Andrea Lindsey on 2020-09-09
rock n roll in bed
Thu, 28/01/2021 - 12:54
The language is one of the Sami languages, but as the song has no words in it, just joik, there is nothing to translate or even to determine which of the eleven Sami languages the song is in. Consider joik as something higher than human languages, interpret its verberations with your soul, by tapping into the original. Ab origo.
Alma Barroca
Thu, 28/01/2021 - 13:00
[@Fary], [@katten], what is your opinion regarding this? Should it remain published?
Fary
Thu, 28/01/2021 - 17:08
Well, I don't know Sami myself, but this song doesn't seem to have lyrics which could be translated, so... The joik used in the song apparently has lyrics, but they aren't included in this song. I also found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Spirit#Controversy
rock n roll in bed
Thu, 28/01/2021 - 13:10
Sure it should, no problem posting sing-along lyrics to joiks, it's just the translation of them that proves unpostable.
This is actually a Sami joik about a bear hunter, and his joik is to the honor the bear and the hunt (the dance) before the bear fell. Because it has such American Indian overtones I had to post the language as Other. This would be Sami: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txt-QTWCGwk