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- From: steve@otago.ac.nz
- Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll
- Subject: Re: Beatles "Across the Universe" lyrics
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.115808.212@otago.ac.nz>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 11:58:08 +1300
- References: <97669@netnews.upenn.edu>
- Organization: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- In article <97669@netnews.upenn.edu>, vanhemel@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (David Van Hemel ) writes:
- > Hi all,
- >
- > 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).
- >
- > (vanhemel@eniac.seas.upenn.edu) | Until the world comes to an end."
-
- As mentioned in other postings the line is "Jai Guru Deva Om". I did
- hear in a documentary about the Beatles, that this roughly means
- "Glory to the great teacher". Sounds reasonable.
-
- Steve
-