Suo Gan

[HappySlave1]

always brings my emotions welling to the surface

[aardvark1956]

You can look up Suo Gan on Wikipedia for lyrics and background story. Beautiful, indeed! The Welsh have a right to be proud of this.

[brumhilde]

lindo,maravilhoso

[gringopenquista]

Meanwhile, the Saxons outside sharpened their axes...

[singingislife18]

We're doing this in my choir (except in English). This piece always make me so homesick!

[6digit]

at first i thought it was done by some chinese musician but i'm wrong since i found the meaning of this song ..what a brilliant composer!

[rosy1936]

GRANDE ESECUZIONE... BELLA MUSICA.... BELLISSIMA MELODIA... MOLTO TOCCANTE e DOLCE... VERAMENTE "UNICA"..!!!

[Nashcountryboy]

Christian Bale only lip-synched in the film "Empire of the Sun". "Suo Gân", as performed by James Rainbird and the Ambrosian Junior Choir directed by John McCarthy, is featured prominently in the film Empire of the Sun, where it is lip-synched by a young Christian Bale. It also appears, instrumentally, in the beginning of the movie Dutch.

[essertpitay]

The definition of beautiful ?

[maxrome67]

@essertpitay Hardd

[summerrayneroberts]

is the first boy the one who sang in empire of the sun?

[SniperAngle12]

@summerrayneroberts No. That ''boy'' is Christian Bale. Or Batman, currently.

[theredcorbe]

@SniperAngle12

Christian Bale did not sing it. He lip synced it.

[squirttle92]

@theredcorbe He did a good job lip syncing too. Most of the time, people who lip sync just look like goldfish gulping.

[theredcorbe]

@summerrayneroberts

Not this choir. A young man named James Rainbird with the Ambrosian Junior Choir did the version in the film.

[chidoriookami]

Empire of the Sun T-T

[tangycheezexists]

Male sopranos have such beautiful voices and quality :)

[coeursetcameraderie]

bendigedig :) dw'in caru suo gan, mae'n ysbrydoledig iawn! cymru am byth!

[duke000222]

Bendigedig gydag ynganiad gwych.

[85Leth]

9 have no taste in music whatsoever. It is beautiful....



[bigboys1199]

happy no more osama day

[psykosel]

alot of the older gentlemen sang at the royal wedding

[MusicAce1014]

Who wrote the piece?

[orange5721]

beautiful.

why are they all men?

[nixer42]

@orange5721 male voice choirs are very traditional in Protestant churches. I'm not sure what the origin is - something randomly sexist no doubt. Choral singing is especially strong in Wales, which is generally Methodist, and Welsh male-voice choirs enjoy an excellent (well-deserved) reputation. Welsh hymn-writers are also well-renowed for being both tuneful and emotive eg Charles Wesley. BTW, musical experts have declared no discernable difference between male voice sopranos and female.

[nater88dawg]

@nixer42 heaven forbid there's a difference between the sexes, that'd be sexist! No doubt!

[bigboys1199]

that kid can get his voice very high

[TheSEMPERfidelis100]

It's suppose to be a little bit slower

[Sulpherior]

@TheSEMPERfidelis100 i think your right :)

[TheSEMPERfidelis100]

@Sulpherior

well it wasn't as magical as the original. Because they messed up the speed

[TousavecNintendo]

4 people never had a heart.

[PietuchaPrzemek]

One of the greatest melodies to me. Beuatiful movie, great Bale's role.

[diogeneslaertius666]

Cariad mam sy dan fy mron

[Navajo549]

there is a version from 1794, but could be from much older song. Remember La Bamba? It's actually 500-600 years old. Different words of course.

[peppertee]

Well, I apolagize. Going around it the way I know to let everyone know the best actor in 2010 is Christian Bale. How appropriate, listen to the music and then wonder where this music came from, Empire of the Sun.

[Lanzetti]

Any clue as to when it was composed? It is sung in Welsh, an indigenous language spoken in Britain prior to the arrival of Angles and Saxons, yet it speaks of angels, a Christian myth, which came long after the Romans first set foot on the island.

[choirboyfromhell1]

Awwww.....heartbreakingly beautiful..

[rustohiski]

beautiful and touching, i wish i could sing this to my dearest and most beloved godson, thank you for posting this

[bogdandisco]

Wolę chór kastratów z Kiepskich:p

[Herflik600]

@bogdandisco spierdalaj kundlo-polaczku

[villanuevamojica]

que puedo decir de esta bella cancion...uffff hace que mi alma brille y suspire al oirla. gracias a quien el don de escribir esta cancion y darnos la dicha de escucharla....desde mty. mexico un cordial saludo

[TheGerbilsRevenge]

The song is Welsh. They're lamenting the total lack of jobs and prospects.

[Odysseus696]

Please refrain from making inappropriate or disparaging comments after listening to such a heavenly-inspired piece of art--it only shows ignorance and a poor spirit.

