La lune trop bleme pose un diademe sur tes cheveux roux La lune trop rousse de gloire eclabousse ton jupon plein d'trous La lune trop pale caresse l'opale de tes yeux blases Princesse de la rue soit la bienvenue dans mon coeur brise [Chorus:] The stairways up to la butte Can make the wreched sigh While windmill wings of the moulin shelter you and I [Original Song:] (Les escaliers de la butte sont durs aux misereux Les ailes du moulin protegent les amoureux) Petite mandigotte je sens ta menotte qui cherche ma main Je sens ta poitrine et ta taille fine J'oublie mon chagrin Je sens sur tes levres une odeur de fievre de gosse mal nourri Et sous ta caresse je sens une ivresse qui m'aneantit [Chorus:] The stairways up to la butte Can make the wreched sigh While windmill wings of the moulin shelter you and I [Original Song:] (Les escaliers de la butte sont durs aux misereux Les ailes du moulin protegent les amoureux) Et voila qu'elle trotte la lune qui flotte, la princesse aussi La da da da da da da da da da Mes reves epanouis Les escaliers de la butte sont durs aux misereux Les ailes du moulin protegent les amoureux
Attention les paroles d'origine sont: [...] Mais voilà qu'il flotte, la lune se trotte, la princesse aussi Sous le ciel sans lune, je pleure à la brume, mon rêve évanoui
To those wondering what it means, I can help. I'm a French major!: The too pallid moon rests as a diadem on your red hair/ The too red moon splashes your tattered skirt with it's glory/ The too pale moon caresses the whites of your indifferent eyes/ Princess of the street be most welcome in my broken heart Chorus:... My sweet Mandigotte* I can feel your hand as it searches for mine/I can feel your breasts and your thin waist, I forget my sorrow/ I feel on your lips the fever of an underfed child/ In your caress I could fall into an annihilating trance *Mandigotte is a nice term for beggar. I'm in love with this song and have been since I was in HS. Learning to speak French has only made me love it that much more.
Aria Briar "La Butte" means a sort of hill, and when capitalized it means the Montmartre hill, a neighborhood in Paris. The title of the song is "the lament of La Butte", so the lament of Montmartre. It's... a very very sad song. The last verse just says the poet loses his love as the moon wanes, and in the introductory verse (not sung here) it's said he "briefly loved her one night, never to see her again, but composed this song in hope that she will hear it on a street corner"... One, of course, assumes that the little beggar girl has in fact resorted to prostitution, alas.
Aria Briar Also, the chorus means "the stairs of the Montmartre hill are harsh to the poor, the wings of the windmills protect lovers..." This means the Moulin Rouge, but more than that, there were actual windmills on that hill still in the early XXth century. There aren't anymore, though.
To anyone wondering who the artist is covering this song - it is the incomparable Rufus Wainwright. A hugely talented musician, songwriter, singer, and performer. Rufus' live performances are simply amazing. This is not being sung by Ewan MacGregor.
tres jolie version de cette magnifique chanson ! ma grand mere me bercait en me chantant ca quand j'etais toute petite je m'en souviens encore et j'en ai des frissons c'est touchant cette version bravo
pierrot6122 Oh how I'd love to go to Paris. To see the actual Moulin Rouge. Just to experience it, and the city this incredible movie was based on. *dreams
une si belle chanson que si on pouvait révenir je parlerais avec le maître du temps et je te chanterais de mon plein coeur pour toi encore et encore jusqu'à l'ivresse et voila
Such a lovely song. Rufus is simply wonderful. To those who have asked about his nationality, he is American - he was born in New York state, but spent most of his childhood in Quebec after his parents divorced. He now calls NY City home. His father is Loudon Wainwright III - American folk singer. Mother is Kate McGarrigle - a Canadian, recently deceased.
I remember watching Moulin Rouge late at night and listening to those beautiful songs including this one, best times ever, this movie made my life very special at that time
Such a beautiful song. And Rufus does it justice! His voice is like a fine wine. Rufus is even better in a live performance than on a CD. An amazing performer.
