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2007-11-14 08:25:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Zenyatta Mondatta was originally going to be called Trimondo Blondomina, meaning "three blond guys (dominating the world)," but the band did not want another title referring to "blond" so it was shot down. They reached a consensus with Zenyatta Mondatta.
Zenyatta Mondatta is supposedly a composite of several things. "Zen" comes from the eastern religion. "Yatta" is rumored to have ties to Kenyatta (the leader of the Mau Mau's of Congo-Zaire-Kenya). "Mond" comes from "Monde" - the French word for world. The whole thing was then articulated in such a way to sound like "Reggatta."
Another possibility is that the title came from "Zenith" and "Monde," which means "Top of the World."
A third theory: In Japanese, Zenyatta Mondatta has a somewhat rude meaning: "gave money, gave a massage."
The suggestion that the term is sanskrit is not true.
2007-11-14 08:44:18 · answer #1 · answered by Your Uncle Dodge! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zenyatta Mondatta
2016-10-05 00:27:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No clue, but found this:
Zenyatta Mondatta was originally going to be called Trimondo Blondomina, meaning "three blond guys (dominating the world)," but the band did not want another title referring to "blond" so it was shot down.
They reached a consensus with Zenyatta Mondatta. Zenyatta Mondatta is supposedly a composite of several things. "Zen" comes from the eastern religion. "Yatta" is rumored to have ties to Kenyatta (the leader of the Mau Mau's of Congo-Zaire-Kenya). "Mond" comes from "Monde" - the French word for world. The whole thing was then articulated in such a way to sound like "Reggatta."
Another possibility is that the title came from "Zenith" and "Monde," which means "Top of the World."
A third theory: In Japanese, Zenyatta Mondatta has a somewhat rude meaning: "gave money, gave a massage."
2007-11-14 08:37:04 · answer #3 · answered by kt_studios 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-19 06:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by Leelah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-04 20:32:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
means 'which way to my royalty check?' in Sicilian
2007-11-14 08:33:42 · answer #6 · answered by chilliwhilli1989 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No idea where it came from, but it basically means that Sting's an a**hole
2007-11-14 08:35:04 · answer #7 · answered by mcandy74 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