La Malice Lyrics in English by Shy'm

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Malice by Shy'm from French to English.
Extrait du cinquième album Solitaire de Shy'm
Excerpt from Shy'm's fifth album Solitaire
Clip officiel
Official video
Dans ce monde de brutes
In this world of brutes
Où que personne ne rigole
Where no one laughs
Je n'ai peur du ridicule
I don't fear ridicule
Que si l'on ne me trouve plus folle
Only if they don't find me crazy anymore
Soyons malins, rusés
Let's be clever, cunning
Et peut-être idéalistes
And maybe idealists
Maman disait que nos rêves
Mom said that our dreams
Parfois un rien les réalise
Sometimes a little thing makes them happen
Qu'on me bâillonne
Let them gag me
Qu'on me taise
Let them silence me
Où qu'on me laisse dire
Or let me say
Ce qui me plait
What I like
Qu'on me pardonne
Let them forgive me
Qu'on me protège
Let them protect me
Mais qu'on me laisse vivre ma liberté
But let me live my freedom
Et je dis 'Vive à la malice'
And I say 'Long live mischief'
Ne nous prenons surtout pas au sérieux
Let's especially not take ourselves seriously
Nos éclats de rires sont nos complices
Our bursts of laughter are our accomplices
Nous ne sommes pas les plus malheureux
We're not the unhappiest
Viva à la ma la mama
Viva à la ma la mama
Viva à la ma la mama
Viva à la ma la mama
Viva à la ma la malice
Viva à la ma la mischief
Viva à la ma la mama
Viva à la ma la mama
Viva à la ma la mama
Viva à la ma la mama
Viva à la ma la malice
Viva à la ma la mischief
Je revois je revis
I see again, I live again
Je veux créer, je veux vivre
I want to create, I want to live
Je veux crier haut et fort
I want to shout out loud
Toutes mes conneries, mes délires
All my bullsh*t, my wild ideas
A tort, ou à raison
Right or wrong
On verra, il n'en tient qu'à nous
We'll see, it's only up to us
Soyons forts, soyons fous
Let's be strong, let's be crazy
Et rien à foutre de ce qu'ils pensent de nous
And don't give a f*ck what they think of us
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malice — mischief

Malice in French can mean 'malice' in English, but in the context of this song, it's used to mean 'mischief' or 'playfulness'. It's an interesting word because it plays on the double meaning.

Shy'm uses it to encourage listeners to embrace a lighthearted, rebellious spirit, to not take life too seriously, and to find joy in playful defiance rather than genuine ill will. The phrase "Vive à la malice" translates to "Long live mischief!"

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