| Elle avait la taill' faite au tour,
| She had her waist made round,
|
| Les hanches pleines,
| full hips,
|
| Et chassait l’m? | And chased the m? |
| le aux alentours
| the around
|
| De la Mad’leine …
| From the Mad'leine...
|
| A sa fa? | How does it look? |
| on d’me dir': «Mon rat,
| they say to me: "My rat,
|
| Est-c'que j’te tente? | Am I tempting you? |
| «Je vis que j’avais affaire?
| "I saw I had business?
|
| Un' d? | A' d? |
| butante …
| stubborn …
|
| L’avait l’don, c’est vrai, j’en conviens,
| He had the gift, it's true, I agree,
|
| L’avait l’g? | Had the g? |
| nie,
| deny,
|
| Mais, sans technique, un don n’est rien
| But, without technique, a gift is nothing
|
| Qu’un' sal' manie …
| That a sal mania...
|
| Certes on ne se fait pas putain
| Of course we don't fucking
|
| Comme on s’fait nonne,
| As we become a nun,
|
| C’est du moins c’qu’on pr? | At least that's what we want? |
| che, en latin,
| che, in Latin,
|
| A la Sorbonne …
| At the Sorbonne...
|
| Me sentant rempli de piti?
| Feeling filled with pity?
|
| Pour la donzelle,
| For the damsel,
|
| J’lui enseignai, de son m? | I taught him, from his m? |
| tier,
| third,
|
| Les p’tit’s ficelles …
| The little strings...
|
| J’lui enseignai l’moyen d’bient? | I taught him how to do it well? |
| t
| you
|
| Faire fortune,
| Strike it rich,
|
| En bougeant l’endroit o? | By moving the place where? |
| le dos
| the back
|
| R’ssemble? | looks like? |
| la lune …
| the moon …
|
| Car, dans l’art de fair' le trottoir,
| Because, in the art of doing the sidewalk,
|
| Je le confesse,
| I confess,
|
| Le difficile est d’bien savoir
| The difficult thing is to know well
|
| Jouer des fesses …
| Butt play...
|
| On n’tortill' pas son popotin
| You don't twist your booty
|
| D’la m? | Of the m? |
| me mani? | me mani? |
| re,
| D,
|
| Pour un droguiste, un sacristain,
| For a druggist, a sexton,
|
| Un fonctionnaire …
| An official …
|
| Rapidement instruite par
| Quickly educated by
|
| Mes bons offices,
| My good offices,
|
| Elle m’investit d’une part
| She invests me on the one hand
|
| D’ses b? | Of his b? |
| n? | not? |
| fices
| tricks
|
| On s’aida mutuellement,
| We helped each other,
|
| Comm' dit l’po? | How does the po say? |
| te.
| you.
|
| Ell'? | Ell'? |
| tait l’corps, naturell’ment,
| was the body, naturally,
|
| Puis moi la t? | Then me the t? |
| te …
| you...
|
| Un soir,? | One night,? |
| la suite de
| Following
|
| Man? | Man? |
| uvres douteuses,
| dubious works,
|
| Elle' tomba victim' d’une
| She fell victim to a
|
| Maladie honteuse …
| Shameful disease...
|
| Lors, en tout bien, toute amiti?,
| Then, in all good, all friendship?,
|
| En fille probe,
| As an honest girl,
|
| Elle me passa la moiti?
| She passed me half?
|
| De ses microbes …
| From his germs...
|
| Apr? | Apr? |
| s des injections aigu? | s acute injections? |
| s
| s
|
| J’abandonnai l’m? | I abandoned the m? |
| tier d’cocu
| third of a cuckold
|
| Syst? | System? |
| matique …
| matic …
|
| Elle eut beau pousser des sanglots,
| She was in vain heaving sobs,
|
| Braire? | Bray? |
| tu'-t? | are you? |
| te,
| you,
|
| Comme je n'? | As I do? |
| tais qu’un salaud,
| you're a bastard,
|
| J’me fis honn? | I made myself honest? |
| te …
| you...
|
| Sit? | Sit? |
| t priv? | t priv? |
| e de ma tutelle,
| e of my guardianship,
|
| Ma pauvre amie
| My poor friend
|
| Courut essuyer du bordel
| Ran to clean up the mess
|
| Les infamies …
| The infamy...
|
| Para? | Para? |
| t qu’elle s’vend m? | Does it sell m? |
| me? | me? |
| des flics,
| cops,
|
| Quelle d? | What d? |
| cadence!
| pace!
|
| Y’a plus d’moralit? | Is there more morality? |
| publique
| public
|
| Dans notre France … | In our France... |