Mademoiselle chante le blues [English translation]

Some people raise kids in the depths of low-rent apartments

Some people knock about from Brazil to Ukraine

Some people spend their honeymoon near Angouleme

Some people even militate in the streets with tracts and banners

Some people are fed up with acting like they're sex symbols

Some people sell love in the back of their cars

Miss sings the blues

Don't be too jealous

Miss drinks red wine

Miss sings the blues

Some people type on machines eight hours a day

Some people woo men and women

Some people lick boots like some lick shops' windows

Some people are even in films , they're called Marilyn

But Marilyn Dubois will never be Norma Jean

You shouldn't think that talent is all they imagine

Miss sings the blues

Don't be too jealous

Miss drinks red wine

Miss sings the blues

She has some gospel in her voice and she believes in it

Some girls become nuns , lawyers , chemists

Some girls said everything as soon as they said 'I love you'

Some girls are old maids living near Angouleme

Some girls even act like they're liberated women , with a little joint and a cardigan

Who confuse pink life and Epinal image

Who want to have fun without ever hurting themselves

Miss sings the blues

Don't be too jealous

Miss drinks red wine

Miss sings the blues

• Artist:Patricia Kaas
• Album:Mademoiselle Chante (1988)