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Parentheses - An interruption of continuity; an interval.
"This is one of the things I wasn't prepared for — the amount of unfilled time, the long parentheses of nothing" (Margaret Atwood).
“For every period of time when you exist, short or long, there is a temporal part of you that exists only then. And for any temporal parts of any objects whatsoever, there is a larger object made up of just those parts.” - John Locke
"Every time I enunciate 'I', even in my thought, an identity is assumed, and this identity is itself not simple, but a figure of a complex gathering of personal and impersonal histories, texts, discourses, beliefs, cultural assumptions, and ideological interpellations...it is not an artifact but a process." - Richard Dyer
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
ive successfully converted into a full-time mugger. i no longer feel the slightest urge to shop, and i feel that i no longer have any hormones left in my female body cos i no longer think any guy is worth spazzing over. SIGH. my youth is gone~
and my sleeping and eating patterns are seriously screwed! for eg today i ate at 10am, then i ate icecream at 4pm, then i went for tuition with subway cookies as lunch (yeah after 4pm) as always but ended up finishing one before&during tuition and finished the other 2 after tuition, so i actually finished my lunch at 730pm O.O came home and finished dinner at 10pm. ive been sleeping at 2 or 3 finishing/revising... waking up at 530 to get to school. this cannot be good. what to do? :/
i know im abnormal. while everyone's learning korean, going around sputtering korean words and names and singing korean songs, ive been learning italian, french and spanish songs :D i find their way of expressing love in songs really fascinating and in some ways enchanting.. maybe its a different culture, different way of viewing life and love. here are some songs i like currently!
this is the song on the ferrero rocher ad (:
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman (arresting performance!! the last note is FABULOUS.)
Next is the version by Hayley Westernra & Russell Watson who sang it for Phantom of the Opera :} after watching this you cant blame me for not being able to decide which is better. you decide!
Lyrics in Italian
Quando sono solo
sogno all’orizzonte
e mancan le parole,
Si lo so che non c’è luce
in una stanza quando manca il sole,
se non ci sei tu con me, con me.
Su le finestre
mostra a tutti il mio cuore
che hai acceso,
chiudi dentro me
la luce che
hai incontrato per strada.
Time to say goodbye.
Paesi che non ho mai
veduto e vissuto con te,
adesso si li vivrò,
Con te partirò
su navi per mari
che, io lo so,
no, no, non esistono più.
It’s time to say goodbye…
Quando sei lontana
sogno all’orizzonte
e mancan le parole,
e io sì lo so
che sei con me,
tu mia luna tu sei qui con me,
mio sole tu sei qui con me,
con me, con me, con me.
Time to say goodbye.
Paesi che non ho mai
veduto e vissuto con te,
adesso si li vivrò.
Con te partirò
su navi per mari
che, io lo so,
no, no, non esistono più,
con te io li rivivrò.
Con te partirò
su navi per mari
che, io lo so,
no, no, non esistono più,
con te io li rivivrò.
Con te partirò.
Io con te.
Translation in English
When I’m alone
I dream on the horizon
and words fail;
yes, I know there is no light
in a room where the sun is absent,
if you are not with me, with me.
At the windows
show everyone my heart
which you set alight;
enclose within me
the light you
encountered on the street.
Time to say goodbye
to countries I never
saw and shared with you,
now, yes, I shall experience them.
I’ll go with you
on ships across seas
which, I know,
no, no, exist no longer.
It’s time to say goodbye…
When you are far away
I dream on the horizon
And words fail,
and, Yes, I know
that you are with me;
you, my moon, are here with me,
my sun, you are here with me,
with me, with me, with me.
Time to say goodbye
To countries I never
Saw and shared with you,
now, yes, I shall experience them.
I’ll go with you
On ships across seas
which, I know,
no, no, exist no longer,
with you I shall experience them again.
I’ll go with you
On ships across seas
Which, I know,
No, no, exist no longer;
with you I shall experience them again.
I’ll go with you,
I with you.
the next one is combined with ice-skaters! really adds to the emotion of the song. what a delightful combination! :]
VIVO PER LEI (I LIVE FOR HER) - Andrea Bocelli & Hayley Westernra
Lyrics in Italian
Vivo per lei da quando sai
la prima volta l’ho incontrata,
non mi ricordo come ma
mi è entrata dentro e c’è restata.
