Michel Sanchez came up with the idea of mixing Baka Pygmy chants with modern music after hearing on-site recordings of these tribes. Along with Eric Mouquet they created the project Deep Forest. Their first self-titled album (nominated for a Grammy) was released in 1992, with Sweet Lullaby being the smash single which would put Deep Forest on the musical map (UK Top 10 hit). The song "Sweet Lullaby" is adapted from a traditional song from the Solomon Islands. The album Deep Forest was dance-driven and the samples were heavily digitised and edited. It was re-released as a limited edition in 1994 under the name World Mix.
For their second album Boheme, Eric and Michel left behind the sounds of the forest and ventured into Eastern Europe bringing tender, lonesome Hungarian and Gypsy chants with upbeat, yet sad, music. The chants were no longer brief, instead extended phrases had been sampled from Hungarian, Russian and Transylvanian sample CDs. Marta Sebestyen performed on this album.
The duo also performed and produced the remixes for the Youssou N'Dour single "Undecided" in 1994, with guest vocals by Neneh Cherry (who featured on n'Dour's break-through single "Seven Seconds"). That same year Deep Forest made remixes for Jon Anderson's "Deseo", Apollo 440's "Liquid Cool" and Cesária Évora's "My Fatigue is Endless". In 1996 Deep Forest collaborated with Peter Gabriel on the song While the Earth Sleeps, which was written for the film Strange Days.
The follow-up third album, Comparsa, contained sounds and chants from Madagascar and Cuba. The music is often upbeat and celebratory. The last song from the album Media Luna, which was also released as a single, features a duet of Syrian and Spanish singers Abed Azrei and Ana Torroja from Spanish band Mecano. The duo collaborated with Joe Zawinul during the recording of the album. A recording of their live concert in Japan was also released on a CD called Made in Japan. Although all the songs featured in the show are from the previous three albums, they have new often-longer arrangements and all the chants are performed and reinterpreted by live performers.
In 1999 Deep Forest worked with Cheb Mami and Catherine Lara on the song "L'Enfant Fleur" which had been composed for Sol En Si (a French charity which helps HIV families).
In 2000, Deep Forest released a music for the movie Le Prince du Pacifique, Pacifique. It mixes pacific and island beats with electronic music. Music Detected was the title of their fifth much-anticipated official Deep Forest album which saw the duo turn its attention to the Far East and the Orient for inspiration. It also signalled a change in musical style for Deep Forest, from dance to a more rock-influence.
In 2008 Eric Mouquet released Deep Brasil, this album is a collaboration with Brazilian artist Flavio Dell Isola Amazonia.
In 2009, 2010 Eric Mouquet went on tour and prepared the upcoming album Deep Africa.
This album should be released in summer 2011 and will feature lot of African artists, Lokua Kanza, Blick Bassy, Oliza, Wasis Diop, Zama Magudulela, and Wes's brother, Dany Dikoume.
Yuki Song
Deep Forest Lyrics
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Gathering the words to coax the fire to start
Throwing sparks at my frozen angel
Words to melt the ice around your pretty heart
Turn the ice to water, the water into flood
The flood becomes a river, a river of pure love
Love comes into delta, nourishing the sea
Ocean endlessly
Throwing sparks at my frozen angel
Gathering the words to coax the fire to start
Turn the ice to water, the water into flood
The flood becomes a river, a river of pure love
Love comes into delta, nourishing the sea
Sea goes out to ocean
Ocean endlessly
The second before you walk into the room
I had no thoughts of love whatsoever
Love was not on my mind
Nothing but my life,
My life was all settled in,
It was just the way it needed to be
And I fell upon you
Like something out of the blue
It was out of the blue, I didn't know
I didn't see it coming
But it came upon me
And it held a hold on me
Took a hold on me
And I could not help but believe
I have faith in this thing
I have one chance in my life and I must take it
And I've got to give it to you and I will not let it go
I will not let it go
It's the only thing I can believe in.
Oh, I can believe in.
The lyrics to Deep Forest's "Yuki Song" discuss the process of thawing a "frozen angel" and the power of love to transform the world around us. The singer is trying to coax their counterpart out of a cold and unfeeling state, "throwing sparks" and "gathering words" to ignite the "fire" within their heart. As the ice melts and turns into water, the singer imagines a cascading series of transformations: the flood becomes a river, which feeds into a delta, which nourishes the sea, which becomes an endless ocean of love.
The song's metaphorical language suggests that the process of falling in love can have a transformative effect not only on our own emotional state, but on the world around us. Love is a force that can melt away the barriers between us and create a vast, interconnected web of caring and compassion. The song also touches on the idea that love can come unexpectedly, "out of the blue," and that when it does, it can be all-consuming and life-changing.
