Mystery
Language in Gladiator's "Now We are Free"
Artist:
Lisa Gerrard Lyrics
Song:
Now We Are Free Lyrics
Anol
shalom
Anol
sheh lay konnud de ne um {shaddai}
Flavum
Nom
de leesh
Ham
de nam um das
La
um de
Flavne…
We
de ze zu bu
We
de sooo a ru
Un
va-a pesh a lay
Un
vi-I bee
Un
da la pech ni sa
(Aaahh)
Un
di-I lay na day
Un
ma la pech a nay
Mee
di nu ku
(Fast
tempo, 4 times)
La
la da pa da le na da na
Ve
va da pa da le na la dumda
Anol
shalom
Anol
sheh ley kon-nud de ne um.
Flavum.
Flavum.
M-ai
shondol-lee
Flavu…
{Live on…}
Lof
flesh lay
Nof
ne
Nom
de lis
Ham
de num um dass
La
um de
Flavne…
Flay
Shom
de nomm
Ma-lun
des
Dwondi.
Dwwoondi
Alas
sharum du koos
Shaley
koot-tum.
It's
a "made up" language sung by Lisa Gerrard. Lisa has been
with the group "The Dead Can Dance," not Enya.
Her
own special language is one she has had since she was a child, and
how she "talks to God." It's a beautiful song.
I
am continually struck by how many people all over the world have
tried to find "the translation" from this mysterious
language that all can recognize, but no one knows what it is. What I
have come to believe, after reading the interviews with Lisa Gerrard
herself and Hans Zimmer, is that when Lisa sings, she is using her
own special language with which she "speaks to God."
This
"transmission from the Divine" moves us like no other, and
touches everyone through heart, mind and soul, regardless of race,
religion, creed. region, culture... there seem to be no barriers when
one is "speaking to God," or hearing it done by another, in
a moment of *Divine Transformation.*
I
believe this is what we are really hearing here in this track, and I
thank God every day that people like Gerrard and Zimmer are here to
"let us in on the secret." We are granted this small bit of
eternal time to share in these all-too-rare moments of inspiration,
calmness, rare acceptance and peace. I hope to hear more in the
future from this wonderful artist in any language she chooses to
sing.
See
more at http://www.lisagerrard.com/
Q:
What is the language and lyrics of the song “Now We Are Free” in
Gladiator?
A:
There are no lyrics any language, only a special made-up language
that Lisa Gerrard has used since she was a child to “talk to God.”
Thanks
also to Ben Jackson for some of the interview / web references
(below), and lyrics I found on the web. Fascinating "made up
language" mystery SOLVED! It is not Irish-Gaelic or Latin, or
anything else. It is Lisa's own language. See more below for the
interview with Gerrard:
Q:
"WHAT IS THAT LANGUAGE?
A:
“I sing in the language of the Heart,” begins Gerrard. “It’s
an INVENTED LANGUAGE that I’ve had for a very long time. I believe
I started singing in it when I was about 12. Roughly that time. And I
believed that I was speaking to God when I sang in that language."
Here’s
a note from an interview with Hans Zimmer, composer of the soundtrack
for “Gladiator, when questioned about the “made up language”:
see:
8. Throughout the film we hear a woman singing in joy and sorrow.
What language is that and what is she saying?
It
is Lisa Gerrard's voice. It is not words or any particular language.
Instead of LALA or HMHMHM, we wanted to try something different, so
we did that. It was funny how Ridley and I played the entire film
with music and no dialogue. After watching Ridley said that the
haunting voice of Lisa does tell us the story from an ancient
language, only it’s not.
Click
here to visit: Gladiator Soundtrack Lyrics Page:
From
Ben Jackson ("End to Mystery Language!") on filmtracks.com:
Quote:
"SAID BY ZIMMER HIMSELF, THEY MEAN NOTHING!!!!!HE said quote,
"you better be recording when Lisa starts to sing because
whatever she starts singing cannot be duplicated."
Wrong.
