Estelle [English translation]

If you see Estelle, tell her, my friends

How crazy I am about her, how I am punished

That it's not at all funny to be left cock in hand1

Seeking oil in Guatemala

If you see Estelle, tell her, my friends

That I have the hots for her, that it makes me lose my appetite

That we'll get back together, that I admit defeat

And that my hands tremble when I think of her ass

Tell her that I've been lucid since I left her

That I was way too naive, that I should have listened

And that this superb girl who took me with her onto a boat2

I only realized on the island of Elba was a drag queen

They found it quite funny, the bastards who kept me

on this old ship full of old f*****s3

And that until September on this cursed tub

I was the chamber maid of the ship's lieutenant

If you see Estelle, tell her that I made a mistake

That I will do everything for her with a hunched back

Nothing to displease her and that on Sunday morning

If we're standing up to fuck, I'll put on slippers

Also say to Estelle that my virility

Has returned just like before I left her

Even though this damned dancer of the Hong Kong ballet

has left my balls like ping pong balls

If you see Estelle, tell her particularly

That I will love her cooking, that I will be most envious

and that if she still loves me then I will be so happy

That I will forget the first name of her damn lover

That she will have all my money, to go out whenever she wants

That my drinking is done, that I won't cheat at gambling4 anymore

That my life is bitter, that we must get back together

Even tell her that her mother can live with us

If you see Estelle, tell her, my friends

How crazy I am about her, how I am punished

That it's not at all funny to be left cock in hand

Seeking oil in Guatemala

1. Literally "to put it under the arm", "it" being "la verge" or "penis". It means to be rejected.2. A play on "mener en bateau" - "to deceive, take for a fool"3. Derogatory term for gay people.4. Literally "at the game"

• Artist:Pierre Perret
• Album:Du Rire Aux Larmes