A "bougie" also means a candle, from the french "bougie". I think this definition makes more sense in the context of the song.
There are several clear references to psoriasis (it's in the name so...):
"scaling comes scaling comes red is patchy
Snows the silver".
There are several villages named "Donje" in the Balkans and in India too. The previous song on the record, "Buzzers", also contains references to the Balkans. It's something I've noticed in several Scott Walker songs : see The Cockfighter followed by Bouncer See Bouncer on Tilt and their shared Holocaust references.
The "Angelus" is the prayer for the angel Gabriel who's come to announce to Mary that she would conceive the Son of God . The Angelus bell rings to mark the time of the prayer at 6 am, noon and 6 pm.
Still don't know what to make of this song despite these explanations...
A "bougie" also means a candle, from the french "bougie". I think this definition makes more sense in the context of the song.
There are several clear references to psoriasis (it's in the name so...): "scaling comes scaling comes red is patchy Snows the silver".
There are several villages named "Donje" in the Balkans and in India too. The previous song on the record, "Buzzers", also contains references to the Balkans. It's something I've noticed in several Scott Walker songs : see The Cockfighter followed by Bouncer See Bouncer on Tilt and their shared Holocaust references.
The "Angelus" is the prayer for the angel Gabriel who's come to announce to Mary that she would conceive the Son of God . The Angelus bell rings to mark the time of the prayer at 6 am, noon and 6 pm.
Still don't know what to make of this song despite these explanations...