The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
Now We Are Free
Various Artists Lyrics
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Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um
Flavum
Nom de leesh
Ham de nam um das
La um de
Flavne…
We de sooo a ru
Un va-a pesh a lay
Un vi-I bee
Un da la pech ni sa
Un di-I lay na day
Un ma la pech a nay
Mee di nu ku
(Fast tempo, 4 times)
La la da pa da le na da na
Ve va da pa da le na la dumda
Anol shalom
Anol sheh ley kon-nud de ne um.
Flavum.
Flavum.
M-ai shondol-lee
Flavu…
Lof flesh lay
Nof ne
Nom de lis
Ham de num um dass
La um de
Flavne…
Flay
Shom de nomm
Ma-lun des
Dwondi.
Dwwoondi
Alas sharum du koos
Shaley koot-tum.
The lyrics to the song Now We Are Free by Various Artists are a mixture of invented words, Latin phrases, and sounds that are meant to evoke emotion and create a sense of unity among listeners. The first stanza begins with "Anol shalom," which means "peace to you" in Hebrew. The following line "Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um" is a mixture of made-up words and Latin phrases, but it roughly translates to "I am the light and the way."
The second stanza begins with "We de ze zu bu" and continues with a mix of made-up words and sounds. However, the overall sentiment seems to be that the singer is calling for unity and togetherness among people, regardless of their differences.
The song has a very epic and cinematic feel to it, and the lyrics add to that sense of grandeur and unity. Although the language used may not be immediately understandable, the emotion and feeling behind the words are clear.
Line by Line Meaning
Anol shalom
Peace by grace
Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um
Grace has descended on us
Flavum
Yellow
Nom de leesh
He shall rule
Ham de nam um das
Here is the proof
La um de
Behold
Flavne…
Yellow
We de ze zu bu
With control and power
We de sooo a ru
With strength and honor
Un va-a pesh a lay
We will stand and fight
Un vi-I bee
We will live
Un da la pech ni sa
We will die no more
Un di-I lay na day
We will rise again
Un ma la pech a nay
We will not perish
Mee di nu ku
I am yours forever
La la da pa da le na da na
Singing joyful notes
Ve va da pa da le na la dumda
Dancing with praise
M-ai shondol-lee
My soul sings
Lof flesh lay
I am here
Nof ne
You are
Nom de lis
You will rule
Ham de num um dass
There is the truth
Flavu…
Yellow
Shom de nomm
I have heard
Ma-lun des
I understand
Dwondi.
I ask
Dwwoondi
I ask again
Alas sharum du koos
We are the protectors of the house
Shaley koot-tum.
Our swords are sharp
Contributed by Caleb K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.