I've also given this a stab at translation and present my result below (I'm English, so I'm not sure I've properly understood the meaning in parts)
Oh little girl, you drink the water and you're drunk
There where you drown, you struggle to catch your feet, you sink
At port
Hey you crazy girl, it's not breaststroke it's crawl
For the crossing, you're gonna need a lift (help)
From the military (?)
But him, he's different, he was born on the sea
He's a big captain, a monumental lover
You're lost inside
Hey little girl! We never have to leave
There's always one to drop the other, to become weak (what?)
At port
Hey little fool (also vase/jug), with your pots of jam (US jelly)
You will go wild, but not on adventure
to the north
But him, he's different, he was born on Mont Blanc
He's a big climber, a monumental lover
You've lost his path
Hey little nun! Follow him to the end of the world but if you find him
Don't bring him to the cardinal so that he unlocks him to you
again
Hey little grub, I am you and I speak to you
You're already big, so get up, leave your hiding place/hold
At port
Your little girl's heart is dead
Hey little girl, on your right, the arc de triomphe
Hey little girl, on your left a snoring god
Hey little girl, in front there's the pyramids
Hey little girl, behind you, the genius of the Bastille.
And my interpretation is that it's about a girl who's not born for travel and each time she wades into the sea she drowns, each time she climbs mountains she loses her way. But she keeps falling for guys who are travellers and she tries to keep up, but she gets lost. I think the singer might be a guy/her mother/a friend, saying "Don't run after them, you're fine with me". I'm not all that sure though.
Then at the end, it's like they're on a tour bus round Paris (Camille's home city), and the singer is showing her the beauties of her home town, saying they never have to leave. It's sadly cute. It also reminds me of her song "Paris", where she tries to leave and live elsewhere but keeps coming home to Paris, despite it having bits she doesn't like.
Actually, I think I've changed my mind. I think she's singing to herself(je suis toi-même et je te parle). At the beginning, she's saying stop running after these guys, then at the end she's telling herself that she's grown up now and should leave the nest. Then she hops on a tour bus and takes a trip round paris...
Actually, I think I've changed my mind. I think she's singing to herself(je suis toi-même et je te parle). At the beginning, she's saying stop running after these guys, then at the end she's telling herself that she's grown up now and should leave the nest. Then she hops on a tour bus and takes a trip round paris...
I've also given this a stab at translation and present my result below (I'm English, so I'm not sure I've properly understood the meaning in parts)
Oh little girl, you drink the water and you're drunk There where you drown, you struggle to catch your feet, you sink At port
Hey you crazy girl, it's not breaststroke it's crawl For the crossing, you're gonna need a lift (help) From the military (?)
But him, he's different, he was born on the sea He's a big captain, a monumental lover You're lost inside
Hey little girl! We never have to leave There's always one to drop the other, to become weak (what?) At port
Hey little fool (also vase/jug), with your pots of jam (US jelly) You will go wild, but not on adventure to the north
But him, he's different, he was born on Mont Blanc He's a big climber, a monumental lover You've lost his path
Hey little nun! Follow him to the end of the world but if you find him Don't bring him to the cardinal so that he unlocks him to you again
Hey little grub, I am you and I speak to you You're already big, so get up, leave your hiding place/hold At port
Your little girl's heart is dead
Hey little girl, on your right, the arc de triomphe Hey little girl, on your left a snoring god Hey little girl, in front there's the pyramids Hey little girl, behind you, the genius of the Bastille.
And my interpretation is that it's about a girl who's not born for travel and each time she wades into the sea she drowns, each time she climbs mountains she loses her way. But she keeps falling for guys who are travellers and she tries to keep up, but she gets lost. I think the singer might be a guy/her mother/a friend, saying "Don't run after them, you're fine with me". I'm not all that sure though.
Then at the end, it's like they're on a tour bus round Paris (Camille's home city), and the singer is showing her the beauties of her home town, saying they never have to leave. It's sadly cute. It also reminds me of her song "Paris", where she tries to leave and live elsewhere but keeps coming home to Paris, despite it having bits she doesn't like.
Actually, I think I've changed my mind. I think she's singing to herself(je suis toi-même et je te parle). At the beginning, she's saying stop running after these guys, then at the end she's telling herself that she's grown up now and should leave the nest. Then she hops on a tour bus and takes a trip round paris...
Actually, I think I've changed my mind. I think she's singing to herself(je suis toi-même et je te parle). At the beginning, she's saying stop running after these guys, then at the end she's telling herself that she's grown up now and should leave the nest. Then she hops on a tour bus and takes a trip round paris...