Lyrics to
I Zimbra

This version of I Zimbra was released by Talking Heads in 1979.

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Gadji beri bimba clandridi
Lauli lonni cadori gadjam
A bim beri glassala glandride
E glassala tuffm i zimbra

Bim blassa galassasa zimbrabim
Blassa glallassasa zimbrabim

A bim beri glassala grandrid
E glassala tuffm i zimbra

Gadji beri bimba glandridi
Lauli lonni cadora gadjam
A bim beri glassasa glandrid
E glassala tuffm i zimbra

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About Lyrics and I Zimbra by Talking Heads

The lyrics to I Zimbra are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Talking Heads used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to I Zimbra have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Talking Heads and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to I Zimbra by Talking Heads. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I Zimbra" means the words set to the music of I Zimbra, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Talking Heads. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I Zimbra and the lyrics to I Zimbra are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Talking Heads who came here looking just for the lyrics to I Zimbra, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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