1) Lotus is a larg… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Lotus is a largely instrumental Philadelphia, PA, USA, based band that melds sounds of electro, house, funk, and post-rock. They tour the United States frequently as well as Japan and are the most often scrobbled "Lotus" http://www.lotusvibes.com
2) Lotus is a Chicago based group centered on Christy Cameron Smith and Paul Infiniti. Described as "...softly flow through downtempo rhythms and are enlightened by strong melodies arising from acoustic, electric and electronic instrumentations
and arrangements all lead by the sensual and yet powerful voice of Christy
Cameron Smith." http://www.lotusband.com
3) Lotus is a Swedish band.
Line-up:
Anders ร hlund (Vocals, ex-Saigon)
Uffe Pettersson (Keyboards, also a member of Galleon)
Micke Berner (bass, been a member of RockTools)
They recorded the whole Sgt Pepper album.
4) Lotus is a four-piece band influenced by straight forward and melodic hardcore bands with a groove. With members of melodic hardcore band Accept The Change and rock band Gipsy On The Rocks. J, J, J & B.
5) Lotus is a six-member croatian rock/acoustic band. Formed by Filip Kozlica (acoustic guitar, vocals) and Bruno Milanoviฤ (bass). Other members of the band: Nikola Betica (guitars), Marko Vucelja (drums), Maja Kosanoviฤ (vocals) and Dino Zanetti (piano, keyboards). http://www.myspace.com/lotuszg
6) Lotus is a jam, progressive jazz, beat box bass band from Toronto Canada.
7) Lotus is a New Zealand vocalist based in Wellington http://www.lotusflower.co.nz/
8) Lotus is an Italian band made up by Amerigo Verardi, Claudio Chiari and Silvio Trisciuzzi. http://www.mescal.it
9) Lotus (real name David Applegate) is an electronic artist. He has released two EPs and has mixed a various artist CD called 'Lotus Chill Out Volume I'.
10) Lotus is (was) a Dutch band, based in Amsterdam. Repertoire consisted of self-written material as well as a cover version of Built To Spill's song Car.
11) Lotus was an experimental electronic noise/punk band with yelping vocals, loops, and real instruments from Pennsylvania that recorded two albums called Lotus In, Garbage Out and Version 2.0
12) Lotus was a five piece ambient/goth/darkwave type project based in Brooklyn NY, featuring several members of underground avant-rock groups from the area and a dominatrix/visual artist named Cat on vocals. After three members left the group, Alex and Cat continued the project briefly, appearing in a film, and then disbanding short after. Only one recording (a demo tape) exists aside from the film appearance.
13) Lotus is a creative faction of the Bossalaus Movement, a nameplate for the visual arts, musical work, etc. that is created by the organization. Bossalaus created the brands: Nobodies From Nowhere (NFN), NFN Radio, Mighty Mixtape, Bossalaus is composed by 3 factions: (F) FireFrost, (L) Lotus, (W) Wreckerz. http://www.bossala.us http://www.nfn.am
14) Lotus Jazz-rock band from Oslo, Norway established 1975. Their only album "Lotus" (1979) was nominated to the norwegian grammy.
15) Lotus is a Moscow, Idaho based a capella trio that put out one album, The Dance Goes On, with Peacehouse Records.
16)Lotus is a short-lived emo band from Slavonski Brod, Croatia.
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Lotus Lyrics
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Belle
Cest un mot quon dirait inventรฉ pour elle
Quand elle danse et quelle met son corps ร jour, tel
Alors je sens lenfer souvrir sous mes pieds
Jai posรฉ mes yeux sous sa robe de gitane
A quoi me sert encore de prier notre-dame
Quel
Est celui qui lui jettera la premiรจre pierre
Celui-lร ne mรฉrite pas dรชtre sur terre
O lucifer !
Oh ! laisse-moi rien quune fois
Glisser mes doigts dans les cheveux desmรฉralda
( frollo )
Belle
Est-ce le diable qui sest incarnรฉ en elle
Pour dรฉtourner mes yeux du dieu รฉternel
Qui a mis dans mon รชtre ce dรฉsir charnel
Pour mempรชcher de regarder vers le ciel
Elle porte en elle le pรฉchรฉ originel
La dรฉsirer fait-il de moi un criminel
Celle
Quon prenait pour une fille de joie une fille de rien
Semble soudain porter la croix du genre humain
O notre-dame !
Oh ! laisse-moi rien quune fois
Pousser la porte du jardin desmรฉralda
( phoebus )
Belle
Malgrรฉ ses grands yeux noirs qui vous ensorcellent
La demoiselle serait-elle encore pucelle ?
Quand ses mouvements me font voir monts et merveilles
Sous son jupon aux couleurs de larc-en-ciel
Ma dulcinรฉe laissez-moi vous รชtre infidรจle
Avant de vous avoir menรฉ jusquร lautel
Quel
Est lhomme qui dรฉtournerait son regard delle
Sous peine dรชtre changรฉ en statue de sel
O fleur-de-lys,
Je ne suis pas homme de foi
Jirai cueillir la fleur damour desmรฉralda
( quasimodo, frollo et phoebus )
Jai posรฉ mes yeux sous sa robe de gitane
A quoi me sert encore de prier notre-dame
Quel
Est celui qui lui jettera la premiรจre pierre
Celui-lร ne mรฉrite pas dรชtre sur terre
O lucifer !
