Boney M - Rasputin

Rasputín (1872-1916) fue un monje ruso que tuvo una visión de la virgen María. Como resultado, comenzó a viajar a través del país visitando monasterios y sectas religiosas descubriendo muy pronto que tenía el poder de convencer fácilmente a las personas a quienes frecuentemente predicaba que la mejor forma de acercarse a Dios era pecar y luego arrepentirse. A este monje también le precedía una fama de poseer una notable capacidad de sanación que lo acercó al Zar Nicolás y su esposa al mejorar al hijo hemofílico de ellos cada vez que este empeoraba.

Pero algunos nobles rusos, molestos por su creciente influencia sobre la familia real y el poder político que logró (además de sus conocidos escándalos de orgías y desenfreno), conspiraron contra él, lo envenenaron y golpearon en el Palacio para luego dispararle varias veces. Se dice que a pesar de eso, el monje no murió, asi que finalmente fue ahogado por sus enemigos en los canales de San Petersburgo.

La versión de Boney M no es tan diferente, aunque destaca el lado sensual y romántico de este sujeto diciendo que era una máquina amatoria deseada por todas las rusas, incluída la esposa del Zar que tampoco escapó a sus encantos, los cuales no sólo incluían el don de la palabra. En fin, este es un clásico de la música disco y posiblemente sea el más grandioso tema de aquella entretenida banda. Me dan ganas de bailar como cosaco cada vez que la escucho.

Letras / Lyrics

There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstacy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on

He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on

But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
for power became known to more and more people,
the demands to do something about this outrageous
man became louder and louder.

"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
And he really came

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him till he was dead

Oh, those Russians..


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