| Les punaises (original) | Les punaises (translation) |
|---|---|
| Quand à la messe j’allais | When to mass I was going |
| Alors fallait | So had to |
| Voir les punaises | See thumbtacks |
| Me lorgner sans pudeur | Eyeing me shamelessly |
| Du coin de leur | From the corner of their |
| Regard qui biaise | A skewed gaze |
| À travers leurs mains jointes | Through their joined hands |
| Elles me lançaient des pointes | They were throwing spikes at me |
| «Voyez un peu l’allure qu’elle a» | "Look what she looks like" |
| Ave, ave Marie Stella | Hail, hail Marie Stella |
| Car moi, j’y allais qu' pour de bon | 'Cause I was only going for good |
| Balancer mes jupons | Swing my petticoats |
| En écoutant l' sermon | Listening to the sermon |
| Je faisais mon | I was doing my |
| P’tit inventaire | Little inventory |
| Le curé pas méchant | The not mean priest |
| Tout en prêchant | While preaching |
| Me regardait faire | Watched me do |
| S' disant «Dans une décade | Saying "In a decade |
| Quand elle sera en rade | When she's down |
| Elle viendra m' raconter tout ça» | She will come and tell me all about it” |
| Confiteor et cetera | Confiteor et cetera |
| Car moi, j’y allais qu'évidemment | Because me, I was going there of course |
| Me choisir un amant | Choose me a lover |
| Au benedicamus | At Benedicamus |
| Ils étaient tous | They were all |
| Sur la sellette | On the carpet |
| Pour désigner l'élu | To appoint the elected |
| Moi, j’avais plus | Me, I had more |
| Qu'à lever la tête | Just raise your head |
| Aux aguets les punaises | On the lookout for bedbugs |
| Chuchotaient, bien à l’aise | Whispered, comfortable |
| Et faisaient des paris tout haut | And were betting out loud |
| Et cum spiri-i-tu tuo | And cum spiri-i-tu tuo |
| Car j’avais bien l’air d’y aller | 'Cause I looked like I was going |
| Que pour les faire parler | Than to make them talk |
| Au dernier évangile | To the last gospel |
| Fallait voir s’ils | Had to see if they |
| Quittaient leur chaise | left their chair |
| Derrière tout un peloton | Behind a whole platoon |
| De margotons | From margotons |
| Et de punaises | And bedbugs |
| Je sortais la dernière | I came out last |
| Juste après la chaisière | Right after the chair |
| Un beau gars m’attendait en face | A handsome guy was waiting in front of me |
| Tralala, Deo gratias | Tralala, Deo gratias |
| Et il m’entraînait pour de bon | And he was training me for good |
| Balançant mes jupons | Swinging my petticoats |
| Balançant mes jupons | Swinging my petticoats |
| Balançant mes jupons | Swinging my petticoats |
