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I am saving all my love for you – RIP Whitney
This was one of the very very very first songs that I was enamored with. (Was 9 when this song came out.) Feels so sad to know that an era has ended tonight.
Drugs – there is never a joke around them. When I was studying in Delhi, at least three of my friends, who were all *extremely* gifted people and top scientist material, lost their way after having “tried” drugs. Rest in peace Whitney.
December 19th, 2011
Arroyito – Translation in English
This is my attempt at translating “Arroyito” into English. Of course, some of the translations cannot be literal, so I hope I have done justice to the original song.
| Original (en español) | English Translation |
|---|---|
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Amaneció, y me encontré con que emprendiste un largo viaje Mi corazón se te escapó del equipaje Y se quedó fue para llenarme de recuerdos Amaneció, y el gallo viejo que cantaba en la ventana Hoy no cantó, pues tú no abriste la mañana Y hasta el viento se devolvió porque no estabas |
Dawn came, and found that you ventured on a long journey My heart escaped from (your) luggage And it is still filled with memories Dawn came, and the old rooster was singing in the window Today I did not sing, because you did not open the morning And even the wind has returned because you were not (here) |
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Eres el arroyito que baña mi cabaña Eres el negativo de la foto de mi alma Eres agua bendita que crece en mi cultivo Eres ese rayito que me calienta el nido |
You are the stream that runs by my hut You are the negative of the picture my soul You are the holy water that grows in my crops You’re that glimmer that warms my nest |
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Atardeció, y el corazón abre su álbum en silencio Un acordeón le va imprimiendo los recuerdos Y hace también una canción para que vuelvas Atardeció, y ya se va la claridad de mi cabaña No siento luz en los rincones de mi alma Pues ya no tengo todo lo que llevas dentro |
Evening came, and the heart opens its album in silence An accordion is printing the memories. And also makes a song for you to come back Evening came, and the light goes away from the hut And I don’t feel the light in the corners of my soul And I no longer have that you bring inside. |
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Eres el arroyito que baña mi cabaña Eres el negativo de la foto de mi alma Eres agua bendita que crece en mi cultivo Eres ese rayito que me calienta el nido |
You are the stream that runs by my hut You are the negative of the picture of my soul You are the holy water that grows in my crops You’re that glimmer that warms my nest |
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Yo sólo quiero ser el dueño de tu amor Yo sólo quiero ser el dueño de tu risa Para encontrarte y devolverte el corazón Que me acompañes por el resto de mi vida, uy! |
I only want to be the owner of your love I only want to be the owner of your laughter To find you again and return you (my) heart And that you accompany me for the rest of my life. Uy! |
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Eres el arroyito que baña mi cabaña Eres el negativo de la foto de mi alma Eres agua bendita que crece en mi cultivo Eres ese rayito que me calienta el nido |
You are the stream that runs by my hut You are the negative of the picture of my soul You are the holy water that grows in my crops You’re that glimmer that warms my nest |
November 8th, 2011
Top 10 Dance Songs of All Time
I suspect, that the “top 10 dance songs of all time” is a characteristic more unique than a fingerprint. So, if you don’t agree with my assessment, thank you, thank you, thank you, for supporting my theory. If you don’t find a single song in common with your list, we aren’t even cousins! But I sure hope that you enjoy these songs!
I have tried to understand what “top 10 dance songs” means to me. The best I have come up to is that all of these songs are VERY positive an uplifting. There are many other songs that are routinely played on dance floors, such as “I will survive” by Gloria Gaynor, and sure I enjoy them, but it doesn’t feature anywhere in my top list. Each to their own I guess.
Enjoy – have an awesome day, and leave me a note of which other OBVIOUS song I entirely forgot to include. (How could I do that?)
