Musical Monday, 16 of April

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

Lately I simply cannot get enough of Florence and the Machine, especially when it comes to their latest album, Ceremonials. Here is one of my favourtie songs - Heartlines. The lyrics I included below. Do you know where is a heartline on your hand btw? ;) Not sure? Then scroll down to the picture below the lyrics!

Oh, the river, oh, the river, it's running free, 
And I'll join in the joy it brings to me 
But I know it'll have to drown me, 
Before I can breathe easy, 
And I've seen it in the flights of birds, I've seen it in you, 
The entrails of the animals, the blood running through, 
But in order to get to the heart, I think sometimes you have to cut through, 
But you can 

[Keeeeep iiiiit (you can) uuuuuup] 
(Yoooouuuuu caaaaaaan) 
(Iiiii knoooow yoooooou can) 
(You can) 

Just keep following the heartlines on your hand 
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand 
Keep it up, I know you can 
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand 
Cause I am 

(Yeah, yeah x2) 
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/f/florence+and+the+machine/heartlines_20983621.html ] 
Odyssey on odyssey and land over land, 
Creeping and crawling like the sea over sand 
Still I follow the heartlines on your hand, 
This fantasy, this fallacy, this tumbling stone 
Echoes of a city that's long overgrown, 
Your heart is the only place that I call home, 
I cannot be returned. 
You can 

[Keeeeep iiiiit (you can) uuuuuup] 
(Yoooouuuuu caaaaaaan) 
(Iiiii knoooow yoooooou can) 
(You can) 

Just keep following the heartlines on your hand 
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand 
Keep it up, I know you can. 
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand 

(Yeah, yeah x2) 

What a thing to do. Oh. (yeah x2) 
What a thing to choose 
But no-o-ooh, 
In some way, I'm there with you 
Up against the wall, on a Wednesday afternoon 

Just keep following the heartlines on your hand 
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand 
Keep it up, I know you can. 
Just keep following the heartlines on your hand, 
Cause I am

Musical Monday 6 of February

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

I don't know about you but I cannot imagine a proper carnival ball without a waltz. Here is one of my favourites: composed by Aram Khachaturian as a suite from M.Lermontov's drama "Masquerade". 

Enjoy!

Musical Monday, 9 of January

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

It happened I had some very sad news today - that's why my chosen song won't be nice and funny although still very good, at least in my humble opinion.

"Luka"

My name is Luka
I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes I think you've seen me before

If you hear something late at night
Some kind of trouble. some kind of fight
Just don't ask me what it was
Just don't ask me what it was
Just don't ask me what it was

I think it's because I'm clumsy
I try not to talk too loud
Maybe it's because I'm crazy
I try not to act too proud

They only hit until you cry
After that you don't ask why
You just don't argue anymore
You just don't argue anymore
You just don't argue anymore

Yes I think I'm okay
I walked into the door again
Well, if you ask that's what I'll say
And it's not your business anyway
I guess I'd like to be alone
With nothing broken, nothing thrown

Just don't ask me how I am [X3]

My name is Luka
I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes I think you've seen me before

If you hear something late at night
Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight
Just don't ask me what it was
Just don't ask me what it was
Just don't ask me what it was

And they only hit until you cry
After that, you don't ask why
You just don't argue anymore
You just don't argue anymore
You just don't argue anymore

Musical Monday, 12 of December

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

It's Monday: do you need something dynamic with a strong rythm to help you start the new week? Here you go: Storytime by Nightwish. Enjoy!

Lyrics

'Twas the night before,
When all through the world,
No words, no dreams
Then one day,
A writer by a fire
Imagined all Gaia
Took a journey into a child-man's heart

A painter on the shore
Imagined all the world
Within the snowflake on his palm
Unframed by poetry,
A canvas of awe
Planet Earth falling back in to the stars

I am the voice of Never-Never-Land
The innocence, the dreams of every man
I am the empty crib of Peter Pan
A silent kite against the blue, blue sky,
Every chimney, every moonlit sight
I am the story that will read you real
Every memory that you hold dear
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/n/nightwish/storytime.html ]
I am the journey,
I am the destination
I am the home
The tale that reads you
Away to taste the night
The elusive high
Follow the madness
Alice, you know once did

Imaginarium, a dream emporium
Caress the tales
And they will dream you real
A storyteller's game
Lips that intoxicate
The core of all life is a
Limitless chest of tales

I am the voice of Never-Never-Land
The innocence, the dreams of every man
I am the empty crib of Peter Pan
A silent kite against the blue, blue sky,
Every chimney, every moonlit sight
I am the story that will read you real
Every memory that you hold dear

I am the voice of Never-Never-Land
The innocence, the dreams of every man
Searching heavens for another Earth

What do you think?

