From the time I first saw Empire Of The Sun, I had been thinking that this song was in Chinese... Tonight, because one of my sons had been watching Caru Canu, here on KZread, I learned that this song is in Welsh. The language of Christian Bale's people. And, that Spielberg hadn't picked this song to be in the movie, until after he had picked Bale to be in the movie...

I’ve always identified with this movie, this song and Jim. For three years, we lived in Yokohama south of Tokyo from ‘59 to ‘62. Dad was an Officer with the Seventh Fleet. Country was so safe for kids, Mom let us roam all over greater Tokyo so long as we were home for dinner. What wonderful adventures for a kid 6 to 9 years old. This was post war Japan. We did know the places to avoid. The super nationalists still hated us. Jim’s adventures always reminded me of our adventures in Japan. The Cold War was scary. Soviet Union, China and North Korea all close by. The A-Bomb tests in Kazakhstan with the Strontium-90 falling on Japan with the rain. The Navy warned us when to stay indoors until the radiation had passed. Yuri Gagarin orbiting above us. My Sister’s friend literally disappeared one night. At a reunion, Sis learned her friend’s Dad was a U-2 pilot. Our Asian U-2s flew out of the Atsugi Naval Air Station west of Tokyo. When Gary Powers was shot down over Russia, Eisenhower ordered all the U-2s back to the States. Her friend’s family was literally put on a plane for home during the night. What great adventures in Japan. I watch this movie at least once a year. I can so easily identify with Jim and his adventures in China. Asia is a magnificent place for a Western Kid to grow up. Great movie. Great song. Great singer. Thank you so much for bringing back the memories.

@Zach-dk4iu

3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome but theres a reason "super nationalists" hated you the American Government dropped 2 nuclear bombs on Japan just to show the Russians they arnt scared of using them.

@reidbronson6358

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zach-dk4iu You are only partly right. The real reason we dropped the bombs was all due to President Truman. Remember, he served on the Western Front during WW I. After the terrible casualties at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, he knew the invasion on Japan would bring unacceptable casualties to the American people. Many voices had begun to call for negotiations with the Japanese. That would have left an intact, but reduced Japanese empire. Sorry Alright. You are only part right.

@californiaflatlander

3 жыл бұрын

Best movie ever.

@Monoaek.

3 жыл бұрын

Just finished this movie btw

@leslief.zubieta9268

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Reid! This is a wonderful story. Wherever you are, dream of Japan.

My dad was a passionate Welsh man and a Welsh speaker, we played his in his funeral. Always hits hard when ever I listen to it. Welsh is such a soulful and beautiful language.

@andrejxyxy2020

9 ай бұрын

As native Slovene I know what you talk about have same feelings about my native Slovene wich is also small rare and beautiful slavic language.

Mu girlfriend passed just before Christmas she was the love of life always loved this song helps me heal

@boyan64

2 жыл бұрын

She is in heaven now, and she looking at you.

@picassotamarin

13 күн бұрын

😢 touching

As an Irish man from Belfast this song seems to tap into every emotion that experience...a wonderful Welsh song/melody..I can relate..it oozes history, culture and pride 💚

@AntonioOliveira-fq9wz

10 ай бұрын

Bravo (from Brazil).

@marcusskidmore7290

7 ай бұрын

As an English man from Lincoln, same.

I also remember it from Empire of the Sun, and it has had an impact on me, especially being of British Chinese and (Liverpool) Welsh origin. My daughter sang it in a school choir long ago, and I am hoping my grandson, who is 3, will appreciate it as a little part of his Welsh heritage. Yes, there is a God, and He came to bring healing and peace through songs and hymns like this. I am glad others have experienced comfort and a measure of healing through it.

So beautiful. Sopranist has the voice of an angel.

I remember this song in that touching scene in "Empire of the Sun." Just thought it was a beautiful song. But, now with the translated words to English, it makes the song even more poignant and profound. It captures Jim's longing to be comforted and embraced, especially during times of fear and uncertainty.

