Cul et chemise [English translation]

I would like so much

hear you say

that they don't quite1

measure up to me,

That you never

fall for

another male.

That you shut them up,

that you despise

all this

cheesy talk,

That you send

these dance floor rascals

packing.

These "okey-dokey babe",

these Romeos,

I gladly

knock them

real good

when their backs

are turned.

Now I would like so much

to hear you say

that they babble on

in vain,

and that you

just yawn in the faces

of these scoundrels,

that you smash

them asunder:

"Don't you call me

your sugar baby",

That in no time flat2

you put on a scene

and walk away.

The droves

of cat

alleys3

I gladly

knock them

a few times

when their backs

are turned.

Now I would like so much

to see you bet

on my sworn loyalty

and that your heart

never goes wild.

The cool

quavering crooners

I gladly

knock them

a few times

when their backs

are turned.

Tell me, angel,

who woos4

surprises

for her old pal

in our nights

impaled on a stake

or under a star.

I would like so much

to hear you say

that we're as thick

as thieves

and that you

never fall

for another male.

1. the usual expression is "ne pas arriver à la cheville" (being shorter than an ankle's height), but here he says "as tall as my shirt's height": he would be content to win over the other guys just by a short length2. The usual expression is "en deux temps trois mouvements" (lit. "in two steps and three moves", meaning "in no time flat"), but here "mouvement" is replaced by "fuss/scene"3. the usual expression is "coureurs de jupons" (lit. "petticoat runners(hunters)", meaning "alley cat", "womanizer"), but for some reason here he says "running petticoats" instead4. The French is stretched to the breaking point in this verse. As I understand it, the idea is that his girlfriend, to woo him (the old pal), comes up with novel ways of spending the night together

• Artist:BB Brunes
• Album:Nico Teen Live (2013)