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- From: nahigian@athena.mit.edu (Gabriel H Nahigian)
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- Subject: Re: Beatles "Across the Universe" lyrics
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.185819.2480@athena.mit.edu>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 18:58:19 GMT
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- In article <97669@netnews.upenn.edu>, vanhemel@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (David Van Hemel ) writes:
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- |> I have a lyrics question. What is it that John is saying in the song
- |> "Across the Universe" in the chorus? I mean the part that comes between
- |> "across the universe" and "nothing's gonna change my world." Also he
- |> repeats it over and over again as the song is fading out at the end.
- |> It sounds distinctly like not English to me. John was a strange man
- |> (peace be upon him).
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- John is saying, "Jai Guru Deva, Om." I believe this to be some sort of an
- eastern meditation phrase.
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- Gabe (nahigian@athena.mit.edu)
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