Sadeness (Part I) Lyrics
In nomine Christi, Amen Let us go forth in peace
In the name of Christ, So be it
Cum angelis et pueris,
fideles inveniamur We shall find the faithful in the
company of angels and children
Attollite portas, principes, vestras
et elevamini, portae aeternales
et introibit rex gloriae
Qius est iste Rex glorie? Lift up ye heads o ye glorious gates,
and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors,
and the king of glory shall come in.
Who is the king of glory?
Sade, dis-moi,
Sade, donnes-moi Sade tell me
Sade give me
Procedamus in pace
In nomine Christi, Amen
Shall we proceed in peace
In the name of Christ, Amen
Qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher?
le Bien par le Mal
la Vertu par le Vice
Sade, dis-moi, Pourquoi l'evangile du Mal?
Quelle est ta religion, Ou sont tes fideles?
Si tu es contre Dieu, tu es contre l'Homme
Sade tell me
what is it that you seek?
The rightness of wrong
The virtue of vice
Sade tell me why the Gospel of evil ?
What is your religion? Where are your faithful?
If you are against God, you are against man
Le plaisir sans l'amour.
N'y a t'il plus de sentiment dans le culte de l'homme ?
Sade tell me why blood for pleasure?
Pleasure without love?
Is there no longer any feeling in man's Faith?
Sade, es-tu diabolique ou divin? Sade are you diabolical or divine?
Sade, dis-moi
Hosanna
Sade, donnes-moi
Hosanna
Sade, dis-moi
Hosanna
Sade, donnes-moi
Hosanna Sade tell me
Hosanna
Sade give me
Hosanna
Sade tell me
Hosanna
Sade give me
Hosanna
In nomine Christi, Amen In the name of Christ, Amen
This song offers an interesting contrast of languages - the sacred language of the church, Latin, and the sensual French. This song is not only about de Sade, but about love and sex, the soul and the flesh. It offers a view into the period of time De Sade lived in, when sexuality was considered an affront to God, since the Church believed it denied the soul.
De Sade took that stance to the extreme, denying anything higher than sexual pleasure as false. So basically this song contrasts the strict, spiritual world of the Church and the debauched, amoral world of de Sade.
The "religious" text was sampled by Enigma from a recording by the Hilliard Ensemble. It's a recording of a religious hymn, "Attollite portas," which is, indeed, a religious hymn. I seem to recall hearing in an interview with one of the singers of the Hilliard Ensemble that they went to court with Enigma over this. What Enigma was trying to say, is, of course, anybody's guess.
Sade, dis-moi (Sade, tell me) Qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher? (What are you looking for?) Le bien par le mal (The good in the bad?) La vertu par le vice (The virtue in the vice?)
Sade, dis-moi, pourquoi l'évangile a du mal? (Sade, tell me, why the gospel of evil?) Quelle est ta religion, où sont tes fidèles? (What is your religion, who are your faithful?) Si tu es contre Dieu, tu es contre l'Homme (If you are against God, you are against man.)
Sade, es-tu diabolique ou divin? (Sade, are you diabolical or divine?)
*Not a native French speaker, but this is the rough translation.
@discobiscu also:
@discobiscu also:
Sade, dis-moi (Sade, tell me...) Hosanna (Hosanna)
Sade, dis-moi (Sade, tell me...) Hosanna (Hosanna)
Sade, donne-moi (Sade, give me) Hosanna (Hosanna)
Sade, donne-moi (Sade, give me) Hosanna (Hosanna)
this song is so funky and i have listened to it when i was younger my mother is a hippie and used to get stoned to this we used to lay on our backs in the livingroom floor and listen.amazing
This song has somewhat of a sexual appeal. It could be easily used in one of those softcore movies for a steamy scene :) I really like it eventhough I don't understand much.
It's protesting the philosophy of the Marquis de Sade. Although I don't really support the song's message-, I espescially disagree the "What is your religion? Where are your faithful? If you are against God, you are against man" segment of the song, but I love it nonetheless.
@Kohrah I agree that it's definitely overtly questioning the lifestyle / philosophy and demanding answers from someone who has chosen that path, but I think that condemnation is actually only on the surface, a way to dip her toe into the deep end and allow for her seduction into experiencing it; the song is ultimately a confession of a tormenting attraction to the darker pleasures of life, the morally questionable, the forbidden experiences.
@Kohrah I agree that it's definitely overtly questioning the lifestyle / philosophy and demanding answers from someone who has chosen that path, but I think that condemnation is actually only on the surface, a way to dip her toe into the deep end and allow for her seduction into experiencing it; the song is ultimately a confession of a tormenting attraction to the darker pleasures of life, the morally questionable, the forbidden experiences.
Here's where I get that layer, in the emotionally heady repetition of the following lines: "Sade, dis-moi Sade, donne-moi"
Here's where I get that layer, in the emotionally heady repetition of the following lines: "Sade, dis-moi Sade, donne-moi"
The song demands an accounting for the...
The song demands an accounting for the sins perpetuated by followers of the Marquis de Sade's lifestyle, but it seems (by tone and obsessive repetition especially) that what the person in the song is truly asking for is to be seduced into the very forbidden experiences she is on the surface condemning.
The protagonist is begging for a deeper understanding, to be told, to receive an answer, an experience to allow her to come to a place of peace / rest from this obsession. Tell me, she says. Give me, she says. Give me salvation. And she's not sure which kind of salvation she truly would have.
The voice comes from far away, He does not understand what is being said.
But the tone of it was clear, beautiful, and pure. Like shimmering fibers of light, the sound seduced him.
He had never experienced such a sense of warmth. No sound had ever touched him as this one had.
Was it day or nights? Over and over the same voices, They banded together upon a floating rhythm to create a choir. The lights within him began to move, the warmth roamed - always faster, It took possession of him - everything became one. Was that God?
The shafts of lights, the heat and the sound meld together, "pass the frontiers," a voice calls to him, “your journey in life begins".
Only now he notices that no one spoke, Rather it was he himself.
Solve the enigma...
The song is about the Marquis De Sade.
Are you sure?
yeah, this song is about the Marquis de Sade, alright. which led to this choon being banned all across Europe when it was released, particularly in Italy and Ireland. banned or not, it's a great CD to snog to!