These are the sorts of dreams the cat has in his mythical home. Isn’t the video strangely surrealistic? Turkish is one of the languages I would like to speak. Dandini dandini dastana Into the garden the calves did stray. Gardener quickly chased them away. Don’t let them eat the cabbages, Huuu huuu huuu Dandini dandini … More Dandini dandini dastana
Soleá de Cádiz Muerto se quedó en la calle con un puñal en el pecho. No lo conocía nadie. ¡Cómo temblaba el farol! Madre. ¡Cómo temblaba el farolito de la calle! Era madrugada. Nadie pudo asomarse a sus ojos abiertos al duro aire. Que muerto se quedó en la calle que con un puñal en … More Sorpresa
Casida de las palomas oscuras [Click to listen] A Claudio Guillén Por las ramas del laurel van dos palomas oscuras. La una era el sol, la otra la luna. “Vecinitas”, les dije, “¿dónde está mi sepultura?” “En mi cola”, dijo el sol. “En mi garganta”, dijo la luna. Y yo que estaba caminando con la … More En la voz de Rafael Alberti
The soundtrack on this video is by the amazing flamenco singer Estrella Morente, and you really should listen to it. My cat was or is, no sabemos, Federico, after FGL and specifically, Libro de poemas. We will be reading most of this book on this blog in the coming weeks. Axé.
It’s a Turkish children’s song, now resung to a techno beat. It is funny. I need more lullabies for my the spirit of my departed cat — ideally Arabic or Turkish, but perhaps Indian also. Axé.
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And another version. Axé.
We grew up with folk, as you can tell. This is a sad song composed back when I thought it would be interesting to have lived enough to sing it. Now I think it is too sad altogether. But the video accompanying this version by the Dubliners, is brilliant. Axé.
…de tout partout; les Mardi Gras s’en viennent, principalement de Grand Mamou. The Mardi Gras riders are on their way. I am spending this Mardi Gras looking for my cat. But when I lived in New Orleans what I liked about the season were the random events. A tambourine in the distance and then across … More Les mardi gras s’en viennent…
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