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Damon Albarn – Battle into Heaven (2008) | Track profile | Dork

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Damon Albarn
Monkey: Journey to the West
Battle into Heaven

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Battle into Heaven

Release date: 18th August 2008

From Monkey: Journey to the West

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About This Track

"Battle into Heaven" is a track by Damon Albarn, from the album Monkey: Journey to the West, released 18th August 2008. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Damon Albarn.

About the Artist

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn

Lyrics

Battle into Heaven

[Queen Mother:]

如来佛祖！

RU LAI FO Zu

Great Buddha, emergencyl

[REPEAT]

花果山有一妖猴大闹天宮搅乱蟠桃盛会

HUA GUO SHAN YOU YI YAO HOU DA NAO TIAN GONG JIAO LUAN PAN TAO SHENG HUI

Here is a monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain smashing up my peach banquet

坏我社会治

HUAI WO SHE HUI ZHI AN

Raising havoc in my peaceful society

玉帝派出十万天兵不能将他捉拿归案YU DI PAI CHU SHI WAN TIAN BING BU NENG JIANG TA ZHUO NA GUI AN

A hundred thousand heavenly soldiers sent by Jade Emperor cannot defeat him

泼猴猖狂至极，无法无天PO

HOU CHANG KUANG ZHI JI, WU FA WU TIAN

This ape is crazily arrogant and out of control

特请如来前来救驾！

TE QING RU LAI QIAN LAI JIU JIA

Your presence is urgently requested!

降服妖猴，以震天威！

XIANG FU YAO HOU, YI ZHEN TIAN WE

Defeat the Monkey! Defend the heavenly throne!

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Track details

From Monkey: Journey to the West

2008

Album

Monkey: Journey to the West

Release year

2008

—Sandy the River Demon
—I Love Buddha
—Whisper
—Battle into Heaven
—Heavenly Peach Banquet
—Confessions of a Pig
—Disappearing Volcano
—Monkey Bee (Radio Edit)
—Iron Rod
—Into the Eastern Sea
—Journey to Beijing
—March of the Volunteers
—March of the Iron Army
—Monkey's World
—Monkey Bee
—Monk's Song
—Monkey Travels
—O Mi To Fu
—Out of the Eastern Sea
—Pigsy in Space
—The Dragon King
—The Living Sea
—The White Skeleton Demon
—Tripitaka's Curse

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