Les Mayous Lyrics in English by Bénabar
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Mayous by Bénabar from French to English.
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Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, quand t'as atterri là-bas
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, when you landed there
Tu te poses plein de questions
You ask yourself a lot of questions
Enfin, surtout, qu'est-ce que j'fous là?
Well, mostly, what the f*ck am I doing here?
Ils repèrent sur le champ
They spot right away
Que t'arrives d'Europe
That you're from Europe
C'est pas pour ton accent
It's not because of your accent
Mais parce que t'as pas de pick-up
But because you don't have a pickup truck
Ils te racontent aussitôt
They immediately tell you
L'histoire de ce gars de Paris
The story of this guy from Paris
Qui a pris tout l'monde de haut
Who looked down on everyone
C'est dans le port qu'il a fini
He ended up in the harbor
Ils vivent avec leur temps, contrairement à c'qu'on peut penser
They live with their times, contrary to what one might think
La preuve, d'ici deux ans, y aura peut-être de la 3G
Proof is, in two years, there might be 3G
Quand on vient de métropole
When you come from mainland France
On a tous des préjugés
We all have prejudices
Les habitants de l'archipel
The inhabitants of the archipelago
En ont autant à notre sujet
Have just as many about us
Les Mayous, les Mayous
The Mayous, the Mayous
Les Mayous, c'est nous
The Mayous, that's us
Ça veut dire qu'à Saint-Pierre
That means that in Saint-Pierre
Tu viens du continent
You come from the mainland
Même drapeau, pas la même terre
Same flag, not the same land
Français différemment
French differently
C'est pas Saint-Pierre de la Réunion
It's not Saint-Pierre de la Réunion
Comme croyait ce voyageur
As that traveler believed
Pourtant seul dans l'avion, avec une chemisette à fleurs
Yet alone on the plane, with a floral shirt
Miquelon si j'en parle pas
Miquelon, if I don't talk about it
C'est que c'est pas important
It's because it's not important
Comme Langlade, ça compte pas
Like Langlade, it doesn't count
Je plaisante évidemment
I'm joking, obviously
J'espère qu'ils ont de l'humour
I hope they have a sense of humor
Là-bas, t'es vite fixé
Over there, you're quickly sorted out
Si tu termines ton séjour dans un avion ou un casier
If you end your stay in a plane or a locker
Quand on vient de métropole
When you come from mainland France
On a tous des préjugés
We all have prejudices
Les habitants de l'archipel
The inhabitants of the archipelago
En ont autant à notre sujet
Have just as many about us
Les Mayous, les Mayous
The Mayous, the Mayous
Les Mayous, c'est nous
The Mayous, that's us
De retour on n'en revient pas
Back home, we can't get over it
L'île aux marins, son cimetière
Sailors' Island, its cemetery
Tu vois Ibiza?
You see Ibiza?
C'est tout le contraire
It's the complete opposite
Crois-moi, y a tout pour plaire
Believe me, there's everything to love
Des commerces en pagaille
Shops galore
Et c'est à peine plus cher qu'à Dubaï
And it's barely more expensive than in Dubai
Quand on vient de métropole
When you come from mainland France
On a tous des préjugés
We all have prejudices
Les habitants de l'archipel
The inhabitants of the archipelago
En ont autant à notre sujet
Have just as many about us
Les Mayous, les Mayous
The Mayous, the Mayous
Les Mayous, c'est nous
The Mayous, that's us
C'est pas désobligeant
It's not offensive
Ce surnom, après tout
This nickname, after all
Sauf bien sûr quand t'entends
Except, of course, when you hear
'Quel maudit con, ce mayou'
'What a damn a**hole, that mayou'
Enfin et surtout, maintenant je sais bien
Finally and above all, now I know well
Qu'on est tous le mayou de quelqu'un
That we're all someone's mayou
Les Mayous, les Mayous
The Mayous, the Mayous
Les Mayous, c'est nous
The Mayous, that's us
Les Mayous, les Mayous
The Mayous, the Mayous
Les Mayous, c'est nous
The Mayous, that's us
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Mayous — Mainlanders / Continentals
Mayous is a unique and central word in this song. It's a colloquial term used by the inhabitants of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to refer to people from mainland France.
The song explains that "Les Mayous, c'est nous" (The Mayous, that's us), meaning that if you're from the continent, you're a 'Mayou'. It highlights the distinct identity of the archipelago's residents and their playful, sometimes critical, view of those from 'métropole' (mainland France).
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