While the Earth Sleeps
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"While the Earth Sleeps" is a song written by Eric Mouquet
and Michel Sanchez
of Deep Forest
and Peter Gabriel
. The song was performed by Deep Forest with Peter Gabriel and appeared on the soundtrack
for the film Strange Days
(1995) and is played over the film's end credits
. It was released as a CD single.
s from "Shashvi, Kakabi", performed by Tsinandali Choir, from an old Bulgarian song called "Dali Znaes Mila Majko" ("Do you know, dear mother?"), performed by Bulgarian singer Kate Petrova, and from "Övgön Chuuvuu" from the album Mogolie, musique vocale et instrumentale.
Eric Mouquet
Eric Mouquet , is the co-founder of the band Deep Forest. He won a Grammy Award in 1995, and a World Award for best world music album....
and Michel Sanchez
Michel Sanchez
Michel Sanchez . He spent much of this youth studying music . Sanchez is the co-founder of the band Deep Forest. He won a Grammy Award in 1995, and a World Award for best world music album....
of Deep Forest
Deep Forest
Deep Forest is a musical group consisting of two French musicians, Michel Sanchez and Eric Mouquet. They compose a style of world music, sometimes called ethnic electronica, mixing ethnic with electronic sounds and dance beats or chillout beats...
and Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
. The song was performed by Deep Forest with Peter Gabriel and appeared on the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
for the film Strange Days
Strange Days (film)
Strange Days is a 1995 cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and produced and co-written by James Cameron and Jay Cocks, starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott and Vincent D'Onofrio. Despite positive reviews, the film was a...
(1995) and is played over the film's end credits
End Credits
"End Credits" is the first single from Drum and Bass duo Chase & Status' second studio album No More Idols. The single was co-written, co-produced and features vocals from Plan B and was released on 29 October 2009, reaching a peak position of No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart...
. It was released as a CD single.
Samples
The song incorporates credited sampleSampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
s from "Shashvi, Kakabi", performed by Tsinandali Choir, from an old Bulgarian song called "Dali Znaes Mila Majko" ("Do you know, dear mother?"), performed by Bulgarian singer Kate Petrova, and from "Övgön Chuuvuu" from the album Mogolie, musique vocale et instrumentale.
| Lyrics: | Lyrics in Latin: | English translation: |
Дали знаеш мила майко, Што сум несрекьна, Цел ден дома сама седам, Надвор не смеям. |
Dali znaesh mila mayko Shto sum nesrekyna, Cel den doma sama sedam, Nadvor ne smeyam. |
Do you know, dear mother Why am I so unhappy? All day I sit at home, I am not allowed outside. |