This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Anol shalom
Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um
Flavum nom de leesh
Ham de nam um das
La um de Flavne
We de ze zu bu
We de so a a ru
Un va-a pesh a lay
Un vi-I bee
Un da la pech ni sa (ah)
Un di-I lay na day
Un ma la pech a nay
Mee di nu ku
La la da pa da le na da na
Ve va da pa da le na la dumda
La la da pa da le na da na
Ve va da pa da le na la dumda
La la da pa da le na da na
Ve va da pa da le na la dumda
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
Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um
Flavum nom de leesh
Ham de nam um das
La um de Flavne
We de ze zu bu
We de so a a ru
Un va-a pesh a lay
Un vi-I bee
Un da la pech ni sa (ah)
Un di-I lay na day
Un ma la pech a nay
Mee di nu ku
La la da pa da le na da na
Ve va da pa da le na la dumda
La la da pa da le na da na
Ve va da pa da le na la dumda
La la da pa da le na da na
Ve va da pa da le na la dumda
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
Lyrics submitted by smilefirst
Now We Are Free Lyrics as written by Klaus Badelt Hans Zimmer
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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