@ChrisValdez-iv5zk

21 күн бұрын

Unbelievably emotional ending.Very hard to watch without tears falling.

@madelainelevy4520

18 күн бұрын

I never heard this before l found it on my utube It’s perfectly beautiful as is Ernestina And The orchestra Such a gorgeous voice And interpretation!

Ardderchog! If you told me she was Welsh, I would believe you, perfect intonation for an excruciating beautiful Old Welsh lullaby.

@billpix9394

5 ай бұрын

Agreed.

When I first heard this song, I didn't know it was Welsh. I thought it was a Japanese lullaby of death. When the English boy Jim sang this song to the young Japanese Kamikaze fighter pilots about to go up in the sky to die (The movie "Empire of the Sun") they didn't understand the words, but I believe they understood the song. The tragedy of war and so many wasted lives surpasses race, countries, and boundaries.

@j.mahoney1178

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a Welshman, here's the English translation. To my lullaby surrender, Warm and tender is my breast; Mother's arms with love caressing Lay their blessing on your rest; Nothing shall tonight alarm you, None shall harm you, have no fear; Lie contented, calmly slumber On your mother's breast my dear. Here tonight I tightly hold you And enfold you while you sleep, Why I wonder, are you smiling Smiling in your slumber deep? Are the angels on you smiling And beguiling you with charm, While you also smile, my blossom, In my bosom soft and warm? Have no fear now, leaves are knocking, Gently knocking at our door; Have no fear now, waves are beating, Gently beating on the shore. Sleep, my darling, none shall harm you Nor alarm you, never And beguiling those on high.

@peterpauldonoghue7024

2 жыл бұрын

I made the same mistake thinking it was a Japanese song .. I later learned the true meaning and source of this song . The film Empire of the Sun was a very moving film and the screen where young Jim sees off the Japanese camakosi pilots is very moving - War is horrible - truelly horrible ,

@coolinism

Жыл бұрын

@@j.mahoney1178 👌👍

@garybeauchamp3623

Жыл бұрын

I made a similar assumption and was surprised to learn it was a Welsh lullaby. The melody is so beautiful. A world without such music would a sad barren place.

@thomasromano9321

Жыл бұрын

@@peterpauldonoghue7024 Agreed. That is such a powerful, emotional scene. It pierced my heart seeing those young pilots so eagerly accept their last mission, knowing they won't return. I read about some of those pilots, and that, before setting off on such missions, wrote goodbye letters to their families. So sad.

My dear old Grandmother used to sing this to me. She had a gorgeous voice. This is lovely and has moved me to tears 😭 xx

@marcusskidmore7290

5 ай бұрын

that's lovely, cheers.

@ghazalihafeez9984

4 ай бұрын

🎉

I am just a humble piper, but every time I play Suo Gãn the soul of this music flows through the holes of my Chanter…touch my fingers…and through my fingers enter inside my soul…..🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@AlexanderDeusvult

3 ай бұрын

💯🫡🇸🇪

Piekna pieśń. Pozdrawiam serdecznie z Katowic Polska.

I remember this from "Empire in the Sun," Sung by a very young Christian Bale. It still gives me goose-bumps every time I hear it.

@mercuryinoverdrive

2 жыл бұрын

It was James Rainbird and the Ambrosian Junior Choir, lip-synched by Christian Bale.

@arnoldsaunders6073

Жыл бұрын

Bale was born in Wales.

@ursulabean3179

Жыл бұрын

Beautifully sung ….. l remember the sad film Empire of the sun and young Christian Bale……although he didn’t sing it, his acting was superb for such a youngster….

@thomasromano9321

Жыл бұрын

@@ursulabean3179 Indeed. Bale was outstanding. That scene where he practically does a mad dance while the Mustangs bomb the Japanese airfield...then he breaks into tears when confronted by the doctor, that to me was an incredible scene.

