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- From: ghblee@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (H B Lee)
- Subject: Re: Beatles "Across the Universe" lyrics
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.010513.5212@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 01:05:13 GMT
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- David Van Hemel (vanhemel@eniac.seas.upenn.edu) wrote:
- >
- > 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).
-
- "Jai guru deva om" is what I got from an old songbook. Confirmation,
- anyone?
-
- - h.b.-
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