Overall, "Yuki Song" is a poetic tribute to the power of love to thaw the icy exterior of the human heart and create a more interconnected, loving world.
Line by Line Meaning
Throwing sparks at my frozen angel
Trying to ignite passion in my cold, distant lover
Gathering the words to coax the fire to start
Searching for the right words to stir up a flame in their heart
Turn the ice to water, the water into flood
Softening their heart, flooding it with emotion
The flood becomes a river, a river of pure love
Love grows stronger and becomes a steady force
Love comes into delta, nourishing the sea
Love spreads out, bringing life to everything around it
Sea goes out to ocean
Love is infinite and far-reaching
Ocean endlessly
Love is limitless and eternal
The second before you walk into the room
Before I met you, I wasn't thinking about love
I had no thoughts of love whatsoever
Love wasn't even on my mind
Nothing but my life,
I was content with how things were
My life was all settled in,
I thought everything was in its place
And I fell upon you
But then you came into my life unexpectedly
Like something out of the blue
It was a surprise, something I couldn't have predicted
It was out of the blue, I didn't know
I wasn't prepared for the intensity of my feelings for you
I didn't see it coming
I wasn't expecting to be so deeply affected by you
But it came upon me
Despite my lack of preparation, love took hold of me
And it held a hold on me
I couldn't shake the feeling of being in love with you
Took a hold on me
Love seized me and wouldn't let go
And I could not help but believe
I had to believe in the power of my love for you
I have faith in this thing
I trust that our love is real and meant to be
I have one chance in my life and I must take it
I know that I may never have another opportunity to experience love like this
And I've got to give it to you and I will not let it go
I'm committed to sharing my love with you and won't give up on it
It's the only thing I can believe in.
Love is the one thing that gives my life meaning
Oh, I can believe in.
I have complete faith in our love.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BEVERLY SCOTT, ERIC MOUQUET, MICHEL SANCHEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Osiris
Lancer des étincelles à mon ange
congelé Rassembler les mots pour amadouer le feu pour commencer
jeter des étincelles à mon ange
congelé mots pour faire fondre la glace autour de votre joli coeur
Tournez la glace à l'eau, l'eau dans
inondation l'inondation devient une rivière , un fleuve de pur amour
l'amour vient en delta, nourrissant le
de la mer mer va à l' océan
océan infini
lancer étincelles à mon ange
congelé Rassembler les mots pour amadouer le feu pour commencer
Mettez la glace à l'eau, l'eau dans
inondation l'inondation devient une rivière, un fleuve de pur amour
l'amour vient en delta, nourrissant le
de la mer mer va à l'océan
océan infini
la seconde avant de vous promener dans le chambre
Je n'avait pas de pensées d'amour que ce soit
l'amour était pas dans mon esprit
Rien que ma vie,
ma vie a été tout installés,
Il était juste le façon dont il avait besoin d'être
Et je suis tombé sur vous
comme quelque chose hors de la
bleu il était hors de bleu, je ne savais pas
Je ne vois pas venir
mais il est venu sur moi
Et il a tenu une emprise sur moi
a pris une emprise sur moi
Et je ne pouvais pas empêcher de croire
Je crois en ce chose
Je dois une chance dans ma vie et je dois prendre
et je dois vous le donner et je ne vais pas le laisser aller
Je ne vais pas le laisser aller
Il est la seule chose que je peux croire.
Oh, je peux croire
Snegurka na pensii
Это самая красивая песня о чувствах, которую я когда либо слышала, эти слова божественны❤❤❤. Я буду слушать ее всю свою жизнь.
Десси Зиновьева
Фрося Бурлакова , да песня красивая и певица точно передала мотивом , слова этой песни .
Eno Dup
Me and my 2 sisters discovered deep forest when we were little.
All thanks to my mom who has good music taste cause without her i don't think i would've ever known about those amazing musics 💖
Rebeca Sandstrom
Love this song so much! My parents shared a common love of Deep Forest before they met each other. I guess music taste is genetic because I love Deep Forest too!
Jason Vega
Hermosa, mágica, bellísima, una pieza magistral!!!
Mickey Rosa
I love this song so much that I would play it on my computer before I go to sleep. I wish that ending of the song could be on a continuous loop.
Дмитрий Парус
How did i miss it before? It is very underrated. it's just a masterpiece!
Emrys
I'm just in awe. I came here to find a song for my bunny, Yuki and I found THIS?!?! So beautiful. xoxo
TD
the ending though.. this woman is a genius. literally feel it in your body, if you don't.. you can't feel soul. she's perfect, powerful & a legend in my eyes.
EJOBI PATRICK
T D she is Beverly Jo Scott