Vivo per lei perchè mi fa
vibrare forte l’anima,
vivo per lei e non è un peso.
Vivo per lei anch’io lo sai
e tu non esserne geloso,
lei è di tutti quelli che
hanno un bisogno sempre acceso,
come uno stereo in camera,
di chi è da solo e adesso sa,
che è anche per lui, per questo
io vivo per lei.
È una musa che ci invita
a sfiorarla con le dita,
attraverso un pianoforte
la morte è lontana,
io vivo per lei.
Vivo per lei che spesso sa
essere dolce e sensuale
a volte picchia in testa ma
è un puguo che non fa mai male.
Vivo per lei lo so mi fa
girare di città in città,
soffrire un po’ma almeno io vivo.
È un dolore quando parte.
Vivo per lei dentro gli hotels.
Con piacere estremo cresce.
Vivo per lei nel vortice.
Attraverso la mia voce
si espande e amore produce.
Vivo per lei nient’altro ho
e quanti altri incontrerò
che come me hanno scritto in viso:
io vivo per lei.
Io vivo per lei
sopra un palco o contro ad un muro…
Vivo per lei al limite.
…anche in un domani duro.
Vivo per lei al margine.
Ogni giorno
una conquista,
la protagonista
sarà sempre lei.
Vivo per lei perchè oramai
io non ho altra via d’uscita,
perchè la musica lo sai
davvero non l’ho mai tradita.
Vivo per lei perchè mi da
pause e note in libertà.
Ci fosse un’altra vita la vivo,
la vivo per lei.
Vivo per lei la musica.
Io vivo per lei.
Vivo per lei è unica.
Io vivo per lei.
Io vivo per lei.
Io vivo per lei.
Translation in English
I live for her, you know, since
the first time I met her.
I do not remember how, but
she entered within me and stayed there.
I live for her because she makes
my soul vibrate so strongly.
I live for her and it is not a burden.
I live for her too, you know,
and don’t be jealous:
she belongs to all those who
have a need that is always switched on
like a stereo in the bedroom,
to someone who is alone and now knows
that she is also for him; for this reason
I live for her.
She is a muse who invites us
to brush her with the fingers.
Through a piano
death remains far away;
I live for her.
I live for her who often knows
how to be sweet and sensual;
sometimes she stuns you but
it is a blow that never hurts.
I live for her. I know she makes me
travel from town to town
and suffer a little, but at least I live.
It is painful when she leaves.
I live in hotels for her.
It grows with supreme pleasure.
I live for her in the vortex.
Through my voice
it expands and produces love.
I live for her, I have nothing else,
and how many others I shall meet
who, like me, have written on their faces
"I live for her."
I live for her
on a dais or against a wall
I live for her to the limit
also in a harsh tomorrow.
I live for her to the very edge.
Every day
a conquest;
the protagonist
will always be her.
I live for her because now
I have no other way out,
because, you know, music
is something I have truly never betrayed.
I live for her because she gives me
rests and notes with freedom.
If there were another life I’d live it,
I’d live it for her.
I live for her, music.
I live for her.
I live for her, she is unique.
I live for her.
I live for her.
I live for her.
/actually i believe that "her" refers to music. or it could be didactic, referring to a lover as well.
SOMIOS NOVIOS (IT'S IMPOSSIBLE) - Andrea Bocelli & Christina Aguilera (surprising combination, much? he actually sang this with Katherine McPhee too tho)
Lyrics in Spanish
Somos novios
Pues, los dos sentimos mutuo amor
profundo
Y con eso
Ya ganamos lo más grande
de este mundo
Nos amamos, nos besamos
Como novios, nos deseamos
Y hasta veces sin motivos,
sin razón
Nos enojamos
Somos novios
Mantenemos un cariño limpio y puro
Como todos
Procuramos el momento más oscuro
Para hablarnos,
Para darnos el más dulce
de los besos
Recordar de que color
son los cerezos
Sin hacer más comentarios
Somos novios
It’s just impossible
Nos amamos, nos besamos
Como novios, nos deseamos
Y hasta veces sin motivos,
sin razón
Nos enojamos
sin motivos, sin razón
Somos novios
Mantenemos un cariño limpio y puro
Como todos, como todos
Procuramos el momento más oscuro
Para hablarnos,
Para darnos el más dulce
de los besos
Recordar de que color
son los cerezos
Sin hacer más comentarios
Somos novios
Somos novios
Siempre novios
Somos novios
Translation in English
We are a couple
because, we both feel mutual profound
love
And with that
We have won the biggest thing
of this world
We love, we kiss each other
Like a couple, we desire each other
And some times without reasons,
without motive
We get angry
We are a couple
We maintain a clean and pure affection
Like everyone
We look for the darkest moment
To speak to each other,
To give each other the sweetest
of the kisses
To remember what color
are the cherry trees
Without making further comments
We are a couple
It's just impossible
We love, we kiss each other
Like a couple, We desire each other
And some times without reasons,
without motive!
