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“von dem wâren minnære
sagent disiu süezen mære.
der ist ein durchliuhtec lieht
und wenket sîner minne niht:
swem er minne erzeigen sol,
dem wirt mit sîner minne wol.
die selben sint geteilet:
aller werlde ist geveilet
beidiu sîn minne und ouch sin haz.
nû prüevet wederz helfe baz.
der schuldege âne riuwe
vliuht die gotlîchen triuwe:
swer aber wandelt sünden schulde,
der dient nâch werder hulde.
die treget der durch gedanke wert.
dedanc sich sunnen blickes wert:
gedanc ist âne slôz gespart,
vor aller krêatiure bewart.
gedanc ist vinster âne schîn:
diu gotheit kan lûter sîn,
si glestet durch der vinster want
und hât den helden sprunc gerant...”
(”These glad tidings tell of the True Lover. He is a light that shines through all things, unwavering in His love. Those to whom He shows His love find contentment in it. His wares are of two sorts: He offers the world love and anger. Now ask yourself which helps more. The unrepentant sinner flees God’s love: but he that atones for his sins serves Him for His noble favour. He that passes through men’s thoughts bears such Grace. Thoughts keep out the rays of the sun, thoughts are shut away without a lock, are secure from all creatures. Thoughts are darkness unlit by any beam. But of its nature, the Godhead is translucent, it shines through the wall of darkness and rides with an unseen leap...")
-Wolfram von Eschenbach / Parzival
I A PLACE TO HIDE IN THIS CITY
"Naming these would make me feel bad,
I wouldn't like to name these"
“…like to name these…”
Only one would not embitter you
Tragedy and whorehouse
"The likes of me went hiding there
For the little girls"
And the last tango will be new again
And you can tell them
What happened to the d___efloor, it’s empty of gold
Where did you get your eye
"The likes of me went hiding there
For the little girls, wrymouthed"
And they’ll come asking
Will they answer
(Où as-tu trouvé ton œil)
Where did you get your eye
Answer in English
"Why did you let me suffer"
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The Warmth
05:27
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II THE WARMTH
The light throwing us out
Bright or not, it’s the same
Little did people know
What holds them for a while
And friends who are lonely
How is it with yours, how is it with yours
The stranger the hours through
To be reading the seventh key
And for being sorry
Someone else’s much worse
In healthier cities,
They’re sleeping together
I’m hearing old curses
Miserly come from elsewhere
Of having each other
I’ll give my word for this fever
Helping the heart to give up
I’ll get rid of the worthless,
Get rid of the worthless
It’s better now, to go and lie beside
The swans on the English river are pale
We’ve seen shame in spells, when failing
The Traitors' Choir:
"...When failing, when failing...
...When failing, when failing..."
I’d like to have them so
They wouldn’t hurt in warmth
In red at dark
I could give up, everything
Whenever the evening’s fine,
Whenever the evening's fine
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Hard Rain Fell
01:09
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III HARD RAIN FELL
None of these names would ever live without us
And we already knew them
Save us from forgetting how it happened
'Cause they were all taken, they were all taken along
From the lonely crowd (the lonely ground)
To wither together
We could ask if anyone's helpless
And what it's like to fail in love
I have lied so often
Are there any chances to leave
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Park Romanticism
04:45
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IV PARK ROMANTICISM
I didn’t mind, I’m not bitter
The very few times and the years spent
“God, It’s been empty”
Something to feel without coming close
I live in the midst of beautiful parks, beautiful streets
We don’t have to try
Sour (with amphigories) there’ll be no last
Long enough for me
The street by night it's full, of what kind
To your place after this
Hear the dirge, and then you’re back
“The wind’ll break the glass,
But I don’t mind if it rains inside”
And to find love (thinking to find love)
Would you like me to write it down for you
Gone outside in the room upstairs
Following the dim light of the lamps
The grief fell for a moment and grew into a storm
Enough loss to be here