Musical Monday, 21 November

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

Lately I can't get enough of Adele. This is the result: "Rolling in the Deep"  haunts me day and night. Perhaps it will stop if I feature it here? Who knows... ;-)

Lyrics:

There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bring me out the dark
Finally I can see you crystal clear
Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare

See how I'll leave, with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do
There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bring me out the dark

The scars of your love remind me of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling

We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside your hand
And you played it to the beat

Baby, I have no story to be told
But I've heard one of you and I'm gonna make your head burn
Think of me in the depths of your despair
Making a home down there as mine sure won't be shared

The scars of your love remind you of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling


We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside your hand
And you played it to the beat

Could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside your hand
But you played it with a beating

Throw your soul through every open door
Count your blessings to find what you look for
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold
You pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
We could have had it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could have had it all

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
It all, it all, it all, it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
We could have had it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
Rolling in the deep

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
You had my heart and soul
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
And you played it to the beat

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
Could have had it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
Rolling in the deep

(Now I'm gonna wish you never had met me)
You had my heart and soul in your hand
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
But you played it, you played it, you played it to the beat.

I must admit I need some help here and I would like to pick your brains. Please, tell me, how you understand the chorus (marked in red) especially such idioms as 'rolling in the deep' and 'played it to the beat' (the heart) ? It is a challenge for a non-English speaker, those pesky idioms, and I am not sure I got them right. I found many translation versions of these and somehow I hasn't been persuaded by them as they tended to be, in my humble opinion, too literal.

Musical Monday, 24 October

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

Some books simply evoke particular songs, at least in my case. As I finally managed to find a copy of A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin I would like to share a song that fits that series (A Song of Ice and Fire) perfectly: Hymnus Cantica sung by Corvus Corax.

O et o com jubilo 2x

locundemur socii

sectatores otii!

Nostra pangant ora

cantica sonora...

O et o com jubilo...

Now who wants to translate it into English? :p   :-) Such  nice, short lyrics...and somehow I couldn't find any English translation...

Musical Monday, 10 October

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

What songs suit your autumn mood ? What songs do you eagerly return to when there are morning fogs and chilly evenings ? Would you like to share?  Here is my pick for this Monday - Scarborough Fayre version sung by Medieval Baebes. Enjoy!

Are you going to Scarborough Fayre
Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
He was once a true love of mine
Have him find me an acre of land
Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme
Between the sea and oe'r the sand
Then he'll be a true love of mine
Love imposes impossible tasks
Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme
Although not more than any heart asks
And I must know he's a true love of mine
Have you been to Scarborough Fayre
Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
He was once a true love of mine.

Musical Monday, 19 of September

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

What great songs never make you bored ? What songs do you eagerly return to? Would you like to share?  Here is my pick for this Monday - Seal and his old hit: 'Crazy'. For all crazy people out there - enjoy!

Seal: Crazy lyrics




In a church,by the face,
He talks about the people going under.

Only child know...

A man decides after seventy years,
That what he goes there for, is to unlock the door.
While those around him criticize and sleep...
And through a fractal on a breaking wall,
I see you my friend, and touch your face again.
Miracles will happen as we trip.

But we're never gonna survive, unless...
We get a little crazy
No we're never gonna survive, unless...
We are a little...

Cray...cray...cray...

...Crazy yellow people walking through my head.
One of them's got a gun, to shoot the other one.
And yet together they were friends at school
Ohh, get it, get it, get it, get it no no!

If all were there when we first took the pill,
Then maybe, then maybe, then maybe, then maybe...
Miracles will happen as we speak.

But we're never gonna survive unless...
We get a little crazy.
No we're never gonna survive unless...
We are a little...
Crazy...
No no, never survive, unless we get a little... bit...

Oh, a little bit...
Oh, a little bit...

Oh...
Oh...

Amanda decides to go along after seventeen years...

Oh darlin...
In a sky full of people, only some want to fly,
Isn't that crazy?
In a world full of people, only some want to fly,
Isn't that crazy?
Crazy...
In a heaven of people there's only some want to fly,
Ain't that crazy?
Oh babe... Oh darlin...
In a world full of people there's only some want to fly,
Isn't that crazy?
Isn't that crazy... Isn't that crazy... Isn't that crazy...

