Fidaa opted away from using a Dravidian language.
`` It Does n't Have to Be '' is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure , released in February 1987 .. Erasure. Erasure. synthpop. synthpop. It was issued as a single six weeks before the release of the duo 's second album , The Circus .. The Circus. The Circus ( Erasure album ). Following the number-two UK placing of previous single `` Sometimes '' , `` It Does n't Have to Be '' became Erasure 's second Top 20 hit in the UK -LRB- peaking at number twelve -RRB- and their third German Top 20 hit -LRB- number sixteen -RRB- .. Erasure. Erasure. Sometimes. Sometimes ( Erasure song ). German. Germany. The lyrics of the song refer to apartheid in Africa and explain the bit of the middle of the song , sung in Kiswahili that , while imperfect , still makes sense in the context of the song  : Lala pamoja na mimi  /  Nyumbani yako , nyumbani yako  /  Sababu wewe hapana kaa na mimi  /  Nyumbani yako , nyumbani yako. apartheid. apartheid. Kiswahili. Kiswahili. The rough translation of these lyrics is `` Sleep -LRB- together -RRB- with me  /  At your place -LSB- house -RSB- , at your place  /  Why do n't you stay with me  /  At your place , at your place . ''. The single 's B-side is a rendition of `` In the Hall of the Mountain King '' , a piece taken from Grieg 's Peer Gynt suite .. In the Hall of the Mountain King. In the Hall of the Mountain King. B-side. B-side. Grieg. Edvard Grieg. Peer Gynt. Peer Gynt ( Grieg )