Sympathique

In terms of that translation, it was more or less correct. However, "chasseurs" translates to "hunters", not "bellhops". And 'sympatico' is not a word in English.

"Etre" is the correct lyric, not "et tres". Thus, it means "It is wonderful to be nice/likable, but I have never known it." (ie: she has never known what it's like to be nice or sweet).

Also, the translation "The sun streams through the window" doesn't fully capture the poetic intentions of that lyric. A better translation would be "The sun passes his arm by the window".

Now that we know what it says, let's talk about what it means.

Think about these points and what it says about what kind of a woman she must be. . .

1) The scent of roses, which represent love, has been tainted to her and now makes her sick. (She clearly has negative associations with love. She is unable to enjoy true intimacy. . .perhaps because of negative experiences related to intimacy?)

2) She doesn't see her self as nice, sweet, or refined (all acceptable translations of 'sympathique').

3) Her reflections on the fact that her lifestyle is going to kill her. She's clearly not proud of what she's doing.

4) She doesn't want to 'work'. What line of work do you suppose she's in that makes her disgusted with her self?

5) She just wants to forget about work and smoke. (Smoking...what one does after sex)

5)Her bedroom, like a cage.

6) The men, like hunters, want to take her.

C'mon folks. It's so clear -- she's a prostitute!