Oh, this is so lovely. Rufus' voice is sublime. I never tire of hearing him sing. He is so talented and his voice is like a good, smooth glass of sherry.
i've just realized that this song is Moulin Rouge soundtrack, hahaha.. after this long time... well, actually, i watched the movie last week, and i already know the song like 1 year ago, so i was surprised, i really like this song and also the movie (since i've already seen it).
An incredible rendering from the complaining from the Butte Montmartre. BRAVO for this incredible VERSION in french! MERCI BEAUCOUP from Paris France. Emmanuel
"les escalier de La Butte sont dur aux miséreux, les ailes du Moulin protègent les amoureux.." (8). So beautiful, proud to be french just for ear this song
Je n'ai jamais oublié cette musique qui a partagé nos années passionnelles entre toi et moi Julie, Je t'aimerais toujours comme a notre première nuit ensemble.
Went to the Moulin Rouge for their Valentines dinner show last night and they sang this during dinner - blew me away... The show and experience was amazinging; if you ever get the chance you should grab it.
Montmartre is the place to go when in Paris.. I`m totally in love with Paris! Listening to this song makes me feel like I`m trully on the escaliers de la Butte .. It`s amazing, I love it!
x10000000000 he made the most adorable marcel marceau. :-D i loved him as a jackass stoned out of his mind and reckless. and i love him so much more sober and vulnerable.
@yourfatmuma1990 Rufus is American. Born in NY state. His father is American folk singer Loudon Wainwright III and his mother was Kate McGarrigle, a Canadian folk singer. Rufus is American, but may hold dual citizenship with Canada. Not sure about that.
Rufus does a great job on this track. The version by Cora Vaucaire is quite nice as well. Someone on here indicated that she sang this song as well. Glad to know both.
I really like this song. I'm French so I don't think such things as "French is a beautiful language", but the lyrics and the melody are so beautiful, it makes me feel sad and happy at the same time (yeah, it's hard to describe). This was the song of the first dance of my sister's wedding. PS: It's not "Complainte du la butte" but "Complainte de la butte".
@MathiasMeziane How sad ! His mother, Kate McGarrigle of The McGarrigle Sisters, had every reason to be proud of her son. At the same time he could be proud of his mother, who with her sister Anna made beautiful music in both French and English. I feel terrible about Kate dying.
I Love Paris! Son changé si belle ou non haha. les Français sont si intreguing avec leur belife forte de l'amour et de la nourriture :) ou alors ive bein dit
It's Rufus Wainwright, not Ewan MacGregor. And in the movie it's actually in the back ground in one of the scenes and not a main song sung by anyone actually acting. XD
i am french too but i understand what he say ! and his accent is good for a man who don't speak french ! but you should listen the real version of "caura vaucaire" i want fell in love when i hear this song ... i love this song so much this is real poesie ! its a pity our generation don't know this kind of old song like leo ferre and stuf , now they just know david guetta and stuf ... sounds like shit to me ! bonne journée
Enora, je sais que tu passeras lire les commentaires un de ces jours, je t'aime, t'es l'amie en or dont j'avais et pour une fois c'est pas toi qui est niaise, vu que c'est moi qu'on pleure en chantant. Je t'embrasse tout fort. À ce soir, prépares nos mouchoirs.
