Bonjour Jeune Fille
The Blow Lyrics
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Nous avons écoutés le son de votre amour.
[x3]
(give me one more times)
Bonjour jeune fille d'en haut,
Nous avons écoutés le son de votre amour.
[x4]
On va monter escalier.
On va sous la pas.
Et ton petit ami, il reste, reste là,
Et toi, tu viens avec nous.
Bonjour jeune fille d'en haut,
Nous avons écoutés le son de votre amour.
[x2]
Hello young girl upstairs,
We've heard the sounds of your love.
Hello young girl upstairs,
We’ve heard the sounds
but didn't come, didn't come down.
Hello young girl upstairs, we're gonna climb the stairs.
And your little friend, he'll stay there and you,
You're gonna come, come, come with us, you,
You're gonna come, come, come with us.
I like you up and down, I'd like to press you down
I'll make you into a suit of clothes and wear you where nobody knows you
In the strange towns I'll show you off
and girls will try to rip you off of me.
I like you.
Bonjour jeune fille d'en haut,
Nous avons écoutés le son de votre amour
[x4]
The Blow's "Bonjour Jeune Fille" is a seductive and creepy song that tells the story of someone who has been listening to the sounds of a young couple making love upstairs. The singer, who is likely a man, asks the young girl to come down and join them as they climb the stairs, leaving her boyfriend behind. The lyrics suggest that the singer would like to possess the young girl, perhaps even wear her as a suit of clothes to show off to other women. The repeated "Bonjour jeune fille d'en haut" at the beginning of the song adds to the eerie and voyeuristic tone of the song.
The lyrics to "Bonjour Jeune Fille" suggest a predatory and possessive attitude towards women. The repeated phrase "Bonjour jeune fille d'en haut" is a haunting refrain that reinforces the voyeuristic view of the singer. The suggestive lyrics about wearing the young girl as a suit of clothes are particularly troubling and dark. The repeated references to the sounds of the couple making love create a sense of intrusion and violation that is uncomfortable to listen to. The overall effect is that of a twisted love song that is both seductive and repulsive.
Line by Line Meaning
Bonjour jeune fille d'en haut,
Hello young girl upstairs,
Nous avons écoutés le son de votre amour.
We've heard the sounds of your love.
[x3]
Repeating the above two lines three times.
(give me one more times)
Asking for the above lines to be repeated one more time.
Hello young girl upstairs,
Hello young girl upstairs,
We’ve heard the sounds
We've heard the sounds
but didn't come, didn't come down.
But we didn't come down to you.
Hello young girl upstairs, we're gonna climb the stairs.
Hello young girl upstairs, we're going to come up to your room.
And your little friend, he'll stay there and you,
And your little friend will stay there and you,
You're gonna come, come, come with us, you,
You're going to come, come, come with us, you,
You're gonna come, come, come with us.
You're going to come, come, come with us.
I like you up and down, I'd like to press you down
I want you in any position, I want to have control over you.
I'll make you into a suit of clothes and wear you where nobody knows you
I'll take your skin and wear it like a disguise, so no one will recognize me.
In the strange towns I'll show you off
I'll show you off in strange places,
and girls will try to rip you off of me.
And other girls will try to take you away from me.
Bonjour jeune fille d'en haut,
Hello young girl upstairs,
Nous avons écoutés le son de votre amour
We've heard the sounds of your love.
[x4]
Repeating the above two lines four times.
Contributed by Micah K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.