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[sbimone]

Before of WTSHHN, Bono sing, or scream, or speak (it's hard to say) something in a language...african!? This happened specially in the first leg, in USA.
Someone knows what does he say?

thx

 

[gabri lanfra]

hi sbimone, what the hell are you doing here?
this is gabri_To speaking...

 

[sbimone]

acc
don't say Boss here, that Bruce has great hears...

 

[gabri lanfra]

oasis
vertigo bis
setlists
coldplay

you speak english like Toto' and peppino!!!!

 

[sbimone]

i speak english very worst....

but i hope that someone understand me, and help me...i know that tonight i won't sleep, if i don't know what Bono says before Streets..

 

[gabri lanfra]

sbimone is asking:
what the hell does Bono say/scream before and during streets? you know, the bits where it looks like african language...
are they just senseless screams? or is B actually saying something in an african language? if yes, what language, swahili maybe?
and what the heck does it mean?
tnx

 

[popacrobat]

i always thought he was just ripping off stu scott from sportscenter and saying "booya"

 

[SiW87]

i always thought he was just ripping off stu scott from sportscenter and saying "booya"

Hahaha, yeah I can see that too.

 

[digsy]

duuno if its a language as much as he's maybe just singing in a style to make it sound african

of course i dont know for sure and am just sucking this opinion out of my thumb but thats what i think anyway

 

[Popmartijn]

Digsy!
Thou hast returneth!

 

[SiW87]

Before of WTSHHN, Bono sing, or scream, or speak (it's hard to say) something in a language...african!? This happened specially in the first leg, in USA.
Someone knows what does he say?

thx

The song was written while Bono was in Ethiopia. Now since Bono does a lot of his campaigns in Africa, and since he is out there a lot, he probably learned that yell or scream while he was with some sort of tribe, or group of Africans with that specific yell.

Or at least that's what I always thought when I heard the bootleg version of Streets for the first time.

I mean correct me if I'm wrong by all means, but you could assume that, right?

Now regarding your question, sorry but I have no idea what it means in English. I always thought it was just a yell.

Although it does add a sort of kick to the song!

 

[digsy]

Digsy!
Thou hast returneth!

hell yeah!
back and better than ever... no, not really actually