Sans contrefaçon [English translation]

Since it's necessary to choose,

I can say it with sweet nothings,

Without counterfeit

I'm a boy.

And I wouldn't undress myself,

For the world,

Since without counterfeit,

I'm a boy.

All alone in my closet

With black bags under my eyes,

Sheltered from the looks

I defy hazard.

In this world which has neither heads nor tails

I go my own way.

A handkerchief in the pocket of my pants

I am Chevalier d'Éon.1

Since it's necessary to choose,

I can say it with sweet nothings,

Without counterfeit

I'm a boy.

And I wouldn't undress myself,

For the world,

Since without counterfeit,

I'm a boy.

By turns I'm being chased from your company.

I don't allow my resolutions being threatened.

I don't care about what they'll say,

I'm a chameleon.

Be careful of my tin soldiers,

It's them who will kill you.

Since it's necessary to choose,

I can say it with sweet nothings,

Without counterfeit

I'm a boy.

And I wouldn't undress myself,

For the world,

Since without counterfeit,

I'm a boy.

1. Chevalier d'Éon was an 18th-century French diplomat who had lived presenting as both a man and a woman.

• Artist:Mylène Farmer
• Album:Ainsi soit je