Ohh...
But we're never gonna survive unless, we get a little crazy.. crazy..
No we're never gonna to survive unless we are a little... crazy..
But we're never gonna survive unless, we get a little crazy.. crazy..
No we're never gonna to survive unless, we are a little.. crazy..
No no, never survive unless, we get a little bit...

And then you see things
The size
Of which you've never known before

They'll break it

Someday...

Only child know....

Them things
The size
Of which you've never known before

Someday...
Someway...
Someday...
Someway...
Someday...
Someway...
Someday... 




I must admit the lyrics are overall a bit unclear but the chorus message is 100% true, at least in my case...I hummed along to that tune while taking my first flight ever totally on my own. I was a bit scared but I survived. :)

Musical Monday 15 August

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

What new great songs have you heard recently (I mean new for you, of course) ? What songs do you eagerly return to? Would you like to share?  Here is my pick for this Monday - Adele and "I set fire to the rain" song. Enjoy!

I let it fall, my heart,
And as it fell, you rose to claim it,
It was dark and I was over,
Until you kissed my lips and you saved me,
My hands, they were strong, but my knees were far too weak,
To stand in your arms without falling to your feet,

But there's a side to you that I never knew, never knew,
All the things you'd say, they were never true, never true,
And the games you'd play, you would always win, always win,

But I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well, it burned while I cried,
'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name,

When laying with you I could stay there,
Close my eyes, feel you here forever,
You and me together, nothing is better,

'Cause there's a side to you that I never knew, never knew,
All the things you'd say, they were never true, never true,
And the games you'd play, you would always win, always win,

But I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well, it burned while I cried,
'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name
I set fire to the rain,
And I threw us into the flames,
Well, I felt something die,
'Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time,

Sometimes I wake up by the door,
And heard you calling, must be waiting for you,
Even that when we're already over,
I can't help myself from looking for you,

I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touch your face,
Well, it burned while I cried,
'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name
I set fire to the rain,
And I threw us into the flames,
Well, I felt something die,
'Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time, oh,
Oh, no,
Let it burn, oh,
Let it burn,
Let it burn.

Musical Monday, 1st of August

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

What songs can't you simply keep out of your head? What songs do you eagerly return to? Would you like to share?  Here is my pick for this Monday - enjoy!

INXS's  Disappear - one of these songs which made me want to learn English just to understand the lyrics. I still love the song and here it goes - funnily enough their lyrics are still very up to date:

Say I'm crying
I'm looking at what's on T.V.
Pain and suffering
And the struggle
To be free

It can't ever be denied and I
Never will ignore
But when I see you coming
I can take it all 

You're so fine
Lose my mind
And the world seems to disappear
All the problems
All the fears
And the world seems to disappear 

Say you're mine
And give yourself to the
Feelings that you know
I'm needing
All that you can give me
All the things
That you do so well
Words are healing
Sweet anticipation
Making spells
As the shadows close in
Fall across all our yesterdays 

You're so fine
Lose my mind
And the world seems to disappear
All the problems
All the fears
And the world seems to disappear 

You're so fine
Lose my mind
And the world seems to disappear
All the problems
All the fears
And the world seems to disappear 

Disappear
Disappear
Disappear
Disappear
Disappear
Disappear
Disappear 

Say if I could
Look into myself and reason
But I could never never see or
Make sense of the dealings
Turn around
Am I looking at salvation
Make me realise all that I am
You put the light inside this man 

You're so fine
Lose my mind
And the world seems to disappear
All the problems
All the fears
And the world seems to disappear 

You're so fine
Lose my mind
And the world seems to disappear
All the problems
All the fears
And the world seems to disappear 

You're so fine
Lose my mind
And the world seems to disappear
All the problems
All the fears
And the world seems to disappear 

You're so fine
Lose my mind
And the world seems to disappear
All the problems
All the fears
And the world seems to disappear 

Musical Monday, 4 July

Welcome to Musical Monday! 

What songs can't you simply keep out of your head? Would you like to share? Today I present something ridiculously new, compared to my previous picks - listen to Keane!

Here you have the lyrics (the vid is not my favourite but the sound is the best so...):

"Bend and Break by Keane"

Image via Wikipedia

When you, when you forget your name
When old faces all look the same
Meet me in the morning when you wake up
Meet me in the morning then you'll wake up
If only I don't bend and break
I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake

Bitter and hardened heart
Aching waiting for life to start
Meet me in the morning when you wake up
Meet me in the morning then you'll wake up

If only I don't bend and break
I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake

If only I don't bend and break
I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake

I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake 

Do you think this song is really about a suicide pact?