What do Sigur Ros lyrics mean?

victory rose
sigur rós translates directly to ‘victory rose’. sigur rós was named after jónsi’s little sister, whose name is sigurrós (without a space).

What does Sigur Ros mean in English?

Victory Rose
The band’s name means Victory Rose. They took their name from Jónsi’s younger sister Sigurrós, who was born a few days before the band was formed. This name is also Icelandic wordplay: Vonbrigði means “disappointment”, but Von brigði means “variations on Von”.

What language is Sigur?

Icelandic
All are sung entirely in the constructed language Hopelandic (or Vonlenska in Icelandic).

Who are the members of the band Sigur Ros?

Sigur Rós performing in 2013. From left to right: Georg, Jónsi and Orri. Sigur Rós ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪːɣ̞ʏɾ ˌroːus] ( listen)) is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík, active since 1994.

What kind of language does Sigur Ros sing?

Upon release all tracks on the album were untitled, though the band later published song names on their website. All of the lyrics on ( ) are sung in Vonlenska, also known as Hopelandic, a language without semantic meaning, which resembles the phonology of the Icelandic language.

Which is the last song on the Sigur Ros EP?

The last song on the EP, “Lækurinn”, is a duet with Sigurður Sigurðarson. A thousand copies of the EP were printed and sold during the spring tour of 2001. The EP was sold in a blank-white-paper case. In 2001 the band toured in Canada, performing at Massey Hall in Toronto in September.

When did Sigur Ros collaborate with Radiohead?

Sigur Rós collaborated with Radiohead in October 2003 to compose music for Merce Cunningham ‘s dance piece Split Sides; Sigur Rós’s three tracks were released on the March 2004 EP Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do. Radiohead’s contribution was not commercially released.