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I give...give You my Heart...
...today...tomorrow...and forever
You'll always be...my Love...

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA (Post 1040206)

I expected this song to belong in the "anti-love song" thread based on the lyrics, but the actual song sounds so happy and peppy that I think it belongs right here where you put it, Zaqarbal!

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA (Post 1040206)

I loved the following love song, "You are my Sunshine," when I was a child. I often sang this song for my cat, Sunshine, especially when she ran away for 3 days and I thought she'd never return! :( Finally, on the third night of her absence as I was standing on the front walk hopelessly calling for her, she emerged from the woods across the street and trotted, meowing, toward me. That was one of the happiest moments in my life! :)

I always think of this song fondly since it reminds me of Sunny, a dear friend who was my first deep love:

"You are my Sunshine" -- Cover sung by Elizabeth Mitchell:

That's a moving story, Erica. Really emotive. By the way, song has made me reflect on several metaphors and meanings. This is a curious coincidence, :eek: because today I've translated a song that, in a way, could be seen as "the other side of the coin". Including symbolic/poetic features. That is: Sunshine vs grey skies; lover's presence vs lover's absence; life vs death; hope vs sorrow; etc. But despite that, I'm not sure if we could describe it as an "anti-love song". I mean, I think there is a difference between saying "love hurts" and saying "the absence of the beloved hurts". Anyway, in my opinion it's a great song. It is made by Mürfila, one of my favorite artists (I love her; I honestly think this girl has an awesome talent). Azul y gris ("Blue and Gray", 2010):

♫ "Que sin ti ................................ Without you,
todo se vuelve azul; ................................ everything becomes blue;
las nubes se levantan ................................ clouds rise up
y a todos les espantan. ................................ and scare everybody.

Que sin ti ................................ Without you,
el ron me sabe a mar; ................................ rum tastes of seawater to me;
los ángeles no cantan; ................................ angels don't sing;
las brujas ya no encantan. ................................ witches no longer enchant anyone.

Que sin ti ................................ Without you,
todo se ha vuelto gris; ................................ everything has become gray;
las sábanas me arañan, ................................bed sheets scratch me
la almohada te echa en falta. ................................ and pillow misses you.

Porque sin ti ................................ Because without you,
la gente me pregunta ................................ people ask me
en que día morí. ................................ what day I died.
Y yo les respondo: ................................ And I answer:
desde que decidiste ................................ since you decided
irte de aquí... ................................ to go away from here...
Irte de aquí... ................................ To go away from here...
Irte de aquí... ................................ To go away from here...

Irte de aquí... ................................ To go away from here...
Irte de aquí... ................................ To go away from here...

Porque sin ti ................................ Because without you,
las sombras que me inundan ................................ the shades that swamp me
dan más miedo que nunca; ................................ are more frightening than ever;
los monstruos me perturban. ................................ the monsters drive me mad.

Porque sin ti ................................ Because without you,
no hay tempestad ni calma; ................................ there is neither storm nor calm;
la vida es una trampa; ................................ life is a trap;
hay todo y no hay nada. ................................ there is everything and there is nothing.

Porque sin ti ................................ Because without you,
la gente me pregunta ................................ people ask me
en que día morí. ................................ what day I died.
Y yo les respondo: ................................ And I answer:
desde que decidiste ................................ since you decided
irte de aquí... ................................ to go away from here...
Irte de aquí... ................................ To go away from here...
Irte de aquí... ................................ To go away from here...

