Question about "Across the Universe" (1 Viewer)

[Dome Vongvises]

What language is that phrase in the song that goes:

Jai guru deva om

and what does it translate to?

Is that the same language John Lennon uses on #9 Dream?

 

[chung_sotheby]

Look here:

Possible Translation

and here:

Another possible translation

Hope it makes sense

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Thanks. Now if I can only figure out what the hell John Lennon is saying on #9 Dream.

 

[Grant B]

There is a noise on the song Meat City if you play backwards, he clearly says, "fuck a pig".
I ruined more turntables that way...

 

[John Berggren]

Across the Universe is one of my absolute favorite Beatles songs. Perhaps my favorite. It's a song for the ages.

 

[Marc Colella]

I don't care if it's considered blasphemous, I prefer Fiona Apple's version best.

* runs for cover *

 

[Colin Jacobson]

I don't know if I'd say I like it BEST, but I am fond of Bowie's version. Hey, Lennon's on it too - that must mean he endorsed it, right?

 

[Larry Geller]

Aaaaahhh bawakawa, poussee poussa. As far as I can tell!

 

[Philip Hamm]

I always thought it was just good sounding nonsense words along the lines of "whap-ba-ba-lu-bap a-whap-bam-boom".

 

[TheLongshot]

I like the version The Flower Kings do. They slow it down a bit. It always felt like The Beatles version is trying to rush through the song.

Jason

 

[Dan B]

Love this song & Fiona Apple's cover too.

 

[Henry Gale]

The actual, original, Little Richard phrase was, "Wop-bobba-lu-bop-a-good-God-Damn."

 

[Nick Sievers]

You're definitely not the only one. I don't think I have heard Bowie's version though.

 

[Grant B]

BTW
I have the single version that was done for the World Wildlife Fund; I am not sure if it was released on anything else. It was faster with a flock of birds taking off as the intro.
Love that version!!!

 

[Michael K Hill]

I think Phil Spector produced the "Wildlife" version. The faster playback always sounded weird to me.

 

[Keith Paynter]

Nope. George Martin produced that version for the WWF album

 

[Larry Geller]

Never a single & it's on Past Masters Vol. 2. Produced by George Martin.

 

[Keith Paynter]

Damn! You're right...shows how much I listen to that CD :b

 

[Marvin]

It's also on volume 2 of the Anthology.

 

[Larry Geller]

Not true. Different version.