"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
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
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
Lyrics submitted by nelia_slye_
Sweet Lullaby Lyrics as written by Michel Sanchez Eric Mouquet
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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Great version of a great song,
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Wow. I've loved this song for 10 years, and just now found out how incredibly sad these lyrics are. Beautiful, but sad.
i first listened to it when i was 4, i'm now 16 and i still love this song sooo much. the music is beauuuutiful.
I think these are thre lyrics:
Sa ziza zecob dela dalou'a Boralea'e borale mi komi oula Etawuae'o ela'o coralia wu'aila Ilei pandera zel e' tomu pere no mo mai Alatawuané icas imani'u Barletas e'e barkia'a Pro'e lai e'le a pantou la'u Ilei pandera zel e' tomu pere no mo mai
Sa ziza zecob dela dalou'a Boralea'e borale mi komi oula Alatawuané icas iwua'oula Ilei pandera zel e' tomu pere no mo mai
sorry if any spellings, etc. are wrong. i got these off of another site, so i can't be sure whether or not they're right.
I love this song.
Romanticide is right, those are the right lyrics
Is there any translation?
does anyone kno wat language this is in and the translation of it
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