Feist

Disco: let it die (2004)
País: Canadá
Gatekeeper

Well it's time to begin as the summer sets in
It's the scene
You set for new lovers
You play your part painting in a new start
But each gate will open another

June July and August said
"It's probably hard to plan ahead"
June July and August said
"It's better to bask in each others"

Gatekeeper seasons wait for your nod
Gatekeeper you held your breath
Made the summer go on and on

Well they tried to stay in from the cold and wind
Making love and making their dinner
Only to find that the love that they grew in the summer
Froze

February April said
"Don't be fooled by the summer again"
February April said
"That half of the year, well we'll never be friends"

Gatekeeper seasons wait for your nod
Gatekeeper you held your breath
Made the winter go on and on

Gatekeeper, Gatekeeper, Gatekeeper
Seasons wait for your nod


Lonely Lonely

Water water on the seeds
To my left they rose and leaf
To my right cross Seven Seas

Maybe maybe they'll stay true
My seeds will cross and then take root
And leave you to an empty room
Lonely lonely that is you
Lonely lonely that is you

Paper paper obsolete
How will you reach out to me
I thought you'd ask me not to leave
Lonely lonely that is me
Lonely lonely that is me

Distance makes the heart grow weak
So that the mouth can barely speak
Except to those who hide their needs
And I have read the golden seal
That tell of how the seedlings feel
Reminds my heart what love can yield

By my only things are clear
Baby boy I'm staying here
Lonely lonely that was you
Lonely and so untrue

Richard Aldington, Inglaterra (1892-1962)

Notas sobre poesía
[Fragmentos]

5

Creo profundamente que la emoción es la esencia íntima de la poesía, pero creo también en la expresión acertada de esa emoción-amor apasoniado, sentimientos hacia la belleza, conciencia de estar vivo-, el hombre que no tiene suficiente emoción para hacer un loco de sí mismo algunas veces, nunca logrará un poema a pesar de tener a sus órdenes toda la literatura y el intelecto de un superhombre.
Por otro lado, el mero emocionalismo desorganizado no es poesía; es, a menudo, aguanieve. La emoción debe ser forzada por el intelecto, por así decirlo. Debe haber un significado intelectual además de emocional. Un poeta es, después de todo, otro tipo de crítico: critíca, en lugar de libros, percepciones, emociones, sensaciones.

6

Siempre he pensado que el deseo de ser superior en una conversación demuestra un intelecto bastante poco consciente. Hay más sabiduría en tener los oídos abiertos y la boca cerrada.

Yolande Villemaire, Quebec(1949)

[fragmento]
Cuarzo y mica

Estamos ahora solos en la playa bajo el viento
él me dice te amo en francés
New York se aleja a dos mil años luz
escucho palpitar su corazón en su mano
lloro de alegría
él acaricia tiernamente mis cabellos
el espíritu del viento murmura en mi oído
el espíritu maligno me inspira locuras
ruego al viento dejarme amar.


De Quartz et mica (1985)
poemario: Jeunes femmes rouges toujours plus belles (1984)

Daydreamer

Adele
disco: 19
año:2008
Canadá.

Daydreamer, sittin’ on the seat
Soaking up the sun he is a
Real lover, makin’ up the past and feeling up his girl like he’s never felt her figure before
A jaw dropper
Looks good when he when he walks, he is the subject of their talk
He would be hard to chase, but good to catch and he could change the world with his hands behind his back, Oh…

You can find him sittin’ on your doorstep
Waiting for the surprise
It will feel like he’s been there for hours
And you can tell that he’ll be there for life

Daydreamer, with eyes that make you melt
He lends his coat for shelter because he’s there for you when he shouldn’t be
But he stays all the same, waits for you and then sees you through
There’s no way I could describe him
All I say is, just what I’m hoping for

But I will find him sittin’ on my doorstep
Waiting for the surprise
It will feel like he’s been there for hours
And I can tell he’ll be there for life
And I can tell he’ll be there for life