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Re: ^^^^^ Monthly FAQ for love-hounds who don't know woof. PART II ^^^^^^

From: johnz@eaglet.rain.com (John Zimmer)
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1992 05:12:18 GMT
Subject: Re: ^^^^^ Monthly FAQ for love-hounds who don't know woof. PART II ^^^^^^
Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa
Organization: Quagmire Annex
References: <cL85uB4w165w@netrun.cts.com>

rhill@netrun.cts.com (ronald hill) writes:

>        Well, at the end of "Hello, Earth" the German words are: 
>"Tiefer, tiefer, irgendwo in der Tiefe giebt es ein Licht - Ihr koennt 
>es nie finden." This means: "deeper, deeper, somewhere in the depth 
>there is a light - you (pl.) will never find it. "
>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

I believe it's pretty well established that the German passage ends with 
"Licht" -- what comes after are the English words "Go to sleep little Earth".

Oh, and 'giebt' should be 'gibt'.

John Zimmer
johnz@eaglet.rain.com