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Um pouco de Pessoa

Como é por dentro outra pessoa
Quem é que o saberá sonhar?
A alma de outrem é outro universo
Como que não há comunicação possível,
Com que não há verdadeiro entendimento.

Nada sabemos da alma
Senão da nossa;
As dos outros são olhares,
São gestos, são palavras,
Com a suposição de qualquer semelhança
No fundo.

(Fernando Pessoa)

...

"So subdued I was by those tears, and by their breaking out again in the course of the quiet walk, that when I was on the coach, and it was clear of the town, I deliberated with an aching heart whether I would not get down when we changed horses and walk back, and have another evening at home, and a better parting. We changed, and I had not made up my mind, and still reflected for my comfort that it would be quite practicable to get down and walk back, when we changed again. And while I was occupied with these deliberations, I would fancy an exact resemblance to Joe in some man coming along the road towards us, and my heart would beat high. –As if he could possibly be there!

We changed again, and yet again, and it was now too late and too far to go back, and I went on. And the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me."

(Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. Volume I, Chapter XIX)

Som vindo da Suécia

Nos últimos dias, Lykke Li tem dominado a playlist do meu iPod. O amor e seus (des)encontros é o tema que permeia as músicas dessa sueca de 25 anos. Tema que, aliás, nunca sai de moda.

Wounded rhymes, álbum lançado neste ano, o segundo da cantora, é viciante.

Som viciante

A primeira audição do álbum de James Blake me causou um certo estranhamento. Mas agora não consigo tirar o som do meu headphone. Fiquei viciada.

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She stood among the swaying crowd in the station at the North Wall. He held her hand and she knew that he was speaking to her, saying something about the passage over and over again. The station was full of soldiers with brown baggages. Through the wide doors of the sheds she caught a glimpse of the black mass of the boat, lying in beside the quay wall, with illumined portholes. She answered nothing. She felt her cheek pale and cold and, out of a maze of distress, she prayed to God to direct her, to show her what was her duty. The boat blew a long mournful whistle into the mist. If she went, tomorrow she would be on the sea with Frank, steaming toward Buenos Ayres. Their passage had been booked. Could she still draw back after all he had done for her? Her distress awoke a nausea in her body and she kept moving her lips in silent fervent prayer.

A bell clanged upon her heart. She felt him seize her hand:

- Come!

All the seas of the world tumbled about her heart. He was drawing her into them: he would drown her. She gripped with both hands at the iron railing.

- Come!

No! No! No! It was impossible. Her hands clutched the iron in frenzy. Amid the seas she sent a cry of anguish!

- Eveline! Evvy!

He rushed beyond the barrier and called to her to follow. He was shouted at to go on but he still called to her. She set her white face to him, passive, like a helpless animal. Her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition.

(James Joyce. "Evelyn". In: Dubliners, 1914)

a little challenge

Let's dance!

Sem dúvida, no quesito música, o Radiohead foi o tema mais falado, escrito, comentado e visto nas redes sociais e nos sites especializados. Eis que antes do tempo previsto, a banda disponibilizou The Kings of Limbs para download em sua página oficial.

Estou nas primeiras audições e estou gostando do que estou ouvindo.

Expectativa

Faltam 2 dois e (talvez) algumas horas...

Um som recém-descoberto

Two Door Cinema Club não sai da minha playlist. As músicas dessa banda irlandesa são deliciosamente viciantes. Dá vontade de sair dançando...