Monday, September 6, 2010

Beyond - AMANI, shout out for peace!

Written by Beyond's leading vocalist Wong Ka-Kui (With English Subtitles)

Beyond "Amani" was written by Wong Ka Kui during their trip to Africa in 1991. The lyrics of the song are in Chinese interspersed with words from the Swahili language. The title of the song, Amani means peace in Swahili language. As suggested by the title, the song is about world peace and the plight of war-ravaged countries in Africa. The song is a plea for peace to the next generation. “NAKUPENDA NAKUPENDA WEWE” means “We love you” “TUNE TAKE WE WE” means “We need you”.

Wong Ka-Kui黃家駒(June 10, 1962 - June 30, 1993) was a Hong Kong composer, songwriter, musician and singer. He died on 30 June 1993 after falling off a 3 meter platform while filming a gameshow for Fuji Television in Japan.

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpwEjbYCHP0)