Jolie fleur Lyrics (English Translation) – Vald

[Chorus: Georges Brassens]
A pretty flower in a cow’s hide
A pretty cow disguised as a flower
Who plays the beauty and captivates you
Then leads you by the heartstrings

[Verse 1: Vald]
It’s true I said “Become awesome”
And then I stayed normal
It’s true I said “Oh yeah, yeah, yeah”
When in fact I say no all the time
I said “First of all, thank God”

When in fact I don’t believe it
I pretended during the encore
In fact I don’t remember anything
I said “I feel like Superman”
And then I’m barely a boarding school student
I never dreamed of being a footballer
It wasn’t even shown in the video
I said I was Anunnaki
Obviously I Don’t believe it
I was lying in “Je t’aime encore”
Obviously, I only love myself

[Chorus: Georges Brassens]
A pretty flower in a cow’s hide
A pretty cow disguised as a flower
Who plays the beauty and ties you up
Then leads you by the heartstrings

[Verse 2: Vald]
I said “This world is very cruel”
And then it stayed the same
I reminded people of politeness
And there’s even less respect
I said “Don’t give up”
And finally I quit rap

I try pop and techno
And in the end it’s just Vald
I compared myself to a peasant
I compared myself to a rentier
I compared myself to a demon
When in fact I’m taking it upon myself
I pretended to be “Low Thoughts”
When it never soars very high
Palapapap, palapapap, palapapap, palapapap

[Outro: Vald & Georges Brassens]
Palapapa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa (A pretty flower, a-a pretty flower)
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa (A pretty flower in a cowhide)
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa (A pretty flower, a-a pretty flower)
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa (A pretty flower in a cowhide)
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa (A pretty flower, flower, flower, flower, flower, flower, flower, flower)
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa (A cowhide)
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa (A pretty flower, a-a pretty flower)
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa-pa (A pretty flower in a cowhide)