Panpan cucul
Serge Gainsbourg Lyrics


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Quand je m'trimballe
Une p'tit' poupée dans ma tape-cul
C'est comme si je lui faisais
Panpan cucul

Tandis que mon tas de ferraille
Fait teuf teuf teuf
Elle, elle arrêt' pas de faire aïe
Houla ouille

Quand je m'trimballe
Une p'tit' poupée dans ma tape-cul
C'est comme si je lui faisais
Panpan cucul

S'échappant de son p'tit valseur
Comm' d'une bande dessinée
Les étoiles de la douleur
Se mettent à scintiller

Quand je m'trimballe
Une p'tit' poupée dans ma tape-cul
C'est comme si je lui faisais
Panpan cucul

La voici bientôt en chaleur
Sur des charbons




Ardents, moi j'donn' des coups d'avertisseur
Qui font...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Serge Gainsbourg's "Panpan Cucul" are controversial and contain explicit sexual references. The song portrays the experience of a man who takes a "little doll" in his "tape-cul" (a French slang term meaning "ride") and gives her "panpan cucul," which roughly translates to "spank the butt." The song's opening line, "Quand je m'trimballe," means "when I'm walking around," and it depicts the singer's feeling of pleasure and dominance as he carries the woman in his car or scooter. The chorus, "C'est comme si je lui faisais panpan cucul," roughly translates to "It's like I'm spanking her butt."


As the singer drives along with the woman, he notices that she is experiencing pain, as she keeps yelling "Houla ouille." The contrast between his pleasure and her discomfort creates a disturbing undercurrent in the song. The second verse describes the woman's attempt to escape, but the singer catches her, and the pain she experiences is described as shimmering stars. The final verse describes the woman's increasing arousal, and the singer uses the car horn as a sexual metaphor, suggesting that he is stimulating her sexually.


The song's controversial lyrics were widely criticized for objectifying women and glorifying sexual assault. However, Gainsbourg believed that he was merely poking fun at the patriarchal culture of France, where men were traditionally allowed to behave as they pleased. Despite the controversy, "Panpan Cucul" remains one of Gainsbourg's most popular songs, and it has been widely covered by other musicians.


Line by Line Meaning

Quand je m'trimballe
Whenever I walk around


Une p'tit' poupée dans ma tape-cul
With a little doll in my backpack


C'est comme si je lui faisais
It's like I'm spanking her


Panpan cucul
Spank the butt


Tandis que mon tas de ferraille
While my heap of junk


Fait teuf teuf teuf
Goes chug chug chug


Elle, elle arrêt' pas de faire aïe
She keeps on saying ouch


Houla ouille
Ouchie ouch


S'échappant de son p'tit valseur
Escaping from her little ballerina


Comm' d'une bande dessinée
Like in a comic strip


Les étoiles de la douleur
The stars of pain


Se mettent à scintiller
Begin to twinkle


La voici bientôt en chaleur
She soon gets aroused


Sur des charbons
On fire


Ardents, moi j'donn' des coups d'avertisseur
Fiery, I honk the horn


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G P

"Le masque tombe, l'homme reste et le héros s'évanoui". Evgénie Sokolov, Serge Gainsbourg. 1980. Le génie reste!

thierry villette

Je kiffe cette chanson du grand Serge

JC

Génial !

S T

1973 is a great year.

thierry villette

Jeux de mots très fins

Manu Blues

I love u Emily….

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