The original version of this lullaby is called "Rorogwela" and it's from Solomon Islands, The oldest recording of it is that from a person named Afunakwa and was recorded in 1970 and the lyrics translate to: Young brother, young brother, be quiet You are crying, but our father has left us He has gone to the place of the dead To protect the living, to protect the orphan child.
@@tuulikannel It didn't ruin it for me, I suppose it's like a folk song, kinda like somebody covering "happy birthday to you", just because the recording is older does not mean it's also the origin of the song.
This is Afunakwa's voice singing a lullaby from the Solomon Islands. The song is about one sibling trying to console a crying brother after both of their parents passed away. Afunakwa who is the singer on this highly acclaimed version, released by Deep Forest in 1992, was never recognized for her contribution to the song. She deserves all the credit. May her soul rest in peace. Google Afunakwa...
I have searched for this song for nearly 20 years and I am freaking happy to finally hear it today. A Radio program I used to love as a kid used it as their soundtrack and when the program was discontinued, I yearned for this song everyday till now.
Ive been searching for it for 12 years. The search is over! Glad to know someone out there share the same journey. It was always hard to explain to others how it went lol
Oh my g*d! Same here! I’ve been looking for this song for many years, I even searched to find a song similar to Enigma - Return of the innocence, because I couldn’t describe the music better, and no reference to this song. I’m so glad to see other people experienced the same problem. But I’m more happy finding this song!!! 😅
My dad used to play this song to me when I was little and I hadn't heard it for years, it awakens a nostalgia in me I'd thought I'd complely forgotten about. Since he passed away last year it really hits a spot now that I've rediscovered it
That must've sent you on to Sobbing heart wrenching tears when you heard it again.. I have a Song Like That with my dad.. It's Tom Jones Tallulalah.. 💔💖
if your dad listened to this song and shared it with his daughter , he must have been a good man. the reason I day that is, this song is beautiful,, it brings out the warmth of every human being that listenes to it.
Ha Ha!! And I used to play this Deep Forest album for may sons while travelling in Venezuela, now, 25 years later, in their words, they can not listen these beautiful songs without my smile as an attachment! ha ha!
2022... after 24 years I discovered this song again. I completely forget about it till now! Such an overflow of nostalgia. I feel like if I would be 14 years old again.
I'm 29, so this song is not nostalgic to me the way it is for you, but I put to bed my baby with this song and the accompanying album. Hopefully she will feel the same about this song is you do one day. I highly recommend you listen to the full album. Worth the time.
Do you know why I love this song so much? The words to this song are sung in my great-grandmother’s native tongue. She and her family before her were taken from their native lands and brought to Australia as slaves. This song provides a link to my ancestors and their stories. I fell in love with this song when I was 10 years old or so, I’m now 38 and my love for this song has never diminished.
I spent time growing up in Vanuatu ( this song is Solomons) that actually did happen , it was called Blackbirding and most people in Australia wouldnt have heard of it
It really does! I decided to find this wonderful song for the same reason. Knowing that so many people feel the same as I do makes things seem better to me than they really are. Take care and may we always have hope for the future, notwithstanding any trial we may experience....
@@mefee777 And kia ora from the northern hemisphere! New Zealand will always be very special to me. Apart from its breathtaking beauty, it's a place where my dearest friend lives.
I accidentally stumbled upon this album at my local thrift store today. I’ve been looking for this song for years, and it’s always been on the tip of my brain. I bought the cd because it was in the meditation section and I didn’t even realize it was the album I’ve been searching for until I brought it home and played it. I’ve been listening to it on a loop and crying. So glad to finally have it, forever this time
Eu também sempre tive essa música na minha cabeça desde criança, mas não sabia como achar de jeito nenhum, aí cantarolei o que eu lembrava no microfone do Google onde pesquisa música e achei 😃nem acredito 😁
sacred healing tears.... of great clarity and wisdom. these types of tears relieve grief/pain.... they as you know release flood of toxins as well.....so lotsa aqua....bye
This song just proves to me there is such thing as humanity … How many decades this song was made , Till this day 2023 23rd April it’s still being searched , it’s still sought after by hundreds if not thousands because there is some sort of connection we all feel together with this one song we have no understanding of the words but at the same time we all feel a sense of loss , happiness , nostalgia , a sense of meaning and belonging . First time I heard this was nearly 28 years ago , I’m 33 right now in bed with my 7 year old daughter and just randomly off the top of my head thought I would play this on my phone in the background while she fell asleep , hoping to give her the exact same feeling maybe one day when she ever heard this … I love you all I’m glad there’s so many of us all together looking for the same thing but not even looking … just Being here in the moment , listening and playing the song for whoever is next to us to hear to play it again for someone else and carry this song on for another 30 years . Much love . Daniel lala x
I am listening to sweet lullaby, it's 5 15 am, couldn't sleep for most of the night, I read your comment, such lovely words, about the song and everything else you wrote, so, thank you Daniel, think I'll have a good, positive day today, hope you and yours are doing splendidly, enjoy your day where ever you are, and thank you again, hope you go play sweet lullaby now, sending good vibes and blessings. Shazza ❤
what people dunno- this was directed by an Indian director name Tarsem Singh, who directed the Fall and Cell (Starring: Jenifer Lopez), and Selfless starring: Ryan Reynolds in Netflix.