I picked this song for my father's funeral. It is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. As I listen, I can almost feel my father sitting in his lazy-boy enjoying this with me...This is an extremely beautiful version of it! Thanks for posting it!

@zevnikov

Жыл бұрын

Dear Kelly. My deepest condolences.

@bloodbankeducation2543

Жыл бұрын

Kelly, I'm so sorry for your loss. I feel the same way you do about this beautiful song. My ancestors were Welsh, and this song has been a favorite since I first heard it. My father loved this song, too. I hope it continues to bring you comfort in your sorrow.

@viva_perche_libera

Жыл бұрын

Dear, my deepest condolences. A big hug 💞💝

@oliverwouk2845

Жыл бұрын

You took the words right out of my mouth , no anthem is more beautiful 😉👍💞

@RideoutMr

10 ай бұрын

I'm Italian & I love it!!!

This song, and the movie Empire of the Sun, changed me somehow.

@markwhite5926

3 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling, since I heard it as a child I have never forgotten the moment of amazement seeing a boy singing so beautifully!

@josedaza22

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@susmith6380

3 жыл бұрын

Tory C Anderson ... I feel the same way

@mig25foxbat73

3 жыл бұрын

@@markwhite5926 same here

@lynnecarlton8968

3 жыл бұрын

Me as well. Always makes me tear up❤️

Beautiful song. Wales please perserve your beautiful culture and identity

@taffyducks544

2 жыл бұрын

Its difficult, the Nation is bombarded on a daily basis by the English media about how the language is holding Wales back. Yma O Hyd!

@rickmopp8561

3 ай бұрын

That's racist. Dont you know that?!? How can White people celebrate our culture and history when we are being forced by Law to celebrate, praise and Love everyone else's culture.

My mother, may God rest her Welsh soul, sang me to sleep with this. I can't hear it without tears. Strange, strange, that fine musicians and singers from a faraway country with a very rich musical tradition of its own, would record this, the simplest of lullabyes of a completely different people, in a strange language, and do it with such power and truth to itself. It almost gives me hope for humanity.

@MrJonRio

4 жыл бұрын

Almost.

@leominshull-fowler293

4 жыл бұрын

This song has eerie enchantment in fact no more room room for potential

@leominshull-fowler293

4 жыл бұрын

@tog hoath The film kicks butt at British Hollywood

@5Ducklings

4 жыл бұрын

Music transcends all cultures, bringing us together through the emotion expressed.

@yvonnepagan9912

3 жыл бұрын

puffin51. Because I first heard it in the movie Empire of the Sun I thought it as Japanese. It had that lilt if there is such a thing. How wrong can ya be!? Would love to know what the lyrics mean. That may make it easier to learn. I love it, very much, so peaceful !

When _Empire of the Sun_ was released, our oldest Sons were teenagers and our youngest Son and Daughter were children. The song reminds me of our family back then. It always brings tears to my eyes.

@zevnikov

5 жыл бұрын

Greetings to your family in the name of Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra. Time goes by and we are travelers of the edge of endless time. Concert director Primož Zevnik.

@greenpea76

4 жыл бұрын

I remember watching Empire of the Sun when I was a little girl and fell in love with this song...43 years old now and still listening to it. Very nostalgic

@jimmckay3841

4 жыл бұрын

We had the cassette tape my parents loved this it does choke me up

@ivywilliams9427

3 жыл бұрын

I am happy to hear this classic Welsh song..so captivatng..watching from Wales UK

@garyguyton7373

3 жыл бұрын

My daughter was newborn....I would "da da dee da" sing this to her, whenever I held her. she seemed to enjoy it.

This song was the lullaby I sang to my firstborn. This is the most beautiful rendition of this song I've ever heard. It's often a favorite of boys' choirs and even men's choirs, but Ernestina Jošt sang it with a tenderness befitting a lullaby I've never heard when sung by men or boys. Brava, bella!

