A simpler rendition of Paul Simon’s “The Sound Of Silence”, played on a PX 100 thru a VST Ivory Synth.
This is my “8 th and to the month” year of participating in the recitals .
For quite a time- over the last 2 years- I wasn’t trying very hard, for numerous reasons, but a big one I realize now was the my amplifier needed cleaned with electronic circuit cleaner, which improves the nuance of piano touch and sound.
That change is motivation to practice. Now I got to learn the nuances of asio with my older laptop.
Anyway I didn’t play repeats and appreciate any comment. good or bad.
Lately I’ve been catching up on free education courses, but firefox/ mozilla, headlined a poem in it’s start page ”
.”Do not go gently into that good night”… which is a poem , and open to interpretation .
I thought to mention it because I feel it is an affirmation of life , no matter what life we choose to live.
More info:
Scholar….
“Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
My interpretation is:
The inevitable finality of death affirms every moment one person has in life to live.
This so even when one is dying because it is possible one can hope for more time-even then… in the wave of an obvious decline and death.
But, the poem also states “wise men know dark is right”.
And “Curse, Bless me now with your fierce tears”…
Affirming the son still has time [to live] .
Inferring that death is a natural and seemingly right end to the phenomena of an [or whatever ending …etc] life. I don’t think it is an affirmation to create regrets [in a person,] but love each moment as it is for it’s existent being.
I guess by contrast there would be Icarus which this passage could be referring to ;
“Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
So …”be careful” along the road and flight of life, too… could be inferred …..
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