They're calling to me to open the door.
Interest screams, what could there be here?
Behind the door stands a clavier.
The keys are dusty, the strings are out of tune.
Behind the door she sits at the clavier.
She doesn't play it though. That was long ago.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
She said to me I will always be here.
But it seemed to be she only played with me.
I shed her blood to dam fury's flood.
I locked her away and then they came.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
At the clavier I stood there with her.
And it seemed to be she only played for me.
They've opened the door. Oh how they cry.
Her distraught mother pleads. Her father strikes out at me.
They take her away and no-one believes me here.
That I went insane, from the stench and the pain.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
At the clavier she listened to me.
And when I began to play I took her breath away.
[lyrics][discuss]
Finished?
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
2009-06-03
2009-05-21
LILT: Ein Lied 3.0
The good will always be forgiven
So find a good way of living
Then we will call before long
And we'll bring you all our songs
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
Promoted.
So find a good way of living
Then we will call before long
And we'll bring you all our songs
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
Promoted.
2009-05-20
LILT: Klavier 1.2
I've been working over Klavier, thinking about what my interpretation of Jeremy's interpretation is saying, going over it in my head, trying to make sense. I find I have a problem with the following:
She said to me I will always be here.
But it seemed to be she only played for me.
I want line two to say 'But it seemed to be she only played with me'. That makes much more sense to me, given the presence of the 'but', which seems to negate the first line, implying she's not being honest.
I'm not entirely sure how precise Jeremy is in his translation; whether he takes poetic licence at all, or whether it's as close to verbatim as it can be, and still make sense, but I'm going with my gut:
They're calling to me to open the door.
Interest screams, what could there be here?
Behind the door stands a clavier.
The keys are dusty, the strings out of tune.
Behind the door she sits at the clavier.
She doesn't play it though. That was long ago.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
She said to me I will always be here.
But it seemed to be she only played with me.
I shed her blood to dam fury's flood.
I locked her away and then they came.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
At the clavier I stood there with her.
And it seemed to be she only played for me.
They've opened the door. Oh how they cry.
Her distraught mother pleads. Her father strikes out at me.
They take her away and noone believes me here.
That I went insane, from the stench and the pain.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
At the clavier she listened to me.
And when I began to play I took her breath away.
[lyrics][discuss]
She said to me I will always be here.
But it seemed to be she only played for me.
I want line two to say 'But it seemed to be she only played with me'. That makes much more sense to me, given the presence of the 'but', which seems to negate the first line, implying she's not being honest.
I'm not entirely sure how precise Jeremy is in his translation; whether he takes poetic licence at all, or whether it's as close to verbatim as it can be, and still make sense, but I'm going with my gut:
They're calling to me to open the door.
Interest screams, what could there be here?
Behind the door stands a clavier.
The keys are dusty, the strings out of tune.
Behind the door she sits at the clavier.
She doesn't play it though. That was long ago.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
She said to me I will always be here.
But it seemed to be she only played with me.
I shed her blood to dam fury's flood.
I locked her away and then they came.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
At the clavier I stood there with her.
And it seemed to be she only played for me.
They've opened the door. Oh how they cry.
Her distraught mother pleads. Her father strikes out at me.
They take her away and noone believes me here.
That I went insane, from the stench and the pain.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
At the clavier she listened to me.
And when I began to play I took her breath away.
[lyrics][discuss]
LILT: Ein Lied 2.1
The good will always be forgiven
So find a good way of living
Then we will call before long
And we'll bring you all our songs
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
Oooh, 100th post.
So find a good way of living
Then we will call before long
And we'll bring you all our songs
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
Born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
Oooh, 100th post.
2009-05-19
LILT: Ein Lied 2.0
The good will always be forgiven
So find a good way of living
Then we will call before long
And we'll bring you all our songs
We're born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
We're born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
We're born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
I feel good about this one.
So find a good way of living
Then we will call before long
And we'll bring you all our songs
We're born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
We're born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
We're born with music to share
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
I feel good about this one.
2009-05-14
LILT: Klavier 1.1
They're calling to me to open the door.
Interest screams, what could there be here?
Behind the door stands a clavier.
The keys are dusty, the strings out of tune.
Behind the door she sits at the clavier.
She doesn't play it though. That was long ago.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
She said to me I will always be here.
But it seemed to be she only played for me.
I shed her blood to dam fury's flood.
I locked her away until they came.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
At the clavier I stood there with her.
And it seemed to be she only played for me.
They've opened the door. Oh how they cry.
Her distraught mother pleads. Her father strikes out at me.
They take her away and noone believes me here.
That I went insane, from the stench, the pain.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
At the clavier she listened to me.
And when I began to play I took her breath away.
[lyrics][discuss]
The layout change is my preference.
Interest screams, what could there be here?
Behind the door stands a clavier.
The keys are dusty, the strings out of tune.
Behind the door she sits at the clavier.
