L'hôtel Particulier Lyrics in English by Serge Gainsbourg
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song L'hôtel Particulier by Serge Gainsbourg from French to English.
Au cinquante-six, sept, huit, peu importe
At fifty-six, seven, eight, no matter
De la rue X, si vous frappez
Of X street, if you knock
À la porte
At the door
D'abord un coup, puis trois autres
First one knock, then three more
On vous laisse entrer
They let you in
Seul et parfois même accompagné
Alone and sometimes even accompanied
Une servante, sans vous dire un mot
A maid, without saying a word to you
Vous précède
Precedes you
Des escaliers
Stairs
Des couloirs sans fin se succèdent
Endless corridors follow one another
Décorés de bronzes baroques
Decorated with baroque bronzes
D'anges dorés
With gilded angels
D'Aphrodites et de Salomés
Of Aphrodites and Salomes
S'il est libre, dites que vous voulez le quarante-quatre
If it's free, say you want the forty-four
C'est la chambre qu'ils appellent ici
It's the room they call here
De Cléopâtre
Of Cleopatra
Dont les colonnes du lit de style rococo
Whose rococo-style bedposts
Sont des nègres portant des flambeaux
Are negroes carrying torches
Entre ces esclaves nus
Between these naked slaves
Taillés dans l'ébène
Carved from ebony
Qui seront les témoins muets
Who will be the silent witnesses
De cette scène
Of this scene
Tandis que là-haut un miroir
While up above a mirror
Nous réfléchit
Reflects us
Lentement j'enlace Melody
Slowly I embrace Melody
Melody
Melody
Melody
Melody
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Serge Gainsbourg
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rococo — rococo
Rococo refers to an 18th-century artistic style characterized by elaborate ornamentation, asymmetry, and a focus on lightheartedness and elegance. It's a sophisticated and somewhat rare word to encounter in song lyrics.
In "L'hôtel particulier," Gainsbourg uses "rococo" to describe the style of the bed's columns in the "Cleopatra" room. This detail adds to the song's opulent and slightly decadent atmosphere, painting a vivid picture of the luxurious and perhaps exotic setting where the story unfolds.
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