The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Misogynie à part, le sage avait raison
Il y a les emmerdant's, on en trouve à foison
En foule elles se pressent
Il y a les emmerdeus's, un peu plus raffinées
Et puis, très nettement au-dessus du panier
Y a les emmerderesses
La mienne, à elle seul', sur tout's surenchérit
Ell' relève à la fois des trois catégories
Véritable prodige
Emmerdante, emmerdeuse, emmerderesse itou
Elle passe, ell' dépasse, elle surpasse tout
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Mon Dieu, pardonnez-moi ces propos bien amers
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmer-
de, elle abuse, elle attige
Ell' m'emmerde et j'regrett' mes bell's amours avec
La p'tite enfant d'Marie que m'a soufflée l'évêque
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, et m'oblige à me cu-
rer les ongles avant de confirmer son cul
Or, c'est pas callipyge
Et la charité seul' pouss' ma main résignée
Vers ce cul rabat-joie, conique, renfrogné
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, je le répète et quand
Ell' me tape sur le ventre, elle garde ses gants
Et ça me désoblige
Outre que ça dénote un grand manque de tact
Ça n'favorise pas tellement le contact
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde , quand je tombe à genoux
Pour cetain's dévotions qui sont bien de chez nous
Et qui donn'nt le vertige
Croyant l'heure venue de chanter le credo
Elle m'ouvre tout grand son missel sur le dos
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, à la fornication
Ell' s'emmerde, ell' s'emmerde avec ostentation
Ell' s'emmerde, vous dis-je
Au lieu de s'écrier: " Encor ! Hardi ! Hardi ! "
Ell' déclam' du Claudel, du Claudel, j'ai bien dit
Alors ça, ça me fige
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, j'admets que ce Claudel
Soit un homm' de génie, un poète immortel
J'reconnais son prestige
Mais qu'on aille chercher dedans son œuvre pie
Un aphrodisiaque, non, ça, c'est d'l'utopie
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Il y a les emmerdant's, on en trouve à foison
En foule elles se pressent
Il y a les emmerdeus's, un peu plus raffinées
Et puis, très nettement au-dessus du panier
Y a les emmerderesses
La mienne, à elle seul', sur tout's surenchérit
Ell' relève à la fois des trois catégories
Véritable prodige
Emmerdante, emmerdeuse, emmerderesse itou
Elle passe, ell' dépasse, elle surpasse tout
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Mon Dieu, pardonnez-moi ces propos bien amers
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmer-
de, elle abuse, elle attige
Ell' m'emmerde et j'regrett' mes bell's amours avec
La p'tite enfant d'Marie que m'a soufflée l'évêque
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, et m'oblige à me cu-
rer les ongles avant de confirmer son cul
Or, c'est pas callipyge
Et la charité seul' pouss' ma main résignée
Vers ce cul rabat-joie, conique, renfrogné
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, je le répète et quand
Ell' me tape sur le ventre, elle garde ses gants
Et ça me désoblige
Outre que ça dénote un grand manque de tact
Ça n'favorise pas tellement le contact
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde , quand je tombe à genoux
Pour cetain's dévotions qui sont bien de chez nous
Et qui donn'nt le vertige
Croyant l'heure venue de chanter le credo
Elle m'ouvre tout grand son missel sur le dos
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, à la fornication
Ell' s'emmerde, ell' s'emmerde avec ostentation
Ell' s'emmerde, vous dis-je
Au lieu de s'écrier: " Encor ! Hardi ! Hardi ! "
Ell' déclam' du Claudel, du Claudel, j'ai bien dit
Alors ça, ça me fige
Ell' m'emmerde, ell' m'emmerde, j'admets que ce Claudel
Soit un homm' de génie, un poète immortel
J'reconnais son prestige
Mais qu'on aille chercher dedans son œuvre pie
Un aphrodisiaque, non, ça, c'est d'l'utopie
Ell' m'emmerde, vous dis-je
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