Une Jolie Fleur Lyrics in English by Georges Brassens
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Une Jolie Fleur by Georges Brassens from French to English.
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Jamais sur Terre il n y eut d'amoureux
Never on Earth were there lovers
Plus aveugles que moi dans tous les âges
More blind than I in all ages
Mais faut dire, je m'étais crevé les yeux
But I must say, I'd blinded myself
En regardant de trop près son corsage
By looking too closely at her bodice
Une jolie fleur dans une peau d'vache
A pretty flower in a cow's hide
Une jolie vache déguisée en fleur
A pretty cow disguised as a flower
Qui fait la belle et qui vous attache
Who plays the beauty and captivates you
Puis, qui vous mène par le bout du cœur
Then, leading you by the heartstrings
Le ciel l'avait pourvue des mille appâts
Heaven had endowed her with a thousand charms
Qui vous font prendre feu dès qu'on y touche
That set you ablaze as soon as you touch them
L'en avait tant que je ne savais pas
She had so many that I didn't know
Ne savais plus où donner de la bouche
Didn't know where to turn my mouth
Une jolie fleur dans une peau d'vache
A pretty flower in a cow's hide
Une jolie vache déguisée en fleur
A pretty cow disguised as a flower
Qui fait la belle et qui vous attache
Who plays the beauty and captivates you
Puis, qui vous mène par le bout du cœur
Then, leading you by the heartstrings
Elle n'avait pas de tête, elle n'avait pas
She had no head, she didn't have
L'esprit beaucoup plus grand qu'un dé à coudre
A mind much bigger than a thimble
Mais pour l'amour on ne demande pas
But for love, you don't ask
Aux filles d'avoir inventé la poudre
Girls to have invented gunpowder
Une jolie fleur dans une peau d'vache
A pretty flower in a cow's hide
Une jolie vache déguisée en fleur
A pretty cow disguised as a flower
Qui fait la belle et qui vous attache
Who plays the beauty and captivates you
Puis, qui vous mène par le bout du cœur
Then, leading you by the heartstrings
Puis un jour, elle a pris la clef des champs
Then one day, she ran away
En me laissant à l'âme un mal funeste
Leaving my soul with a terrible affliction
Et toutes les herbes de la Saint-Jean
And all the St. John's wort
N'ont pas pu me guérir de cette peste
Couldn't cure me of this plague
Je lui en ai bien voulu, mais à présent
I held it against her, but now
J'ai plus d'rancune et mon cœur lui pardonne
I bear no more resentment, and my heart forgives her
D'avoir mis mon cœur à feu et à sang
For setting my heart ablaze
Pour qu'il ne puisse plus servir à personne
So that it could no longer be of use to anyone
Une jolie fleur dans une peau d'vache
A pretty flower in a cow's hide
Une jolie vache déguisée en fleur
A pretty cow disguised as a flower
Qui fait la belle et qui vous attache
Who plays the beauty and captivates you
Puis, qui vous mène par le bout du cœur
Then, leading you by the heartstrings
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Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
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corsage — bodice
Corsage refers to the bodice of a dress, specifically the upper part covering the torso. While it might sound like the English word for a small bouquet, in French, it has a different, more intimate meaning.
In this song, Brassens uses it in a slightly suggestive way, as the narrator admits to having "crevé les yeux en regardant de trop près son corsage" (blinded himself by looking too closely at her bodice). It's an interesting word that hints at the character's infatuation and the allure of the woman, making it memorable and a bit playful.
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