La Peau, Léon [English translation]

I love your smell, love your taste, Léon

You're not handsome, Léon

You've got long hair

But I've got you under my skin1

But I've got you under my skin1

But I've got you under my skin1, Léon

I'm not pretty, pretty

We are not beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

But when I'm against you, I'm hot

You set my skin on fire

You may not have athletic arms

You may not have a hairy chest

But I love your eyes, your vision blurs

When you tell me

That you've got me under your skin1, Léon

That you've got me under your skin1, Léon

That you've got me under your skin1, Léon

Léon, Léon, Léon, Léon

But then, but then

One evening at the cinema

In the movies, dragging on

On the projector screen

A woman, a snake

A pussy softly

Spread out, all naked

It stirred your emotions

This woman, all natural

In the purest colours

This naked whore

Who was riding in the car

This glue, this snake

This pussy softly

Slithered and cuddled up

Against your skin, Léon

You've got her under your skin1, Léon

You've got her under your skin1, Léon

You've got her under your skin1, Léon

Léon, Léon, Léon, Léon

You've been daydreaming ever since, Léon

Why, my dear Léon?

You're not my dear Léon anymore

All for a star whose skin

Is just a beam of light, a halo

A nebulous steam without heat

I will have your skin2, Léon

I will have your skin2, Léon

I will have your skin2, Léon

Léon, Léon, Léon, Léon

I did it, it was my pleasure

No tears, no signs, no goodbye

You suddenly fall into nothingness

You won't have lived to a very old age

It seemed like just a small scratch

You'd accidentally cut yourself while shaving

On the skin on your face

But I had poisoned your razor

I got your skin3, Léon

I got your skin3, Léon

I got your skin3, Léon

Léon, Léon, Léon, Léon

1. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. To be crazy about someone.2. a. b. c. Meaning: you will pay for this3. a. b. c. Meaning: I got you dead

• Artist:Jeanne Moreau
• Album:Jeanne Moreau (Chante 12 Chansons De Cyrus Bassiak)