I have. SO. many thoughts about this song my god. It's the romantic-tragedy thing of 'we'll go down together' thing isn't it. Also even though I know the chances of this practically are quite low, they're never zero, but the chorus of Blur's Ong Ong is practically the exact same as this one, word for word even — well, I suppose except Sali Mali is written in Welsh. But the whole 'I wanna be with you' <--> 'Dwi isio bod efo ti' thing is almost identical, eh? Damon was actually a Super Furries fan, and I think Gruff and the band reciprocated that, they did cite Blur occasionally as an influence. Also, they were very much on Damon's radar, Gruff was a guest musician and vocalist on Gorillaz' Superfast Jellyfish (on Plastic Beach), and notably, Damon had said of that song/album and of the Furries that this [song/album] was what Super Furry Animals could've been 'if they'd embraced their electronic side' (I mean, they did. They very much did, that was why they stood out so distinctly from all other guitar alternative bands, didn't they?)
Anyhow, there's a bit of a similarity, though of course this song was recorded back in the album 1 days, 1993-95 sessions for Fuzzy Logic. The non-demo version, this version, was released properly only with the 2015 15th anniversary remaster of Mwng, so it's a total coincidence, but shows you the whole 'great minds think alike' thing.
Anyhow, I will return to crying over the lyrics aaaaa
mae gennym gwch a hwnnw'n suddo ond paid cyhuddo fi o beidio gwneud dim tymhestloedd gwyllt sydd wedi'n dilyn a does dim tir i ni gael rhedeg i ffwrdd
ti'n wylo pan dwi'n chwerthin
ond pan ddaw diwedd y byd dwisho bod hefo ti a phan ddaw'r byd i ben (dw'isio bod hefo ti)
a phan ddaw'r dilyw mawr dwisho bod hefo ti a phan ddaw'r awyr i lawr (dwisho bod hefo ti)
a drwy afonydd ar dân cawn nofio a phan ddaw'r byd i ben
mae gennym ardd a honno'n gwywo heblaw y celyn sydd yn pigo o hyd mae'r drain yn ddwys a'r gwair at fy ysgwyddau a llafn y pladur sydd yn malu o hyd
dwi'n wylo pan ti'n chwerthin,
Ond pan ddaw diwedd y byd dwisho bod hefo ti A phan ddaw'r byd i ben (dwisho bod hefo ti) a phan ddaw'r dilyw mawr dwisho bod hefo ti
a phan ddaw'r awyr i lawr (dwisho bod hefo ti) a drwy afonydd o dân cawn nofio a phan ddaw'r byd i ben
sali mali (x4)
dwi'n wylo pan ti'n chwerthin
ond pan ddaw diwedd y byd dwisho bod hefo ti a phan ddaw'r byd i ben (dwisho bod hefo ti) a phan ddaw'r dilyw mawr dwisho bod hefo ti a pan ddaw'r awyr i lawr (dwisho bod hefo ti)
sali mali (x4)
mae jaci soch yn oer yn y nos
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lyrics in english:
we've a boat and it's sinking but don't accuse me of doing nothing wild storms that have followed us and there's no land for us to run away to
you're weeping while i'm laughing
but when the end of the world comes i want to be with you and when the world comes to its end (i want to be with you)
and when the great flood comes i want to be with you and when the sky comes down (i want to be with you)
and through rivers of fire, we can swim and when the world comes to its head
we've a garden and it's withering besides the holly that still stings the thorns are intense and the grass is at my shoulders and the scythe's blade that still grinds
i'm weeping while you're laughing
but when the end of the world comes i want to be with you and when the world comes to its head (i want to be with you)
and when the great flood comes i want to be with you and when the sky comes down (i want to be with you)
and through rivers of fire, we can swim and when the world comes to its head
sali mali (x4)
but when the end of the world comes i want to be with you and when the world comes to its head (i want to be with you)
and when the great flood comes i want to be with you and when the sky comes down (i want to be with you)
sali mali (x4)
jaci soch is cold in the night