It was 1994 I put my foot in a new Horizon the Land of Australia. This song was in SBS TV , Rage. It left an ingrained memory of embracing a land and people you have never known as your country and as your people. Now Proudly Australian.
Quando essa música foi lançada em 1993 eu tinha 14 anos, me apaixonei pelo som, e a fotografia do clip, depois deste ano de sucesso nas paradas da MTV Brasil na época, nunca mais ouvi esta canção e hoje 27/09/2023 eu aos 44 anos encontrei essa RELÍQUIA navegando na internet, passados exatos 30 anos! Que felicidade em ouvir este som novamente, a música abriu um portal de memórias de 30 anos atrás❤
I went to the Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 back in 2018 and asked locals if they knew this song since it was in a local dialect called Rorogwela. They told me they knew about thins song and was popular back then.
2024😢 j'ai toujours des frissons de cette belle mélodie qui traverser le plus profond de mon cœur et ton âme rendors grâce a DIEU le tout puissant du monde❤
This song is Originated from SOLOMON ISLAND by an old woman. The language is in the dialect from my region where i come from in MALAITA PROVINCE. Just to clear the Air here..
There are some instances where ‘cultural appropriation’ does some good in the world and this beautiful song is one of those instances. It’s important to recognise, however, the cultures where such wondrous things originate and they should be recognised and honoured and thanked for this gift. Their contribution to making life a little less horrible in this day and age should be respected and known. It would only ADD to its magic. I am glad someone has given this beautiful gift to a wider audience but it could have been handled better: not crediting the real originators is unacceptable. I like this clip though as it takes us around the world and back to home x
@@mindrolling24 so, lets enjoy and share and be gratefull for the vibe, sound and feel. This song might mean many different things to many different people, together we can honor the old lady that sang by reminding the world; she StilL Matters 💘
I used to play this song a lot when I was a teenager. My dad would listen to it and really liked it to the point where he wanted me to burn him a cd with that song, so I did. He would always remember me with that song. He passed away a few days ago, and now I play this song, too, in his memory. I had read the lyrics but didn't think much of it back then. Now I read the lyrics again and it hits me in the heart.
I've been searching for this song for literally DECADES! When I started this video my hopes weren't high but as soon as those first notes hit it was light lightning. Gonna listen to this on repeat for a few decades now to make up for lost time. Such a beautiful song.
I remember our local TV station used to play this video/song every weekend. As a kid I felt a sense of positivity and tranquillity. Now I'm 40.. and when ever I hear this it brings a great wave of nostalgia. When world was kind, people were good and everything was possible
I remember when I was still a child, in the 1990s watching this play on MTV Canada. I have never forgotten since, the feeling that I had watching and hearing this that the people of the world were so beautiful and that there was so much to see beyond my small house.
I loved it when I was in my teens in 1994 (though the video that MTV played back then was quite different). My 8yo daughter loves it today! I even told her the meaning of the song (as found translated on Internet by someone). She felt sad, but continues to love it no end, we both do! After 26 years, I still try to sing along, and fail miserably every time!
Aalap Shah 😢Thanks for your post . I fail 😢too every time I hear this EPIC song from Deep Forest. I was a teen ager when I bought my first CD 💿 ,,because of this song. I still have this priceless CD 💿 . Greetings to everyone from Desert Hot Springs , CA.
Brings back memories of SBS in Australia. The original lyrics of the traditional Baegu lullaby "Rorogwela" from the Solomon Islands, which inspired Deep Forest's "Sweet Lullaby," along with their English translation, are as follows: **Original Lyrics:** ``` Sasi sasi ae ko taro taro amu Ko agi agi boroi tika oli oe lau Tika gwao oe lau koro inomaena I dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri Tabe ta wane initoa te ai rofia Sasi sasi ae kwa dao mata ole Rowelae e lea kwa dao mata biru I dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri Sasi sasi ae ko taro taro amu Ko agi agi boroi tika oli oe lau Tika gwao oe lau koro inomaena I dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri (repeat x 3) ``` **English Translation:** ``` Little brother, little brother, stop crying, stop crying Though you are crying and crying, who else will carry you? Who else will groom you, both of us are now orphans From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us Just like royalty, taken care of with all the wisdom of such a place Little brother, little brother even in the gardens This lullaby continues to the different divisions of the garden From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us Little brother, little brother, stop crying, stop crying Though you are crying and crying, who else will carry you? Who else will groom you, both of us are now orphans From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us (repeat x 3) ``` These lyrics depict a touching scene of an older brother comforting his younger sibling, both orphans, with assurances of protection and guidance from the spirits of their ancestors.
in all honesty... I don't think I could or can really say it enough....this Director deserves non-stop accolades for this work...it's sheer brilliance' of how it affects one's mind and vision...and opens you up to various cultures from far off places that more than likely.. you may never go or experience... Brilliant'
The original chant is a 'rorongwela',or lullaby,from the mountains of malaita..like most epic chants,lullabies,etc.,it is sung in a sort of 'high tongue',which has mostly gone out of use,and which makes some of the words rather hard to translate..the little that i could catch would probably go something like, "Little sibling,little sibling We are a sorry couple You and i You can cry all you want There's no-one else to rock you to sleep Nobody else will look after you We are orphans,little sibling.."
