The Cranberries – Electric Blue Eyes

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  General Comment: thank you online translators
  Domine, Domine, Deus
  Domine, Adiuva Me
  Domine, Domine, Deus
  Domine, Adiu, Adiuma Me
  
  O Lord, O Lord, God
  Lord, help me
  O Lord, O Lord, God
  Lord, help, Adiuma Me
  
  the part i dont get is the "audiuma" part it just doesnt translate

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  General Comment:Honestly I am not sure whether this line is correct:
  
  "Domine, Adiu, Adiuma Me"
  
  Adiuvare - is "to help" (infinitive), and "Adiuva" is imperative singular, i.e. "Adiuva Me" = Help me!
  
  There is no "Adiuma".

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  General Comment:I feel this song is about her being stuck in a helpless place somewhere she is feeling so alone and so depressed maybe feeling like no one cares for her. Basically she seeks for peace and deliverance from this problem. She calls upon the name of the Lord for that deliverance and she finds the comfort and peace only he can bring. In the first verse he appears to her and she is wondering where he came from. Maybe she was reading the bible and some scripture came to her that really was needed at this time for her or maybe he manifested in a vision/dream or real life or even sent an angel to do his work for angels are messages from god and hence always be near me guardian angel. Also this could be meaning Christ as some theologians believe the Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament was the pre-incarnate Christ although im not certain. Yet in the second he seems to console with these words
  If you should go, you should know...I love you
  If you should go, you should know..I'm here
  If she should go out into the painful world and deal with the problem he tells her i love you
  If she should go he says remember im here right with you
  Christ is always with those who believe in him and he will never leave nor will he forsake us and will guide us through the most darkest and painful of situations.
  I love the latin it really make the song and i see that as her plea to the Lord and she knows he will hear it and deliver her from this. She knows there is no fear now that the Lord is with her. Such a beautiful song and driven by faith really helps me in times of Darkness.

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  General Comment:gah. beautiful.
  depressing. like she is just falling and cannot grab anything to help her

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  General Comment:Domine, Domine, Deus
  Domine, Adiuva Me
  Domine, Domine, Deus
  Domine, Adiu, Adiuma Me
  
  These lyrics mean
  Lord, lord, God
  Lord, Help me
  Lord, lord, God
  Lord, Help, Help me
  
  This song is very beautiful. With probability I can say that this song is of religious nature. I think it's a plea to God for help.
  Aside from the fact that I don't "do" God, the song was beautifully sung.
  

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    I think she's trying to make a political point about the conflict Northern Ireland with the "God" parts of the song that sound like hymns. I don't believe in God either but I think it's still a very beautiful song:)

    Flag bluesky21on May 07, 2010  
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  General Comment:to those who've been wondering, i think the beginning part she is saying 'deo.. deo..' over and over which is a sort of catholic chant? just a guess
  i'm very bad at interpreting songs cause usually they mean something to me personally or in a way that's completely.... inaccurate?
  either way, beautiful song

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    This song is written for Jesus, Electric Blue Eyes refers to Jesus. It refers to a sudden appearence of Jesus maybe in a dream and the instant comfort it brought to the person in pain. Its kind of mystic song.

    Flag Satyaon March 02, 2009  
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  General Comment:Whenever I hear this song, I close my eyes and makes me remember a girl I loved with all my heart.
  
  I don't think I need to write down the meaning, do I?

  Flagged Madvilon February 05, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:Electric Blues Eyes I love that
  I can't find words to describe this beautiful song. It's a MUST HEAR song.
  "If you should go, you should know...I love you"

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  General Comment:that latin piece is
  Domine, Domine, Deus Lord, Lord, God
  Domine, Adiuva Me Lord, help me
  Domine, Domine, Deus Lord, Lord, God
  Domine, Adiuva Me Lord , help me
  Hey, eh, hey, eh
  
  rbabcock is right :-)

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  General Comment:This song is wonderful in everyway.
  the cranberries are geniuses

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