Moskau (song)

:This article is about the song by Rammstein. For the song by Dschinghis Khan, see Moskau (Dschinghis Khan).

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Moskau is a song by the German Metal band Rammstein, and is the 7th track on the Reise, Reise CD.

Related Topics:
Rammstein - Reise, Reise

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Rumored to have originally been intended as a duet with Julia Volkova of Russian pop duo T.A.T.u., it instead features the vocals of Viktoria Fersh, whose voice bears a strong resemblance to Volkova's.

Related Topics:
T.A.T.u. - Viktoria Fersh

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The song, obviously, is about the Russian capital of Moscow. In fact, the song opens with the declaration:

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?????? ? ????. ??????!

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Which translates into English as:

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This song is about the most beautiful city in the world. Moscow!

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The song is about the city of Moscow, and its beauty and unique sites. The city is continuously referred to as a prostitute, for example, in the first verse:

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Diese Stadt ist eine Dirne

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Hat rote Flecken auf der Stirn

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Ihre Zähne sind aus Gold

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Sie ist fett und doch so hold

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Ihr Mund fällt mir zu Tale

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wenn ich sie dafür bezahle

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Sie zieht sich aus doch nur für Geld

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Die Stadt die mich in Atem hält

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Meaning, in English:

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This city is a prostitute

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She has red spots on her forehead

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Her teeth are made of gold

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She's fat and yet so lovely

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Her mouth falls to my valley

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when I pay her for it

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She takes off her clothes but only for money

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The city that keeps me in suspense

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The song continues this theme, with the exception of the chorus, which goes combines Russian and German to say:

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Moskau

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???, ???, ???!

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Moskau

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????????!

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??????? ??? ????,

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????? ?????? ????.

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This relatively simple chorus translates to

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Moscow

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One, two, three!

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Moscow

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Look!

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Pioneers are walking around there,

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singing songs to Lenin.

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(The Pioneers were a sort of Boy Scouts-y group of the USSR)

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