Pas Folle Lyrics in English by CARLA
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pas Folle by CARLA from French to English.
Au feu rouge elle m'a dit tu viens ?
At the red light she asked, 'Are you coming?'
En tremblant un peu de la main je lui ai dit tu es gentille
With a slight tremor in my hand I told her you're kind
Mais moi je n'ai pas un radis
But I don't have a penny
Avenue de la Grande Armée
Avenue de la Grande Armée
Vieille jeune fille toute chiffonnée
Old maid, all disheveled
La marche va être douloureuse
The walk will be painful
Parfois ses jambes noueuses
Sometimes her gnarled legs
Certainement belles autre fois
Certainly beautiful once
Quand les grosses Hispano-Suiza
When the big Hispano-Suiza
Se garaient sur les bas-côtés
Parked on the shoulders
Pour lui proposer de monter
To offer her a ride
Elle aurait pu être ma mère
She could have been my mother
Cette veille femme au chapeau vert
This old woman with the green hat
Fardée comme un arbre de noël
Made up like a Christmas tree
La folle de maillot c'est elle
She's the crazy woman of Maillot
Elle ma' dit, pour toi c'est gratuit
She told me, 'For you it's free,'
Confus je lui réponds merci mais je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps
Confused, I reply thank you but I don't have much time
Une autre fois éventuellement
Maybe another time
Peut-être part elle en vacances
Perhaps she's going on vacation
Huit jours au bord de la Durance
Eight days by the Durance
Pour retrouver son grand garçon
To see her grown son
Qu'elle avait confié nourrissons
Whom she had entrusted as a baby
A des amis dans un village loin du terrain de racolage
To friends in a village far from the soliciting area
Elle le voit quelques jours par an et devient dame quelque instant
She sees him a few days a year and becomes a lady for a moment
Elle aurait pu être ma mère
She could have been my mother
Cette veille femme au chapeau vert
This old woman with the green hat
Fardée comme un arbre de noël
Made up like a Christmas tree
La folle de maillot c'est elle
She's the crazy woman of Maillot
Au vert mon accélérateur la mise dans mon rétroviseur
At the green light, my accelerator placed her in my rearview mirror
Et sur le trottoir tout mouillé
And on the wet sidewalk
J'ai vu son image reflété
I saw her reflection
C'était comme une carte à jouer
It was like a playing card
La tête en haut, la tête en bas
Head up, head down
Une vielle reine sans paire de bas
An old queen without stockings
Qui ferai de l'œil aux autos
Who would wink at the cars
En jouant la folle de maillot
Playing the crazy woman of Maillot
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Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
ALAIN ALBERT BOUBLIL, CLAUDE MICHEL SCHONBERG
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racolage — solicitation / touting
Racolage refers to the act of soliciting, often in a context of prostitution or aggressive touting for customers. It's a word with a strong, somewhat gritty connotation that isn't commonly found in everyday song lyrics.
In the song, it's used to describe a "terrain de racolage" (a soliciting ground), painting a vivid picture of the environment where the older woman in the song works. This word adds a layer of social commentary and realism to the narrative, making it particularly interesting and memorable.
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