Camille
Janine II lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 0:53
[Why do you call me Don Juan? I got a small willy.]
Why do you call me Don Juan? I've got a tiny little thing.
Pourquoi tu m'appelles Janine
Why do you call me Janine
alors que j'm'appelle Thérèse?
while my name is Thérèse?
Pourquoi tu m'appelles Ardèche
Why do you call me Ardèche
alors que j'm'appelle Corrèze?
while I'm called Corrèze?
Pourquoi tu m'appelles triangle
Why do you call me triangle
alors que j'm'appelle trapèze?
while I'm called trapeze?
Pourqoi tu m'appelles Louis XV
Why do you call me Louis XV
alors que j'm'appelle Louis XVI?
while I call myself Louis XVI?
Pourquoi tu m'appelles oeuf coq
Why do you call me a rooster's egg?
alors que j'mappelle omelette?
but I call myself omelette?
Pourquoi tu m'appelles hautbois
Why do you call me oboe
alors que j'm'appelle trompette?
when I call myself trumpet?
Pourquoi tu m'appelles Don Jouan
Why do you call me Don Juan
alors qu' j'ai une p'tite quéquette?
when I have a little pecker?
Pourquoi tu m'appelles képi alors
Why do you call me kepi then
que j'm'appelle casquette?
when I call myself cap?
Key vocabulary
- don
- giftB1
- qu
- that
- p'tite
- smallB2
- quéquette
- dick
- appelle
- calls
- thérèse
- Teresa
- trapèze
- trapezoid
- pourqoi
- why
- xv
- 15
- xvi
- 16
About this song
Camille, French singer-songwriter and actress, works in avant-pop and electronic-influenced chanson, and is known for her early vocal work with Nouvelle Vague and for the breakthrough album Le Fil with “Ta Douleur.” She is also associated with experimental live percussion and a crossover presence in film, including providing “Le Festin” for Ratatouille’s French release and dubbing Collette.