My Family’s Role In The World Revolution . starting a new project
loro non hanno fretta,
rubano ancora al sonno l’allegria
all’alba un po’ di notte:
e poi la luce, luce che trasforma
il mondo in un giocattolo."
THE PENNYCANDYSTORE BEYOND THE EL
The pennycandystore beyond the El
is where i first
fell in love
with unreality
Jellybeans glowed in the semi-gloom
of that september afternoon
A cat upon the counter moved among
the licorice sticks
and tootsie rolls
and Oh Boy Gum
Outside the leaves were falling as they died
A wind had blown away the sun
A girl ran in
Her hair was rainy
Her breasts were breathless in the little room
Outside the leaves were falling
and they cried
Too soon! too soon!
Non ho mai visto in vita mia niente di grande, tranne la crudeltà e la stupidità.
Paul Léautaud, Diario, cit. in Kazimierz Brandys, Hotel d’Alsace e altri due indirizzi (e/o, 1993), pag. 130
Even if you feel it, even if its heartfelt,
Even if its true,
I don’t want to hear those words from you.
I don’t want to hear you say we’re through.
The aperture was set all wrong,
On the only photo I have , with your hair long.
And now I feel I just can’t go on.
I don’t want to hear those words from you.
I don’t want to hear you say we’re through.
We didn’t ache enough, spent our days not getting up and now I sing a hymn for all
the things we didn’t do,
We didn’t work enough, avoided all the tricky stuff and kept our problems underneath
the duvet with our hearts.
Sharing baths in winter time, taking drugs during the daytime,
Visiting the coastline,
I will sing a hymn for the things we didn’t do.
I will sing a hymn for the things we didn’t do.
darren hayman (Hefner) - The Hymn For All The Things We Didn T Do