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I've listened 2 this since I was born. it's the only song that would calm my autistic brother. I'm playing it for him now. he remembers it😊
Music is my life you're amazing. Take care of your brother and family
La lune trop bleme pose un diademe sur tes cheveux roux
La lune trop rousse de gloire eclabousse ton jupon plein d'trous
La lune trop pale caresse l'opale de tes yeux blases
Princesse de la rue soit la bienvenue dans mon coeur brise
[Chorus:]
The stairways up to la butte
Can make the wreched sigh
While windmill wings of the moulin
shelter you and I
[Original Song:]
(Les escaliers de la butte sont durs aux misereux
Les ailes du moulin protegent les amoureux)
Petite mandigotte je sens ta menotte qui cherche ma main
Je sens ta poitrine et ta taille fine
J'oublie mon chagrin
Je sens sur tes levres une odeur de fievre de gosse mal nourri
Et sous ta caresse je sens une ivresse qui m'aneantit
[Chorus:]
The stairways up to la butte
Can make the wreched sigh
While windmill wings of the moulin
shelter you and I
[Original Song:]
(Les escaliers de la butte sont durs aux misereux
Les ailes du moulin protegent les amoureux)
Et voila qu'elle trotte la lune qui flotte, la princesse aussi
La da da da da da da da da da
Mes reves epanouis
Les escaliers de la butte sont durs aux misereux
Les ailes du moulin protegent les amoureux
Attention les paroles d'origine sont:
[...] Mais voilà qu'il flotte, la lune se trotte, la princesse aussi
Sous le ciel sans lune, je pleure à la brume, mon rêve évanoui
pardon, erreur de frappe: "je pleure à la bruNe, mon rêve évanoui"
To those wondering what it means, I can help. I'm a French major!:
The too pallid moon rests as a diadem on your red hair/ The too red moon splashes your tattered skirt with it's glory/ The too pale moon caresses the whites of your indifferent eyes/ Princess of the street be most welcome in my broken heart
Chorus:...
My sweet Mandigotte* I can feel your hand as it searches for mine/I can feel your breasts and your thin waist, I forget my sorrow/ I feel on your lips the fever of an underfed child/ In your caress I could fall into an annihilating trance
*Mandigotte is a nice term for beggar.
I'm in love with this song and have been since I was in HS. Learning to speak French has only made me love it that much more.
you should post how to properly enunciate the french lyrics. I can sing it but afraid I'm not properly speaking the language :-)
Katherine McKinsey If I may ask,does La Butte mean anything?
Katherine McKinsey also,what does the title of this song mean? sorry to ask.
Aria Briar "La Butte" means a sort of hill, and when capitalized it means the Montmartre hill, a neighborhood in Paris. The title of the song is "the lament of La Butte", so the lament of Montmartre. It's... a very very sad song. The last verse just says the poet loses his love as the moon wanes, and in the introductory verse (not sung here) it's said he "briefly loved her one night, never to see her again, but composed this song in hope that she will hear it on a street corner"... One, of course, assumes that the little beggar girl has in fact resorted to prostitution, alas.
Aria Briar Also, the chorus means "the stairs of the Montmartre hill are harsh to the poor, the wings of the windmills protect lovers..." This means the Moulin Rouge, but more than that, there were actual windmills on that hill still in the early XXth century. There aren't anymore, though.
To anyone wondering who the artist is covering this song - it is the incomparable Rufus Wainwright. A hugely talented musician, songwriter, singer, and performer. Rufus' live performances are simply amazing. This is not being sung by Ewan MacGregor.
thanks for the info
Lyrics from Jean Renoir music from Georges Von Parus.
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"One Man Guy" is another great Rufus performance.
I felt so cheated when the soundtrack gave us so little of this lovely song.
Quelle magnifique chanson!
tres jolie version de cette magnifique chanson ! ma grand mere me bercait en me chantant ca quand j'etais toute petite je m'en souviens encore et j'en ai des frissons c'est touchant cette version bravo
The best songs always have an accordion playing in the background.
Rufus Wainwright ❤️ one of the best singers and composers in the world! So underestimated!
Is it sad that I don't know how to speak or understand French, yet I can sing this entire song word for word and nail it, accent and all?
+Sarah Black it's not really sad...it's a kind of nostalgie about love and Paris
I'm the same
pierrot6122 Oh how I'd love to go to Paris. To see the actual Moulin Rouge. Just to experience it, and the city this incredible movie was based on.
*dreams
Well, come in France we will glad to teach you our depressive langage
My sister can do that 😂😂
superbe interpretation de cette pepite de la chanson francaise. bravo
une si belle chanson que si on pouvait révenir je parlerais avec le maître du temps et je te chanterais de mon plein coeur pour toi encore et encore jusqu'à l'ivresse et voila
Such a lovely song. Rufus is simply wonderful. To those who have asked about his nationality, he is American - he was born in New York state, but spent most of his childhood in Quebec after his parents divorced. He now calls NY City home. His father is Loudon Wainwright III - American folk singer. Mother is Kate McGarrigle - a Canadian, recently deceased.
