For more than twenty years he has been releasing, to only marginal commercial and critical success, playful and transgressive albums on labels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. In his lyrics and his other writing he makes seemingly random use of decontextualized pieces of continental (mostly French) philosophy, and has built up a personal world he says is "dominated by values like diversity, orientalism, and a respect for otherness." He is also known in certain circles outside the U.S. as a producer. He is fascinated by identity, Japan, the avant-garde, time travel and sex. Live Momus shows are rare but when he does perform he often sings the crowd favourite 'maf' from the Stars Forever LP.
He wears a patch over his right eye because he lost the use of it after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis from a contact lens case washed with Greek tap water.
Nick Currie currently resides in Osaka, Japan.
Confiance Absolue
Momus Lyrics
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Non, non je jure je jure en tout cas
Non, non tu peut avoir
Confiance en moi
Confiance absolue
Non, non j'n'ai pas mange
Les oranges suspendu sur la branche defendue
Aie confiance en moi
Confiance absolue
Non, non, des rendezvous clandestins
Dans le petit matin
Non, non tu peut avoir confiance en moi
Confiance absolue
Non, non j'n'ai jamais pris des amants
Non non, j'n'suis pas comme ca
Ou bien de temps en temps
Pas souvent, tu vois
Tu peut compter sur moi
Non, non j'ai pas mange
Les gourdons interdit obscenement suspendu
Pourquoi me torturer
Aie confiance en moi
Confiance absolue
Aie confiance en moi
Confiance absolue
Non, non tu peut bien croire, je l'avoue
Le mieux et pas le pire
Mais surtout ne pas croire
Ces "non nons" que je
Suis en train de te dire
Non, non, je veux te voir
Non, non, ne dis pas ca
non non, tu peut avoir
confiance en moi
confiance absolue
Non, non je ne suis pas sale ou douteux
Menteur ni tendencieux
Non non j'ai pas d'affaire
Pas du tout, tu sais
En fait toute au contraire
Pas du tout, tu sais
En fait toute au contraire
The song "Confiance Absolue" by Momus is a French-language track that speaks of trust between two individuals. The verses are repetitive, with a constant reaffirmation of trustworthiness. The singer asserts that they have not eaten forbidden fruits, nor had any secret meetings, nor taken any lovers, and encourages the other person to trust them absolutely. They go on to say that they have not engaged in any shady business or told any lies, and ask the other person not to doubt them.
The song could be interpreted in different ways, depending on the context. It could be a love song, with the singer trying to reassure their partner of their fidelity and commitment. Alternatively, it could be an existential song, with the singer using the theme of trust to reflect on the human condition and the difficulty of trusting oneself and others. Overall, the song conveys a sense of vulnerability and a need for reassurance and connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Non, non tu dois me croire
You must believe me
Non, non je jure je jure en tout cas
I swear, I swear, anyway
Non, non tu peut avoir
You can have
Confiance en moi
Trust in me
Confiance absolue
Absolute trust
Non, non j'n'ai pas mange
No, I didn't eat
Les oranges suspendu sur la branche defendue
The oranges hanging on the forbidden branch
Et s'il n'y en aura plus
And if there are no more
Aie confiance en moi
Have confidence in me
Non, non, des rendezvous clandestins
No, secret meetings
Dans le petit matin
In the early morning
Non, non tu peut avoir confiance en moi
No, you can trust me
Confiance absolue
Absolute trust
Non, non j'n'ai jamais pris des amants
No, I've never had lovers
Non non, j'n'suis pas comme ca
No, I'm not like that
Ou bien de temps en temps
Or maybe sometimes
Pas souvent, tu vois
Not often, you see
Tu peut compter sur moi
You can count on me
Non, non j'ai pas mange
No, I didn't eat
Les gourdons interdit obscenement suspendu
The forbidden, obscenely hanging gourds
Pourquoi me torturer
Why torture me
Aie confiance en moi
Have confidence in me
Confiance absolue
Absolute trust
Aie confiance en moi
Have confidence in me
Confiance absolue
Absolute trust
Non, non tu peut bien croire, je l'avoue
No, you can believe me, I admit
Le mieux et pas le pire
The best, not the worst
Mais surtout ne pas croire
But above all, don't believe
Ces 'non nons' que je
Those 'no no's that I
Suis en train de te dire
Am telling you
Non, non, je veux te voir
No, I want to see you
Non, non, ne dis pas ca
No, don't say that
non non, tu peut avoir
No, you can have
confiance en moi
confidence in me
confiance absolue
absolute trust
Non, non je ne suis pas sale ou douteux
No, I'm not dirty or doubtful
Menteur ni tendencieux
Not a liar or biased
Non non j'ai pas d'affaire
No, I don't have any business
Pas du tout, tu sais
Not at all, you know
En fait toute au contraire
In fact, quite the opposite
Contributed by Thomas R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Kinwa Kornia
I'm really happy with it too! What a gift, Momus.
Schizopantheist
I only want to add that this is beautiful and i have listened to it scores of times here for free. Whenever Momus appears live in my sovereign state i promise to go and listen for money!
Merle Bardenoir
Voilà qui met fin à l’ère du soupçon.
biseinen
very nice. i do sense Toog in your vocals though. eDwin
Svetliaok Dymnova
KUMISOLO on YOUTUBE !!!
Erin Merle
hahaha! Oh poor Nico.
NoCigar79
@ Maartttt - looks like La Cicatrice Interieure, '70's French arthouse flick.
Maarttttt
Is the clip from el Topo or something?
biseinen
@momasu LMAO