AboutStacieDee Expertise I am a long-time fan of Mr. Gabriel and am knowledgable about all of his solo work since leaving Genesis.
Experience I run a website about David Rhodes (with his cooperation), who has played guitar with Peter Gabriel for 25 years and am very knowledgable about most areas of his career.
Expert: StacieDee Date: 8/15/2006 Subject: Gabriel lyrics
Question Is there a translation for the Wolof lyrics in the out-chorus at the end of In Your Eyes?
Answer Hi Steve -
The Wolof (or Oulof) lyrics are the words sung by Youssou N'Dour in the original version of "In Your Eyes", Wolof is his native language. A rough transliteration (only an approximation) of those lyrics is: "Sa bet chi lamp, chi tangaay, sa bet maangi ci biir."
The translation is pretty straight from the chorus: "In your eyes, the light the heat, in your eyes, I am complete"
As a side note, when Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sang part of this in Urdu (Pakistani language) it translated to: "In your eyes there is such a magic, that even without drinking, I can't stand straight."
