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Sunday, 15 November 2009

One long, long thought of you


When dullness shall chain the wild harp that would praise thee,
When its last sigh of freedom is heard on thy shore,
When its raptures shall bless the false hearth that betrays thee -
Oh, then, dearest Erin, I'll love thee no more!

When thy sons are less tame than their own ocean waters,
When their last flash of wit and genious is o'er,
When virtue and beauty forsake thy young daughters -
Oh, then, dearest Erin, I'll love thee no more!

When the sun that now holds his bright path o'er the mountains
Forgets the green fields that he smiled on before,
When no moonlight shall sleep on thy lakes and thy fountains -
Oh, then, dearest Erin, I'll love thee no more!

When the name of the Saxon and tyrant shall sever,
When the freedom you lost you no longer deplore,
When the thoughts of your wrongs shall be sleeping forever -
Oh, then, dearest Erin, I'll love thee no more!

Friday, 13 November 2009

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik


Perhaps not "kleine" but this is Tallis's Spem In Allium for 40 voices.
Tallis is not usually a composer that sets me on fire so to speak, but this is possibly one of the most, if not the most beautiful peace ever composed. The soprano line is utterly gorgeous, and those brief moments of unison are glorious. No other word for it.
Glorious.
Miserere you're good, but you're just not this good.

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Don't look back in anger

I love really good heart to hearts
I love old photos
I love this song

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Like it was the first time



I recently rediscovered this song I used to adore.


"I'll miss you in a minute, if you'd only feel the same"

Saturday, 31 October 2009

Let's Never Come Here Again Because It Will Never Be As Much Fun






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCB7cxv-Ey8&feature=related turn it down the music is awful with it, but this is such a touching and wonderful scene from 'Lost In Translation'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKN3QodIRW8 listen to this instead if you so choose.