I remember watching 13 year old Christian bale now he's 46, what a great movie and a beautiful music, very emotional

@seesnap

4 жыл бұрын

I’m also 46 but unlike bale I’ve no money and I’ve put weight on :(

My Nain used to sing this to me 60 years ago. I imagine it has been sung for generations - way before the movie

I could listen to only this song for the rest of my life and be content. Absolutely stunning voice, beautifully done orchestra. Amazing.

@boyan64

3 жыл бұрын

Listen this one.. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2x117KQirHeoLw.html

@neilcrowley3646

3 жыл бұрын

Me Too!

@Rebecc765

3 жыл бұрын

Thomas Conrad - There are just those songs which will affect us that way. This is the first time I have heard "Suo Gan." It is beautiful and I have not often heard Welsh Gaelic. I have one song of which I never tire. It is 236 years old and sung in French. I do not speak French, but can sing this with perfect pronunciation (or maybe it is not that "fancy" and I sing it in a perfect "mimic"). I don't expect you to play it if you do not want to. I hope I do not wake you. Amira: Plaisir d'Amour kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYN32bxvZ9jdgcY.html

@rusumner-fergusson8747

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on

@MichaelJones-lh2bu

3 жыл бұрын

T**W**K

My grandmother was Welsh and would sing this to me when I was little.

I'm Welsh and have lived and worked in Prague for a few years. I worked with some wonderful people from Slovenia. I'm so proud our countries are united in this lovely recording.

@ksenijamirtic1369

4 жыл бұрын

Well, we live in Slovenia not Slovakia.

@zevnikov

4 жыл бұрын

You should visit Slovenia. You would be stunned by our alpine country and its beauty. Slovenia is not Slovakia. ;)

@Phil_Invest

4 жыл бұрын

@@ksenijamirtic1369 Please accept my apologies. I have made a correction (and btw did work with wonderful people from Slovenia)

@Phil_Invest

4 жыл бұрын

@@zevnikov Please accept my apologies and see my earlier reply. Thank you for this recording. I look forward to visiting Slovenia. Btw Wales is pretty nice too!

@suzannewoodgate4661

Жыл бұрын

xo

Holy cow. I just came across this and I’ve got goosebumps. Ernestina and her voice are so beautiful!

rip to my big sister who showed me this movie when i was age just 12 years old 32 years now just come over here and check this song that made us cry even though we don’t know what it meant 🙏🥺♥️ 😇🌺💐🌹

There is some beauty in this world, worth fighting for ❤️✝️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 XX

"This girl can sing! I love it!

The most beautiful version I have heard of this, it brought a tear to my heart❤, loved the film empire of the sun where I first heard it.

Voice of an Angel, excellent orchestration, outstanding performance

Beautiful rendition of the that lovely song at the end of "Empire of the Sun"... I couldnt stop crying, what that poor child went through, Just gorgeous

God bless Wales for this masterpiece :)

@JavierSanchez-tm7xo

4 жыл бұрын

Y por otras muchas cosas más.

@lornaburgess9762

3 жыл бұрын

Yaki da

@SMOKINSHOOZ60

2 жыл бұрын

Great voice. Was this composed by the Scottish composer Iain Sutherland?

Deep thanks Slovenia for singing and playing our beautiful song Suo Gan. A real pleasure to listen. Diolch yn Fawr.

Ernestina sings so effortlessly - great talent - last time I heard in Sissel Kyrkjebø's performance of Solveig's Song

Her beautiful singing voice is out of this world, and unrivaled, and indescribable, and off the charts. From A corner of Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun🇯🇵

So beautiful...her voice, the orchestra and the choir...just touches the soul.

Her voice is really cosmic and have comforting, healing power. Her children would be so blessed to. have her sing lullabies for them.