We get angry
without reasons, without motive
We are a couple
We maintain a clean and pure affection
Like everyone, like everyone
We look for the darkest moment
To speak to each other,
To give each other the sweetest
of the kisses
To remember what color
are the cherry trees
Without making further comments
We are a couple
We are a couple
Always a couple
We are a couple
/ everyone loves the taste of the forbidden fruit. nothing more scandalous than this to write in a song! Christina Aguilera did hold her own there didnt she? i was quite amazed! :b
i really hope you're enjoying this. lastly is a familiar song to us all thanks to Susan Boyle.
I DREAMED A DREAM - Hayley Westernra (you know im a big fan of her now)
Lyrics
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they turn your hope apart
As they turn your dreams to shame
He slept a summer by my side,
He filled my days with endless wonder.
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came.
And still I dream he’d come to me
That we would live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather.
I had a dream my life would be
So different from the hell I’m living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed
/ i never knew the lyrics of this song was sad! i thought it was all about hope and dreams. its actually from the play Les Miserables. this song is so poignant, and such a reminder to young people harbouring ambitions and dreams of what life would bring - we learn from this song that futures may not necessarily turn out bright. life can actually go downhill from your youth, contrary to what young people normally, naturally think. it is a reminder of the bad, unfortunate, corrupted things of this world which can tear your life, hopes and dreams apart. not all is rosy and smooth-sailing. oftentimes, young people lead such a sheltered life that they are not prepared for the terrible, unreasonable things this world is also capable of. an often forgotten and hence timely (in the sense that i learn about this now than later in my life) warning of a threat which lurks in the shadows, behind the bright lights that blind our view of the future.
and my sleeping and eating patterns are seriously screwed! for eg today i ate at 10am, then i ate icecream at 4pm, then i went for tuition with subway cookies as lunch (yeah after 4pm) as always but ended up finishing one before&during tuition and finished the other 2 after tuition, so i actually finished my lunch at 730pm O.O came home and finished dinner at 10pm. ive been sleeping at 2 or 3 finishing/revising... waking up at 530 to get to school. this cannot be good. what to do? :/
i know im abnormal. while everyone's learning korean, going around sputtering korean words and names and singing korean songs, ive been learning italian, french and spanish songs :D i find their way of expressing love in songs really fascinating and in some ways enchanting.. maybe its a different culture, different way of viewing life and love. here are some songs i like currently!
this is the song on the ferrero rocher ad (:
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman (arresting performance!! the last note is FABULOUS.)
Next is the version by Hayley Westernra & Russell Watson who sang it for Phantom of the Opera :} after watching this you cant blame me for not being able to decide which is better. you decide!
Lyrics in Italian
Quando sono solo
sogno all’orizzonte
e mancan le parole,
Si lo so che non c’è luce
in una stanza quando manca il sole,
se non ci sei tu con me, con me.
Su le finestre
mostra a tutti il mio cuore
che hai acceso,
chiudi dentro me
la luce che
hai incontrato per strada.
Time to say goodbye.
Paesi che non ho mai
veduto e vissuto con te,
adesso si li vivrò,
Con te partirò
su navi per mari
che, io lo so,
no, no, non esistono più.
It’s time to say goodbye…
Quando sei lontana
sogno all’orizzonte
e mancan le parole,
e io sì lo so
che sei con me,
tu mia luna tu sei qui con me,
mio sole tu sei qui con me,
con me, con me, con me.
