Sigur Rós

This is a video of Sigur Rós, one of my favorite bands. Sigur Rós is an icelandic band and their name means "Victory Rose." This particular song is entitled "Saeglopur." Some of its lyrics are in Icelandic but the rest of it is in Vonleska or "Hopelandic" in English. This is a made-up language consisting of nonsense syllables. In this way, we as the listeners are not hampered by our conceptions of the meaning coming from the lyrics. The vocals of the band are merely instruments, not special tools of meaning. The song definitely has meaning, but not a definite meaning and it certainly cannot be found as easily as looking for it in the vocals. Listen for a great increase in intensity several minutes into it, it is truly magnificent.