Don Pasquale, English translation (the libretto starts on page 54, Norina and Ernesto's duet is on pages 84-85)
Full opera on Youtube, English subtitles (the duet starts at 1:55:28)
Come, say the words I long for,
say you are mine forever;
never to part, no, never,
our lives shall henceforward be one.
Your tender voice shall quieten
the tempest that rages inside me:
Ah! With you, my love, beside me,
I shall not tremble alone,
I’ll tremble no more alone.
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Per your request for lyrics, how about my favorite line from Ascensionism (my favorite song)?
"Lipstick, chemtrails, red flags, pink nails/ with one eye on the door other eye on a rail/ other other eye following a scarlet trail/ and the last few drops of the Holy Grail."
Oooo this is a good one!!
First off, there's a obvious juxtaposition within the first line "Lipstick, chemtrails, red flags, pink nails". Lipstick and pink nails typically connotate to feminity and beauty, pink being symbolistic of love and compassion as well as being the 'girly' colour.
However, "chemtrails" and "red flags" suggest a threat. Chemtrails are those fun little trails that are left in the sky due to airplanes/general aircraft, but, on the conspiracy side of things, the reason why chemtrails are called chemtrails is because some people believe the gov is releasing toxic chemicals into the atmosphere via aircraft. It's being used as a descriptor of someone who is utterly toxic but hidden under a layer of beauty.
It's a very smart descriptior, if that's what it's aimed to be instead of the remains of biochemical waste, which is equally as toxic.
I don't think I need to explain how red flags equals bad.
Then, we have "with one eye on the door, other eye on the rail". Straight up, it gives prey vibes. Something coming out of its burrow and keeping a careful eye for what might just be the end of it. He's on the watch for both an exit (the door) and a path leading to it (the rail). It's fight or flight, basically; flight has already been chosen, because he knows this isn't a fight he can win, so he's mapping out his ways to escape. Also gives off a trapped vibe.
And then we get third eye imagery in "Other other eye following a scarlet trail". Also I'm glad I'm not the only person who hears 'other other' instead of 'with' or 'while' lmao. The third eye is typically, by Wikapedia definition, 'associated with religious visions, the ability to observe chakras and auras, and out-of-body experiences.' Third eye sees what cannot be seen by the other two, basically, which links into to the whole Vessel being a supernatural vessel of Sleep thing.
With "scarlet trail", what are the first things you think of with scarlet? Probably blood, right? Scarlet is actually a very 'religous' colour, believe it or not! It's typically worn by Cardinals of the Catholic Church and represents the blood of Christ; salvation, devotion and sacrifice. And, y'know, death. It invokes an image of a dead body, a corpse of prey, being dragged back to the Hunter's den to be consumed, which adds to the overall sense of danger.
Finally, we've got "the last few drops from the Holy Grail". It put emphasis on the mildly hidden religious imagery of the past line with The Holy Grail, which is (in Christian theology) the cup that Christ drank from at the last supper and that was used to collect his blood at his crucifixion. In some theologies, and The Indiana Jones movies, whatever is drunk from the cup will turn the drinker immortal. Whatever you believe "the last few drops" represent, it's been nearly depleted.
Thank you for indulging in my want for lyric analysis! I had a bit of fun with this one, so I hope this wasn't too much.
@moonchild-in-blue think you might like this one!
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wine glass, empty cans
air maxes and yellow sunglasses
ashtray, cocaine, getting high on the amber wave
kiss her and don't tells, silver tongues, toothache
choke her with a seaview, puff pass and i choked when your smoke got in my eye
bad logic and bad move
those stupid jokes only we know, just act normal
black-and-white film camera, nights like these we’ll remember
you said love was a pretty lie, i will always love you
we held darkness in withheld clouds, i know nobody understands me like you do
you smile at me and say it's time to go, but i don't feel like going home
i would ask, should we just keep driving?
science and edibles, you said grass was a dirty drug
tea with cyborgs, you like to preach with a vodka in your mug
life hacks going viral in the bathroom, i love all the things you know
we stand up tall and beat our chests, jump off the roof, i’m king on a 50-metre road
riot america, we shout some things that we'll regret
you know it’s times like these, passports in footwells, we’re so much happier
hot wax, those songs we wrote, side boob, only we know
you know when i’m with you, hashbrown, egg yolk, i’m so much happier
swimming pool, going deep for the ones who do the same
sit down with a master plan, maple syrup, coffee, pancakes for two
settle in for another heavy one, moka pot, monday, it's all good
waking up to start again, a small concern with how the engine sounds
there's nowhere else that i would rather be
hey you, should we just keep driving?you and me until the end.
Keep Silver Tongues Driving:
mashed lyrics into not-poems, a series (1/?).
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