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Re: Kate's Ninth Wave

From: johnz@eaglet.rain.com (John Zimmer)
Date: Mon, 3 May 1993 04:49:29 GMT
Subject: Re: Kate's Ninth Wave
Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa
Organization: Quagmire Annex
References: <4fsvp4O00WB8M2DUt5@andrew.cmu.edu>

"Scott T. Lillis" <sl4q+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>I've posted about this before and no one seemed to pay much attention,
>so anyway: Does any one happen to know what Kate whispers at the end of
>Hello Earth from the the Ninth Wave.  It sounds to me like she's praying
>or something then she whispers 'go to sleep little earth' But if any one
>know's the meaning of that part, I'd like to know.

She's speaking German: "Tiefer, tiefer, irgendwo in der Tiefe gibt es ein
Licht."  In English, "Deeper, deeper, somewhere below there is a light."
  
>I'd guess it
>something linked to a Pagan religion that she practices because I'm
>pretty sure she's Pagan or at least well learned of such practice.  

Based on what evidence?  In point of fact, when asked about her religious
leanings she's replied that she has none.

John Zimmer
johnz@eaglet.rain.com