Irte de aquí... ................................ To go away from here...
Irte de aquí... ................................ To go away from here...
Irte de aquí... ................................ To go away from here..." ♫

You hold me in Your Eyes...
...in Your own special way
I wonder how You know...
...the things I never say

I can't imagine life...
...without You by my side
the power of Your Love...
...is all I need tonight

the softness of Your Lips...
...the colour of Your Hair
the memory of Your Touch...
...remains when You're not there

the echoes of Your Laughter...
...when I'm feeling blue
the meaning of my life...
...it all begins with You

how I Love You...how I Love You...

tell me what is the colour of Love...
...what do You see
is it warm...is it tender...
...when You thinK of me

I see the colour of Love...
...when I'm thinking of You
as a picture perfect painting...
...of Love forever true

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Originally Posted by Zaqarbal (Post 1041315)

Yes, music seems to be inconsistent with lyrics. I think there's a small correlation, though. Note how that "I love you!" (¡Te quiero!) at the end of four of the stanzas sounds. It's almost like a desperate exclamation. It sounds as if all the retained feelings suddenly came out. As lyrics say: "It is in my throat. / It's cutting me and it bleeds. / It suffocates me, the 'I love you' that I'll never be able to say". I see that sung "I love you!" as a shout from the mind of the shy boy who doesn't dare to declare his love for the girl.

That's a moving story, Erica. Really emotive. By the way, song has made me reflect on several metaphors and meanings. This is a curious coincidence, :eek: because today I've translated a song that, in a way, could be seen as "the other side of the coin". Including symbolic/poetic features. That is: Sunshine vs grey skies; lover's presence vs lover's absence; life vs death; hope vs sorrow; etc. But despite that, I'm not sure if we could describe it as an "anti-love song". I mean, I think there is a difference between saying "love hurts" and saying "the absence of the beloved hurts". Anyway, in my opinion it's a great song. It is made by Mürfila, one of my favorite artists (I love her; I honestly think this girl has an awesome talent). Azul y gris ("Blue and Gray", 2010):

I agree about the "I love you" stuck in the shy boy's throat. I remember having that feeling of being stuck when I was a middle schooler and too shy to dance at school parties. Shyness is a crippling feeling.

I thought you'd like the cat story, Zaqarbal. :)

I enjoy reading your thoughtful translations and I like the Mürfila song, too. The video should be used as a Public Service Announcement to teach the principle that "Crime Doesn't Pay!" The couple in the video made a very nice couple...up until they started getting their thrills and turn-ons from stealing other people's things as if that somehow made them more free.

I've been thinking of a song about another doomed love, unrequited love. The song is Cyndi Lauper's "When you were mine," in which a girl/woman is hopelessly in love with a former boyfriend who is gay. So the girl is doomed to yearn and suffer due to unrequited love. I really like the song and have ever since I first heard it. The song feels plaintive and tragic and is probably my favorite Cyndi Lauper song:

Cyndi Lauper - "When you were mine" (with a weird video that has nothing to do with the song)

when I’m alone at night...
...and there’s no one to comfort me
I think of You...
...and suddenly my pillow...is Your Face...and Your Arms
and when the winter wind comes chasing after me...
...I think of You
and it’s as though I crawl beneath the blanket...
...soft and warm

who knows how many times I pause in every day...
...to think of You

You are always in my Heart...
...even though You're far away
I can hear the music of...
...the song of Love
I sang with You...

...just before I go to sleep
there's a rendezvous I keep...
...and the Dream I always meet
helps me forget we're far apart...

^ Those are sweet love songs by Vera Lynn, Love-song.

Tonight I've been listening to an MGMT song, "Love Always Remains," that has odd lyrics I haven't analyzed carefully. Their meaning is hard for me to pin down, except for the nice idea that "love always remains," of course. I also like these lines from the song:

"No one has to hear the sound of people laughing at their fears,
and the ocean and the sun are always there
to make you happy if you're feeling scared of the darkness."
http://www.metrolyrics.com/love-alwa...rics-mgmt.html

YouTube - Enrique Iglesias - Hero

Can't beat a bit of Enrique Iglesias.

Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles brusied by a lady in black
And I held my toungue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back

If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
Cause we'll hold each other soon
The blackest of rooms

1.no love-eminem and lil wayne <---kinda old but im really into it right now haha