"Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest

A film from the craziest round-the-world traveler I've seen, the song is "Sweet Lullaby" Seems pretty awesome.

That guy has been everywhere, I'm jealous. Gotta love that song.

I have loved Deep Forest for years. Anyways heres the actual music video of Sweet Lullaby. This video is amazing. 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.


And here are the lyrics:

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