Zwischenwelten: Paul Simon

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Paul Simon, Anji

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon , Homeless

"Homeless, homeless
Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake
Homeless, homeless
Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake
We are homeless, we are homeless
The moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake
And we are homeless, homeless, homeless
The moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake "

True, text in English and in Zulu are quite different but go

together in a very beautiful way.
A song on the "past" of South Africa, on suffering and victory,
on impermanence of life and and continuing threat, a song
expressing identity and giving a home in this, shared identity to and
with their people in sadness, hope and persisting courage.

Home is inside in "foreseeing" and together.

And foreseeing and courage rise out of loss.

And in this way everybody can "identify".

a blog with a comment which i found good

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Paul Simon ,Graceland Album

straight away a takeover...seen "somewhere else" :-)

Sunday, July 24, 2016

I Am a Rock, Paul Simon

of course...no one is a rock..

A winter's day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

Don't talk of love,
But I've heard the words before;
It's sleeping in my memory.
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.