I remember this video being played on SBS at times in the late 90's - then we shifted back to NZ and no SBS - a real bugger, it was the best channel of all that I've ever seen
Lol, imagines earth is dying and all of the people on earth suddenly sing this song and people forget about war and stuff. and little by little the earth is healed. Bad english there lol.
That song speaks to something deep inside of me, especially during this time. Praying for healing for my fellow humans of this beloved planet. I get chills every time I hear it.
The lyrics tells a story of a baby who dies from starvation. The original and complete song describes the horrors of a mother who see her baby dying. I dont think this one is a relaxing song.
I am almost moved to tears. My dad used to play this song on his car stereo when I was a kid. Very nostalgic feeling now. Indeed, we are all humans and need to love and tolerate one another. No matter the race, religion or ideology. Peace to the world.
Little brother, little brother, hush now, hush now You keep crying, but there's no one else to carry you No one else to care for you, we're both orphans now From the island of the dead, their spirit will look after us And take care of us like royalty, with all the wisdom they'll find there Little brother, little brother even in the gardens This lullaby will reach every corner From the island of the dead, their spirit will look after us Little brother, little brother, hush now, hush now You keep crying, but there's no one else to carry you No one else to care for you, we're both orphans now From the island of the dead, their spirit will look after us
Dj Project Zero 8 . Thank you so much fir sharing the translation to this EPIC song. It was also translated into Spanish with the very same meaning. This makes me feel sad thinking about my Mom. Don’t know what will I do with out her.
Молодец, Дип! Меня театральная актриса на тебя подсадила 20 лет назад. В мире много стран и все имеют право на независиость. Нельзя заставлять менять привычный уклад жизни чужие государства. Мир многогранен.
This song is very special to me and to my older brother. I first remember hearing it when I was 6 or 7 back in the early-mid 90's sitting in the back seat of my dads jeep as we drove through the Appalachia mountains in western NC while it was foggy and raining, and I have never forgotten that moment. It was always my favorite track out of the hundreds of mix tapes my Dad would listen to, and it must have been to my older brother as he recently asked me if I remember it as I've never told him how it was special to me. Anyways this song always reminds me of my father and to me it represents the song of Earth and decency in humanity. I'm really not the sentimental type as I've gotten older and my father is still alive, but I get the strongest emotions out of this track like no other song I've listened too and I always have to try to hold back tears listening to it. If we ever send out another golden record into space like the one on the Voyager this track needs to be included.
I woke up with this playing in my head for a couple of mornings in a row, tried to find it and couldn't, forgot the melody but then woke up with it again. I don't know why, but damn was it frustrating. So glad to have finally found it (with some help!). This is such a childhood song for me and it feels fantastic to have access to it again. Thank you so much for this absolute classic.
This song as always brought me great joy. As some people below have mentioned it has an even stronger pull on me years later. The images in the video are showing how we are so far apart but so close at the same time. This is extremely powerful in 2021.
No sabía porque lloraba cada vez que oía esta canción, después que descubrí el significado de su letra entendí el porqué, mucha nostalgia trae este tema❤2024
I first heard this song in 2006 when it was used for the guy that would dance in different countries and here I am 18 years later watching the music video thanks to a Facebook reel that used the song. Crazy world man.
I had never heard this song before, and it appeared as the background for a video on TikTok. It touched me so deeply that I researched it, the ancestral vocals, and the concept of the video clip... in short, everything I could reach. And it's enchanting!! Music truly is life!
what people dunno- this was directed by an Indian director name Tarsem Singh, who directed the Fall and Cell (Starring: Jenifer Lopez), and Selfless starring: Ryan Reynolds in Netflix.
I remember watching this as a teenager and being quite enthralled by the imagery of these far off places. Since then I've been able to travel to quite a few of these places and every time it reminds me of watching this video all those years ago.
Qué buen viaje de la niña, pareciera estar soñando mientras la arrullan con esa hermosa canción de cuna. Manifestaciones culturales diferentes que sin embargo forman una sola humanidad. La niña viaja a lugares muy hermosos, en ellos hay una paz y tranquilidad sorprendentes. Qué buena onda.
Hermosa canción tiene muchos significados..étnicos tradiciónes , cultura. ,belleza del.alma y espiritual ....me hace viajar a través del tiempo ...infinito .
Siempre digo que los '80 fue la mejor decada en la musica pero los '90 esta clase de musica represento una epoca de paz y tranquilidad para la humanidad, lastima que duro muy poco
Así es la ola de ensambles y new age dieron paz en los 90s Enya, Enigma, Deep Forest, Jaw woble,Natasha Atlas, Era, Afro Celtic Sound System entre muchos otros
@@avendigocoria4801 puedes recomendar más así? Aparte de los que ya escribiste :) 💗por cierto no encuentro exactamente de sound system demasiados videos que no se a qué banda te refieres
Remains one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard and one of the most beautiful videos i've ever seen, both take me to a more innocent time, where things were more spiritual and beautiful. It stays in your heart, probably forever
I believe that when the Earth is no more, this song should be broadcast to the universe in the hopes that one day, another species finds it, and it conveys the gentle unanimity of humanity that once was.
This song and music video had me entranced as a kid i was in awe of it. It woken something in me. All those kids in the middle east look like there having alot of fun. The song is beautiful. The director was painting a picture. With gilm and he did an amazing job
Who else is here in 2024? Like so that I can come back play the song again. Such marvelous nostalgia ❤
Nostalgia is the name of the music game these days fo' sho!
