Honestly, there are few songs out there that can move you with words alone, without relying on the sound of those words. There’s something intrinsic to a words that goes beyond the meaning of the word itself. I believe, the same goes for poetry–where words aren’t simply designators of meaning, but contain at one level an auditory element, and even at another level words are visually meaningful.
Now try and listen to a (great) poem or a song written in another language. Somehow, that meaning still gets through to you. I heard a song yesterday and though that it was one of the most amazing things I’d ever heard, written in a totally different language (it doesn’t really matter which one either). Somehow there’s seems to be more meaning to it because I don’t know the meanings of the words. Honestly, I don’t really ever care to know the meanings–I’ll just listen.
The song is called “Polegnala e Todora” by Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares.
