Ça gueule ça, Madame [English translation]

She's about this tall. . .

No. . .I'm exaggerating. . .

Let's say, she's like that. . .

Well . . .pretty close to that!

She may not look like much,

but gosh!

She's better than

This little piece of nothing. . .

And her bawling, Madame

She was all that could be heard, in the house

Since there are none, she has to look for reasons

For that, she put on quite a performance!

And her bawling, Madame

She said to me, as haughtily as she could:

"Don't think you scare me!"

She's tense, she's stamping her foot!

She unsheathes her claws, she opens her eyes

All movements, all shouts, completely furious

I wanted to take her in my arms

And hold her close against me

But. . .the way she carries on, madame!

It makes me laugh, but inside

I'm a gentleman, first and foremost,

and it's safer!

2 - to calm her, I searched for a trick

I said to myself, let's see. . .

I'll make her see reason!

And I said to her: "Oh, right! I'm in the wrong!"

"Ah! You admit it!" she said.

So. . .tut-tut-tut. . .

And again she bawls, Madame,

Even when everything's going smoothly in the house

Since there are none, she has to look for reasons

For it, she puts on quite a performance

And she bawls, Madame!

She stuck me there, close to my heart,

So, this one time, to scare her,

I clenched my fists, I raised my hand. . .

She looked at me, really surprised

And if you saw her eyes, you'd think she'd been punished!

So, of course, I opened my eyes

And she threw herself against me.

And she cried, Madame

We looked everywhere for a big handkerchief

In which we could hide her despair

Which hurts to see. . .

I consoled her and blew her nose

A moment later, I kissed her mouth

I held her against me again

And encircled her with my arms. . .

She was tiny, tiny. . .

But, really tiny. . .

For a moment, she said "Forgive me. . ."

Oh! But she's not proud, madame!

It's always satisfying

To make her admit that she's wrong

And since I'm stronger than her. . .

(Piaf): "Jacques!!! You're coming, right!?. . ."

• Artist:Édith Piaf