Translation: "I'll just settle for calling you Maria."

- **J'**: contraction of **Je**, meaning "I."
- **vais**: "am going" &mdash; part of the near-future tense ("I am going to").
- **m'contenter**: reflexive verb **me contenter**, meaning "to content myself" or "to settle (for)."
- **de**: "to" / "with" in this construction.
- **t'**: contraction of **te**, meaning "you."
- **appeler**: "to call."
- **Maria**: the name **Maria**.

The phrase **se contenter de + infinitive** expresses resignation: doing only that action and no more. Here, the singer is saying that, because the woman is elusive or hard to pin down, he'll be satisfied simply calling her "Maria" rather than asking for more.

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