Translation of ''Favourite Song'' by Vincent Delerm

Song: Favourite Song

Artist: Vincent Delerm

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Blue font indicates phrases that were originally sung in English, and therefore were not translated. 

♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪

I was a fan and I still really am

singing along to my favourite song

greatest thing I've heard

but I didn't get a word

I've heard all the french songs

I don't know what a Javanese* is

A ticket puncher of Lilas**

What does it mean

I studied the booklet and searched for a sign

made up a meaning for every line

and a four letter word

l.o.v.e

I listened while lying on my bed

With time, everything fades away

It's what, a crock***

I never knew

Oh my love

I love you forever

You're gone

Along with my happiness

I was a fan and I still really am

singing along to my favourite song

A wax doll****

What did that mean

♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪ ♫♪♫♪

This song is filled with references to other songs:

*Reference to the song, “La Javanaise” (The Javanese)

**This is a reference to “Le Poinçonneur des Lilas”, or, “A Ticket-puncher of the Lilas”, a song by Serge Gainsbourg.

***A crock is a broken down horse, a phrase used in various chansons but not common in normal speech

****Reference to France Gall's “Poupée de cire, poupée de son”