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Zaqarbal · 10-18-2010, 07:23 AM

There are several "candidates" to me. It's funny, but it seems as if I unconsciously separated the (sad) love songs from the rest. I haven't chosen a love song yet.

Anyway, there's actually a particular kind of sadness, a profound feeling which goes beyond a love sickness, a kind of "vital sadness". I guess there are several songs about it, but this one has moved me: La vida mata ("Life Kills") by Diego Vasallo. Its strongest point is at the lyrics. I've translated them (as well as I could) because I think they are unusually brilliant. Pure poetry.

"Blows hurt,
life kills,
time heals,
days go by.

And upon beginning this game
I already have a soul drifting along.

Lullabies for adults
crossed by the years,
carrying the flower of disappointment
tattooed in their gloomy melodies.

And there are the shades,
and there is the oblivion,
and this infinite
lost time.

And there is the love,
and there are the kisses,
and a mundane bone-pain.

The wind insists, as always,
on reminding me of the sounds
from the stubborn throbbing of things
from worlds still unknown.

Grief hurts,
life kills
with broken dreams
and silver bullets.

September comes just like that
and it dissolves in your gaze.

Bons vivants with no life,
in love with the stars' pale light,
scatter poems in the night
and then try to remove their traces."

Maybe you don't grasp the feeling if you haven't gone through it before (for instance, due to a dysthymia), but artistically speaking, the song expresses it in a perfect way. Just look at the title: LIFE KILLS. Could there be anything sadder (and also more poetic) than that?

10-18-2010, 07:23 AM	#353 (permalink)
Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	There are several "candidates" to me. It's funny, but it seems as if I unconsciously separated the (sad) love songs from the rest. I haven't chosen a love song yet. Anyway, there's actually a particular kind of sadness, a profound feeling which goes beyond a love sickness, a kind of "vital sadness". I guess there are several songs about it, but this one has moved me: La vida mata ("Life Kills") by Diego Vasallo. Its strongest point is at the lyrics. I've translated them (as well as I could) because I think they are unusually brilliant. Pure poetry. "Blows hurt, life kills, time heals, days go by. And upon beginning this game I already have a soul drifting along. Lullabies for adults crossed by the years, carrying the flower of disappointment tattooed in their gloomy melodies. And there are the shades, and there is the oblivion, and this infinite lost time. And there is the love, and there are the kisses, and a mundane bone-pain. The wind insists, as always, on reminding me of the sounds from the stubborn throbbing of things from worlds still unknown. Grief hurts, life kills with broken dreams and silver bullets. September comes just like that and it dissolves in your gaze. Bons vivants with no life, in love with the stars' pale light, scatter poems in the night and then try to remove their traces." Maybe you don't grasp the feeling if you haven't gone through it before (for instance, due to a dysthymia), but artistically speaking, the song expresses it in a perfect way. Just look at the title: LIFE KILLS. Could there be anything sadder (and also more poetic) than that? __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies." Last edited by Zaqarbal; 10-23-2010 at 02:47 PM. Reason: minor grammar correction