I remember watching Moulin Rouge late at night and listening to those beautiful songs including this one, best times ever, this movie made my life very special at that time
i';ve been listening to this songs for weeks now...
Rufus Wainwright's voice and songs go straight to my heart. My favourite singer-songwriter, hands down
très jolie version.l'accent anglais donne un autre charme a cette chanson.
This song can really do a number on me... and yet I always come back to it
Such a beautiful song. And Rufus does it justice! His voice is like a fine wine. Rufus is even better in a live performance than on a CD. An amazing performer.
This song is soooooooooo beautiful
Oh, this is so lovely. Rufus' voice is sublime. I never tire of hearing him sing. He is so talented and his voice is like a good, smooth glass of sherry.
i've just realized that this song is Moulin Rouge soundtrack, hahaha.. after this long time... well, actually, i watched the movie last week, and i already know the song like 1 year ago, so i was surprised, i really like this song and also the movie (since i've already seen it).
Simply beautiful. The music and his voice blend together perfectly, like they are one in the same.
I would love the hit "like" on this 10 thousand times, but I can't :( lol
Rufus sings this superbly, doesn't he? Beautiful song sung by a hugely talented man.
An incredible rendering from the complaining from the Butte Montmartre. BRAVO for this incredible VERSION in french! MERCI BEAUCOUP from Paris France. Emmanuel
preciosa cancion y preciosa pelicula. Que pena que no hagan mas como esta
"les escalier de La Butte sont dur aux miséreux, les ailes du Moulin protègent les amoureux.." (8). So beautiful, proud to be french just for ear this song
Oh such a beautiful song, I remember my mother singing this to me when I was 5. *sigh* I want to go to France someday…
Je n'ai jamais oublié cette musique qui a partagé nos années passionnelles entre toi et moi Julie, Je t'aimerais toujours comme a notre première nuit ensemble.
Oh! Victoria girl! Paris a bien changé, tu sais. Néanmoins, il flotte encore dans certains quartiers la douce atmosphère de la bohème d'antan.
This song is one of my favorite. I'm french and thanks to this kind of song, now I can say that we have good music :D
I cannot stop playing this!!!!!
Went to the Moulin Rouge for their Valentines dinner show last night and they sang this during dinner - blew me away...
The show and experience was amazinging; if you ever get the chance you should grab it.
j'aime le film Moulin Rouge c'est le meilleur film jamais fait. Moi et ma mère chanter cette chanson tout le temps dans la voiture!!
Montmartre is the place to go when in Paris.. I`m totally in love with Paris! Listening to this song makes me feel like I`m trully on the escaliers de la Butte .. It`s amazing, I love it!
The lyrics are really beautiful too. In my opinion, they even add a lot to the song. Love it.
Moulin Rouge is my all-time favorite film, and Rufus Wainwright is one of my favorite musicians. What a great voice he has, huh?
un film magnifique ❤❤
Tellement beau
magnificent performance...taking us back to other times...
I've just discovered Ruffs. Oh what a huge talent. I'm in awe. And of course by some records.
One of the most beautifully sad songs give you the real feel of the Paris streets
i love this song. je vous remercie de le mettre sur you tube
I don't care how many times I listen to this, it's still beautiful :)
This used to be my lullaby when I was young! I love this song.
never gets old
Haha. Some of you need to chill out with the whole "i know who rufus is and you don't" thing. This is a beautiful song and I have it on repeat!
I love this song!I love the film too..."Moulin Rouge!" is the greatest film ever...
J'aime ça... tellement romantique...
x10000000000
he made the most adorable marcel marceau. :-D i loved him as a jackass stoned out of his mind and reckless. and i love him so much more sober and vulnerable.
Tres belle monsuir Bravo! Bravo!
I'm used to that version as well. First time I've heard it only like this.