Not gone with the others until now
And I’ll be veiling the leaves this year, also
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In The Cellar
07:34
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V IN THE CELLAR
Trying to think in curves, not getting wet
Without a coat of any sort
For the musing,
How I liked the sound of it
The end of the month
Just the stairs down to the park,
More ill in the soul
Drinking and smoking
I had to sleep to see the gold
What boredom rising to tell some girl
It happens, the ladies’ men rest
If you’ll let me love this world, the two floors
While still in the line
Seen there through the crowd
We’re right when hesitating
Now over a year ago
In the early morning
I was told I blew it, hurrying
(From the dead ends of my life)
In the dead ends of my life
And even the bliss of touch
Merely a wish, merely a wish
I needed it more than ever before
(But I couldn’t leave)
In that other park we stood on the grass
I’ll sit here quietly and melt into this terrible noise
(Even though they're closing)
Sleep it off, Cypress
Sleep drunkenness
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VI NIGHT CAFÉ & CONVERSATIONS
Already so late
Are there (many) places to visit
I let it begin, to hide the worries
Without fail from this
And you speak to me in French
And you'll care for me
I've been wondering if I'm sensitive after all
I was wondering if I'm sensitive
No sugar for us
And when you're laughing
I don't recognize it
Any hard feelings from right to left
Sickened, they'd hate the tango for me
Without them there would be not much hope
"A cup of coffee for the memory
And another for the sorrow"
And you speak to me
Where are you, where are you
What an anchor my happiness will be
In another state
Paper weighing a lot
Levity brought to these pieces
And who went dancing in slow motion
Later on, we fed some lies
And what you had expected
Not that great after all
"But my heart's not as black as your coffee
And you're not French, either"
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Anchorage
06:54
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VII ANCHORAGE
"Glowing we opened safely over the anger in it,
But I’m not sure what it is"
Could you weave me a chance and white clothes,
And take these coins from my hand
"Forget there's a thank you,
'Cause I'm not sure (oh I don't know)
If I can think of anything
Worth the cold eye"
What has now found itself
"I’m so into this that I’ll be drowned"
And then for pitié’s sake
At least the heavens
Chorus:
They’ll bring forth a stream or a river
As my veins in that song
To cry again and again
I haven’t asked the dear sun
Neither a word to be sung with delight
Near you in grace
Letting the depths glow, too
(I know) I’ll never awake
If I’m taken there
Through the last thing in this world
I'd place myself
The thoughts and the words were first
I’m not cold from within
Keeping the will below the sad lines
Where endless flashes are hanging
Chorus:
They’ll bring forth a stream or a river
As my veins in that song
To cry again and again
I haven’t asked the dear sun
Neither a word to be sung with delight
Near you in grace
Letting the depths glow
“...der endiuzet noch enklinget.
sô er von dem herzen springet,
ez ist dehein gedanc sô snel,
ê er von dem herzen vür daz vel
kom, er ensî versuochet:
des kiuschen got geruochet.
sît got gedanke spehet sô wol,
ouwê der brœden werke dol!
swâ werc verwürkent sînen gruoz,
daz gotheit sich schamen muoz,
wem lât den menneschlîchiu zuht?
war hât diu arme sêle vluht?
welt ir nû gote vüegen leit,
der ze beiden sîten ist bereit,
zer minne und gein dem zorne,
sô sît ir der verlorne.
nû kêret iuwer gemüete,
daz er iu danke güete.”
("...unaccompanied by thud or jingle. And when a thought springs from one’s heart, none is so swift but that it is scanned ere it pass the skin – and only if it be pure does God accept it. Since God scans thoughts so well, alas, how our frail deeds must pain him! When a man forfeits God’s benevolence so that God turns away in shame, to whose care can human schooling leave him? Where shall the poor soul find refuge? If you are going to wrong God, Who is ready with both Love and Wrath, you are the one who will suffer. Now so direct your thoughts that He will requite your goodness.”)
-Wolfram von Eschenbach / Parzival
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