10. Dancing Queen
9. Girls Just Wanna have fun – Cindy Lauper
8. Numa Numa
7. It’s a beautiful life – Ace of Base
6. Macarena
5. Kudi Kudi oh Kudi
4. Bon Jovi – Livin on a Paryer
3. Ketchup
2. Khao Piyo
1. Danza Kuduro
November 5th, 2011
El poder de la música
Mientras es cierto que yo había escuchado la canción “Ay hombre” muchas veces antes de viajar a Colombia, pero también lo es el poder de la música que cuando escuché esta música en una tienda cerca de la Plaza de Bolívar, sentí el significado de la canción aún más. Cuando yo estaba en un taxi iba a mi hotel y escuchó las últimas palabras de la canción Arroyito, me sentí muy cerca de la tierra de estos cantantes fascinante. Y sí, es poco trivial decir que los pueblos de América Latina son muy amables, pero tengo que decir esto de nuevo.
September 1st, 2010
BNLFAN?
Saw this cool vanity plate – BN
LFAN. Couldn’t decide for the longest time what sports team it refers to. If it was WRSFAN, I would think it is a local football team, or if it was BRSFAN, some baseball team might come to mind. Similarly if it was NYYFAN, sure, we get it.
So having run out of brain cells, google result points to a music group, whose “Pinch Me” song I really like.
[Photo courtesy: NorthBCWoman]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/northernbc/
August 23rd, 2010
The Sunset Song at Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
The “Su
nset Song” at the Hirshhorn Sculpture garden consists of two superimposed versions of the “Banks of the Ohio” sung by Susan Philipsz, one from a male and one from a female perspective. (Listen to the Olivia Newton-John’s version at YouTube.)
The song creates such a poignant and doleful impact that it can even transform a sunshine filled day and sunshine filled young man into a contemplative figure. The song is located right next to the beautiful “Lunar Bird” sculpture by Joan Miro, the famous Catalan
sculptor.
Here, you can find the same young man next to the Lunar Bird, away from the Sunset Song, and you can see the increase in sunshine, as if the clouds have suddenly parted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Mir%C3%B3
February 5th, 2010
When you are far from me
[This is a poem translated from a Bollywood song - video link at the end. All credit to the music writer and director. The song is a duet, hence pink and blue colors.]
When you are far from me
Remember me
And make me remember you
Don’t forget
That I will come back
I am going just for a little while
When you are far from me
Remember me
And make me remember you
When you are alone, it shouldn’t be like that
The beautiful smile that you wear now
Shouldn’t disappear when I am gone
Meet your friends
Laugh with them and make them laugh a bit
If you meet a good looking girl
Perhaps she is in need of your friendship
If she approaches and smiles at you
Then really so should you
When you are far from me
Remember me
And make me remember you
But don’t forget
That you will come back
You are going just for a little while
Translated from a song in the movie Mashaal.
September 2nd, 2009
MP5 players?
Now a days, you can buy a cool 4 GB Video MP3/MP4 Player for less than 50$. Amazing price drop. However, some vendors are claiming to sell an MP5 player. Never mind the fact that there is no such format, and no such spec. 
When you read the details, it turns out that an MP5 player is simply an MP4 player that doesn’t require internal video conversion.
Just an example, how much obfuscation and confusion the marketing departments can create in their zeal to sell something.
August 7th, 2007
Does it bother you now – the clothes you told me not to wear?
Man,
I feel like a teenager when I listen to Dido. Especially, some songs are really cool for me – like this one, with nice up and down music. I sometimes dream that I am playing in her band, in a large audience, and that the audience is only watching her, and I am coolly playing an instrument in a group of 10 band. Nobody notices me, exactly as I would want, and yet, everybody hears the undertones of music as they sing along to her, and take different meanings out of the same song and the same music, each one of them.
It is extremely dorky to say, “Oh this artist really gets me”. Dido isn’t really aware of me. I am aware of Dido. Yet, to say “I really understand Dido” would be meaningless. Really, all that happens is that the artist says something that the listener is then able to understand and enjoy, but you already knew that.
Unpause.
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