Time to say goodbye.
Paesi che non ho mai
veduto e vissuto con te,
adesso si li vivrò.
Con te partirò
su navi per mari
che, io lo so,
no, no, non esistono più,
con te io li rivivrò.
Con te partirò
su navi per mari
che, io lo so,
no, no, non esistono più,
con te io li rivivrò.
Con te partirò.
Io con te.
Translation in English
When I’m alone
I dream on the horizon
and words fail;
yes, I know there is no light
in a room where the sun is absent,
if you are not with me, with me.
At the windows
show everyone my heart
which you set alight;
enclose within me
the light you
encountered on the street.
Time to say goodbye
to countries I never
saw and shared with you,
now, yes, I shall experience them.
I’ll go with you
on ships across seas
which, I know,
no, no, exist no longer.
It’s time to say goodbye…
When you are far away
I dream on the horizon
And words fail,
and, Yes, I know
that you are with me;
you, my moon, are here with me,
my sun, you are here with me,
with me, with me, with me.
Time to say goodbye
To countries I never
Saw and shared with you,
now, yes, I shall experience them.
I’ll go with you
On ships across seas
which, I know,
no, no, exist no longer,
with you I shall experience them again.
I’ll go with you
On ships across seas
Which, I know,
No, no, exist no longer;
with you I shall experience them again.
I’ll go with you,
I with you.
the next one is combined with ice-skaters! really adds to the emotion of the song. what a delightful combination! :]
VIVO PER LEI (I LIVE FOR HER) - Andrea Bocelli & Hayley Westernra
Lyrics in Italian
Vivo per lei da quando sai
la prima volta l’ho incontrata,
non mi ricordo come ma
mi è entrata dentro e c’è restata.
Vivo per lei perchè mi fa
vibrare forte l’anima,
vivo per lei e non è un peso.
Vivo per lei anch’io lo sai
e tu non esserne geloso,
lei è di tutti quelli che
hanno un bisogno sempre acceso,
come uno stereo in camera,
di chi è da solo e adesso sa,
che è anche per lui, per questo
io vivo per lei.
È una musa che ci invita
a sfiorarla con le dita,
attraverso un pianoforte
la morte è lontana,
io vivo per lei.
Vivo per lei che spesso sa
essere dolce e sensuale
a volte picchia in testa ma
è un puguo che non fa mai male.
Vivo per lei lo so mi fa
girare di città in città,
soffrire un po’ma almeno io vivo.
È un dolore quando parte.
Vivo per lei dentro gli hotels.
Con piacere estremo cresce.
Vivo per lei nel vortice.
Attraverso la mia voce
si espande e amore produce.
Vivo per lei nient’altro ho
e quanti altri incontrerò
che come me hanno scritto in viso:
io vivo per lei.
Io vivo per lei
sopra un palco o contro ad un muro…
Vivo per lei al limite.
…anche in un domani duro.
Vivo per lei al margine.
Ogni giorno
una conquista,
la protagonista
sarà sempre lei.
Vivo per lei perchè oramai
io non ho altra via d’uscita,
perchè la musica lo sai
davvero non l’ho mai tradita.
Vivo per lei perchè mi da
pause e note in libertà.
Ci fosse un’altra vita la vivo,
la vivo per lei.
Vivo per lei la musica.
Io vivo per lei.
Vivo per lei è unica.
Io vivo per lei.
Io vivo per lei.
Io vivo per lei.
Translation in English
I live for her, you know, since
the first time I met her.
I do not remember how, but
she entered within me and stayed there.
I live for her because she makes
my soul vibrate so strongly.
I live for her and it is not a burden.
I live for her too, you know,
and don’t be jealous:
she belongs to all those who
have a need that is always switched on
like a stereo in the bedroom,
to someone who is alone and now knows
that she is also for him; for this reason
I live for her.
She is a muse who invites us
to brush her with the fingers.
Through a piano
death remains far away;
I live for her.
I live for her who often knows
how to be sweet and sensual;
sometimes she stuns you but
it is a blow that never hurts.
I live for her. I know she makes me
travel from town to town
and suffer a little, but at least I live.
It is painful when she leaves.
