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Complainte De La Butte (From "Moulin Rouge" Soundtrack)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Georges Van Parys
Georges Van Parys
Composer
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Producer
Michel Pepin
Michel Pepin
Mixing Engineer
Don Murnaghan
Don Murnaghan
Engineer

Lyrics

[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 cœur brisé
[Verse 3]
The stairways up to la butte
Can make the wretched sigh
While windmill wings of the Moulin
Shelter you and I
[Verse 4]
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 5]
Je sens sur tes lèvres
Une odeur de fièvre
De gosse mal nourrie
Et sous ta caresse
Je sens une ivresse
Qui m'anéantit
[Verse 6]
The stairways up to la butte
Can make the wretched sigh
While windmill wings of the Moulin
Shelter you and I
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
Les escaliers de la butte
Sont durs aux miséreux
Les ailes du Moulin
Protègent les amoureux
Written by: George Van Parys, Jean Renoir

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