Re: Conlang song in Swedish Eurovision Song Contest trials
| From: | Sally Caves <scaves@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, February 21, 2005, 4:24 |
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Thank you, Mike! I found this, with lyrics to "Sanomi":
http://www.doteurovision.com/2003/songs/belgium.htm
But I seem to recall a page that actually talked about their song and its
composition as an "invented language." There's this in French, which
remarks that it is a langue imaginaire:
http://www.urbantrad.com/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14
I wish I could hear it. Is it on a CD?
BTW, I hate those sites which keep refreshing themselves when you try to go
back to a previous page; and when you hit the "x" they knock you out of
Internet Explorer altogether. This is especially noisome when the site has
a loud soundbyte.
My favorite lyricist in an imaginary language remains Dierdre Dubois of
Ekova. Her melodies, as well as her language, are decidedly NOT of the sad
Celtic Twilight (sometimes anything in a "minor key" is identified as
"Celtic"), but rather Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, exuberant, fiery,
triumphant. With the exception of Helas and Reason, which I adore, too.
Which is why I'd like to hear more about "Roma." So this is not for the
Eurovision contest, but rather for a Swedish Melodyfest?
Sally
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ellis" <nihilsum@...>
> Sally Caves wrote:
>
>>Also, there was talk last year of a group who had invented a musical
>>"glossa" and was up for competition. That information is stored on my
>>other
>>computer... does anybody remember them and their name? Did they win
>>anything?
>
> You might be thinking of "Sanomi" by Urban Trad, which was Belgium's entry
> in the 2003 Eurovision song contest. I remember it got a bit of attention
> here on the list. Can't remember the words, though ... but I can still
> whistle it. And they came in second place.
Words (copied and pasted from the first site listed above):
Sanomi Helé
Manilla Keranu
Aliya Irema Nia Lago
Ture Madilé
Sanomi Helé
Manilla Keranu
Aliya Irema Nia Madilé
Kenatu Narilé
Lakenatu Narilé
Pasema Niamo Ture Saro
Delamaoré
Kenatu Narilé
Lakenatu Narilé
Pasema Niamo Ture Sanisi
Sanomi Helé
Manilla Keranu
Aliya Irema Nia Lago
Ture Madilé
Sanomi Helé
Manilla Keranu
Aliya Irema Nia Madilé
Kenatu Narilé
Lakenatu Narilé
Pasema Niamo Ture Saro
Delamaoré
Kenatu Narilé
Lakenatu Narilé
Pasema Niamo Ture Sanisi
Léala Léala Sorimana Sorimana
Léala Léala Sorimanao
Léala Léala Sorimana Sorimana
Léala Léala Sorimana Soléo
Sanomi Helé
Manilla Keranu
Aliya Irema Nia Madilé
Léala Léala Sorimana Sorimana
Léala Léala Sorimanao
Léala Léala Sorimana Sorimana
Léala Léala Sorimana Soléo
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