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Cebot

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What Language is that?
« on: June 17, 2008, 08:36:28 am »
I've got a song which I really like, but I've got no clue what language it is in.
It's the song "Prayer" by "Diskonnekted". My guess is that it is an actual prayer and that it is either arabic or hebrew, but I've got no clue.

If anyone could figure out what it is, write it down with latin letters and translate it to english even I'd be really thankful. Here's a snippet of the song from their label (the prayer is on it)
http://media.alfa-matrix.com/diskonnekted/oldschoolpolicies/oldschoolpoliciestrack02.mp3

Cebot
So why do I love when I still feel pain?
When does it end, when is my work done?
Why do I fight and why do I feel that
I carry a sword, that I carry a sword through a battlefield?

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Re: What Language is that?
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2008, 02:49:29 pm »
Maybe you should post the lyrics?

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Re: What Language is that?
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008, 03:48:22 pm »
I'm pretty sure that isn't Arabic, actually.   I emailed it to a friend of mine who's a native speaker just to make sure, as my ability to speak it amounts to basic pleasantries, being able to ask where the bathroom is, and insulting someone's mother  :D

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Re: What Language is that?
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2008, 04:53:32 pm »
Maybe you should post the lyrics?

I didn't find them on the net, and even if, the part you can hear in the snippet is probably an audio sample from a movie or elsewhere, in most cases these aren't quoted in the lyrics. If you want to give it a try, song name and artist are posted in my initial post :)

I'm pretty sure that isn't Arabic, actually.   I emailed it to a friend of mine who's a native speaker just to make sure, as my ability to speak it amounts to basic pleasantries, being able to ask where the bathroom is, and insulting someone's mother  :D

Thank you a lot :)
« Last Edit: June 17, 2008, 04:55:27 pm by Cebot »
So why do I love when I still feel pain?
When does it end, when is my work done?
Why do I fight and why do I feel that
I carry a sword, that I carry a sword through a battlefield?

VNV Nation - Joy

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Re: What Language is that?
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2008, 04:55:42 pm »
Seeing as they are Belgian, try Dutch or German, did not sound French.

http://www.diskonnekted.com/

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Re: What Language is that?
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2008, 06:56:15 pm »
Seeing as they are Belgian, try Dutch or German, did not sound French.

http://www.diskonnekted.com/

I speak Dutch and some German, it's definitely neither of those. No clue what it is...
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Cebot

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Re: What Language is that?
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2008, 08:13:09 pm »
Diskonnekted actually sings in english, but this audio sample is neither english, nor german, nor dutch or french or whatever other european language i can think of. I asked a buddy who is a native hebrew speaker and he said it isn't hebrew. Also he said it's arabic, so i guess i'll wait for peanuts to post what his friend said about it :)
So why do I love when I still feel pain?
When does it end, when is my work done?
Why do I fight and why do I feel that
I carry a sword, that I carry a sword through a battlefield?

VNV Nation - Joy

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Re: What Language is that?
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2008, 04:26:55 pm »
Sounds scandinavian in the intonations. Perhaps Samic or Icelandish? I definately hear a few similarities to a Germanic-like language... Perhaps try the regional languages for the countries between the Midwest and West region?