The movie this song was featured in was my late husband’s and my first date, he died in 2017. It’s now 2024.
I am 👋🏽
Used to listen to the whole album back in ‘94!! Can’t believe I finally found it again!
Tried to sing along back in the day lol
The original version of this lullaby is called "Rorogwela" and it's from Solomon Islands, The oldest recording of it is that from a person named Afunakwa and was recorded in 1970 and the lyrics translate to: Young brother, young brother, be quiet You are crying, but our father has left us He has gone to the place of the dead To protect the living, to protect the orphan child.
Thanks for info mate
Finally I got it, THANK you
@@tuulikannel It didn't ruin it for me, I suppose it's like a folk song, kinda like somebody covering "happy birthday to you", just because the recording is older does not mean it's also the origin of the song.
Thank you.
didn't get to say...thanks for the knowledge
This is Afunakwa's voice singing a lullaby from the Solomon Islands. The song is about one sibling trying to console a crying brother after both of their parents passed away. Afunakwa who is the singer on this highly acclaimed version, released by Deep Forest in 1992, was never recognized for her contribution to the song. She deserves all the credit. May her soul rest in peace. Google Afunakwa...
Hello 🫂🫂 how are you doing today beautiful ❤️
I'm not sure of the origin, but lullaby by DF is literally my soul.
ALL the credit???
GTFO, commie.
Yes she deserve the credit !
Is truth.original singer is Afunakwa
I have searched for this song for nearly 20 years and I am freaking happy to finally hear it today. A Radio program I used to love as a kid used it as their soundtrack and when the program was discontinued, I yearned for this song everyday till now.
Ive been searching for it for 12 years. The search is over! Glad to know someone out there share the same journey. It was always hard to explain to others how it went lol
Same here...theres a way the chorus kept creaping through my mind
Oh my g*d! Same here! I’ve been looking for this song for many years, I even searched to find a song similar to Enigma - Return of the innocence, because I couldn’t describe the music better, and no reference to this song.
I’m so glad to see other people experienced the same problem. But I’m more happy finding this song!!! 😅
Procurei por 30 anos. Em 1994 ouvi pela primeira vez em um programa de tv o MTV. Depois de 30;anos procurando encontrei hoje.
So beautiful.
Who is listening to this song in 2021?
I am
☝️
👍🏻
I am
Definitely am.
My dad used to play this song to me when I was little and I hadn't heard it for years, it awakens a nostalgia in me I'd thought I'd complely forgotten about. Since he passed away last year it really hits a spot now that I've rediscovered it
That must've sent you on to Sobbing heart wrenching tears when you heard it again.. I have a Song Like That with my dad.. It's Tom Jones Tallulalah.. 💔💖
I'm so sorry for your loss. Treasure his memory forever.
I got addicted to it late nights on SBS tv when it shut down for the night this would come on ... nostalgia big time .rip you're old man..
if your dad listened to this song and shared it with his daughter , he must have been a good man. the reason I day that is,
this song is beautiful,, it brings out the warmth of every human being that listenes to it.
Ha Ha!! And I used to play this Deep Forest album for may sons while travelling in Venezuela, now, 25 years later, in their words, they can not listen these beautiful songs without my smile as an attachment! ha ha!
2022... after 24 years I discovered this song again. I completely forget about it till now! Such an overflow of nostalgia. I feel like if I would be 14 years old again.
I'm 29, so this song is not nostalgic to me the way it is for you, but I put to bed my baby with this song and the accompanying album. Hopefully she will feel the same about this song is you do one day. I highly recommend you listen to the full album. Worth the time.
Это сигнал 🤣😂
It would come on between shows on SBS channel in The Land of Down Under.
Yes, me too! I had a CD called "Pure Moods" about 25 years ago and this wonderful song was on it.
it was released in 1992... 30 years.
Do you know why I love this song so much?
The words to this song are sung in my great-grandmother’s native tongue. She and her family before her were taken from their native lands and brought to Australia as slaves.
This song provides a link to my ancestors and their stories. I fell in love with this song when I was 10 years old or so, I’m now 38 and my love for this song has never diminished.
Beautiful song
Could you traslate here the song ?😊
I spent time growing up in Vanuatu ( this song is Solomons) that actually did happen , it was called Blackbirding and most people in Australia wouldnt have heard of it
@@lancehobbs8012 forced labour to work the sugarcane fields . Rugby League legend, Mal Meninga is a descendant of blackbirding.
Slavery leaves an irreversible mark in our DNA. My people were survived 500 years under genocidal islamic slavery.
December 2019... thumb it up if you are a generation that grew with Deep Forest !!!!
Love this tune I remember swimming with my old pal in the 90s hahahaha
March 2020.
now the deep forest is here on polution world
ɳαɱαʂƚҽ ɱყ ϝɾιҽɳԃ
😊👍🇮🇹
I'm going to carry it on...thumbs up if you are listening in 2020 during the covid19 pandemic.This song unites.
I went looking for this feel-good snapshot of humanity. In lock down in New Zealand.
It really does! I decided to find this wonderful song for the same reason. Knowing that so many people feel the same as I do makes things seem better to me than they really are. Take care and may we always have hope for the future, notwithstanding any trial we may experience....
@@mefee777 And kia ora from the northern hemisphere! New Zealand will always be very special to me. Apart from its breathtaking beauty, it's a place where my dearest friend lives.
