Saturday, November 14, 2009

Lyrics Experiment

The Icelandic band Sigur Ros is known for their use of "Vonlenska" in many of their songs, which describes the unintelligible lyrics sung by the band. Although the lyrics are gibberish, I can't help but still hear words that speak to me, personally.

Sometimes the grammar doesn't really even make sense, but in a weird way... it does.

Try listening to the song and see what you can interpret from it. Then, compare it to the "lyrics" that I wrote down here. I'd like to see interpretations other than my own. :)

*These lyrics were my first interpretation of the song... When I hear it now, I can barely hear the "desire" part... not sure what it sounds like now. ("Is I all" ?)



(Untitled) 4 - Sigur Ros

Desire
Is I enough at all?
Desire
Is I enough at all?
Desire

Desire
Is I enough, alone?
Desire
Is I enough, alone?
Desire

Your Soul...

Desire
is I enough at all?
Desire
is I enough alone?
Desire

Is I love, Is I alone, Is I enough at all?

Your soul
Your soul
Ooh
Your soul
You silent missed-
desire
ooh
your soul, be silent now
your soul
your silent
your soul
you silent (moment)
you and only you
your soul, be silent now
your soul
your soul
your soul is all I want
you and only you
your soul


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I also interpreted the song IG?R



IG?R - Sigur Ros

Down, you're writhin'
You writhe
Down, you're writhin'
You writhe
Down, you're writhin'
You writhe
Down, you're right, Love
You're right
You silent sound
You're right, you know
You're right
You're I know
Down, you're right, alone
You're right
Down, you're right, Love
You'll run
Down, you're alone
You're all alone
You, you're silent
You're love.
You're right, and down
You're I want
You're all I want
You're all I want
You're all
You're all
You're all I know.

3 comments:

  1. I will have to listen to the second one on headphones. For Untitled 4, I hear this:

    Is I, oh
    Is I enough at all
    Is I, oh ...
    Is I enough at all
    ...

    Is I alone
    Is I enough alone
    Is I alone
    Is I enough alone
    ...

    It's all

    Is I alone
    Is I enough alone
    ...

    Your soul
    Your soul
    Your soul is all
    it's all/Your soul is all I want
    Your soul is all
    Your soul is all
    ...

    You and only you
    IS ALL

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  2. Indeed. haha.

    Really, that last part in IG?R where he screams... gotta be saying "you're all I want".

    It's intense. ;) lol

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