@yourfatmuma1990 Rufus is American. Born in NY state. His father is American folk singer Loudon Wainwright III and his mother was Kate McGarrigle, a Canadian folk singer. Rufus is American, but may hold dual citizenship with Canada. Not sure about that.
Even though I can't understand it, I like it very much. Beautiful.
beautiful song for a beautiful film
Rufus does a great job on this track. The version by Cora Vaucaire is quite nice as well. Someone on here indicated that she sang this song as well. Glad to know both.
c'est tres tres magnifique!
I am impressed, he prononce very well the words in french!
He grew up in Montreal.
I don't care, I love it! ♥
waw ! ce son m'a interpellé !
The best part is when I get to listen to it again! =)
Beautiful song
I want this played at my wedding
you do know it's about a prostitute right?
cette musique est une perle elle magnifiques
I really like this song. I'm French so I don't think such things as "French is a beautiful language", but the lyrics and the melody are so beautiful, it makes me feel sad and happy at the same time (yeah, it's hard to describe).
This was the song of the first dance of my sister's wedding.
PS: It's not "Complainte du la butte" but "Complainte de la butte".
Manon Ingrassia I learn French on my school and its hard tho
This is getting me through a breakup
Love from Indonesia 💞💞💞💞🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩
trés belle chanson!!!
J'aime Moulin Rouge, c'est mon film prefere'!
Toujours aussi eggsellent oui😊
magnifique !
needs more credit yet i want to keep it my secret???????
tres bon Bravo!
@MathiasMeziane How sad ! His mother, Kate McGarrigle of The McGarrigle Sisters, had every reason to be proud of her son. At the same time he could be proud of his mother, who with her sister Anna made beautiful music in both French and English. I feel terrible about Kate dying.
i adore this song :]
@JulieEMRE It actually plays when Christian disembarks the train.
Love it!!!!!!!!!
@mjaubjau Yes, this is Rufus singing this song. It is NOT Ewan McGregor as some have claimed.
@J0gunA France is beautiful ( Paris in the Night >.< so romantic *
It is indeed Rufus Wainwright singing this beautiful song.
I Love Paris! Son changé si belle ou non haha. les Français sont si intreguing avec leur belife forte de l'amour et de la nourriture :) ou alors ive bein dit
Linda música!
sorry for my bad english but listen "mon amant de saint jean" too , a wonderful song really ...
this is my fav song
Thank you , it is beautiful.
so much attraction right now
@slaughteredpixie503 I think you're wrong. I've heard Rufus sing many times and this is definitely the incomparable Mr. Wainwright.
Yeah you're right hydeissosexy..! His voice is incredible, and I wish you can understand the lyrics, which are as andwsome as the way he sings...
@ToonsiesTheCat Yes, it is most definitely Rufus singing.
Love from Indonesian
The moon, all too fair, in your russet-red hair sets a sparkling crown
Yeaah ;) énorme =)
It's Rufus Wainwright, not Ewan MacGregor. And in the movie it's actually in the back ground in one of the scenes and not a main song sung by anyone actually acting. XD
me encanta...
i am french too but i understand what he say ! and his accent is good for a man who don't speak french ! but you should listen the real version of "caura vaucaire" i want fell in love when i hear this song ... i love this song so much this is real poesie ! its a pity our generation don't know this kind of old song like leo ferre and stuf , now they just know david guetta and stuf ... sounds like shit to me ! bonne journée
For me and Meg.........our Paris, our Montmartre ♥
Enora, je sais que tu passeras lire les commentaires un de ces jours, je t'aime, t'es l'amie en or dont j'avais et pour une fois c'est pas toi qui est niaise, vu que c'est moi qu'on pleure en chantant. Je t'embrasse tout fort. À ce soir, prépares nos mouchoirs.
énorme
Edgarnoe SALVADOR DE CARVALHO OH EH OH
rekt
"Oh, I see. You're crying like a woman." - Zapp Brannigan
@ggmonnes Exactly. Any fan of Rufus' knows this is him singing.
Thank you for uploading!
@AbbyandChelsee LOL. It's amazing to me how dense people can be.