I am here
I've been listening to this song for 30yrs or more and it always bring back bitter sweet memories, such a beautiful song....
I accidentally stumbled upon this album at my local thrift store today. I’ve been looking for this song for years, and it’s always been on the tip of my brain. I bought the cd because it was in the meditation section and I didn’t even realize it was the album I’ve been searching for until I brought it home and played it. I’ve been listening to it on a loop and crying. So glad to finally have it, forever this time
Hello dear friend , how are you doing over there ?
Eu também sempre tive essa música na minha cabeça desde criança, mas não sabia como achar de jeito nenhum, aí cantarolei o que eu lembrava no microfone do Google onde pesquisa música e achei 😃nem acredito 😁
It wasn't an accident dear sister 😉
@@alinecristinaguilherme7911 Eu achei dessa mesma forma também há dois anos. Eu ouvi essa música pela primeira vez foi em 1993.
sacred healing tears.... of great clarity and wisdom.
these types of tears relieve grief/pain.... they as you know release flood of toxins as well.....so lotsa aqua....bye
This song just proves to me there is such thing as humanity …
How many decades this song was made ,
Till this day 2023 23rd April it’s still being searched , it’s still sought after by hundreds if not thousands because there is some sort of connection we all feel together with this one song we have no understanding of the words but at the same time we all feel a sense of loss , happiness , nostalgia , a sense of meaning and belonging .
First time I heard this was nearly 28 years ago , I’m 33 right now in bed with my 7 year old daughter and just randomly off the top of my head thought I would play this on my phone in the background while she fell asleep , hoping to give her the exact same feeling maybe one day when she ever heard this …
I love you all I’m glad there’s so many of us all together looking for the same thing but not even looking … just Being here in the moment , listening and playing the song for whoever is next to us to hear to play it again for someone else and carry this song on for another 30 years .
Much love . Daniel lala x
Music is the universal language of the world. And this piece is a perfect example of that.
So true❤
So you were five the first time you heard this song? How did you even remember that you heard it or what it was at FIVE?
I am listening to sweet lullaby, it's 5 15 am, couldn't sleep for most of the night, I read your comment, such lovely words, about the song and everything else you wrote, so, thank you Daniel, think I'll have a good, positive day today, hope you and yours are doing splendidly, enjoy your day where ever you are, and thank you again, hope you go play sweet lullaby now, sending good vibes and blessings. Shazza ❤
@@palestar828 Time, sense of smell, touch and hearing never ages, it reminds us all of a certian moment in time.
the older I am the more impresive seems this music to me.There is a huge human power inside this song
It's very spiritual and inspiring !
Realized it as well. If you are young you think ooo it's nice, if you grow older you appreciate the whole thing much more!
what people dunno- this was directed by an Indian director name Tarsem Singh, who directed the Fall and Cell (Starring: Jenifer Lopez), and Selfless starring: Ryan Reynolds in Netflix.
@@krishnachandradas8386 wah 👌
Drop links of those vdos if possible.
I listened to this 20 yrs ago..
M 38 now. I don't get older me part 🤔
May be i was matured for 18 then 😜
It was 1994 I put my foot in a new Horizon the Land of Australia. This song was in SBS TV , Rage. It left an ingrained memory of embracing a land and people you have never known as your country and as your people. Now Proudly Australian.
2000 for me.
2017 for me.. listened to the song in the early 90s
Ah! I am so glad, and honoured, that you have been able to find a home here. It's 27 years too late, but... welcome!
That is so awesome Mekete :)
👍🏻 SBS used to play this all the time as a time filler/ad break.
this earth would not be the same without human culture and art like this, a masterpiece.
True ❤
Quando essa música foi lançada em 1993 eu tinha 14 anos, me apaixonei pelo som, e a fotografia do clip, depois deste ano de sucesso nas paradas da MTV Brasil na época, nunca mais ouvi esta canção e hoje 27/09/2023 eu aos 44 anos encontrei essa RELÍQUIA navegando na internet, passados exatos 30 anos! Que felicidade em ouvir este som novamente, a música abriu um portal de memórias de 30 anos atrás❤
I went to the Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 back in 2018 and asked locals if they knew this song since it was in a local dialect called Rorogwela. They told me they knew about thins song and was popular back then.
Authentic voice of grandmother Afuna of Baegu, Malaita Solomon islands. Listening in 2020.
One of the best videos I've ever seen in my life. I am 42 years old and this music still makes me happy.
Really exciting.touching deeply ones emotions.
Sentimental for me.
A truly stunning piece of art....Easily one of the Top 50 music videos ever made
What is it to be happy about, it's a song about pain and violence.
Do you know where it was filmed? Its origin has always interested me
2024😢 j'ai toujours des frissons de cette belle mélodie qui traverser le plus profond de mon cœur et ton âme rendors grâce a DIEU le tout puissant du monde❤
This song is Originated from SOLOMON ISLAND by an old woman. The language is in the dialect from my region where i come from in MALAITA PROVINCE. Just to clear the Air here..
Junior Gaza thanks for the background!
Afunakwa was her name.
There are some instances where ‘cultural appropriation’ does some good in the world and this beautiful song is one of those instances.
It’s important to recognise, however, the cultures where such wondrous things originate and they should be recognised and honoured and thanked for this gift. Their contribution to making life a little less horrible in this day and age should be respected and known. It would only ADD to its magic.
