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agosto 07, 2003
LXIV (Jolly Fire) On the
LXIV (Jolly Fire)
On the slope of the creek, I asked her
Where are you going hiding your flashlight with your coat ?
My house is all dark and lonesome, lend me that light !
She raised her dark eyes for a moment and looked at my face through the dusk
I have come to the creek, she said, to shine my flashlight on the animals in the water when it gets dark
It got darker, and I asked again if she would bring her light to my house
As there were no animals in the water. There was nothing living moving
She said, I'm going to shine it on the sky ; eventually it will reach a star
I watched her shine the light uselessly into the sky
In the moonless gloom of midnight I asked her why she still held the light close to her chest
My house is all dark and lonesome, I said. Lend me your light
I need it to walk home with, she said. I can't see in the dark like a cat
I watched her light get lost among the trees and into the lights of houses.
:~
O Galera achou a letra da Jolly Fire! A lindíssima música cantada pelo Will Oldham numa Peel Session. Que na verdade se chama "LXIV", ou "64".
É uma livre adaptação do poema 64 do Gitanjali, de Rabindranath Tagore, um poeta indiano que foi descoberto por Yeats no início do século passado. Valeu, Natalino!
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