I live in hotels for her.
It grows with supreme pleasure.
I live for her in the vortex.
Through my voice
it expands and produces love.
I live for her, I have nothing else,
and how many others I shall meet
who, like me, have written on their faces
"I live for her."
I live for her
on a dais or against a wall
I live for her to the limit
also in a harsh tomorrow.
I live for her to the very edge.
Every day
a conquest;
the protagonist
will always be her.
I live for her because now
I have no other way out,
because, you know, music
is something I have truly never betrayed.
I live for her because she gives me
rests and notes with freedom.
If there were another life I’d live it,
I’d live it for her.
I live for her, music.
I live for her.
I live for her, she is unique.
I live for her.
I live for her.
I live for her.
/actually i believe that "her" refers to music. or it could be didactic, referring to a lover as well.
SOMIOS NOVIOS (IT'S IMPOSSIBLE) - Andrea Bocelli & Christina Aguilera (surprising combination, much? he actually sang this with Katherine McPhee too tho)
Lyrics in Spanish
Somos novios
Pues, los dos sentimos mutuo amor
profundo
Y con eso
Ya ganamos lo más grande
de este mundo
Nos amamos, nos besamos
Como novios, nos deseamos
Y hasta veces sin motivos,
sin razón
Nos enojamos
Somos novios
Mantenemos un cariño limpio y puro
Como todos
Procuramos el momento más oscuro
Para hablarnos,
Para darnos el más dulce
de los besos
Recordar de que color
son los cerezos
Sin hacer más comentarios
Somos novios
It’s just impossible
Nos amamos, nos besamos
Como novios, nos deseamos
Y hasta veces sin motivos,
sin razón
Nos enojamos
sin motivos, sin razón
Somos novios
Mantenemos un cariño limpio y puro
Como todos, como todos
Procuramos el momento más oscuro
Para hablarnos,
Para darnos el más dulce
de los besos
Recordar de que color
son los cerezos
Sin hacer más comentarios
Somos novios
Somos novios
Siempre novios
Somos novios
Translation in English
We are a couple
because, we both feel mutual profound
love
And with that
We have won the biggest thing
of this world
We love, we kiss each other
Like a couple, we desire each other
And some times without reasons,
without motive
We get angry
We are a couple
We maintain a clean and pure affection
Like everyone
We look for the darkest moment
To speak to each other,
To give each other the sweetest
of the kisses
To remember what color
are the cherry trees
Without making further comments
We are a couple
It's just impossible
We love, we kiss each other
Like a couple, We desire each other
And some times without reasons,
without motive!
We get angry
without reasons, without motive
We are a couple
We maintain a clean and pure affection
Like everyone, like everyone
We look for the darkest moment
To speak to each other,
To give each other the sweetest
of the kisses
To remember what color
are the cherry trees
Without making further comments
We are a couple
We are a couple
Always a couple
We are a couple
/ everyone loves the taste of the forbidden fruit. nothing more scandalous than this to write in a song! Christina Aguilera did hold her own there didnt she? i was quite amazed! :b
i really hope you're enjoying this. lastly is a familiar song to us all thanks to Susan Boyle.
I DREAMED A DREAM - Hayley Westernra (you know im a big fan of her now)
Lyrics
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they turn your hope apart
As they turn your dreams to shame
He slept a summer by my side,
He filled my days with endless wonder.
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came.
And still I dream he’d come to me
That we would live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather.
I had a dream my life would be
So different from the hell I’m living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed
/ i never knew the lyrics of this song was sad! i thought it was all about hope and dreams. its actually from the play Les Miserables. this song is so poignant, and such a reminder to young people harbouring ambitions and dreams of what life would bring - we learn from this song that futures may not necessarily turn out bright. life can actually go downhill from your youth, contrary to what young people normally, naturally think. it is a reminder of the bad, unfortunate, corrupted things of this world which can tear your life, hopes and dreams apart. not all is rosy and smooth-sailing. oftentimes, young people lead such a sheltered life that they are not prepared for the terrible, unreasonable things this world is also capable of. an often forgotten and hence timely (in the sense that i learn about this now than later in my life) warning of a threat which lurks in the shadows, behind the bright lights that blind our view of the future.
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