I am glad someone has given this beautiful gift to a wider audience but it could have been handled better: not crediting the real originators is unacceptable.
I like this clip though as it takes us around the world and back to home x
@@mindrolling24 so, lets enjoy and share and be gratefull for the vibe, sound and feel. This song might mean many different things to many different people, together we can honor the old lady that sang by reminding the world; she StilL Matters 💘
You're a lie this is not any laugage dumb ass. he made this by bit and parts of pygmy chants
Got hold of it on an audio cassette back in 1994. I was mesmerized ❤. Still am.
Real music looks like a miracle these days, what a masterpiece.
This melody is still transcending in 2024
it takes me back, holds me together, gives me hope...mostly memories
I used to play this song a lot when I was a teenager. My dad would listen to it and really liked it to the point where he wanted me to burn him a cd with that song, so I did. He would always remember me with that song. He passed away a few days ago, and now I play this song, too, in his memory. I had read the lyrics but didn't think much of it back then. Now I read the lyrics again and it hits me in the heart.
Sweet 90s. That music has a soul... Never gets old!
I've been searching for this song for literally DECADES! When I started this video my hopes weren't high but as soon as those first notes hit it was light lightning. Gonna listen to this on repeat for a few decades now to make up for lost time. Such a beautiful song.
CZcams is a great thing. May it last for ever.
Eric is still producing great music as Deep Forest.
Same here😭
Try also Marta's Song
Same I was searching for years!
Pasaron 27 años para encontrar esta canción, todo es posible usa tu fe tu esperanza y nunca dejes abrazar a tu espíritu.
I remember our local TV station used to play this video/song every weekend. As a kid I felt a sense of positivity and tranquillity.
Now I'm 40.. and when ever I hear this it brings a great wave of nostalgia. When world was kind, people were good and everything was possible
Are you from Kenya?
I remember when I was still a child, in the 1990s watching this play on MTV Canada. I have never forgotten since, the feeling that I had watching and hearing this that the people of the world were so beautiful and that there was so much to see beyond my small house.
You summed it up beautifully!!!!
To me it's like the promo video for Roam by the B-52's. Same sort of theme.
😢 absolutely Agree...
I remember being a teenager when this came out...now i play this to my baby to sleep at night. He falls asleep to it everytime he hears it. ♥️♥️♥️
I also play this song to put my baby to sleep. :)
This song needs 100 million more views! It never gets old!
I think back to the best years of my youth , and a tear runs down my face😢
dont we all? 🥲
I loved it when I was in my teens in 1994 (though the video that MTV played back then was quite different). My 8yo daughter loves it today! I even told her the meaning of the song (as found translated on Internet by someone). She felt sad, but continues to love it no end, we both do! After 26 years, I still try to sing along, and fail miserably every time!
Aalap Shah 😢Thanks for your post . I fail 😢too every time I hear this EPIC song from Deep Forest. I was a teen ager when I bought my first CD 💿 ,,because of this song. I still have this priceless CD 💿 .
Greetings to everyone from Desert Hot Springs , CA.
Слушаю с 1993 года. Восхитительная композиция!
Ну очень классная
Я тоже
Жалко новинок давно нету
@@sunnyminsk79 да, хотелось бы. Таких же хороших
До сих пор ловлю ничьтяки!!!! Хотя, уже шестой десяток
Recuerdo cuando tenia 14 y vi este video en MTv no lo entendía, pero hubo conexión...han pasado 30 años, y sigue siendo una pieza de arte.
Brings back memories of SBS in Australia.
The original lyrics of the traditional Baegu lullaby "Rorogwela" from the Solomon Islands, which inspired Deep Forest's "Sweet Lullaby," along with their English translation, are as follows:
**Original Lyrics:**
```
Sasi sasi ae ko taro taro amu
Ko agi agi boroi tika oli oe lau
Tika gwao oe lau koro inomaena
I dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri
Tabe ta wane initoa te ai rofia
Sasi sasi ae kwa dao mata ole
Rowelae e lea kwa dao mata biru
I dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri
Sasi sasi ae ko taro taro amu
Ko agi agi boroi tika oli oe lau
Tika gwao oe lau koro inomaena
I dai tabesau I tebetai nau mouri
(repeat x 3)
```
**English Translation:**
```
Little brother, little brother, stop crying, stop crying
Though you are crying and crying, who else will carry you?
Who else will groom you, both of us are now orphans
From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us
Just like royalty, taken care of with all the wisdom of such a place
Little brother, little brother even in the gardens
This lullaby continues to the different divisions of the garden
From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us
Little brother, little brother, stop crying, stop crying
Though you are crying and crying, who else will carry you?
Who else will groom you, both of us are now orphans
From the island of the dead, their spirit will continue to look after us
(repeat x 3)
```
These lyrics depict a touching scene of an older brother comforting his younger sibling, both orphans, with assurances of protection and guidance from the spirits of their ancestors.
in all honesty... I don't think I could or can really say it enough....this Director deserves non-stop accolades for this work...it's sheer brilliance' of how it affects one's mind and vision...and opens you up to various cultures from far off places that more than likely.. you may never go or experience... Brilliant'
It’s directed by Tarsem Singh, the director of The Cell, Immortals, and Mirror Mirror :)
Somehow this music video makes me think of Wes Anderson
I didn’t expect this song to be so beautiful and emotional but damn, this is a masterpiece
The original chant is a 'rorongwela',or lullaby,from the mountains of malaita..like most epic chants,lullabies,etc.,it is sung in a sort of 'high tongue',which has mostly gone out of use,and which makes some of the words rather hard to translate..the little that i could catch would probably go something like,
"Little sibling,little sibling
We are a sorry couple
You and i
You can cry all you want
There's no-one else to rock you to sleep
Nobody else will look after you
We are orphans,little sibling.."
