Viola [English translation]

In Viola1's eyes

you can read her pain,

there are men who are no men

on her Stations of the Cross.

They come and shake off

their sorrows one after the other

in earthenware arms

that she stretches out all the same

for she's a believer.

Now don't go thinking

that's the way

love goes.

Viola,

look at yourself

and see if this is

love's doing.

Viola,

no, don't go thinking

that's the way

love goes,

Viola.

In Viola's lives

nobody thinks of having children.

Abortion2 is king and the queen is a lady of the night,

or maybe a marquessa that gets excised between two

sex parties and comes back, submissive,

in front of your eyes3

Now don't go thinking

that's the way

love goes.

Viola,

look at yourself

and see if this is

love's doing.

Viola,

no, don't go thinking

that's the way

love goes,

Viola.

They found your body

in the Seine near my place

I recognized you, Viola

Some eyes you don't forget.

Now don't go thinking

that's the way

love goes,

Viola.

Look at yourself

and see if this is

love's doing.

Viola,

no, don't go thinking

that's the way

love goes,

Viola.

Viola

Viola

Viola

Viola

Viola

Viola

1. This surname somewhat hints at "viol" (rape)2. IVG: Interruption Volontaire de Grossesse (voluntary interruption of pregnancy) is the legal term for abortion in France. "Interruption" is feminine, so comparing it to a king sounds pretty awkward3. this sentence makes very little sense, both syntactically and factually. There is no link whatsoever between excision and prostitution, and there is a lot more to say about relationships between procreation and prostitution.

• Artist:Najoua Belyzel
• Album:Au féminin