She doesn't play it though. That was long ago.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
She said to me I will always be here.
But it seemed to be she only played for me.
I shed her blood to dam fury's flood.
I locked her away until they came.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
At the clavier I stood there with her.
And it seemed to be she only played for me.
They've opened the door. Oh how they cry.
Her distraught mother pleads. Her father strikes out at me.
They take her away and noone believes me here.
That I went insane, from the stench, the pain.
At the clavier I listened to her.
And when she began to play she took my breath away.
At the clavier she listened to me.
And when I began to play I took her breath away.
[lyrics][discuss]
The layout change is my preference.
2009-05-06
LILT: Ein Lied 1.2
The good will always be forgiven
So find a good way of living
Then we'll call before long
And will bring you all our songs
We were born for music's care
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
We were born for music's care
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
We were born for music's care
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
So find a good way of living
Then we'll call before long
And will bring you all our songs
We were born for music's care
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
We were born for music's care
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
We were born for music's care
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
LILT: Ein Lied 1.1
The good will always be forgiven
So find a good way of living
Then we'll call before long
And will bring you all our songs
We were born in music's lair
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
We were born in music's lair
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
We were born in music's lair
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
So find a good way of living
Then we'll call before long
And will bring you all our songs
We were born in music's lair
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
We were born in music's lair
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
We were born in music's lair
We're here to serve your ears
If ever you feel blue
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
2009-04-30
LILT: Ein Lied 1.0
The good will always be forgiven
So find a good way of living
Then we'll call before long
And will bring you all our songs
We were born in music's care
We are servants to your ears
If ever you feel low
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
We were born in music's care
We are servants to your ears
If ever you feel low
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
We were born in music's care
We are servants to your ears
If ever you feel low
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
So find a good way of living
Then we'll call before long
And will bring you all our songs
We were born in music's care
We are servants to your ears
If ever you feel low
We will play for you
If you live a good life
Help others though their strife
If you don't flinch from the light
You will get a song tonight
We were born in music's care
We are servants to your ears
If ever you feel low
We will play for you
When it's for sleep you long
May you be played a song
May heaven drop a beam
And our music light your dreams
We were born in music's care
We are servants to your ears
If ever you feel low
We will play for you
[lyrics][discuss]
2009-04-29
LILT: Klavier 1.0
This one has been a major headache. Not only that, but I have a major headache.
Anyway, I've bowed down to the meister and have used 'clavier' instead of 'piano'. Piano is a cumbersome and unattractive word (sorry Italians) to rhyme in English. Clavier, which is, I think, stolen from the Germans by the French, and from the French by the English, was always (obviously) going to work better. It's also rather nice to be a little less...conventional.
I really love this song, so I can promise that these lyrics will get a lot more love. There are more problems with my work on this so far than there are good points:
They're saying to me
To open the door
Interest screams
What could there be here
Behind the door
Is a clavier
The keys are dusty
The strings become de-tuned
Behind the door
She sits at the clavier
She doesn't play it now
That was long ago
At the clavier
I listened to her
And when she began to play
My breath was taken away
She said to me
I'll always be here
But it seemed to be
she only played for me
Her blood to sate
My firey rage
I locked her away
Until they came
At the clavier
I listened to her
And when she began to play
My breath was taken away
At the clavier
I stood with her
And it seemed to be
She only played for me
They've opened the door
Oh how they cry
Her mother pleads
Her father strikes out at me
They take her away
And none believes me here
That I went insane
from the stench, the pain
At the clavier
I listened to her
And when she began to play
My breath was taken away
At the clavier
She listened to me
And when I began to play
Her breath was taken away
[lyrics][discuss]
Anyway, I've bowed down to the meister and have used 'clavier' instead of 'piano'. Piano is a cumbersome and unattractive word (sorry Italians) to rhyme in English. Clavier, which is, I think, stolen from the Germans by the French, and from the French by the English, was always (obviously) going to work better. It's also rather nice to be a little less...conventional.
I really love this song, so I can promise that these lyrics will get a lot more love. There are more problems with my work on this so far than there are good points:
They're saying to me
To open the door
Interest screams
What could there be here
Behind the door
Is a clavier
The keys are dusty
The strings become de-tuned
Behind the door
She sits at the clavier
She doesn't play it now
That was long ago
At the clavier
I listened to her
And when she began to play
My breath was taken away
She said to me
I'll always be here
But it seemed to be
she only played for me
Her blood to sate
My firey rage
I locked her away
Until they came
At the clavier
I listened to her
And when she began to play
My breath was taken away
At the clavier
I stood with her
And it seemed to be
She only played for me
They've opened the door
Oh how they cry
Her mother pleads
Her father strikes out at me
They take her away
And none believes me here
That I went insane
from the stench, the pain
At the clavier
I listened to her
And when she began to play
My breath was taken away
At the clavier
She listened to me
And when I began to play
Her breath was taken away
[lyrics][discuss]
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