Max Lyrics in English by Jane Birkin
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Max by Jane Birkin from French to English.
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Il était à genoux devant moi
He was on his knees in front of me
Et je ne touchais pas ses cheveux
And I didn't touch her hair
Le visage qui m'avait commandé
The face that commanded me
Et ordonné tant de fois était dans la rue
And ordered so many times was on the street
Le dos qui était si supérieur, était courbé
The back which was so superior, was curved
Et je n'ai pas eu un geste de compassion
And I didn't have a gesture of compassion
Pas une main vers lui
Not a hand towards him
J'étais un monstre, un monstre
I was a monster, a monster
À quelle distance s'enfuir
How far to run away
Pour ne plus entendre le vrai
To no longer hear the truth
Trop tard pour la pitié
Too late for pity
Et trop tard pour parler
And too late to speak
Mon ombre atroce s'est décollée de moi
My atrocious shadow has peeled away from me
Et elle me fait peur
And she scares me
Si je sais rien faire, je sais faire peur
If I don't know how to do anything, I know how to scare
Je crois même que j'ai su
I even think I knew
Ce que c'était la cruauté
What cruelty was
Ou le plaisir de faire mal
Or the pleasure of hurting
Une vengeance contre les
Revenge against the
Années de soumission
Years of submission
De complexe d'infériorité
Inferiority complex
J'étais comme un pays Africain qui se libère
I was like an African country liberating itself
Trop tard pour la pitié
Too late for pity
Trop tard pour parler
Too late to speak
Il était comme une blessure ouverte
He was like an open wound
Et j'ai tourné le dos
And I turned my back
Pour ne pas le voir, pour ne pas le voir
To not see it, not to see it
À quelle distance s'enfuir
How far to run away
Pour ne plus entendre pleurer
To stop hearing tears
Trop tard pour la pitié
Too late for pity
Et trop tard pour parler
And too late to speak
Mon ombre atroce s'est décollée de moi
My atrocious shadow has peeled away from me
Et elle me fait peur
And she scares me
Si je sais rien faire, je sais faire peur
If I don't know how to do anything, I know how to scare
À quelle distance on n'entend plus pleurer
At what distance we no longer hear crying
Je me suis mise à cette distance
I put myself at this distance
Exacte pour ne plus t'entendre pleurer
Exactly so I don't hear you cry anymore
Pour ne plus t'entendre pleurer
To stop hearing you cry
Pour ne plus t'entendre pleurer
To stop hearing you cry
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