steps into a studio,

a pale green screen,

lost in her megalomania

where I don't belong.

Then a guy walked in

and the magic vanished,

switching off the pinball.

His dark eyes cast

agressivity

on the poor jukebox.

The girl with pale green eyes

put a stop to her megalomania

and submitted to the dark eyes

a sidewalk colour2.

As for me, I was head over heels.

She never knew about it,

the most beautiful storyteller,

a pale green colour.

1. lit. "her mint-syrup-with-water eyes". The song became famous enough to make "mint syrup with water eyes" commonplace in French, but I can't think of a way to render that in English2. this clearly alludes to prostitution, but in a rather stylish way

• Artist:Eddy Mitchell
• Album:Happy Birthday (1980)