Oh ! laisse-moi rien quune fois
Glisser mes doigts dans les cheveux desmรฉralda
Esmรฉralda
The song "Belle" by Lotus is taken from the soundtrack of the French musical, Notre Dame de Paris. The song is a love triangle, and each character sings their perspective of their love for Esmeralda, the singer. The three male characters are Quasimodo, Frollo, and Phoebus. The lyrics are rich in metaphors that aim to describe Esmeralda's beauty, sensuality, and the struggles that the male protagonists face in their love for her.
Quasimodo describes Esmeralda's beauty as he feels hell opening underneath his feet. He refers to the biblical story of a woman, caught in adultery, who is to be stoned as he asks, "quel est celui qui lui jettera la premiรจre pierre? (who will cast the first stone on her?)" He is in awe of her and is willing to let go of his faith to feel her hair just once. Frollo, on the other hand, is torn between his religious beliefs and his desire for Esmeralda. He suspects that she is the devil's incarnate, sent to distract him from God. He paints her as a dangerous siren, and his attraction to her makes him feel guilty for his lack of faith. Finally, Phoebus admires Esmeralda's sensual beauty, and even though he is engaged to another woman, he is willing to cheat on her to explore his desires for her.
Overall, the song "Belle" portrays the complexity of love and desire. The characters' perspectives show how their individual beliefs, prejudices, and desires shape their perception of beauty and love. The song is a beautiful representation of the French cultural heritage, and its dramatic storytelling is a testament to the musical's portrayal of Victor Hugo's masterpiece, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
Line by Line Meaning
Belle
The name that seems to be invented just for her
Cest un mot quon dirait inventรฉ pour elle
It's a word that seems to be invented just for her
Quand elle danse et quelle met son corps ร jour, tel
When she dances and reveals her body, it's like a bird spreading its wings to take flight
Un oiseau qui รฉtend ses ailes pour senvoler
It's like a bird spreading its wings to take flight
Alors je sens lenfer souvrir sous mes pieds
Then I feel hell opening up beneath my feet
Jai posรฉ mes yeux sous sa robe de gitane
I laid my eyes upon her gypsy dress
A quoi me sert encore de prier notre-dame
What use is it to pray to Notre-Dame now
Quel
Who
Est celui qui lui jettera la premiรจre pierre
Is the one who will throw the first stone at her
Celui-lร ne mรฉrite pas dรชtre sur terre
This person doesn't deserve to be on this earth
O lucifer !
Oh Lucifer!
Oh ! laisse-moi rien quune fois
Oh! Just let me do it once
Glisser mes doigts dans les cheveux desmรฉralda
Slip my fingers through Esmeralda's hair
Est-ce le diable qui sest incarnรฉ en elle
Has the devil incarnated in her
Pour dรฉtourner mes yeux du dieu รฉternel
To turn my eyes away from the eternal God
Qui a mis dans mon รชtre ce dรฉsir charnel
Who put this carnal desire in me
Pour mempรชcher de regarder vers le ciel
To prevent me from looking towards the sky
Elle porte en elle le pรฉchรฉ originel
She carries the original sin within her
La dรฉsirer fait-il de moi un criminel
Does desiring her make me a criminal
Celle
The one
Quon prenait pour une fille de joie une fille de rien
The one who was thought to be a girl of joy or a girl of nothing
Semble soudain porter la croix du genre humain
Suddenly seems to carry the burden of mankind's sins
O notre-dame !
Oh Notre-Dame!
Oh ! laisse-moi rien quune fois
Oh! Just let me do it once
Pousser la porte du jardin desmรฉralda
Enter the garden of Esmeralda
Malgrรฉ ses grands yeux noirs qui vous ensorcellent
Despite her big black eyes that bewitch you
La demoiselle serait-elle encore pucelle?
Is the young lady still a virgin?
Quand ses mouvements me font voir monts et merveilles
When her movements make me see wonders
Sous son jupon aux couleurs de larc-en-ciel
Under her rainbow colored petticoat
Ma dulcinรฉe laissez-moi vous รชtre infidรจle
My sweetheart, let me be unfaithful to you
Avant de vous avoir menรฉ jusquร lautel
Before leading you to the altar
Quel
Who
Est lhomme qui dรฉtournerait son regard delle
Is the man who would turn his gaze away from her
Sous peine dรชtre changรฉ en statue de sel
Under the penalty of being turned into a statue of salt
O fleur-de-lys,
Oh Fleur-de-Lys,
Je ne suis pas homme de foi
I am not a man of faith
Jirai cueillir la fleur damour desmรฉralda
I will go and pick the flower of love from Esmeralda
Contributed by Brayden N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
The Homemade Disease
The reason this guy doesn't want to do psychedelics is the reason they can teach you more than you would believe.
demonetized history
I like when he talks about the blue lotus.
sean
๐๐คฃGood call.
Katie H
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George
Same, haha. A whole six minutes of them talking about the blue lotus - I'm so lucky!! :)
tilthebitterend
I love YouTubers for not doing ClickBait it's the best <3
That guy Trevor
For a scientist, Neil is very closed minded. There HAVE been instances where people have had out of body experiences and seen things from above that were verifiable . I think he likes to hear himself talk.
Yoinker Of Cheeks
You must not watch videos of him
hajnik 79
Agree! Its almost childish ๐ค๐จ๐ฆ
Jakesvizuals
It seems like your also someone who likes to hear himself talk.