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Rufus Wainwright – Complainte De La Butte (2001) | Track profile | Dork

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Rufus Wainwright
Moulin Rouge: Collector’s Edition (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Complainte De La Butte

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Rufus Wainwright

Complainte De La Butte

Release date: 8th May 2001

From Moulin Rouge: Collector’s Edition (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

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About This Track

"Complainte De La Butte" is a track by Rufus Wainwright, from the album Moulin Rouge: Collector’s Edition (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture), released 8th May 2001. Full lyrics are available below.

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Rufus Wainwright

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Lyrics

Complainte De La Butte

[Verse 1]

La lune trop blême

Pose un diadème

Sur tes cheveux roux

La lune trop rousse

De gloire éclabousse

Ton jupon plein d'trous

[Verse 2]

La lune trop pâle

Caresse l'opale

De tes yeux blasés

Princesse de la rue

Soit la bienvenue

Dans mon coeur brisé

[Chorus]

The stairways up to la butte

Can make the wretched sigh

While windmill wings of the Moulin shelter you and I

[Verse 3]

Ma p'tite mandigotte

Je sens ta menotte

Qui cherche ma main

Je sens ta poitrine

Et ta taille fine

J'oublie mon chagrin

[Verse 4]

Je sens sur tes lèvres

Une odeur de fièvre

De gosse mal nourrie

Et sous ta caresse

Je sens une ivresse

Qui m'anéantit

[Chorus]

The stairways up to la butte

Can make the wretched sigh

While windmill wings of the Moulin shelter you and I

[Verse 5]

Et voilà qu'elle trotte

La lune qui flotte

La princesse aussi

La la la la la

La la la la la

Mes rêves épanouis

[Chorus]

Les escaliers de la butte

Sont durs aux miséreux

Les ailes du Moulin

Protègent les amoureux

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Track details

From Moulin Rouge: Collector’s Edition (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

2001

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Album

Moulin Rouge: Collector’s Edition (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

Release year

2001

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Georges Van Parys, Jean Renoir
Producer: Michel Pepin, Rufus Wainwright
Mixing Engineer: Michel Pepin
Recording Engineer: Don Murnaghan, Michel Pepin