What does Lie (Lai? Lye?) mean?

Joe Forth and Die · April 10th, 2008, 12:04 PM

It's on a number of Turisas songs, in the background or even the foreground, a bunch of people chanting "Lie lie lie lie lie lie, lie lie lie lie lie lie".

What is it?

The Shinster · April 10th, 2008, 12:45 PM

I thought it was just chanting?

UtterCreep · April 10th, 2008, 01:56 PM

Yeah, Shinster got it right.
For example Ensiferum's 'Lai Lai Hei' means just what it sounds like, chanting or cadence.

Alasdhair · April 11th, 2008, 08:49 AM

Isn't it the equivalent of "La" or something? I don't think it's anything deep and meaningful...

Joe Forth and Die · April 11th, 2008, 09:08 AM

Oh right.

I thought it was some kind of wonderful special meaning or something.

It's just the equivalent of

"HEY! HEY! HEY!"

*Mika* · April 11th, 2008, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Go Forth and Die

Oh right.

I thought it was some kind of wonderful special meaning or something.

It's just the equivalent of

"HEY! HEY! HEY!"

They shout 'HEY! HEY! HEY!' quite alot too
Finnish La'ing FTW

The Shinster · April 11th, 2008, 02:36 PM

I thought it was more a "loy" than a "lay".

Element_man · April 12th, 2008, 04:31 PM

I believe it's a phrase (similar to 'lah') that sung in 'joik', a traditional style of folk singing in Sami culture, but I'm no expert of the subject.

AxioM · April 17th, 2008, 03:03 AM

I seems fairly origional but i have the feeling i heard another viking metal band (as well as Ensi) do it, they probs copied turisas!

ingrid · April 17th, 2008, 03:30 AM

you know that the enska LAI LAI HEI is older the turisas their lai lai I hope?

UtterCreep · April 17th, 2008, 04:47 AM

As I said, it's a general lai lai lai-stuff, nothing special. I don't understand what the fuss is about.

GeigeIstKrieg · April 17th, 2008, 10:42 AM

I'm sure we can dig out some demo tapes with the one, true & original Lai.

April 10th, 2008, 12:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Joe Forth and Die They're filming midgets! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wales (Not Welsh) Posts: 7,257	What does Lie (Lai? Lye?) mean? It's on a number of Turisas songs, in the background or even the foreground, a bunch of people chanting "Lie lie lie lie lie lie, lie lie lie lie lie lie". What is it? __________________ "In the desert, the baptist warned us, God is coming. Well, I'm telling you it's too late! He's already here. I'm here! And I'm going to baptize everybody... with fire!"

April 10th, 2008, 12:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
The Shinster Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 264	I thought it was just chanting? __________________ OMFG SIGGAGE! O_O

April 11th, 2008, 09:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Joe Forth and Die They're filming midgets! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wales (Not Welsh) Posts: 7,257	Oh right. I thought it was some kind of wonderful special meaning or something. It's just the equivalent of "HEY! HEY! HEY!" __________________ "In the desert, the baptist warned us, God is coming. Well, I'm telling you it's too late! He's already here. I'm here! And I'm going to baptize everybody... with fire!"

April 11th, 2008, 02:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
The Shinster Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 264	I thought it was more a "loy" than a "lay". __________________ OMFG SIGGAGE! O_O

April 12th, 2008, 04:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Element_man Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta (CAN) Posts: 192	I believe it's a phrase (similar to 'lah') that sung in 'joik', a traditional style of folk singing in Sami culture, but I'm no expert of the subject. __________________ ELDGAMMEL: Pure, Ripping, Canadian VIKING METAL!

April 10th, 2008, 01:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
UtterCreep Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Backwoods of Finland Posts: 42	Yeah, Shinster got it right. For example Ensiferum's 'Lai Lai Hei' means just what it sounds like, chanting or cadence.

April 17th, 2008, 03:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
AxioM viking metaller Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: uk Posts: 35	I seems fairly origional but i have the feeling i heard another viking metal band (as well as Ensi) do it, they probs copied turisas! __________________ -- Gabriel -- please check out AxioM, my new viking metal band www.myspace.com/axiomize

April 17th, 2008, 03:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
ingrid you're all n00bs Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Utrecht the netherlands Posts: 3,715	you know that the enska LAI LAI HEI is older the turisas their lai lai I hope?

April 17th, 2008, 04:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
UtterCreep Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Backwoods of Finland Posts: 42	As I said, it's a general lai lai lai-stuff, nothing special. I don't understand what the fuss is about.

April 17th, 2008, 10:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
GeigeIstKrieg The former bald guy Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 89	I'm sure we can dig out some demo tapes with the one, true & original Lai.