La Javanaise (French/English) Lyrics Serge Gainsbourg

[frae]

0:28 / 1:02: In my view, he rather means - when saying "ne vous déplaise" - "may you not take offense at it"/ "please forgive me for it" (because he does not want to continue ... and because their love only lasted "for the duration of a song ...").

0:03: And, "j'en ai bavé pas vous mon amour" - in my view, it's rather, "I was so keen on you, my love - but you weren't" ... "It was so exciting for me, but not for you, my love",

and he explains it, by continuing: " ... en dansant la Javanaise, nous nous aimions, pour le temps d'une chanson", meaning:

"... (but only because)
we were dancing the Javanaise, we loved each other, for the duration of a song" (explaining, thus, that it is not that tragical)

"Avant d'avoir eu vent de vous mon amour" - meaning probably he did not know her personally before - also, by saying "vous" (which is used for strangers, or on an official level) - so, just by correspondence, or shortly - so, "before I really got to know you" / "before I knew who you really were" ...

(I think this expression is even a little worse, "d'avoir eu vent de", it suggests a very bad personality, character, reputation or whatsoever, so to speak, one who is "stinking", morally, in my view, - so, it might be a strong judgment, but - who knows - it could also be meant in a more neutral way - like an "animal that is sniffing the favour" - "before I got to know you")

0:47: Also here, in my impression, it's different, and he means, "de vous à moi vous m'avez eu mon amour" - "you have had me / I have been had by you / you tricked me out, my love"

[cloevelez_music]

I was already very much in love with Serge Gainsbourg's music without being able to understand it, but now I'm quite frankly obsessed! This is such beautiful lyricism

[rezabadei]

Perhaps my most favorite French song ever! Thank you... <3

[isabellelevy-banchereau]

Très jolie javanaise avec Jane B
Quelque soit la version c'est splendide
Merci pour ce partage

[noabaak]

11:10 pm, nyc, 6/21/2020 ‘6월, 7월은 내게 가장 기쁘고 슬픈 달이다. 이 때 무얼 어떻게 할 지 모르겠다.’

[azertyuiop]

At the very beginning when he says "j'avoue j'en ai bavé pas vous" it means that he has hoping desperately for this moment (in a sexual way bcs he's talking about having saliva in his mouth), not really that he's been through hell. I'm saying this bcs I understood it that way too the first time I heard it (even though I'm French). Anyway great translation 👍👍

[fm]

Chanson composée en référence à Juliette Gréco.