Elisa

• By: Serge Gainsbourg

Lyrics:

[Français]

[English]

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa saute-moi au cou

Elisa, jump into my arms

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa cherche-moi des poux

Elisa, look for lice for me

Enfonce bien tes ongles

Dig your nails in well

Et tes doigts délicats

And your delicate fingers

Dans la jungle

Into the jungle

De mes cheveux Lisa

Of my hair, Lisa

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa saute-moi au cou

Elisa, jump into my arms

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa cherche-moi des poux

Elisa, look for lice for me

Fais-moi quelques anglaises

Make me some curls

Et la raie au milieu

And part it in the middle

On a 13

We are 13

14 ans à nous deux

14 years between us

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa les autr's on s'en fout

Elisa, we don't care about the others

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa rien que toi, moi, nous

Elisa, just you, me, us

Tes 20 ans, mes 40

Your 20 years, my 40

Si tu crois que cela

If you think that this

Me tourmente

Torments me

Ah non vraiment, Lisa

Ah no really, Lisa

...

...

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa saute-moi au cou

Elisa, jump into my arms

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa, Elisa

Elisa cherche-moi des poux

Elisa, look for lice for me

Enfonce bien tes ongles

Dig your nails in well

Et tes doigts délicats

And your delicate fingers

Dans la jungle

Into the jungle

De mes cheveux Lisa

Of my hair, Lisa

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
saute /sot/ B1	verb - to jump
cherche /ʃɛʁʃ/ B1	verb - to search for
enfonce /ɑ̃.fɔ̃s/ B2	verb - to push in
déliats /de.li.ka/ B2	adjective - delicate
jungle /ʒ‿ɛ̃.ɡlɑ̃/ A2	noun - a tropical rainforest
cheveux /ʃə.vø/ A2	noun - hair
poux /pu/ B2	noun - lice
anglaises /ɑ̃.ɡlɛz/ B1	noun - English (female, plural)
raie /ʁɛ/ A2	noun - parting (hair)
ans /ɑ̃/ A1	noun - years
fout /fu/ B2	verb - to care about (informal)
rien /ʁi.ɛ̃/ A1	noun - nothing
moi /mwa/ A1	pronoun - me

Grammar:

• Elisa, Elisa

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of "Elisa" emphasizes the speaker's affection and urgency.

• Elisa saute-moi au cou

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase is a command, urging Elisa to jump into the speaker's arms.

• Enfonce bien tes ongles

  ➔ Adverb placement

  ➔ The adverb "bien" is placed before the verb to modify its meaning.

• Dans la jungle de mes cheveux

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase describes a location using a preposition.

• On a 13, 14 ans à nous deux

  ➔ Use of 'on' as a subject

  ➔ 'On' is used informally to mean 'we' or 'people' in general.

• Elisa rien que toi, moi, nous

  ➔ Emphasis with 'rien que'

  ➔ 'Rien que' emphasizes exclusivity, meaning 'only' or 'just'.

• Tes 20 ans, mes 40

  ➔ Possessive adjectives

  ➔ Possessive adjectives like 'tes' and 'mes' indicate ownership.

• Si tu crois que cela me tourmente

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ The clause introduces a condition that affects the main clause.