Schweizer Deutsch. (Swiss German). To a German or Austrian speaker, Swiss German is an odd dialect. I doubt anyone would take Yello as seriously if they sang in Swiss German as they do singing in English. Even in that on-line audio interview you could hear the Swiss German brogue. It's almost to german from Germany, say, as Scottish English is to what you and I would call "normal" English, i.e. spoken with a north american accent. Having said all that, I think it's cool that Switzerland has produced such a world-class band. I mean, besides Watches and Chocolate what do most people think about when someone mentions Switzerland? I think Dieter's got an eccentric streak and Switzerland is a little bit of an eccentric entity in Europe, so it all fits. IMHO -----Original Message----- From: yello-bounces+rfiler=sierrawireless.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:yello-bounces+rfiler=sierrawireless.com@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Tasha Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 3:40 PM To: 'The moon: beautiful. The sun: even more beautiful.' Subject: RE: [Yello] BOUGAINVILLE curious. what is Dieter's native language, and if not Engish, why "sing" most of their songs in English? -----Original Message----- From: yello-bounces+tourguide=austexecotours.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:yello-bounces+tourguide=austexecotours.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of VIALLE Grégory Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:36 PM To: 'The moon: beautiful. The sun: even more beautiful.' Subject: [Yello] BOUGAINVILLE La lumière de l'Atlantique... The Atlantique light... Il pleuvait It was raining La mer était présente, The sea was present, Je suis de retour pour 2 mois I'm back for 2 months La lumière de l'Atlantique... The Atlantique light... Maybe some of you will see that track more pictural now with translation... :) I can easily imagine me being alone on the sea watching the magic of movements and light of this mysterious universe... GREG