J'en connais [English translation]

I know some who charm,

Some who let me woman,

I know some who make me swoon...

I know some cute ones,

Some who drive like girls,

Some who steal my bodies...

I know so many that it takes all my time,

And even my mom who loves me dearly,

She tells me: "It isn't right, it isn't good all this nothingness,

Go back on the straight and narrow..."

I know some beautiful,

Some mature, some acerbic,

Some hairy, some beardless,

I know some sublime,

Some beggar, some very rich,

Some that life damage...

I know so many it even takes too much of my time

And my poor mom tells herself with a sigh,

"What did I do to deserve this? Is it my own fault,

If my daughter acts like this?"

I know some in every port,

In every South, in every North,

I know some without efforts,

I know some who will say,

That I‘ve got to be damned,

And it just makes me smile...

• Artist:Carla Bruni
• Album:Quelqu'un m'a dit (2002)