Regarding the (In Afrikaans) I Emailed and asked Joyful Noise Recordings since I could not find an answer online, only others wondering the same. They replied as follows. "This was what Kishi Bashi had to say about the song... I had a violent and passionate dream once in which I was speaking Afrikaans. I don't know anything about Afrikaans, except from movies (like Lethal Weapon 2 and District 9), and from Die Antwoord. Sorry, het spijt me" great song
Thank you so much for your explanation , I'm an Afrikaner ( someone who speaks Afrikaans) and I was really curious as to why there was (in afrikaans) but no actual Afrikaans words in the song.
my bird was fascinated with this song as soon as it came on, trilling like nonstop until the chorus lol. really really good stuff (the instrument in the background sounds like a bird to her i think)
Count off to the feel of your beat yeah Make it rain on my melody Am I man enough to man this sunny afternoon? I fell off from the throne of the maker Made a mess of a parody I can count a little as many things too soon And your radiance came around On the heels of a magical mystery And the beauty of your major key The ambitions as a survivor Make stronger a man of me But the enemy of mine is staring back as you I need to know this love is real I want to feel the sadness I want to know how it tastes When you throw it at the moon I want my heart to be cold as ice I want to take it back in time Dig a grave with my teeth I want to bleed in the rain I want to feel my very chest ripped open at the seams I really want to know Was it a dream? The courageous on the horizon Made many a solider weep Was there anybody around to bury them at noon? And the fortunes of the Messiah Gave hope to the progeny That the sky was in a shade of lighter blue than you But your radiance came around on the heels of a magical mystery Made a suitor and a slave of me The melange of all the dividers Made everything incomplete And the only thing to do is stare at the moon I want to know how it tastes When you throw it at the moon I want my heart to be cold as ice I want to take it back in time Dig a grave with my teeth I want to bleed in the rain! I want to feel my very chest ripped open at the seams I want to lead you by your breast, animated obscene When I'm blinded in the sun light Can this love be real? Or was it a dream?
Why is this song called what it is called? I am from South Africa an my language is called Afrikaans, so that's why i am so interested to know where the name comes from...
I know he's mentioned it in passing. But I honestly forget his verbatim , something along the lines of making it seem more like an epic poem type thing. More like Homer the Blind Poet type stuff. He's always playing with the concepts, not just the instruments.
This was what Kishi Bashi had to say about the song... I had a violent and passionate dream once in which I was speaking Afrikaans. I don't know anything about Afrikaans, except from movies (like Lethal Weapon 2 and District 9), and from Die Antwoord. Sorry, het spijt me
this dude fills the room with his entropic yet symmetrical sounds, im lovin it
shut up FUCK YOU im a hateful and racist person
I'm in love with you, Kishi Bashi.
Regarding the (In Afrikaans)
I Emailed and asked Joyful Noise Recordings since I could not find an answer online, only others wondering the same.
They replied as follows.
"This was what Kishi Bashi had to say about the song...
I had a violent and passionate dream once in which I was speaking Afrikaans. I don't know anything about Afrikaans, except from movies (like Lethal Weapon 2 and District 9), and from Die Antwoord.
Sorry, het spijt me"
great song
Thank you so much for your explanation , I'm an Afrikaner ( someone who speaks Afrikaans) and I was really curious as to why there was (in afrikaans) but no actual Afrikaans words in the song.
geen stress vriend, dit het my ook lank laat wonder @@OldSchoolKaki
my bird was fascinated with this song as soon as it came on, trilling like nonstop until the chorus lol. really really good stuff (the instrument in the background sounds like a bird to her i think)
Nice 🦜?
Count off to the feel of your beat yeah
Make it rain on my melody
Am I man enough to man this sunny afternoon?
I fell off from the throne of the maker
Made a mess of a parody
I can count a little as many things too soon
And your radiance came around
On the heels of a magical mystery
And the beauty of your major key
The ambitions as a survivor
Make stronger a man of me
But the enemy of mine is staring back as you
I need to know this love is real
I want to feel the sadness
I want to know how it tastes
When you throw it at the moon
I want my heart to be cold as ice
I want to take it back in time
Dig a grave with my teeth
I want to bleed in the rain
I want to feel my very chest ripped open at the seams
I really want to know
Was it a dream?
The courageous on the horizon
Made many a solider weep
Was there anybody around to bury them at noon?
And the fortunes of the Messiah
Gave hope to the progeny
That the sky was in a shade of lighter blue than you
But your radiance came around on the heels of a magical mystery
Made a suitor and a slave of me
The melange of all the dividers
Made everything incomplete
And the only thing to do is stare at the moon
I want to know how it tastes
When you throw it at the moon
I want my heart to be cold as ice
I want to take it back in time
Dig a grave with my teeth
I want to bleed in the rain!
I want to feel my very chest ripped open at the seams
I want to lead you by your breast, animated obscene
When I'm blinded in the sun light
Can this love be real?
Or was it a dream?
Esse álbum foi uma experiencia incrível que eu tive em 2014, em especial essa música.
What a song!
song of da year
First Bright Whites, then Manchester, now this. I cannot decide which is the best!
"unicorns die when you leave" is his best !!!!!
No Good Usernames Left Also try Q&A, love that song.
Lol glad to see this is already up, thanks a million!
Thank you, Kishi Bashi
Hoje foi um dia de lembranças. Essa música foi uma das melhores.
Waar is die afrikaqns my bra ?
Awe ek wag nog
Buying the shirt!
Why is this song called what it is called? I am from South Africa an my language is called Afrikaans, so that's why i am so interested to know where the name comes from...
If only I knew, THought there might be an Afrikaans sentence or something, but still a great song!
I know he's mentioned it in passing. But I honestly forget his verbatim , something along the lines of making it seem more like an epic poem type thing. More like Homer the Blind Poet type stuff. He's always playing with the concepts, not just the instruments.
Ek het presies dieselfde nou gewonder.
@Andy no sorry
This was what Kishi Bashi had to say about the song...
I had a violent and passionate dream once in which I was speaking Afrikaans. I don't know anything about Afrikaans, except from movies (like Lethal Weapon 2 and District 9), and from Die Antwoord.
Sorry, het spijt me
coooold as *ice*
Why does it say Afrikaans if there is no Afrikaans in it :( ? I was looking forward to the Afrikaans part.
because he is insane
It’s just in the title bruh
Afrikalilar ses eliyin goraaax