French Langblr and Ear

tisonnier (n.m.): poker (for a fireplace)

breloque (n. f.): charm (the type you would wear on a bracelet)

balèze (a): tough, badass

chelou (a): weird

nickel (a): spotless, perfect

zieuter: to have a good look at, to eyeball

translators note: I really struggled with this one. At least some of the lyrics are in Haitian creole, which I do not speak, but I still wanted to include the parts that I could translate, because it's such a great song for where Ilya and Shane are at in episode 4 but um. this is in no way an accurate or complete translation.

[chorus] tell me where I can touch you baby tell me where I can touch you tell me where I can touch you baby tell me where I can touch you

From head to toe tell me where I can touch you From head to toe tell me where I can touch you

[verse one] From head to toe I swear you amaze me when you move baby you make me lose my mind From head to toe I caught your vibe when you walked in All the guys check you out and I don't care if it upsets me In this crowd you're the target I have a place reserved for you if you're alone, or if you're with someone I don't give a damn I'm bringing you Because I'm the one who saw you first

[chorus again]

[verse two] [translators note- really struggling with this one. The parts I could get were something about a party at the speakers house and the subject comes in towards the end & he says he'll greet her more affectionately next time but for now they have to be impersonal. mentions of drugs and I think drinking?? if I'm hearing the right word? honestly help I've listened to this at .5 speed more times than anyone should. music should not be slowed down like that.]

[chorus again]

[verse three] [translators note- ok. I got nothing here. Is this verse in haitain creole or am I just suddenly really bad at understanding french. what's happening.]

I had the map but not the mission the address was missing from the invitation I had the time but no where to go no where to go But today it's a perfect day so perfect you brought back meaning to my existence

to my existence But today it's a perfect day so perfect you brought back meaning to my existence

to my existence

Chelsea my love You call me in the night and when the day comes again I show up in Paris switching from play to work* My heart falls back to sleep

Chelsea my love Polaroids on the carpet backlit negatives** of buildings and taxis a dream in a hotel called Marcel*** a piece of heaven in my bed Chelsea my love I walk and you run I sleep and you dream we love each other in turn Chelsea my love stay in the shadow of the sycamore trees until I come back under the Manhattan skies under the iron stairs, there we can rewrite our story back to front

*the literal translation of this line is 'a stone that rolls from the cicada to the ant' referencing both the idiom 'pierre qui roule n'amasse pas mousse' (a rolling stone gathers no moss) and the la fountaine fable 'la cigale et la fourmi' which tells the story of a cicada who sings all summer and has no food for the winter and an ant who works all summer to prepare for the winter. **the line in french is 'clichés countre-jours' cliché can mean photo negatives but it can also mean the same as it does in english