[kylemerritt355]

this song reminds me of the best is yet to come

[glyde71]

music indeed has no language or religion....i am on a float of bliss after listening to this ...gods, bless our children....

[bubblebeebug24]

this is soo amazing!

[OliveiraWard]

Magnificent song. If I didn't know its welsh, I would say its elvish :D

It will take you to the moon, will make you sad and probably you'll feel, like I did, a big chill on your spine... simply devine (Note I've no Idea on what the lyrics mean therefor all my feelings come from the music itself.)

[snuffelupaggus]

It's Welsh, and the arranger is Setphen Cleobury as it clearly states in the intro. Portuguese? Really? I mean Realy? Are you retarded?

[cyliu0413]

Does anybody know who the arranger is?

[kyyanyy]

Magnífico!!!.....esta canção nos transporta ao céu.......

[Serenity113]

It's actually welsh.

[agampin]

Portuguese????? You are a stupid??? portuguese is another thing.... is more bealtifull... is more rich...

[Chocolateluvr1987]

@agampin

That was completely unncessary and offensive. First off, some people may simply not recognise the Welsh language because they haven't come into contact with it. Secondly, the beauty of a language is entirely subjective and I think your attitude is pretty condescending.

[agampin]

PERDÃO...

[tenparab]

I think this is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have heard.

[Bymagu]

perfect...

[kateyellow3]

beautiful song

[Alexjhs]

Listen to Rhydian singing this at 2009 Eisteddfod in Bala. It is a magical rendition of this most beautiful Welsh lullaby. x

Look for it on you tube.

[studentinberlin]

Empire of the Sun Soloist is "James Rainbird" . He was from King´s College, too.

[pianoman1237]

Empire Of The Sun...

[aronswritingdeskyt]

It's Welsh. Suo Gan means 'sleep song'. Oddly enough in Hindi translation it is almost the same 'So Gana'

I think this song should be the British national anthem and that Welsh should be taught in all schools so that students from all backgrounds have a united feel for indigenous British culture and language from before the time of the Anglo-Saxon conquest.

[TheIloveliterature]

that may be because they both are indo-European languages, however it is nearly impossible to translate this songinto my language (Apache) and still be in beat with the music i too believe that the languages in te British, Scottish (And welsh) and Irish island pre anglo-Saxon invasion should still be taught as Apache still is taught in our schools on the Reservation (It is mostly the first language we learn evn before english which is taught when we are about 13

[established1991]

Yeah...stop dreaming!

[georgekaplanful]

@aronswritingdeskyt Wales wants to be indepentent! It should be the Welsh national anthem!!!

[bezopinox]

@aronswritingdeskyt

I'm not British in the least. Maybe Spanish. But I have to agree with you. A similar situation happens in the country I'm currently living in. A loss of the "indigenous culture" prior to more modern conquests and influences.

EB

[maxrome67]

@aronswritingdeskyt .....................As a Welshman I have to agree with you ;) I am from North Wales though, where we speak REAL Welsh..........

There are some nicer versions of this if you browse through youtube, the Steven Spielberg Movie 'Empire of the Sun' is a beautiful version....but it's cut a lil short !

[kloiten]

@maxrome67 What's wrong with Southern Welsh?

[Cod4AllStar]

very good song .. but i dont believe in god much i believe in Zues and Medusa..

[LUINGANNAMORTE]

São anjos! Lindo!

[scarletv23]

wow it realy is sung beautifuly

im left speechless

[kullkhan]

when loosing somebody you ca feel free in the arms of love ... thres always someone trying to fullfill the space lost ... its freedom for the spirit !

[XxxXappleXxxX]

i feel like crying when the choir came intogether as a harmonization.

Dear God... :)

[ARbenSRbarGR]

the kid is amazing, as is the man singing. i absolutely love this song - and boys' choirs are spectacular!

[lemaback1]

its...........................­..amazing

[robi2000]

Wow, such a beautiful song so beautifully sung

[Carne6000]

awesome! I was growing up with rap music, techno, pop culture and so on...

i´m so into music and listening to this in bad times is just... pah! There is so much Pain and Hope in it! fuckin amazing!

[inf1nity]

you think there is pain in it?

[rhysjack666]

No pain in this song!

its full of a mothers love for her child!

It reminds me of my mum!

[Liiitza]

I looooooove this song! I cry everytime when I hear it in Empire of the Sun. It's so beautiful! <3

Can anyone tell in which language it's in? Latin?

[alkyd85]

It's Welsh.

[junoxi]

It is definitely Welsh it is a lullabye I remember from my childhood.

[mduffman25]

uhm. i think it might be swedish. im probably wrong.

[grimstone87]

welsh

[mduffman25]

thanks bro. i remember my teacher saying it but i couldnt remember it for the life of me

[ericteddycartman]

Love this song ever since watching Empire of the Sun.

[darkwraith07]

RIP J.G. BALLARD

[helllo314]

ca se dit pas « C'est très belle» !!!!

