In… Read Full Bio ↴Thomas Fersen is a French singer-composer born in 1963 in Paris.
In his youth, he joined a punk band, before playing the piano in cafés-théatre. His first album in 1993 brought him an immediate success.
Fersen is a poet, who enjoys playing with language -he writes his lyrics exclusively in french-, using words, rhymes, symbols and images of vegetal or animal world. He tells strange and funny stories, impressions and dreams of casual life. His smoker's deep voice gives a particular tone to his songs. His musical style varies from one album to another (rock, folk, jazz and blues..).
He is one of the first who joined the Tot Ou tard/WM France label.
Les mouches
Thomas Fersen Lyrics
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Auvergnate de souche
Elle ne pense qu'à la bouffe
Mais j'aime bien les filles qui louchent
Sur mon pied, elle se couche
Quand j'ôte ma babouche
Quatre grammes à la louche
{Refrain:}
Je connais une mouche
Auvergnate de souche
Elle ne pense qu'à la bouffe
Mais j'aime bien les filles qui louchent
Les mouches
Elle a peur que j' l'avale
À cause de ma grande bouche
Et de mes dents de cheval
Quand je chante sous la douche
Elle titube, elle rigole
Mon pied l'a rendue folle
Et pis elle fait du barouf
On dirait qu'elle a fumé d' la chnouf
{au Refrain}
Dans le mur, allez pouf!
Et dans mon verre, allez plouf!
Elle ne pense plus à la bouffe
Car elle n'est pas waterproof
Sur mon pied, elle se couche
Elle n'ouvre plus la bouche
On dirait bien que ça sent le soufre
Eh oui, je suis le diable et sa fourche
{au Refrain}
Maintenant, elles sont douze
Qui prennent mon pied pour une bouse
The lyrics of the song "Les mouches" by Thomas Fersen tell a humorous story about a man and his relationship with a fly. The first verse introduces us to the singer's pet fly, who he describes as being from the region of Auvergne and obsessed with food. The man admits to having a fondness for cross-eyed women, and the fly has a habit of perching on his foot when he removes his shoes. This intimate interaction is seemingly innocent, as the man professes to be touched by so much love.
In the chorus, the man reiterates that he knows a fly from Auvergne, who only thinks about food – but he likes cross-eyed women. The second verse shows the man singing in the shower, while his fly companion watches on. The fly is afraid that the man will accidentally swallow her due to his large mouth and teeth, but the man assures her that everything will be fine. As he continues to sing, the fly becomes intoxicated and starts behaving erratically, making a lot of noise and causing a disturbance.
In the final verse, the fly accidentally gets crushed in the wall and falls into the man's drink. The man concludes that his fly friend is not waterproof and resigns himself to the fact that she is dead. He notes that he has eleven other flies who also seem to think that his foot is a bouse (a French slang term for "crap"), suggesting that he has a strange affinity with these insects.
Overall, "Les mouches" is a quirky and lighthearted song about an unlikely friendship between a man and a fly. It is told in a playful and nonsensical manner, which adds to its charm and appeal.
Line by Line Meaning
Je connais une mouche
The songwriter knows a particular fly
Auvergnate de souche
This fly is native to Auvergne region in France
Elle ne pense qu'à la bouffe
The fly constantly thinks about food
Mais j'aime bien les filles qui louchent
The songwriter finds girls who have a lazy eye attractive
Sur mon pied, elle se couche
The fly sleeps on the songwriter's foot
Quand j'ôte ma babouche
When the songwriter removes his shoe
Quatre grammes à la louche
The fly weighs about four grams
Tant d'amour me touche
The affection of the fly towards the songwriter touches him
{Refrain:}
Refrain line serves as a chorus in the song
Elle a peur que j' l'avale
The fly is scared that the songwriter might swallow her
À cause de ma grande bouche
Due to the songwriter's big mouth
Et de mes dents de cheval
And his big horse-like teeth
Quand je chante sous la douche
When the songwriter sings in the shower
Elle titube, elle rigole
The fly stumbles and laughs
Mon pied l'a rendue folle
The fly has gone mad over the songwriter's foot
Et pis elle fait du barouf
And she makes a fuss
On dirait qu'elle a fumé d' la chnouf
It seems like she has smoked hashish
{au Refrain}
Back to the refrain line
Dans le mur, allez pouf!
The fly went into the wall with a sound effect
Et dans mon verre, allez plouf!
The fly went into the singer's glass with a sound effect
Elle ne pense plus à la bouffe
The fly is not thinking about food anymore
Car elle n'est pas waterproof
Because she is not waterproof
Sur mon pied, elle se couche
The fly still sleeps on the songwriter's foot
Elle n'ouvre plus la bouche
The fly does not open her mouth anymore
On dirait bien que ça sent le soufre
It seems like something smells like sulfur
Eh oui, je suis le diable et sa fourche
Yes, I am the devil and his pitchfork
{au Refrain}
Back to the refrain line again
Maintenant, elles sont douze
Now, there are twelve flies
Qui prennent mon pied pour une bouse
Who mistake the songwriter's foot for manure
Contributed by Caden K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
eraldict Galerne
Je prefere les vertes