So beautiful, it deserves its own thread.

Ibby · 01-28-2007, 05:28 AM

Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása by Sigur Ros.

skysidhe · 01-28-2007, 07:27 AM

I know it was about stereotypes and hate but I wish I knew what the lyrics said all the same.

funkykule · 01-28-2007, 07:39 AM

Not too sure about this song in particular, but in some of their songs Sigur Rós aren't speaking any language. They made up their own 'language' just to suit their songs, using voice as an extra instrument. So it doesn't mean anything, really!

from: http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/faq.php

"what language does jónsi sing in?
on von, ágætis byrjun and takk, jónsi sang most songs in icelandic but a few of the songs were sung in 'hopelandic'. all of the vocals ( ) are however in hopelandic. hopelandic (vonlenska in icelandic) is the 'invented language' in which jónsi sings before lyrics are written to the vocals. it's of course not an actual language by definition (no vocabulary, grammar, etc.), it's rather a form of gibberish vocals that fits to the music and acts as another instrument. jónsi likens it with what singers sometimes do when they've decided on the melody but haven't written the lyrics yet. many languages were considered to be used on ( ), including english, but they decided on hopelandic. hopelandic (vonlenska) got its name from first song which jónsi sang it on, hope (von). tracks 7-9 on takk are in hopelandic."

Ibby · 01-28-2007, 07:59 AM

yeah, I know, thats one thing i love about them.

But this one, 'good weather for airstrikes', is in icelandic.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-28-2007, 10:09 AM

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Ibby · 01-28-2007, 07:18 PM

viðrar vel til loftárása

ég læt mig líða áfram
í gegnum hausinn
hugsa hálfa leið
afturábak
sé sjálfan mig syngja fagnaðarerindið
sem við sömdum saman
við áttum okkur draum
áttum allt
við riðum heimsendi
við riðum leitandi
klifruðum skýjakljúfa
sem síðar sprungu upp
friðurinn úti
ég lek jafnvægi
dett niður
alger þögn
ekkert svar
en það besta sem guð hefur skapað
er nýr dagur

which translates as...

Good Weather For Airstrikes

I Slide Forward
Through My Head
I Think Half Way
Backwards
See Myself Sing
The Anthem We Wrote Together
We Had A Dream
We Had Everything
We Rode To The End Of The World
We Rode Searching
Climbed Skyscrapers
Which Later Exploded
The Peace Was Gone
Balance Leaks Out
I Fall Down
Slide Forward
Through My Head
I Always Return To The Same Place
Total Silence
No Answer
(But) The Best Thing God Has Created
Is A New... Day

monster · 01-29-2007, 10:24 PM

Not generally my type of music, but that is so haunting. I keep playing it. I don't need to know the words.

Undertoad · 01-29-2007, 10:35 PM

All Sigur Ros is like that, highly recommended.

monster · 01-30-2007, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

All Sigur Ros is like that, highly recommended.

Hmm, have been investigating. Only this one touched me -it was the video, -it worked so well I now don't need the images....

The rest of it -the other tunes-, nice, but I find i'm writing shopping lists before the first minute is up -nice for the background, but not "sit up and pay attention' music, which is what the video makes this piece.

King · 03-23-2007, 07:47 PM

I saw Sigur Rós almost exactly a year ago in Manchester. It was unbelievable.

01-28-2007, 05:28 AM	#1
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	So beautiful, it deserves its own thread. Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása by Sigur Ros. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

01-28-2007, 07:59 AM	#4
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	yeah, I know, thats one thing i love about them. But this one, 'good weather for airstrikes', is in icelandic. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

01-28-2007, 10:09 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Not that there's anything wrong with that. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-28-2007, 07:18 PM	#6
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	viðrar vel til loftárása ég læt mig líða áfram í gegnum hausinn hugsa hálfa leið afturábak sé sjálfan mig syngja fagnaðarerindið sem við sömdum saman við áttum okkur draum áttum allt við riðum heimsendi við riðum leitandi klifruðum skýjakljúfa sem síðar sprungu upp friðurinn úti ég lek jafnvægi dett niður alger þögn ekkert svar en það besta sem guð hefur skapað er nýr dagur which translates as... Good Weather For Airstrikes I Slide Forward Through My Head I Think Half Way Backwards See Myself Sing The Anthem We Wrote Together We Had A Dream We Had Everything We Rode To The End Of The World We Rode Searching Climbed Skyscrapers Which Later Exploded The Peace Was Gone Balance Leaks Out I Fall Down Slide Forward Through My Head I Always Return To The Same Place Total Silence No Answer (But) The Best Thing God Has Created Is A New... Day __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

01-29-2007, 10:24 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Not generally my type of music, but that is so haunting. I keep playing it. I don't need to know the words. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-28-2007, 07:27 AM	#2
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I know it was about stereotypes and hate but I wish I knew what the lyrics said all the same.

01-28-2007, 07:39 AM	#3
funkykule professional bowler Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 134	Not too sure about this song in particular, but in some of their songs Sigur Rós aren't speaking any language. They made up their own 'language' just to suit their songs, using voice as an extra instrument. So it doesn't mean anything, really! from: http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/faq.php "what language does jónsi sing in? on von, ágætis byrjun and takk, jónsi sang most songs in icelandic but a few of the songs were sung in 'hopelandic'. all of the vocals ( ) are however in hopelandic. hopelandic (vonlenska in icelandic) is the 'invented language' in which jónsi sings before lyrics are written to the vocals. it's of course not an actual language by definition (no vocabulary, grammar, etc.), it's rather a form of gibberish vocals that fits to the music and acts as another instrument. jónsi likens it with what singers sometimes do when they've decided on the melody but haven't written the lyrics yet. many languages were considered to be used on ( ), including english, but they decided on hopelandic. hopelandic (vonlenska) got its name from first song which jónsi sang it on, hope (von). tracks 7-9 on takk are in hopelandic."

01-29-2007, 10:35 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	All Sigur Ros is like that, highly recommended.

03-23-2007, 07:47 PM	#10
King Conquistador Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Everywhere Posts: 259	I saw Sigur Rós almost exactly a year ago in Manchester. It was unbelievable. __________________ "I've shot you, Jeff. With a bullet made of Scottish finance regulations."

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