Mon maquis [English translation]

It's an inextricable maze,

and impenetrable too.

It's my scrub1... my bed2:

it's my scrubland

It is a shelter, a room without a view

where the air is pure, so pure,

my scrub... my bed is3:

it's my scrubland.

It's4 inextricable maze

of laughters, of outbursts5 too

It's my scrub...here:

it's my scrubland.

It's a hideout, safe as a father6

Secret paths, paths of glass7,

Little brother... it's... also

your room and your scrubland.

It's an inextricable maze,

and impenetrable too.

It's my scrub... my bed:

it's my scrubland

It's a garden whose path

is his too

It's my scrub...here:

it's my scrubland.

Sharing everything, talking about everything

and protecting too.

It's my scrub...here:

it's his scrubland.

Hideout-room, a room with a quilt8

from pirouettes to puppets9

little brother, you here10

Me, I am your (girl)friend.

1. just the first syllable of "maquis", it does not mean anything in French2. there is no apparent reason for all this stuttering, not even a pun3. either a wrong transcription ("est" instead of "et") or a syntactically incorrect sentence4. the article is missing here, which sounds like Tarzan speaking5. feeble pun on "éclat de rire" (burst of laughter)6. just there for the alliteration with "repaire" I guess7. does not mean a thing either8. again just there for the alliteration9. ?!? "pirouette" can have a sexual connotation. An evocation of sex for teenagers, maybe?10. more Tarzan speak

• Artist:Alizée
• Album:Gourmandises