Now We Are Free
Lyrics:
[English]
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 sooo a ru
Un va-a pesh a lay
Un vi-I bee
Un da la pech ni sa
(Aaahh)
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...
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
...
Vocabulary in this song:
| Vocabulary | Meanings |
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shalom /ʃəˈlɒm/ B2 |
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flavum /ˈfleɪvəm/ C1 |
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flesh /fleʃ/ B1 |
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liss /lɪs/ C2 |
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Grammar:
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Anol shalom
➔ While the song's language is constructed, "Anol shalom" resembles a greeting or expression of peace, similar in function to standard greetings.
➔ In the context of a song, such opening lines usually set a tone or establish a theme. Think of it as equivalent to starting a sentence with "Hello" or "Peace be with you".
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Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um
➔ This line seems to follow a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) structure, even though the meaning is unclear. "Anol" is likely the subject, followed by a verb-like phrase "sheh lay konnud," and then the object "de ne um."
➔ Even in constructed languages, grammatical structures often borrow from or resemble existing languages. Identifying the potential SVO order can help in deconstructing the meaning if related to a real-world language.
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Un va-a pesh a lay
➔ The repetition of vowel sounds and the consistent "a" before the supposed verb suggests a potential infixation or agglutinative language structure.
➔ Infixation involves adding affixes *within* a word rather than at the beginning or end. Agglutinative languages build words by stringing together multiple morphemes, each with a distinct meaning.
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Un di-I lay na day
➔ The "Un" prefix reappears, potentially indicating a case marker or a repeated pronoun. The suffixation and internal vowel changes (lay na day) suggest verb conjugation or declension.
➔ Case markers indicate the grammatical role of a noun in a sentence. Verb conjugation involves changing the form of a verb to reflect tense, person, number, etc. Declension involves changing the form of a noun or pronoun to indicate grammatical case.
