Fernande Lyrics in English by Georges Brassens
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Fernande by Georges Brassens from French to English.
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Une manie de vieux garçon
An old bachelor's habit
Moi j'ai pris l'habitude
I've gotten into the habit
D'agrémenter ma solitude aux accents de cette chanson
Of brightening my solitude to the tune of this song
Quand je pense à Fernande
When I think of Fernande
Je bande, je bande
I get hard, I get hard
Quand j'pense à Félicie je bande aussi
When I think of Félicie I get hard too
Quand j'pense à Léonore
When I think of Léonore
Mon dieu, je bande encore
My God, I get hard again
Mais quand j'pense à Lulu
But when I think of Lulu
Là je ne bande plus
Then I don't get hard anymore
La bandaison papa, ça n'se commande pas
Getting hard, my friend, you can't control it
C'est cette mâle ritournelle
It's this male refrain
Cette antienne virile
This virile anthem
Qui retentit dans la guérite
That resounds in the sentry box
De la vaillante sentinelle
Of the valiant sentry
Quand je pense à Fernande
When I think of Fernande
Je bande, je bande
I get hard, I get hard
Quand j'pense à Félicie je bande aussi
When I think of Félicie I get hard too
Quand j'pense à Léonore
When I think of Léonore
Mon dieu, je bande encore
My God, I get hard again
Mais quand j'pense à Lulu
But when I think of Lulu
Là je ne bande plus
Then I don't get hard anymore
La bandaison papa, ça n'se commande pas
Getting hard, my friend, you can't control it
Afin de tromper son cafard
To beguile his blues
De voir la vie moins terne
To see life less bleak
Tout en veillant sur sa lanterne chante ainsi le gardien de phare
While watching over his lantern, thus sings the lighthouse keeper
Quand je pense à Fernande
When I think of Fernande
Je bande, je bande
I get hard, I get hard
Quand j'pense à Félicie je bande aussi
When I think of Félicie I get hard too
Quand j'pense à Léonore
When I think of Léonore
Mon dieu, je bande encore
My God, I get hard again
Mais quand j'pense à Lulu
But when I think of Lulu
Là je ne bande plus
Then I don't get hard anymore
La bandaison papa, ça n'se commande pas
Getting hard, my friend, you can't control it
Après la prière du soir
After evening prayer
Comme il est un peu triste, chante ainsi le séminariste
As he's a bit sad, thus sings the seminarian
À genoux sur son reposoir
On his knees on his altar of repose
Quand je pense à Fernande
When I think of Fernande
Je bande, je bande
I get hard, I get hard
Quand j'pense à Félicie je bande aussi
When I think of Félicie I get hard too
Quand j'pense à Léonore
When I think of Léonore
Mon dieu, je bande encore
My God, I get hard again
Mais quand j'pense à Lulu
But when I think of Lulu
Là je ne bande plus
Then I don't get hard anymore
La bandaison papa, ça n'se commande pas
Getting hard, my friend, you can't control it
À l'étoile où j'étais venu
To the star where I had come
Pour ranimer la flamme
To rekindle the flame
J'entendis, ému jusqu'au larmes la voix du soldat inconnu
I heard, moved to tears, the voice of the unknown soldier
Quand je pense à Fernande
When I think of Fernande
Je bande, je bande
I get hard, I get hard
Quand j'pense à Félicie je bande aussi
When I think of Félicie I get hard too
Quand j'pense à Léonore
When I think of Léonore
Mon dieu, je bande encore
My God, I get hard again
Mais quand j'pense à Lulu
But when I think of Lulu
Là je ne bande plus
Then I don't get hard anymore
La bandaison papa, ça n'se commande pas
Getting hard, my friend, you can't control it
Et je vais mettre un point final
And I'm going to put an end
À ce chant salutaire
To this beneficial song
En suggérant au solitaire d'en faire un hymne national
By suggesting to the solitary one to make it a national anthem
Quand je pense à Fernande
When I think of Fernande
Je bande, je bande
I get hard, I get hard
Quand j'pense à Félicie je bande aussi
When I think of Félicie I get hard too
Quand j'pense à Léonore
When I think of Léonore
Mon dieu, je bande encore
My God, I get hard again
Mais quand j'pense à Lulu
But when I think of Lulu
Là je ne bande plus
Then I don't get hard anymore
La bandaison papa, ça n'se commande pas
Getting hard, my friend, you can't control it
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bande — get an erection
Bande is a colloquial and somewhat vulgar verb that means "to get an erection." It's the conjugated form of the verb bander.
In the context of this humorous and provocative song by Georges Brassens, the word is central to the recurring chorus: "Quand je pense à Fernande, je bande, je bande" (When I think of Fernande, I get an erection, I get an erection). It's a very direct and memorable expression that is both shocking and amusing, making it highly enticing for a learner to understand the song's core meaning.
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