Poupée de cire, poupée de son [English translation]

I am a vinyl idol

A sound idol

My heart is recorded in my songs,

wax doll, straw doll

Am I better or worse

than a grown-up doll?

My life is a rosy fancy

wax doll, straw doll

My records are a looking glass

for anyone to see me through.

I am everywhere and nowhere

my voice broken in a thousand joyful shouts

Around me I hear the laughter

of the rag dolls, the ones

who dance on my tune.

vinyl idol, straw doll

They easily fall

for the simplest tricks.

There is love outside songs

wax doll, sound idol

My records are a looking glass

for anyone to see me through.

I am spread all over the place

shattered in a thousand vinyl shards

Alone, sometimes I lose heart,

wondering what use it is

to sing aimlessly about love

when I know nothing about boys.

I am but a wax doll,

a sound idol basking

in the cold sun of my blond hair

vinyl idol, straw doll

Now one day my songs will become real

wax doll, straw doll

and I won't fear the boys' heat anymore

vinyl idol, sound idol

• Artist:France Gall