You've Got That Thing

Tu as ce truc

You've Got That Thing

Depuis que tu es arrivée comme une brise tonitruanteSince first you blew in like a boisterous breeze
Je me suis souvent demandé, ma chèreI often have wondered, Dear
Pourquoi les hommes semblent tous tomber à genouxWhy gentlemen all seem to fall on their knees
Dès que tu fais ton apparitionThe moment that you appear
Ton physique attirant n'est pas si uniqueYour fetching physique is hardly unique
Mentalement, t'es pas si brillanteYou're mentally not so hot
Tu ne gagneras jamais de lauriers à cause de tes mœursYou'll never win laurels because of your morals
Mais je vais te dire ce que tu asBut I'll tell you what you've got

Tu as ce truc, tu as ce trucYou've got that thing, you've got that thing
Ce truc qui fait que les oiseaux oublient de chanterThat thing that makes birds forget to sing
Oui, tu as ce truc, ce certain trucYes, you've got that thing, that certain thing

Tu as ce charme, ce charme subtilYou've got that charm, that subtle charm
Qui fait que les jeunes fermiers désertent la fermeThat makes young farmers desert the farm
Parce que tu as ce truc, ce certain truc'Cause you've got that thing, that certain thing

Tu as ce que désirait Adam quand ilYou've got what Adam craved when he
Était torturé par l'amour pour EveWith love for Eve was tortured
Elle n'avait qu'un pommierShe only had an apple tree
Mais toi, tu as un vergerBut you, you've got an orchard

Tu as ces manières, ces manières captivantesYou've got those ways, those taking ways
Qui me font courir chez CartierThat make me rush off to Cartier's
Pour une bague de fiançailles, tu as ce trucFor a wedding ring, you've got that thing

Tu as ce truc, tu as ce trucYou've got that thing, you've got that thing
Ce truc qui fait que les vignes préfèrent s'accrocherThat thing that makes vines prefer to cling
Oui, tu as ce truc, ce certain trucYes, you've got that thing, that certain thing

Tu as ces regards, ces regards fatalsYou've got those looks, those fatal looks
Qui font que les censeurs de livres aiment leurs livresThat make book censors enjoy their books
Parce que tu as ce truc, ce certain truc'Cause you've got that thing, that certain thing

Qu'est-ce qui a fait que Samson soit, pendant des annéesJust what made Samson be, for years
Le seigneur et gardien de DalilaDelilah's lord and keeper
Elle n'avait qu'une paire de ciseauxShe only had a pair of shears
Mais toi, tu as une faucheuseBut you, you've got a reaper

Tu as ce pouvoir, ce pouvoir de captiverYou've got that power, that power to grip
Qui me fait planifier un voyage de nocesThat makes me map out a wedding trip
Pour le début du printemps, tu as ce trucFor the early spring, you've got that thing

Tu as ce truc, tu as ce trucYou've got that thing, you've got that thing
Ce truc qui fait que les abeilles refusent de piquerThat thing that makes bees refuse to sting
Oui, tu as ce truc, ce certain trucYes, you've got that thing, that certain thing

Tu as ce baiser, ce baiser qui réchauffeYou've got that kiss, that kiss that warms
Qui fait que les réformateurs réforment les réformesThat makes reformers reform reforms
Parce que tu as ce truc, ce certain truc'Cause you've got that thing, that certain thing

On nous dit que les lèvres de la belle Hélène de TroieThey tell us Trojan Helen's lips
Ont fait de chaque homme son esclaveMade every man her slavey
Si son visage a lancé mille naviresIf her face launched a thousand ships
Eh bien, le tien pourrait lancer une flotteWell, yours could launch a navy

Tu as cet amour, et tellementYou've got that that love, and such a lot
Ça me fait penser que tu es prête pour ce queIt makes me think you're prepared for what
N'importe quelle cigogne pourrait apporter, tu as ce trucAny stork might bring, you've got that thing