Malajube are an indie rock band from Montréal, Québec, Canada. They sing in… Read Full Bio ↴Malajube are an indie rock band from Montréal, Québec, Canada. They sing in French and have three albums out on Dare to Care Records.

The group made itself known in 2004 with the release of its first album, "Le Compte Complet." Critics welcomed the disc with positive reviews, which allowed the group to become instantly famous in the Québécois music scene. Several of its songs, such as "Le Métronome" and "La Valérie," were prominent mainstays on several Québec radio stations. For the production of the album, the group turned to Martin Pelland from fellow Montreal band The Dears.

In the months that followed the release of their first album, Malajube launched a tour across Québec, participating in several major festivals, such as Les FrancoFolies de Montréal.

In February 2006, the quartet released its sophomore album, Trompe-l’œil, which also received a warm welcome on the part of Québec media. Collaborations with singer Pierre Lapointe, Québecois rap group Loco Locass, and the use of a wide variety of instruments has contributed to the album's success. Trompe-l'œil also began to attract attention in English Canada in July, when it was shortlisted for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize, and in the United States in October, when it was a featured review on Pitchfork Media. In 2006, they won three Félix Award at the 28th edition of the Gala de l'ADISQ: two for Trompe-l’œil, "Best alternative album" and "Best cover art" while they were proclaimed "Revelation of the year 2006".

Their third album, Labyrinthes, was released on February 10th 2009.

Their song "Montreal -40° C" was featured in a Rogers Wireless commercial, and Ton Plat Favori was in a Zellers commercial.

Dragon de glace
Malajube Lyrics

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Je dors d'ennui sur les dunes dans la nuit à Helsinki
Je meurs d'envie, ton souffle est vert-de-gris
Comme un glaçon dans la pluie

Tu déambules devant moi sur les dunes, tu m'envahis
Je t'en supplies ne me laisse pas seul ici
Comme un glaçon dans la pluie

Dans tes yeux noirs de peur
J'ai vu mon sang cramoisi
Faire la danse de la pluie

Je suis reparti sur un lit volant
Pour le Royaume-Uni

Je t'en supplie, ne me laisse pas seul ici
Comme un glaçon dans la pluie

Overall Meaning

The opening line sets the scene of the singer feeling bored and lonely on the dunes in Helsinki. The second line introduces an intriguing image of the person they desire, whose breath is described as being green-gray. This creates a sense of unease and mystery around this person. The singer then compares themselves to an ice cube in the rain, emphasizing their feelings of being insignificant and ephemeral.

The third and fourth lines reveal that the desired person is physically present, walking in front of the singer on the dunes. The singer pleads with them not to leave them alone, again using the ice cube metaphor to convey their vulnerability. In the next section, the singer sees fear in the desired person's eyes and experiences a surge of adrenaline, represented by the image of their blood doing the dance of the rain.

The final lines describe the singer leaving on a flying bed to the UK. They once again plead not to be left alone like an ice cube in the rain. The overall effect of the lyrics is a sense of longing, loneliness, intrigue, and vulnerability.

Line by Line Meaning

Je dors d'ennui sur les dunes dans la nuit à Helsinki
I am bored and sleeping on the sand dunes in the night in Helsinki

Je meurs d'envie, ton souffle est vert-de-gris
I am dying to feel your breath, which is the color of green corrosion

Comme un glaçon dans la pluie
Like an ice cube in the rain

Tu déambules devant moi sur les dunes, tu m'envahis
You roam in front of me on the sand dunes, you invade me

Je t'en supplies ne me laisse pas seul ici
I beg you, do not leave me alone here

Dans tes yeux noirs de peur
In your black eyes full of fear

J'ai vu mon sang cramoisi
I saw my crimson blood

Faire la danse de la pluie
Dancing in the rain

Je suis reparti sur un lit volant
I have left on a flying bed

Pour le Royaume-Uni
To the United Kingdom

Je t'en supplie, ne me laisse pas seul ici
I implore you, do not leave me alone here