Now, that is ART!
Indeed! Tarsem Singh, the director won 1994 MTV Video Music Awards due to this.
@@vinayk7 He also directed "The Fall"
@@chriszanf He also directed the controversial REM's music video for Losing my Religion.
I remember this video being played on SBS at times in the late 90's - then we shifted back to NZ and no SBS - a real bugger, it was the best channel of all that I've ever seen
SBS in the 90s was something special.
Probably one of the most beautiful videos ever made.
All rise for the Earth’s national anthem
EyjannaSonur Lol, good one 🙂
Lol, imagines earth is dying and all of the people on earth suddenly sing this song and people forget about war and stuff. and little by little the earth is healed. Bad english there lol.
This awesome music video should have been put on the golden disc on Voyagers One & Two to represent the human race!!!
Earth's last lullaby before we put it to sleep
Agreed
Музыка группы , которую можно слушать бесконечно , и в дороге и дома.
That song speaks to something deep inside of me, especially during this time. Praying for healing for my fellow humans of this beloved planet. I get chills every time I hear it.
Beautiful comment. Wishing you much peace and healing.
Love your thoughtful comments thinking of others , this is a brilliant song, seems u think so tune XX
The lyrics tells a story of a baby who dies from starvation. The original and complete song describes the horrors of a mother who see her baby dying. I dont think this one is a relaxing song.
@@sergioaraya681Were you read this?
Listening to my mother tongue ,in the foreign land during this pandemic period of covid-19 brings me tears ,
I 😘 ve this song. It's Universal. Namaste (We are 1). Deep Forest and Enigma just take me to a different world of Love, Bliss, Positivity and Hope.❤❤❤
This takes back to when mtv actually was a music channel. Back in the 90s
Wow!. This music and video should be a humankind patrimony :)
it is my friend its helped open my eyes ever since i was a kid its a hopeful song
whats a patrimony?
Pack Redfeather. is something value. has no price and you have to protect it.
+Vismar Clemente whats a bisquit?
it was directed by tarsem singh...i believe the 90s was generation of musicvideos and supermodels
Сдесь не о чем говорить?! Шикарно
I am almost moved to tears. My dad used to play this song on his car stereo when I was a kid. Very nostalgic feeling now. Indeed, we are all humans and need to love and tolerate one another. No matter the race, religion or ideology. Peace to the world.
Little brother, little brother, hush now, hush now
You keep crying, but there's no one else to carry you
No one else to care for you, we're both orphans now
From the island of the dead, their spirit will look after us
And take care of us like royalty, with all the wisdom they'll find there
Little brother, little brother even in the gardens
This lullaby will reach every corner
From the island of the dead, their spirit will look after us
Little brother, little brother, hush now, hush now
You keep crying, but there's no one else to carry you
No one else to care for you, we're both orphans now
From the island of the dead, their spirit will look after us
are those the lyrics translated? how did u get them?
Shut the fuck up
Thank you if these lyrics are properly translated
Thank you!!! 😊😊
Dj Project Zero 8 . Thank you so much fir sharing the translation to this EPIC song. It was also translated into Spanish with the very same meaning. This makes me feel sad thinking about my Mom. Don’t know what will I do with out her.
Вот это видео ряд! 😳 Сколько знаков! В 1993м... Смотрю в июле 2023!
My teacher used to play this “music” in the 90s to “calm” the class, don’t know if it worked, we still talked lol but good memories
Whoever is listening to this song in May 2020, stay safe and God Bless You All!!!
Молодец, Дип! Меня театральная актриса на тебя подсадила 20 лет назад. В мире много стран и все имеют право на независиость. Нельзя заставлять менять привычный уклад жизни чужие государства. Мир многогранен.
This song is very special to me and to my older brother. I first remember hearing it when I was 6 or 7 back in the early-mid 90's sitting in the back seat of my dads jeep as we drove through the Appalachia mountains in western NC while it was foggy and raining, and I have never forgotten that moment. It was always my favorite track out of the hundreds of mix tapes my Dad would listen to, and it must have been to my older brother as he recently asked me if I remember it as I've never told him how it was special to me. Anyways this song always reminds me of my father and to me it represents the song of Earth and decency in humanity. I'm really not the sentimental type as I've gotten older and my father is still alive, but I get the strongest emotions out of this track like no other song I've listened too and I always have to try to hold back tears listening to it. If we ever send out another golden record into space like the one on the Voyager this track needs to be included.
Beautiful post. Tell your dad and brother that you love them.
I woke up with this playing in my head for a couple of mornings in a row, tried to find it and couldn't, forgot the melody but then woke up with it again. I don't know why, but damn was it frustrating. So glad to have finally found it (with some help!). This is such a childhood song for me and it feels fantastic to have access to it again. Thank you so much for this absolute classic.
This music connects my soul to something greater, to the truth!
