Koman was born in Bielsko-Biała, Poland and came to Australia in 1982 with his brother Tomek. They landed in Perth, before heading over to Melbourne, where he began acting again.
Tango De Roxanne
Jacek Koman Lyrics
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Mad
Roxanne
You don't have to put on that red light
Walk the streets for money
You don't care if it's wrong or if it is right
You don't have to wear that dress tonight
Roxanne
You don't have to sell your body to the night
His eyes upon your face
His hand upon your hand
His lips caress your skin
It's more than I can stand
(Roxanne) Why does my heart cry?
(Roxanne) Feelings I can't fight
You're free to leave me, but just don't deceive me
And please, believe me when I say I love you
Yo que te quiero tanto, qué voy ha hacer
Me dejaste, me dejaste en un tango
En el alma se me fue
Se me fue el corazon
Ya no tengo ganas de vivir
Porque no te puedo convencer
Que no te vendas Roxanne
Roxanne (Why does my heart cry?)
You don't have to put on that red light
Feelings I can't fight (You don't have to wear that dress tonight)
(Roxanne)
You don't have to put on that red light
Roxanne
You don't have to wear that dress tonight
Roxanne
Roxanne
The lyrics of Jacek Koman's El Tango De Roxanne are about a man named Roxanne who works as a prostitute. The singer of the song is in love with her and he pleads with her not to sell her body for money. He urges her to choose a different path in life and not to put herself in danger. He is clearly heartbroken, as he cannot understand why she chooses to do what she does, and it hurts him to see her with other men. He admits that he cannot change her, but he begs her not to deceive him and to believe that he loves her despite her choices.
The lyrics are sung in a passionate and dramatic way that captures the intensity of the emotions being expressed. The use of the tango as the musical accompaniment also adds to the intensity of the song, as the tango is a dance that often represents intense passion and emotion. The lyrics of the song suggest that the singer is filled with conflicting emotions; he loves Roxanne, but he is also hurt and angry that she chooses to sell herself.
Overall, the song is a powerful commentary on the lives of sex workers and the emotions that surround relationships with them. It highlights the complicated and often challenging aspects of these relationships and calls on the listener to consider the complex emotions that sex workers may experience.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't have to put on that red light
You don't have to advertise your services/ sell yourself in such a clear and vulgar manner.
Walk the streets for money
Find clients by standing on the streets, hoping to catch their attention.
You don't care if it's wrong or if it is right
You don't concern yourself with morality or what is ethical.
You don't have to wear that dress tonight
You don't have to dress provocatively or in a way that highlights your profession.
You don't have to sell your body to the night
You don't have to use your body as a commodity to make a living or provide for yourself.
His eyes upon your face
He is intently gazing at your face for pleasure and intimacy.
His hand upon your hand
He is holding your hand to show ownership and attraction.
His lips caress your skin
He is kissing you sensually, and you are enjoying it.
It's more than I can stand
It's unbearable to witness your vulnerability and intimacy with someone else.
Why does my heart cry?
Why am I so emotionally affected by watching you engage with someone else?
Feelings I can't fight
I have overwhelming, uncontrollable feelings towards you that I cannot resist.
You're free to leave me, but just don't deceive me
You have the right to leave the situation, but please don't be dishonest with me.
And please, believe me when I say I love you
I genuinely love you and want you to understand my feelings.
Yo que te quiero tanto, qué voy ha hacer
I love you so much, what am I going to do?
Me dejaste, me dejaste en un tango
You left me, you left me in a difficult or complicated situation.
En el alma se me fue
My soul left me or died inside when you left.
Se me fue el corazon
My heart left me or stopped beating.
Ya no tengo ganas de vivir
I no longer have the desire to live or the will to carry on.
Porque no te puedo convencer
Because I can't persuade or convince you to change your ways.
Que no te vendas Roxanne
Don't prostitute yourself or sell your body, Roxanne.
Lyrics © FOX MUSIC, INC., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Baz Luhrmann, Mariano Alberto Martinez, Marianito Mores, Craig Pearce, Gordon Matthew Sumner
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@oliyuprimizhu1326
Moulin rouge is actually based off a french novel “La dame aux camélias”, written by Alexandre Dumas jr. (The bastard son of the guy who wrote The Three Musketeers). The novel itself is based on a true story, on the relationship between Alexandre Dumas jr. and a courtesan named Marie Duplessis, who died at age 23 of a chest disease.
The novel tells the story of Armand Duval, a young man who falls in love with a courtesan, Marguerite. They begin a liaison, with Marguerite being a very famous and sought-after courtesan, and Armand being a young man of modest means. As he can not alone sustain his lover’s lavish expenses, she continues to take clients. It almost drives Armand mad with jealousy, and Marguerite, out of love for him, decides to quit her expensive lifestyle and retire with him to a countryside estate, while he plans to repay her debts with his dead mother’s inheritance. They live peacefully until Armand’s father appears. He writes a letter, asking for Armand to leave Marguerite, but he refuses. Armand’s father then secretly goes to see Marguerite and asks her to leave his son, and explains that if the two of them were to continue their relationship it would ruin Armand, he would be ridiculed and scorned by all, along with their family name and that Armand’s younger sister would never be able to marry the man she loves if her family’s name was tarnished as it would be.
Marguerite then leaves Armand, making him believe she has grown bored and had taken a new lover. Mad with jealousy and devoured by grief, he takes a lover himself as a revenge, behaving coldly and cruelly towards her at every social gatherings where they see each other.
Armand then asks her to come see him, and they end up falling into bed, after Armand mocks, taunts and finally begs her to come back to him, promising he would love and take care of her, no matter what. It’s a very sweet and passionate night. She leaves in the morning, and when he goes to see her in her home, he is informed that she is with one of his clients. In a fit of despairing agony and hate, he sends her some money with a note saying “here is last night’s fee”. After which she leaves for England.
Eventually, he receives a letter from her, where she explains that she has loved him and no other and that she had never betrayed him. It shows her immense devotion and love (one of my favorite lines roughly translated: “Everyday brought a new insult from you, which I received almost as a joy, for it was proof that you loved me still.”) However, the letter also explains that she has an incurable illness, and that she will soon be dead.
Armand rushes back as fast as he can, only to find her already dead, and all of her possession already being auctioned off. He finds letters she wrote him as she was slowly dying, where she shows her love for him, her final days, with bailiffs already emptying her house because of her debts and empty halls as no one would visit a dying courtesan. Her last letters were desperate pleas for him to come see her (“Oh! Come, come, Armand, I’m suffering unbearably, I am going to die, my God.”)
Armand sits through Marguerite’s belongings’ auction where he meets the narrator who bought a book Armand gave to Marguerite, and that Armand would like to buy back. Which results in Armand telling him the whole story.
[Thanks for reading this novel of a comment, I really recommend the book, “la dame aux camélias”:)]
@castielanne2544
My god Ewan McGregor's voice is an eargasm.
@katyexley8190
I adore him and his voice 😍😍😍😍
@castielanne2544
Yesss me too
@lucreziamilano8350
omg yes...it's a drug
@lucreziamilano8350
+Dena-Alba Alba-Dena he is the one who sing haha search the video where he sings with Robbie williams
@dena-albaalba-dena8923
Lucrezia Milano as long as I remember on the extras of the movie, it says that nicole sings for real but ewan doesn't
@jennafyt1335
Whoever was playing the violin deserves a grammy
@dikaia8949
Sure, total agreement 👍
@Nitekom
Sounds almost like a voice
@littlezimgirl
I wonder who played it, Feliciano?? Or someone who wished to be anonymous... One may never know 😉