Alizee's Song Titles Translation

[brad]

Originally Posted by aFrenchie

Note: according to my dictionnary "offensive" can be a noun. That's why I suggested "mild". Could have been "mild offence" as well...

well .. since you are learning english, i will go ahead and confuse the hell out of you .. lol

mild is an adjective, but 'mildly' is actually an adverb (Adverbs can tell you where, when, how, why and to what extent something happens)

and you are correct that 'offense' is a noun, but 'offensive' is also an adjective.

a literal translation here would work 'docile offense' people would understand that .. but it just isnt used in everyday language and sounds awkward.

all of this over 2 words .. lmao ... this is great though, i have thought about this stuff for a year. im sure i will be bugging you over other things in the future.

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by brad

mild is an adjective, but 'mildly' is actually an adverb (Adverbs can tell you where, when, how, why and to what extent something happens)

That's what I thought as well. Hence my suggestion. In "Mildly offensive", offensive was clearly put as an adjective? Couldn't fit the original... Tell me if I'm wrong...

all of this over 2 words .. lmao ...

Mylène probably spent only 2 seconds: "I want an opposite with Délit... well well... Docile! not bad!
Fans will try to figure it out if they want. Next..."

[Ben]

Originally Posted by brad

a lot of people think she is talking about 'Male Extremists' here (if you can see the obvious connection). I always knew there had to be something more to that .. just didnt seem right, lol.

Given the reference to seeing things in black and white in the next line, some people think this may also be a reference to Corsican nationalists (who dress all in black).

[brad]

Originally Posted by Snatcher42

Given the reference to seeing things in black and white in the next line, some people think this may also be a reference to Corsican nationalists (who dress all in black).

yep ... thats why i kinda just passed it over, and said 'single minded extremists' .. cover all the bases .. lol

[aFrenchie]

There's no way Alizée is referencing Corsican's tension in a song. You have to be very competent to sing political stuff in France. She and even Farmer wouldn't be taken seriously but probably laughed at big time! Not their domain, worse, not their competence!

[brad]

I really like getting this 'French perspective' .. One thing is for sure, I am going to have to re-do those subtitles

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by brad

I really like getting this 'French perspective' .. One thing is for sure, I am going to have to re-do those subtitles

I wouldn't care if it's a pain to do it. They're good enough...

[aditya8617]

Yea, I think translations are good enough, I doubt most people even pay attention to them once they have their eyes and minds fixed on her dancing so..

[Spartan500]

Originally Posted by aditya8617

Yea, I think translations are good enough, I doubt most people even pay attention to them once they have their eyes and minds fixed on her dancing so..

you forgot to mention her singing lol not that her singing is bad so please don't start flaming me lol

[Ben]

Originally Posted by aFrenchie

She and even Farmer wouldn't be taken seriously but probably laughed at big time! Not their domain, worse, not their competence!

Mylene definitely makes some political references in a few of her songs and interviews (comments about Le Pen, America, etc.). Usually in subtext, of course, but I'm not surprised she sneaks them in there.