One of the best performances I have heard. Thanks to Ernestina Jošt, the Youth Symphony Orchestra and Choirs and the anonymous composer.

every time I listen to this song, it reminds me what a wonderful decade the 80s was - movies, music, and people got along regardless of race or party affiliation

What could be more beautiful? A heartfelt lullaby from a people renowned for their singing ability!! This brought me to tears. 👍

The orchestra is amazing and the soloist is stunning. Such a beautiful voice! I hope to hear a lot more of her as her career advances.

My Country's lullaby...Simply beautiful...Diolch cariad....

So proud to be welsh from south wales uk

Another absolutely breathtaking performance of this song. Makes me more emotional than any other sound in the world.

The older I get, the prettier these young women get. And Ernestina Jost is just amazing.

@mauditanglais2510

3 жыл бұрын

lol !!!

Beautiful voice and lovely to hear in my native tongue.

@Ladida386

4 жыл бұрын

How is her pronunciation?

I never tire of listening to this beautiful young lady with such a beautiful voice. I play her songs over and over again.

@boyan64

3 жыл бұрын

Me too...she lives close to me...maybe 3km

@angelasarti4242

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

This song touches the soul 😢

Exquisite, utterly exquisite. To think that this woman memorised the lyrics of a Welsh song and sang it so beautifully is incredible. I can never hear it without crying. Commenter puffin51 put it beautifully, except that watching this absolutely gives me hope for humanity.

Imposible que tu alma no se estremezca al escuchar esta canción, como transmite un millón de emociones, escuchar esta canción debe ser lo más parecido a estar a la presencia de Dios. La escuché hace 32 años cuando tenía 8 años, aún hoy con 40 años de edad la escucho y me quiebra el alma. Simplemente bella

@fredericdeodato4182

Жыл бұрын

todo igual que tu ...

I think that is quite possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever heard - I am melting into a puddle of tears.

I have been around for longer than I care to admit. In my lifetime I have only heard two voices that can bring a tear to my eye. One is Jo Stafford. The other is Ernestina Jost

@conradinhawaii7856

Жыл бұрын

You are Exactly correct, Gregory. 💖

BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. ALL THE VOICES, THE CHORES, THE MUSICIANS, THE DIRECTOR....EVERYBODY. THANKS

This makes me so proud to be welsh.

A timeless piece of Welsh music.

I am a proud Welshman this song is so very beautiful, and she sings it beautifully has well, If there is anything in the Welsh soul it is music and our love of singing listen to the National anthem at the millennium stadium on international rugby day it is a wonderful thing to experience in person.

Exquisitely beautiful performance, and very moving. 🎶 Ms. Ernestina Jošt has a very beautiful voice! 🎶 As relating to a mother's warm gentle love, the loveliest of melodies and tenderest of songs!

This piece of music perfectly conjures the hardship of the welsh mining villages. Magnificent singing, thank you.

@ronholfly

3 жыл бұрын

@Bryn Webster Yes I know, it's just what I imagine when I listen to this wonderful music.

Nomatter how much i watch/listen this..... 100% wet eye score. Dont know how Spielberg found this, but if he didnt, i wouldnt know its existance......

Bravo Ernestina! Ponos slovenstva. Hvala! Daleč najboljša izvedba od vseh!

Happy Birthday to our chorus master Erik Šmid. Thank you for an amazing work with our choirs. Dear Erik, thank you!

A true lady a angel that flew in

Compelling piece of music 🎵 truly a masterpiece. God I can’t stop 😢 crying

My mum wanted this played for her as she departed this life to start a new adventure in the next. I’d give anything to hear her voice again and for her to meet my beautiful wife for the first time. I really miss my mum!

A comfort to the spirit and soul. Thank you from Birmingham UK

Wow. What a performance. She has a stunning voice and she's a knockout😃😃

Fantastic performance - bravo!

She's cracked the Welsh pronunciation. Great performance.

