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dinsdag 6 oktober 2009

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Elisabeth Françoise Eybers

* 16 februari 1915 in Klerksdorp, Transvaal
† 01 december 2007 in Amsterdam

Altyd ñ besem iewers teen ñ muur,
maaltye nooit op die gepaste uur.

Agendalose dae waardeur sy leeg,
hardnekkig en skaars doelbewus beweeg.

Strykgoed wat moedeloos oor ñ stoelrug hang,
gebare sonder afloop en aanvang.

Ou briewe onbeantwoord, deurmekaar,
papiere en pille in één laai opgegaar.

Dankbaar om haar in jou groot hart te strek
en tog verknog aan haar klein skulpomtrek.

O ordenende teëvoeter, wees
gewaarsku, stuur haar liewer na haar lees.

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Always a broom leaned against a wall,
meals never on time, if they come at all.

Days without dates through which she moves
empty and stubborn, slightly confused.

Ironing hung dejectedly over a chair,
gestures that come from who-knows-where.

Old letters unanswered, piled together,
papers and pills stuffed deep in a drawer.

Thankful to be part of your heart’s great whole
yet devoted to the limits of her own small skull.

O orderly biped, take heed,
leave her alone—let her read.

Translated from the Afrikaans by: Jacquelyn Pope

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Elisabeth Eybers in gesprek met Sandra Prinsloo

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Gracias a la Vida

Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto. Me dio dos luceros que cuando los abro, perfecto distingo lo negro del blanco, y en el alto cielo su fondo estrellado, y en las multitudes el hombre que yo amo.

Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto, me ha dado el oído que en todo su ancho, graba noche y día grillos y canarios, martillos, turbinas, ladridos, chubascos, y la voz tan tierna de mi bien amado.

Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto, me ha dado el sonido y el abecedario. Con él las palabras que pienso y declaro: Madre, amigo, hermano, y luz alumbrando, la ruta del alma del que estoy amando.

Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto, me ha dado la marcha de mis pies cansados. Con ellos anduve ciudades y charcos, playas y desiertos, montañas y llanos, y la casa tuya, tu calle y tu patio.

Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto, me dio el corazón que agita su marco. Cuando miro el fruto del cerebro humano, cuando miro el bueno tan lejos del malo, cuando miro el fondo de tus ojos claros.

Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto, me ha dado la risa y me ha dado el llanto. Así yo distingo dicha de quebranto, los dos materiales que forman mi canto, y el canto de ustedes que es el mismo canto, y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto.

Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (1917 - 1967)

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Eén van de troostrijkste liederen die ik ken gezongen door Mercedes Sosa † 4 oktober 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentinië Gracias a la Vida

Je t'aime

D'accord, il existait d'autres façons de se quitter, quelques éclats de verre auraient peut-être pu nous aider, dans ce silence amer, j'ai décidé de pardonner, les erreurs qu'on peut faire à trop s'aimer,

d'accord la petite fille en moi souvent te réclamait, presque comme une mère, tu me bordais, me protégeais, je t'ai volé ce sang qu'on aurait pas dû partager, à bout de mots, de rêves je vais crier,

je t'aime, je t'aime comme un fou, comme un soldat comme une star de cinéma, je t'aime, je t'aime, comme un loup, comme un roi,comme un homme, que je ne suis pas, tu vois, je t'aime comme ça,

d'accord, je t'ai confié tous mes sourires, tous mes secrets, même ceux, dont seul un frère est le gardien inavoué, dans cette maison de pierre, satan nous regardait danser, j'ai tant voulu la guerre de corps qui se faisaient la paix,

je t'aime, je t'aime, comme un fou, comme un soldat, comme une star de cinéma, je t'aime, je t'aime, comme un loup, comme un roi, comme un homme, que je ne suis pas, tu vois, je t'aime comme ça.

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Lara Fabian heeft me met de vertolking van dit lied meerdere malen tot tranen toe beroerd. Heerlijke stem, mooie vrouw en prachtig samenspel met haar publiek.

Famous blue raincoat

It's four in the morning, the end of december, I'm writing you now just to see if you're better, New York is cold, but I like where I'm living, there's music on Clinton street all through the evening.

I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert, You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record.

Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair, she said that you gave it to her, that night that you planned to go clear. Did you ever go clear?

Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older, your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder, You'd been to the station to meet every train and you came home
without Lili Marlene,

And you treated my woman to a flake of your life and when she came back, she was nobody's wife. Well I see you there
with the rose in your teeth, one more thin gypsy thief, well I see Janes awake, She sends her regards.

And what can I tell you my brother, my killer, what can

I possibly say? I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you, I'm glad you stood in my way.

If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me, well your enemy is sleeping and his woman is free. Yes, and thanks
for the trouble you took from her eyes, I thought it was there for good so I never tried.

And Jane came by with a lock of your hair, she said that you gave it to her, that night that you planned to go clear,

sincerely, l. cohen

* 21 september 1934 Westmount, Montreal

† 7 november 2016

Los Angeles, California

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Kaddish

For salvation, kaddish,
For redemption, kaddish,
For forgiveness, kaddish,
For health, kaddish,
For all the wars victims, kaddish, for all the holocaust victims, kaddish

-m'yiten shama'i keri'oh
Hamah gurah v'hamaym ka li retoh, ha samovim rachu'ah, Hamah hareh 'al kah teru'ah-
Why do I cry at night?
Why do I feel so bad?
Something holds me tight
It's something in the air.

I have a prayer, a prayer,
A prayer from my heart
Night after night after daylight,
Memories of home...

Ba ha yakhon uv ya mekhon - kaddish, al yisrael tal mi de hone - kaddish, al na homo
al shezovo - kaddish, al rafuho uge'ulo - kaddish, al saliho wa chaporo - kaddish, al hasolo al hasolo - kaddish, al nahomo - kaddish, al rafuho - kaddish,
al saliho - kaddish, wa chaporo al hasolo al hasolo - kaddish
Oh kaddish de rabanon,
Oh kaddish da amiran
Bo'olamo divoro - kaddish
Huyit gadal weyit kadash - kaddish, al nahomo al shezovo - kaddish, al rafuho uge'ulo - kaddish
Ba hayekhon uv ya'mekhon - kaddish, al yisrael tal mi dehon - kaddish, al shalomo - kaddish, min shamayo - kaddish, ye helano - kaddish, wa chaporo - kaddish,
al hasolo - kaddish

עפרה חזה * 1957 ~ † 2000

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Georgia

Georgia, O Georgia, the whole day through, just this old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind,

I said Georgia, O Georgia, and the song the song of you comes as sweet and clear as moonlight through the pines,

Other arms reach out to me, other eyes smile tenderly, still in peaceful dreams I see the road leads back to you,

Georgia now, I am calling my Georgia, no no no peace I find, you see just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.

I said just an old sweet song, keeps Georgia on my mind.

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En dan de uitvoering van
Ray Charles

* 23 september 1930,

Albany Georgia

† 10 juni 2004,

Beverly Hills California

In het begin van de jaren zestig was dit één van de eerste singletjes die ik bezat :)

~*~

dinsdag 6 oktober 2009

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