Paroles et traduction Yves Montand - Vanessa

Vanessa

Tu viens chez moi, comment t′appelles-tu?
Moi, c'est Vincent, mais toi, comment dis-tu?
Ah! Vanessa
Voyez-vous ça
Du temps que les filles s′appelaient Louise
Marie-Marguerite, Adèle ou bien Denise
Elles disaient: "Non non non, je vous assure
C'est mal, je ne veux pas
Et puis je ne suis pas sûre"
Il fallait prier, les troubler, les séduire
Il fallait savoir les faire rire
Moi j'aimais ça, Vanessa
Qu′est-ce que tu dis? Que de temps perdu?
Perdu pour quoi, perdu pour qui?
Hein? Dis-moi
Quel âge as-tu? Dix-huit ans et demi
Ah! Moi j′en ai un tout p'tit peu plus
C′est ça qui te séduit? Ah! Vanessa
Voyez-vous ça
Du temps que les filles s'appelaient Louise
Marie-Marguerite, Adèle ou bien Denise
Elles disaient: "Je t′aime", "Je t'aimerai toujours"
"Dis-moi que tu m′aimes, jure-le moi mon amour"
On était amants pour l'éternité
Ça faisait souvent tout l'été
Et j′aimais ça, Vanessa
J′aimais ça
Tu veux aller chez toi?
C'est comme tu voudras
Mais dis-moi que cherches-tu?
Un amant, un papa?
Pourquoi pas
Vanessa

Vanessa

You come to my place, what is your name?
As for me, it is Vincent, but what about you?
Oh! Vanessa
Look at that
Back when girls were named Louise,
Marie-Marguerite, Adèle, or even Denise.
They would say: "No, no, no I assure you
It is wrong, I won't do it.
And I am not even sure.".
You had to plead, to fluster them, to seduce them.
You needed to know how to make them laugh.
I used to like that, Vanessa.
What are you saying? That it was a waste of time?
Wasted for whom, wasted for what?
Huh? Tell me,
How old are you? Eighteen and a half?
Oh! I am a tiny bit older.
Is that what appeals to you? Oh! Vanessa.
Look at that
Back when girls were named Louise,
Marie-Marguerite, Adèle, or even Denise,
They would say: "I love you," "I will always love you,"
"Tell me you love me, swear it to me, my love."
We were lovers for eternity.
That would often last the whole summer.
And I used to like that, Vanessa.
I used to like that.
Do you want to go to your place?
It is as you wish.
But tell me, what are you looking for?
A lover, a daddy?
Why not,
Vanessa.