AMAZINGLY beautiful , a Welsh lullaby x

Merci Ernestine pour tout le bonheur que tu nous envoie ❤️❤️❤️

Wow , what a performance ... by everyone... exceptional...!!

A beautiful singer singing a beautiful song from a beautiful film! 💙

I cried when Christian Bale started singing this song in Empire Of The Sun

Suo Gan and Vide Cor Meum are my favorite music and can listen to them over and over again.

Cuando el alma, los latidos del corazón, la música,el canto, la pasión por lo que se hace, nos hacen viajar por nuestro yo Interior....... Entonces nace poesía...... Pero sólo el corazón es poeta. Hernan. Humilde samurai.

Seriously what's with this song....I can't understand a word yet my heart is filled with melancholy

@ivywilliams9427

3 жыл бұрын

it is about mums love to a child..

Profoundly moving - Always brings me to tears when I hear it.

This woman truly has an angel's voice!

Empire of the Sun

Looked up the lyrics in English, I cried missing my mother.

It’s a beautiful song and captures the emotion of that scene in Empire of the Sun superbly.

@iridescentprism5113

Жыл бұрын

I was just watching that again. Shouldn't be allowed 😭

Outstanding performance from this Lady and Orchestra...pure "Magic"

It's impossible to listen to this without tears in my eyes. I don't even need the lyrics; the music is enough.

@AustinAOkay

2 жыл бұрын

A mother singing her child to sleep and telling them to not fear, pain will pass them, Sleep my child tight rot my breast. That’s not a translation but a summary of the lyrics

@scarrick50220

2 жыл бұрын

If you search on KZread, you can find the lyrics. Beautiful song 🥹

@zevnikov

Жыл бұрын

You can just turn subtitles on. Lower right corner of the video.

Wonderful - beautiful and sad 😥 - Thank you for sharing !! 💛👏👏👏

This is music, not the garbage played these days. Beautiful. Gives me hope that maybe, just maybe, we can come out of the craziness we see across the world.

Such a beautiful song, brought tears to my eyes. I first heard this in the movie Empire of the Sun, a beautiful Welsh lullaby

Voice of an Angel, love this song what a wonderful rendition

Bravo moja slovenska braćo i sestre! Predivno i s dušom! Hvala!

So beautiful. I am so emotional right on. Want to be home helping my colleagues in the NHS fight this awful virus I am stranded In Thailand . Tears are falling right now.

Bravoó´´´´´ Sloveni. Ernestina&Chorus&Orchestra&Director abssoluta Fantasia. Je to nádherné priam nebeská hudba. Vďaka.

I am so grateful for melodies like this. And when you get to know the lyrics, even more. It reminds me of my welsh friends. Beautiful voice and performance.

I love the fact that she is just a bit ahead of the time signature.. such emotion

amazing voice a great talent keep singing for us please

Such a beauty language full of emotion. No other language can make you cry without understanding it.

Thank you Miss Jost, thanks to all the musicians, singers, conductors and peoples involved to make that exist, and thank you Mr Zevnikov ! 👌

Miracle voice with play alltogether great music Everybody appreciate just like me . I think that from Türkiye🇹🇷

I heard this quite a number of years ago in the movie Empire to the Sun. It was one of the most beautiful pieces of music that l had ever heard. I had no idea of what it was called until l searched for it on KZread. I still love it.

@terryhoath1983

Жыл бұрын

The origins of this lullaby, well known in Wales long before Empire of the Sun goes back 800 years. Much loved of choir masters who encourage boy trebles to sing it and as it is in the film, here we hear it as it should be, a mother soothing her baby to sleep.

@madelainelevy4520

Жыл бұрын

Just spectacular in every way ! Very moving on your emotions’

So beautiful, Empire of the sun is épic movie, and orchestra 10/10

Great singing voice. I came to know this song while watching Empire of the sun. I found it touching and search for the song. This one is unmatched in beauty and voice quality. I have been playing.