Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby

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Sasi sasi o to aro aro
O angi si nau boroi amu
Ni ma oe e fasi korona
Dolali dasa na, lao dai afuimae
Afuta guau mauri, Afuta wela inomae

Sasi sasi ae o angisi nau
Boroi nima oe e fasi koro na
Dolali dasa na, lao dai afuimae
Afuta guau mauri, Afuta wela inomae
Young brother, young brother you be quiet
Although you are crying to me
Your father has left us
He has gone to the place of the dead
Protect the head of the living, Protect the orphan child

Young brother, young brother hey? although you are crying to me
Your father has left us
He has gone to the place of the dead
Protect the head of the living, protect the orphan child
Interpreting the Song:

This interpretation and lyrics come from one very old lady, living in Fataleka (one of the Solomon Islands), as translated by her grandchildren. The song is said to be very old and hence the new generation does not understand every word.

The song is about a young child crying because he does not see his father with the family. In response his elder sister sung this song to comfort as well as tell him the reality, with an appeal for their deceased father to protect this child in the land of the living (local ancient belief is that the dead care for loved ones they left behind).

The old woman also said that the sample, if listened to carefully, used some words and sounds that were added to make it sound more melo. Expression of some words twice, as well pronounciation of most of the words are different from that of normal conversation. Eg. 'O' should be OE', Angiangi should be angisi. This is very common with local traditional songs.

Thanks to the people of the Solomon Islands for the lyrics, translation, and interpretation

Channel: Music
Uploaded: April 4, 2006 at 2:27 am
Author: fairymx

Length: 00:04:44
Rating: 4.89
Views: 1023433

Tags: Deep Forest Sweet Lullaby

Video Comments:
ashzimbabwe (November 18, 2008 at 12:30 am)
this song is my sad song i cry to it when i am sad!
Keezageeza (November 17, 2008 at 12:08 pm)
Little brother, little brother, stop crying, stop crying
Though you are crying and crying, who else will carry you
Who else will groom you, both of us are now orphans
From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us
Just like royalty, taken care of with all the wisdom of such a place
allan747 (November 16, 2008 at 9:39 pm)
This song give me so many memories... Many different memories! :')
morningfatty (November 16, 2008 at 7:54 pm)
im sooo there with ya. deff childhood memories
Nox979 (November 16, 2008 at 6:00 pm)
Great Sound Deep Forest...But where are u now...??!!
cov182004 (November 16, 2008 at 3:44 pm)
save a soul save a soul for a better life
grimmjow13101989 (November 15, 2008 at 1:16 pm)
AAAHHHH man, that remind me some memeries from when I was a kid. Life is so strange... I feel like crying lol
abhithcker (November 14, 2008 at 8:21 pm)
beautiful song, Though I have no idea what does it mean but dont know somehow it touches my heart...
tuckcp (November 13, 2008 at 2:12 pm)
I remember watching this and daydreaming as a kid. Sigh, good times.
jemericoi (November 14, 2008 at 9:41 am)
me too I found this at a sam goodies in cincinnati in High school. Me and friends drove out to camp site and played this all night good times