NIGHTMARES FROM AN UNBLEACHED SOUL
QUERY ÉLAN VITAL
What's the substance of consciousness? The public face that's worn; the other unknown. Locked in & secure is the hypothesis Of surviving another day all alone. The nature of the world that is shown Demanding expectations that aren't you Comes in conflict with your moral tone Become other than yourself, unglued. Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? What's wrong with you? Chaque jour, vous endommagez votre âme! Every day you damage your soul! Défaillance fabriquée Hors de contrôle. Fabricated failure Is out of control. Aveugle pour le bien intérieur. Blind to the good inside. Pourquoi es-tu ici? Why are you here? Pourquoi? Why? The mind is such a chaotic thing Taking on more as it melts away Dripping out as they pluck your strings Life is a burden on tilted display. Numbness finds it's way into despair. Tightness in the heart beyond belief Finding yourself balancing on a chair Looking for answers, some relief. ¿Qué sucede contigo? What's wrong with you? ¡Cada día dañas tu alma! Every day you damage your soul! La falla fabricada está fuera de control. Fabricated failure Is out of control. Ciego a lo bueno por dentro. Blind to the good inside. ¿Por qué estás aquí? Why are you here? ¿Por qué? Why? [Instrumental] Nani ka mondaidesu ka? What's wrong with you? yeder tog ir shedikn deyn nshmh! Every day you damage your soul! Echèk fabrike Èske soti nan kontwòl. Fabricated failure Is out of control. Cieco per il buono dentro. Blind to the good inside. Limadha 'ant huna? Why are you here? Why? Why? Why?
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Author’s Note:
For those that will ask:
The first chorus is in French.
The second one is in Spanish.
The third section has six languages. In order:
Japanese; Yiddish; Haitian Creole; Italian; Arabic; English.
Yes, I had music in my head as I did for every AtoZ entry.
I hope you liked it/were moved by it.
Comments are always welcome.
Absolutely brilliant Stu. This will be an international hit!
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Oh, pshaw. Thank you, Keith. From your mouth to an audience’s ears.
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Powerful words and an interesting way to do the chorus with the multiple languages. Weekends In Maine
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Thank you. As I mentioned below, I originally planned to write this entirely in French with the English translation in the afterwords. I’m glad I went this way.
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Thank you so much for sharing this. I really appreciate it.
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I really appreciate the effort that went into that! Have you tried to find musicians on twitter/Instagram? I made an attempt at a rap song/poem today!
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I am very leary about posting something like that on either site, especially on Twitter. Way too many trolls for my taste. As we get closer to the end of the week I will start contacting either music dept heads at the various grad school level in composing or leave a message with musical instrument schools in Westchester. Never know what I’ll find. FB has been a bust so far.
The effort. Yes, there was a lot with this one.
Thanks
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Woow! A multilingual poem!!
That is so darn creative!!!!
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https://thedreamgirlwrites.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/quince/
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Thank you. I felt that way once I found Elan Vital. Almost wrote the whole thing in French, but I thought that would be too limiting. Took time, but I feel the time I put in was worth it.
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It definitely was!!
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