Anybody know where I can find an English translation of the lyrics? Supposedly, it’s a Celtic poem that’s been translated into Sanscrit.
According to this site it’s one line of Robert Graves’ translation of CAD GODDEU
The Battle of the Trees in bastardised Sanskrit.
The full text of the translation is here.
Williams said he picked the lyrics because they sounded good, not that they had anything to do with the movie. He merely was using human voices as another instument in his orchestra.
Definitely one of his top pieces IMHO.