Jane Siberry — Paroles et traduction des paroles de la chanson Act 5: Above the Portico
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Paroles
Instead of a village it was a temple. And above the
portico were the words KNOW THYSELF
Magic and I climbed the cool marble steps following
the indentations of thousands that had climbed before
us. And there we stood in the temple with a beautiful
breeze coming in off the ocean. In, inspiring us.
Making us feel like we could write the most beautiful
song in the world, paint the most beautiful painting.
And then because we know that these are times of greater discipline, we understood that we must feel the
air also moving out. So we felt the vacuum starting.
And we felt sick. We felt nauseous as the air moved
out of the temple and we heard the splintering of glass
and the smashing of wood and we heard a voice say
'Flat line, second time tonight'.
HARMONY
And in this temple, as we reminded each other of Harmony—the harmony that we send out in every single
thing that we do: me as a musician, you as a mover
of the earth, as a tiller of the people. And harmony is not just a pretty chord. Harmony is the sequencing, the
release at the right point into something beautiful.
BODIES
And we pursue the greater understanding of harmony
by using our bodies to run marathons and to lift
weights and to burn the dross off. And then we do the opposite, of course. We sit on our couch for two
weeks and eat junk food and watch tv and take into us a value system that puts forward lies and intolerance
as acceptable. And even worthy of primetime viewing
when the children can see it.
HAIR
And we experiment with our hair and we twist it tightly
on top so it is a topknot and it spurs the aggression
in our system. And we look a bit like a Samurai
warrior. And we shave the sides so that Venus cannot
get a foothold. And then of course, we do the opposite.
We shave the top and we let the sides grow until we look like someone of a hermetic order.
ORDER
And as we try to order the universe in a way that will
give us the security that we need, we add the signs on top of each other. ‘Do NOT do this!' ‘Do this!' ‘Drive
according to conditions!' until finally we can no longer
see the view. And so of course we do the opposite.
We get rid of all the signs. And we wobble and warble
until finally we find the path of least resistance and a feeling of Common Sense that guides us. The middle
of the river, equidistant from the shoreline. And the
view now! And as we stand here in this temple, the
columns, the spaces between the columns perhaps
even more beautiful than the columns themselves.
DESCENDING
And as Magic and I descended the marble steps
I looked back and I saw that the words above
the portico had changed: 'THAT THOU MAYST KNOW GOD'
HEADLINES
We feel the headlines starting to crowd in again,
as they must. ‘The highest cause of death in a modern day war is … suicide.' ‘One lone veteran
stands in salute for his fallen comrade, alone on the street as the coffin goes by. Office workers
see this and join him the following week.' A young man is brought back from a far away war.
TEENAGERS
Six o’clock news: another war veteran, school
bus driver, bus shelter, teenagers. And as I turned
to leave they stood up to give me a hug. And
the hair fell away from their eyes. And I saw that
now their foreheads were open and their eyes
were bright blue and warm brown and brimming
with intelligence and humour.
And I said to them Whenever you find someone
open, glom onto them like a little barnacle until
you get safely through being a teenager. And be careful with the drugs and alcohol because your
temple … every now and then you will need to walk through the darkness alone.'
Traduction des paroles
nous donner la sécurité dont nous avons besoin, nous ajoutons les signes au-dessus des autres. "Ne PAS le faire!"Ne que cette!' ‘Lecteur
selon les conditions!"jusqu'à ce que finalement nous ne pouvons plus
voir le point de vue. Et bien sûr, nous faisons le contraire.
Nous nous débarrassons de tous les signes. Et nous vacillons et warble
jusqu'à ce que finalement nous trouvions le chemin de moindre résistance et un sentiment de bon sens qui nous guide. Milieu
de la rivière, à égale distance du rivage. Et la
vue maintenant! Et comme nous sommes ici, dans ce temple, le
colonnes, les espaces entre les colonnes peut-être
encore plus belle que les colonnes elles-mêmes.
DÉCROISSANT
Et comme par magie et je descendis les marches de marbre
J'ai regardé en arrière et j'ai vu que les mots ci dessus
le portique avait changé: "afin que tu connaisses Dieu"
TITRE
Nous sentons les gros titres commencent à affluer à nouveau,
comme ils le doivent. ‘La plus grande cause de décès dans une guerre moderne est ... le suicide.'‘Un seul vétéran
se tient en hommage à son camarade tombé, seul dans la rue comme le cercueil passe. Les employés de bureau
voyez ceci et rejoignez-le la semaine suivante."Un jeune homme est ramené d'une guerre lointaine.
ADOLESCENT
Nouvelles de Six heures: un autre vétéran de la guerre, école
chauffeur de bus, abribus, adolescents. Et comme je me suis tourné
pour partir, ils se sont levés pour me faire un câlin. Et
les cheveux sont tombés loin de leurs yeux. Et j'ai vu que
maintenant leurs fronts étaient ouverts et leurs yeux
étaient bleu vif et brun chaud et débordant
avec intelligence et humour.
Et je leur ai dit Chaque fois que vous trouvez quelqu'un
ouvrez, glom sur eux comme un petit barnacle jusqu'à
vous obtenez en toute sécurité en étant un adolescent. Et soyez prudent avec les drogues et l'alcool parce que votre
temple ... de temps en temps, vous aurez besoin de marcher à travers les ténèbres seul.'