Song titles in a strange language

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You know, that kind of stuff that makes you think: 'what the hell?' 'Is it a swear expression in Japanese?' 'Is the meaning of it buried in the lyrics?' or more often 'What fucking language is this?'

Examples:

"Sláinte Mhath" - Marillion

"Teo Torriatte" - Queen

(and by the way, what the hell does it mean?)

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 21:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"Tiahuanaco" by Killing Joke
"Fatty Het Mehr Blut" by the Lee Harvey Keitel Band

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Autechre & Aphex Twin to thredd...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 21:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, and Cold Chisel - "Khe Sanh" which I've always assumed is a place in Viet Nam or something, but I might be wrong.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Autechre: always can be relied on for tongue trickery

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Sigur Rós to thread!

(ahh..my first 'to thread' remark)

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 22:15 (twenty-two years ago)

A lot of Fall song titles have that kind of 'I know those words, but that sentence makes no sense' effect.

― Ferg (Ferg), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 22:23 (twenty-two years ago)

lucksmiths: trmw vs y'day

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 22:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Tiahuanaco is an ancient Inca city in Bolivia. See here.

― nickn (nickn), Thursday, 8 May 2003 06:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Kit Claytons's album "Nek Sanalet" wins the price. Here's the track listing:

1. Nuchu
2. Purpakana
3. Kalu
4. Aspoket
5. Nele
6. Nia-Ikala
7. Surba
8. Inapiseptili

Unlike Aphex Twin and Autechre track names, these titles sound like they really are words of some long-forgotten tongue.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 8 May 2003 06:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Ruins and Koenjihyakkei to thread.

― rexJr., Thursday, 8 May 2003 06:49 (twenty-two years ago)

(and by the way, what the hell does it mean?)
"Sláinte Mhath" == Gaelic for "To your Health"
"Tiahuanaco" == Name of a Mayan or Ynca settlement
"Khe Sanh" == Name of a notoriously bloody battle in Vietnam

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Thursday, 8 May 2003 12:15 (twenty-two years ago)

(ahh..my first 'to thread' remark)

::sniffle::

That's so touching.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 8 May 2003 12:17 (twenty-two years ago)

"Teo Torriate" means "Let us stay together". Queen also did 'La Palabras de Amor' - "the words of love".

― ss, Thursday, 8 May 2003 12:27 (twenty-two years ago)

King Crimson - Matte Kudasai (strange?, or made-up?, language.)

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 8 May 2003 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

'matte kudasai' is japanese for 'please wait'.

― cameron, Thursday, 8 May 2003 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks. I've wondered about that for 20 years.

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 8 May 2003 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

yr welcome

― cameron, Thursday, 8 May 2003 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanx are due to Lord Custos and SS...

Adding to thread: Blur - "Es Schmecht". I know it's German and it's something about taste, but I still didn't figure it out...

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Thursday, 8 May 2003 14:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Tiahuanaco is an ancient Inca city in Bolivia.

I know what it is. I'm just pointing out that it's in a different language (despite the fact that it's a proper noun).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 8 May 2003 14:25 (twenty-two years ago)

MAGMA to thread!

― gage o (gage o), Thursday, 8 May 2003 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Blur - Es Schmecht = it's good/delicious

― Davlo (Davlo), Thursday, 8 May 2003 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

except Blur got it wrong: should be "Es Schmeckt". Damn their shoddy German!

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 8 May 2003 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci OWNZ

Bwyd Time!

― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 8 May 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Not as much as Super Furry Animals

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Friday, 9 May 2003 08:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I've always wondered what about the Vigilante Shipbuilders song: "We say 'Ghrywehptz Anyrchjckq hwyx Ptquarwey', Baby!"...

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Friday, 9 May 2003 10:56 (twenty-two years ago)

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