To Be or Not To Be

A little kingdom I possess,
Where thoughts and feelings dwell;
And very hard the task I find
Of governing it well.
~ Louisa May Alcott

...that more or less describes my situation!

~A Wise Man Said~

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
~ Aristotle
Thursday, June 29, 2023
 

These days I listen to 70s-80s Hindi music in the late evening instead of my go-to 60s-70s-80s English music. I notice it creates a completely different mood, not just in the house but in my mindspace and heartspace. The mood is low-key nostalgic and melancholic or transcendent and hopeful or playful and anticipating. Transports me in one way or another.

I sometimes try to translate some words into English in my head to see what effect they'd produce, like this romantic and playful song. It just falls flat because the rhythm and tonality of words is impossible to capture... at least for me! See below...

 

Mein shayar

Toh nahin

Magar ae haseen

Jab se dekha

Meine tujhko

Mujhko

Shayrii

Aa gayi

 

A poet

I am not

But oh beautiful

Ever since

I saw you

I knew how to

Do

Poetry



posted by Sylvia D'souza at 5:21 am 2 comments
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