[LazyDaysSerenade]

i hate to think what will happen when that kid hits puberty!

[rosscalverley]

Probably just go through it and get a beautiful mature voice, thats what I have seen and been through.

[whitesky0009]

@LazyDaysSerenade Why??

[CrazedHipp0111]

je ne suis pas d'accord avec toi. C'est tres belle.

[timbo428]

Beautiful  .

[dawidjoseph05]

I love it

[Gmail0509]

this song is so beautiful...! :)

[christianshounen101]

I love this song.a perfect lullaby

[WC3POchannel10A]

I always think of the opening of the film, "Empire of the Sun" when I hear this. That and my dear, late mother, gone from me ten years on the 16th of this month. Like Jim in the film, I know that one day we will be reunited, not in this life, but the life to come.

[Rodvinge]

wassup with the GIANT KID of DOOM

[Morganzo7]

hahaha he's huge!!

[Otaku155]

Holy crap I did not notice that the first time I watched this! LOLOLOL

[ifuliki]

Hyfryd Iawn. Diolch.

[nuckingfuts811]

lol at first i thought this was a chinese song because suo gan sounds like chinese.

but now i know it is a beautiful welsh song.

[xoxmeghanoxo]

i believe those are the original lyrics (in english)

[thedeadpoet210]

thanks for posting, such a beautiful song.

[xoxmeghanoxo]

Sleep my baby,rest my loved one,Softly slumber now with me,Clasped in mothers arms so tender,Warm in mothers love for thee.

Naught shall ever come to harm thee While my loving watch I keep.Thou my pretty one shall slumber While I sing thy lullaby.Sleep my baby, rest my loved one, While the evning shadows creep.Why my birdie art thou smiling,

Smiling sweetly in thy sleep?Can it be that baby angels In Gods heaven smile on thee?Rest my darling, smile and slumber While I sing thy lullaby.

[Otaku155]

This is actually a Welsh song. It really sounds cool on the pipes.

[cheapskates]

how old are they?

[MassimoofItalia]

8-12 years old the boy sopranos... the organ is more than 400 years old since the cathedral was constructed by Henry II

[falcons1988]

well abit of useless infomation for you. In central and southern Europe mainly, as well as boy sopranos, they used to use Castrati (before the pope at the time outlawed it).

The castrati were males who had had their balls cut off at a young age, to stop their puberty therefore keeping the soprano voice into adulthood. There you go a bit of info for you.

[captainchris12]

really?

[falcons1988]

yep, do a google search for Castrati and you will find out some painful information.

[ifuliki]

A terrible crime! One of many unfortunately.

[RUCLZ001]

威尔士摇篮曲真的很好听！

[Jpop4always]

Were playing this song in my school band, its so pretty!

[pinkandvampires]

Singing in chorus! Woo!

[JimmyMcG80]

Hush, my dear one, sleep serenely

Now my lovely, slumber deep.

Mother rocks you, humming lowly

Close your eyes, now, go to sleep.

Angels hover ever nearer,

Looking on your smiling face.

I will hold you close, enfold you,

Close your eyes, now, go to sleep.

[CrazyForWicked91]

we're singing this version in the english in my choir at school

[LuminosaMundo]

As Massimoo said below, this is the Choir of Kings College Cambridge, from the 2006 service of Nine Lessons and Carols (i think).

Beauiful : )

[walsinghamf]

Updated. Thanks!

[PikachuX94]

I can't listen to this song without feeling I have to cry.

[redandblack23]

like on the simpsons lol

[ang3licj0j0]

Are they looking at scores???

[hamster3093]

I love this song x

[MassimoofItalia]

this is Choir of King's College, not St. Pauls choir

[LivingInADream10]

He has a beautiful voice

[nickmonypenny]

absoulutely beautiful.

that leading child has the most beautiful voice i have ever heard.

Champion!

[LordUrthstripe]

LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE<3

[careyting]

This is a good song it made me cry

[marythefairy09]

lol to that one tall kid in the back

[pedrcymro]

In Welsh - wonderful. They sing it as well as any choir here in Wales: where 75% of the people speak English. Da iawn/very good

[pipitoon]

Hahaha, the pronounciation is quite bad, can tell it's an English choir - or at least not a Welsh one!

Very nice arrangement though.

[wngns92]

hahahahaha

[trlstaff]

Rumor has it some gentleman named Pegg wrote it.

[pulvaris]

I dont even think this is SPC choir. They have Black Cassoks, never red. and it certainly isnt SPC in the video thats certain

[churchlad]

Yes its Kings, however I think the speed is good, and also the choir robes often change colour

[quhoun]

Its King's College Cambridge

[iam980]

Yeah, king college!

[kinder16]

Yeah, this is king's College, and too fast.

[merseymoo]

This is actually King's College, Cambridge.

[walsinghamf]

This is a traditional Welsh lullaby written by an anonymous composer.