Je M'appelle Henri

Let me introduce myself
My name is Henri
I would like to succeed in my life
To be loved

To be handsome, to earn money
And above all, to be intelligent
And for all that, I would have to work full time

I'm a singer
I sing for my friends
I want to make money and make it work well, work well
I want to write a song in Norman
A chic and catchy tune
To make people dance at Mr. Durand's parties

And everywhere in the street, I want people to talk about me
That the girls are naked
That they throw themselves at me
That they admire me, that they kill me
That they tear my virtue

For the old schoolmates
To become an idol
I want that every night, out of breath in their bed
They cheat on their husband
In their cursed dreams

Then I will do galas
My audience will bow down before me
Concerts of a hundred thousand people
Or even all of Paris is amazed
And rises to continue the fight

And everywhere in the street, I want people to talk about me
That the girls are naked
That they throw themselves at me
That they admire me, that they kill me

That they tear my virtue
Then when I've had enough of being their idol
I will go back on stage like in the roaring twenties
I will make my eyes cry
I will bid farewell

And then the following year I will start again
And then the following year I will start again
I will prostitute myself
For posterity

The school news will say that I'm gay
That my eyes smell of alcohol
That I should stop
Will burn my halo
Will tarnish my past

Then I will be old and I could die
I will look for a god to forgive me everything
I want to die unhappy
To have no regrets
I want to die unhappy