Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Marcelle by Boby Lapointe from French to English.
Elle a l'œil vif, la fesse fraîche et le sein arrogant
She has bright eyes, fresh buttocks, and an arrogant breast
L'autre sein, l'autre œil et l'autre fesse itou également
The other breast, the other eye, and the other buttocks too as well
Mais ça n'est pas monotone
But it's not monotonous
Et même si c'est l'Automne
And even if it's Autumn
Je m'écrie, en la voyant
I exclaim, upon seeing her
'Tiens, voilà le printemps'
'Look, here comes Spring'
Si j'avais des ailes
If I had wings
Je volerais grâce à elles
I would fly thanks to them
Vers la plus belle
Towards the most beautiful
Des jouvencelles
Of young maidens
Celle qui a pris mon cœur
The one who has taken my heart
Ta petite sœur
Your little sister
Je poserais sur sa bouche un baiser farouche
I would place a fierce kiss on her mouth
Puis, je baisserais les stores, à cause des mouches!
Then, I would lower the blinds, because of the flies!
Pourquoi cet œil noir, Marcelle?
Why that black eye, Marcelle?
J'ai pourtant fait la vaisselle
I did the dishes after all
N'aimerais-tu pas ta sœur?
Wouldn't you love your sister?
N'as-tu pas de cœur?
Don't you have a heart?
J'ai fait la vaisselle
I did the dishes
J'ai descendu la poubelle
I took out the trash
J'ai mis du sel
I put salt
Aux vermicelles
In the vermicelli
Quoi tu aime s mieux les nouilles aux beurres
What, you prefer buttered noodles?
Moi je préfère ta sœur
I prefer your sister
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