Translation of the song Jazzy Retro Satanas artist Françoise Hardy

French

Jazzy Retro Satanas

English translation

Back Off, Jazz

Une crooneuse à la voix d'garage

A jazz singer with a garage-rock voice

Une poupée allumée au swing

A doll switched on by swing

Une jazzwoman entre deux âges

A jazzwoman between two eras

Qui rêve de r'montrer sur le ring

Who dreams of re-entering the ring

Un premier prix de vibratoex-

A first prize vibrato

Première page des magazines

The former cover-star of magazines

Qui s'déguise en reine du disco

Who dresses up as the queen of disco

Pouvu qu'le jazz me laisse tranquille

As long as jazz leaves me alone

Jazzy retro satanas

Back off, jazz

Banana split Joséphine

Banana split Joséphine

Jazzy retro satanas

Back off, jazz

ça sent l'brûlé ta cuisine

It smells like your kitchen is burning

Jazzy retro satanas

Back off, jazz

Banana split Joséphine

Banana split Joséphine

Jazzy retro satanas

Back off, jazz

Y a plus personne dans c'dancing

There's nobody left in this dance club

Be bop a fermé sa boutique

Bebop closed up shop

Usine à swing désaffectée

The swing factory is shut down

Bye bye piano-bars nostalgiques

Bye bye nostalgic piano bars

Tant pis pour les fanas d'Broadway

Too bad for the Broadway fanatics

J'entends des voix hello sisters

I listen to the singers in Hello Sister

Vous m'semblez bien désappointées

You seem disappointed

Trop tard pour secouer vos shakers

Too late to shake your maracas

Je veux qu'le jazz me laisse tomber

I wish jazz would give up on me

Jazzy retro satanas

Back off, jazz

Banana split Joséphine

Banana split Joséphine

Jazzy retro satanas

Back off, jazz

N'viens pas ruiner mon feeling

Don't come and ruin my mood

Jazzy retro satanas

Back off, jazz

Banana split Joséphine

Banana split Joséphine

Jazzy retro satanas

Back off, jazz

J'peux plus stopper la machine

I can't stop the machine

Jazzy retro satanas...

Back off, jazz...

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