TO
END THIS LONG LINE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LYRICS OF "NOW WE ARE
FREE. "THEY MEAN NOTHING!!!!!!!!NOTHING AT ALL!!!!!ALONG WITH
ALL THE OTHER LYRICS SANG BY LISA IN THE WHOLE MOVIE OF
GLADIATOR!!!!!!!!!!! You people should try reading interviews! GOOD
GOD!!!!!!!!I thought I may have cleared this up near the top of this
strand of comments and responses comments and responses. SAID BY
ZIMMER HIMSELF, THEY MEAN NOTHING!!!!!HE said quote, "you better
be recording when Lisa starts to sing because whatever she starts
singing cannot be duplicated."
"When
you put the picture up - and you'd better be recording, if she (Lisa)
sees the picture and starts singing amazing things will start
happening and you'd better capture it." -Hans Zimmer (interview)
Lisa
uses a "language grown by itself" as she puts it. It's not
a real language- she improvises them... Yet it may sound like Greek
or Turkish, it is totally made up. Hence the "watching the
screen and just singing, and you better be recording when she starts
or you'll miss the best stuff." from the quote by Zimmer above.
(THIS
QUOTE IS FROM A BIOGRAPHY/INTERVIEW WITH LISA GERRARD)
It
is enchanting during the finale of Ridley Scott’s Roman epic and
the QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S LIPS IS: WHAT IS THAT LANGUAGE? “I sing
in the language of the Heart,” begins Gerrard. “It’s an
INVENTED LANGUAGE that I’ve had for a very long time. I believe I
started singing in it when I was about 12. Roughly that time. And I
believed that I was speaking to God when I sang in that language. Now
I am filled with the Holy Ghost, that is the promise in the Bible the
Church will not talk about, because this secret would mean the fall
of the religion.” The idea is that one can have a personal
relationship with God without the interference of an organization
like the Church.
And
that is it ladies and gentleman! I took the liberty of Capitalizing
the important parts that would answer you questions. This is end to
all of your questions that have been asked about the "language"
she sings in. As I have tried to state in the past, it is all made
up! I even cited the website for all ye of little faith. Thank you
and goodnight!
-Ben
Jackson
I
really don't know how much longer I'm going to keep on trying to
convince these people who attempting to figure out what language(of
any song that was sung in any way on this album)this soundtrack is
sung in? Please look at the website, IT'S TRUE!
Lisa
Gerrard uses "her own" language.
Lisa
Gerrard's lyrics in "Now We Are Free" have no language
known to man. However, we all -feel- the meaning. Remember, perhaps
true intelligence is when we think with our hearts, not our minds.
Lisa
Gerrard uses her own "language" or glossolalia, similar to
what young children use to talk or sing. At least this is how LG has
described her process in many interviews. My impression is that she
finds doing this doesn't hamper the listener's ability to add their
own experience with the song itself - words get in the way, kind of
like now, for example.
I
verified this in Lisa Gerrard's homepage.
I
have seen this language attributed to "Irish, Gaelic, Latin,
Spanish, Armenian, Greek, Hebrew, a mix of ancient languages, or even
‘it didn't matter’..." It just goes to show what lengths
people will go to when they don't have "the facts" and are
trying to figure something out. Just like former controversy over
“how the pyramids were built,” I suppose. In any event, we have
it in interviews with Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer, that this is a
special language that speaks from the soul directly to God, that
somehow, we all "know." Amen.
It
is a made-up language of Lisa Gerrard’s, all her own. It is
beautiful and moving and heart-rending, and I believe really does
“speak to God.” I hope this answers the question. Sincerely,
Catherine Todd
"Throughout
the film we hear a woman singing in joy and sorrow. What language is
that and what is she saying?
It
is Lisa Gerrard's voice. It is not words or any particular language.
Instead of LALA or HMHMHM, we wanted to try something different, so
we did that. It was funny how Ridley and I played the entire film
with music and no dialogue. After watching Ridley said that the
haunting voice of Lisa does tell us the story from an ancient
language, only it's not."
The
language she speaks in is called tongues, it is how some born again
christians speak to God...
but
not yet...
Not
yet...
