La javanaise*
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I admit |
J'avoue Ne vous
déplaise |
*Javanaise is a more or less defunct slang that interposed a v syllable in normal words. Gainsbourg's javanaise has nothing to do with that. He plays with the sounds of J, V, and N, making his own javanaise that Juilette Gréco said was 'much stronger, much more musical.' This translation does not do it justice.
English translation ©2006 Alex Chabot