This song as always brought me great joy. As some people below have mentioned it has an even stronger pull on me years later. The images in the video are showing how we are so far apart but so close at the same time. This is extremely powerful in 2021.
No sabía porque lloraba cada vez que oía esta canción, después que descubrí el significado de su letra entendí el porqué, mucha nostalgia trae este tema❤2024
I first heard this song in 2006 when it was used for the guy that would dance in different countries and here I am 18 years later watching the music video thanks to a Facebook reel that used the song. Crazy world man.
Had no idea there was a video for this song. Somehow heard it somewhere, bought it on cassette and played it A LOT. ❤☮🌎
I had never heard this song before, and it appeared as the background for a video on TikTok. It touched me so deeply that I researched it, the ancestral vocals, and the concept of the video clip... in short, everything I could reach. And it's enchanting!! Music truly is life!
love this music, make it like 1993 again.
A mi también
90s the genesis of "New-Age" genre
Argentina 1993
what people dunno- this was directed by an Indian director name Tarsem Singh, who directed the Fall and Cell (Starring: Jenifer Lopez), and Selfless starring: Ryan Reynolds in Netflix.
Yes, bring back River Phoenix!!!!!
Świat pełen dobra❤ i zła😢pełen kolorów❤ i czerni😢.Piękna kołysanka❤
I remember watching this as a teenager and being quite enthralled by the imagery of these far off places. Since then I've been able to travel to quite a few of these places and every time it reminds me of watching this video all those years ago.
ive been looking for this song since the 90s googled the specifics and i found it ive been carrying this tune around my whole life..
we will make it as a race...the human race share the same story
same case here in Kenya...
🙂
Pack Redfeather I googled guy walking on tight rope with old lady singing got it! Lol
Lauro Cordero im glad u found it...lol
Oh - I finally found this song! It took a few years of searching - but so worth it. Just as beautiful as I remembered... So happy :)
This sound brings back some much memories. I wish I was a teenager again.
one of the most beautiful videos ever made
And for just over four minutes, there was no hatred in the world and people cared for one another.
Como me gusta esta canción...sobre todo la letra del arrullo me conmovió muchísimo...si tienen la oportunidad busquenla...
The 90s !! Love it !! Life was so simple in those days.
This song always bring tears to my eyes. Such a beautiful music and video!
That's a pretty solid tricycle. No puncture after rolling all over the globe!
I come back to this video every once in a while to feel humbled and whole.
20年以上も聞いていても色褪せない
❤❤❤❤to wtedy na początku lat 90 swiat zaczął sie przeistaczać jak 🦋
Я однажды слышал эту песню 28лет назад, так понравился музыка. Я искал но незнал кто поёт. Вот нашёл АлхамдуЛИЛЛОҺ
Espero que esteja você e sua familia bem.
This brings back great memories of watching the video as a commercial on SBS (Australia)!
This song has comforted 2 generations of my family since it came out.
😂😂
I have been searching for this song! I haven't heard it since 1998. Lots of childhood memories for sure.
О, и в Москве снимали, респект!
27 years later.. still wonderfull
How old we are...
....28 years now! still the same...wonderfull!!!💗
Light & love will save this world
🌍🌏🌎💜💜💜💜💜
Man, I've been looking for this song for AGES. Thank you for posting
Qué buen viaje de la niña, pareciera estar soñando mientras la arrullan con esa hermosa canción de cuna. Manifestaciones culturales diferentes que sin embargo forman una sola humanidad. La niña viaja a lugares muy hermosos, en ellos hay una paz y tranquilidad sorprendentes. Qué buena onda.
The old women singing at the end sounds so beautiful! Her voice! Wow💜
Hermosa canción tiene muchos significados..étnicos tradiciónes , cultura. ,belleza del.alma y espiritual ....me hace viajar a través del tiempo ...infinito .
Siempre digo que los '80 fue la mejor decada en la musica pero los '90 esta clase de musica represento una epoca de paz y tranquilidad para la humanidad, lastima que duro muy poco
Así es la ola de ensambles y new age dieron paz en los 90s Enya, Enigma, Deep Forest, Jaw woble,Natasha Atlas, Era, Afro Celtic Sound System entre muchos otros
@@avendigocoria4801 puedes recomendar más así? Aparte de los que ya escribiste :) 💗por cierto no encuentro exactamente de sound system demasiados videos que no se a qué banda te refieres
@@beelzeniasateriasis7376 se llama Afro Celtic Sound System y otros como Ghostland. Finales de los 90s
Remains one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard and one of the most beautiful videos i've ever seen, both take me to a more innocent time, where things were more spiritual and beautiful. It stays in your heart, probably forever
Tears in my eyes listening to this masterpiece .❤
I believe that when the Earth is no more, this song should be broadcast to the universe in the hopes that one day, another species finds it, and it conveys the gentle unanimity of humanity that once was.
Deep Forest Band was a Big hit in 90's in India due to Video Shooting done in India. Greetings from India 🙏
Awesome song by Afunakwa from Baegu, Malaita, Solomon Islands
EPIC song with heart ❤️ felt meaning . Forest Green is TIMELESS music since 1993
This song and music video had me entranced as a kid i was in awe of it. It woken something in me. All those kids in the middle east look like there having alot of fun. The song is beautiful. The director was painting a picture. With gilm and he did an amazing job
Beautiful and nostalgic song, reminiscent of a pure innocent world which is lost forever