Papiyon: Papillon
| "Papiyon: Papillon" | ||||
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| Single by Hitomi Shimatani | ||||
| Released | February 7, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Dance/J-pop | |||
| Length | 19:24 | |||
| Label | avex trax | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chinfa Kang, Janet Jackson, James Haris III, Terry Lewis | |||
| Hitomi Shimatani singles chronology | ||||
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"Papillon" (パピヨン〜papillon〜 Papiyon) is the third single of J-pop singer, Hitomi Shimatani under Avex Trax. The title track is a Japanese remake of Janet Jackson's song "Doesn't Really Matter".
The lyrics are often confusing to translate due to the many languages intermingled in it. The title, "papillon", is a French word meaning "butterfly". Throughout the lyrics, specifically the chorus, Indonesian, Chinese and even Tagalog (a Philippine language) are used.
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