… Read Full Bio ↴Jaakko Eino Kalevi is an electronic musician from Tiituspohja, Finland.
Born and raised in the central Finnish lakeland city of Jyväskylä, Jaakko’s musical journey began in the mid-’90s when, aged 11 or 12, he discovered the progressive metal of US rockers Dream Theater, whose riffs he and a pal would play on guitar. Hip-hop came next and Jaakko learned to make beats using Fruity Loops and a sampler. There followed passionate investigations into reggae, disco, techno and whatever else his friends or the internet happened to introduce to him.
After several EPs and a 2011 album called Modern Life, Jaakko signed to Weird World / Domino to release the Dreamzone EP.
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Macho
Jaakko Eino Kalevi Lyrics
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Mais il la bouffe de l'intérieur
Une menteuse, une mante religieuse, une relation née en quelques heures
Maintenant l'inverse
Elle en a marre des machos,
des machos ringards,
des macho men.
C'est une menteuse malicieuse,
c'est une vraie mante religieuse,
une actrice séductrice de mauvaise foi.
Une menteuse, une mante religieuse.
Un macho, elle me le montre du doigt.
Elle en a marre des machos,
des machos ringards,
des machos clichés,
des macho men.
Des machos ringards,
des machos clichés,
des macho men.
Des machos ringards,
des machos clichés,
des macho men.
Des machos ringards,
des machos clichés,
des macho men.
The lyrics in Jaakko Eino Kalevi's song "Macho" cleverly juxtapose traditional gender roles and stereotypes. The song talks about a relationship born out of deception, with the person described as "une menteuse, une mante religieuse" or a "lying female praying mantis." The phrase "Mais il la bouffe de l'intérieur" suggests that while the person may deceive others, they're ultimately hurting themselves. The second verse flips the script, describing a woman who is tired of "machos," who is herself a "menteuse malicieuse" or "mischievous liar" and a "mante religieuse."
Line by Line Meaning
C'est une menteuse, une mante religieuse
She's a liar, a praying mantis
Mais il la bouffe de l'intérieur
But he eats her from the inside
Une menteuse, une mante religieuse, une relation née en quelques heures
A liar, a praying mantis, a relationship born in a few hours
Maintenant l'inverse
Now the opposite
Elle en a marre des machos,
She's sick of machos
des machos ringards,
lame machos
des machos clichés,
stereotypical machos
des macho men.
macho men
C'est une menteuse malicieuse,
She's a mischievous liar,
c'est une vraie mante religieuse,
she's a real praying mantis,
une actrice séductrice de mauvaise foi.
a seductive actress with bad faith.
Un macho, elle me le montre du doigt.
She points out a macho to me.
Des machos ringards,
Lame machos
des machos clichés,
stereotypical machos
des macho men.
macho men
Des machos ringards,
Lame machos
des machos clichés,
stereotypical machos
des macho men.
macho men
Des machos ringards,
Lame machos
des machos clichés,
stereotypical machos
des macho men.
macho men
Contributed by Natalie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@OokamiLucas
Translations:
C'est une menteuse, une mante religieuse / She's a liar, a praying manthis
Mais il la bouffe de l'intérieur / but he's eating her from inside
Une menteuse, une mante religieuse, une relation née en quelques heures/ a praying manthis, a praying manthis, a relationship born out in a few hours
Maintenant l'inverse / Now the opposite
Elle en a marre des machos, / she's done with macho men
des machos ringards, / with hasbeen machos
des machos clichés, / with stereotyped machos (cliche machomen?)
des macho men. / with macho men
C'est une menteuse malicieuse, / she's a smart liar
c'est une vraie mante religieuse, / she's a real praying manthis
une actrice séductrice de mauvaise foi. / a seductive actress who's dishonest
Une menteuse, une mante religieuse.
Un macho, elle me le montre du doigt. / a macho, she's fingerpointing him
And so on... it's a really rough translation without any poetry in it (it's quite a litteral translation), and there are probably some mistakes, but I spent roughly 3 minutes on it. Enjoy !
@JM_E46
Ok this is is now 8 years old, requirement for getting into everyones recommended is met. Welcome people.
@ruby-bs9ev
So we hear after måneskins insta story😭
@jelenamrkela5446
True 🙋❤️
@hhardin8500
The vibe of the song is on point❤️❤️❤️
@philstebbing
this is classic... bass line supreme x
@ilikevideos4868
I was looking for something completely different but this is fire
@CarmeloNegro
Super song. gracias
@radiogreenblue
took me completely by surprise....love this :)
@xio7016
I was playing my 8th grade playlist and this song came up. I forgot how much I loveee ittt ahh
@poorpixie3866
Banga for life