Some Poems From “Once”

by Emilio on March 10, 2010

I would like to share some more poems from “Once” with you. Remember, you can read another pair here and learn more about the book here and here.

Please have your say in the “Comments” section below. I would love to have your insight on these compositions.

Corazones De Arena

La razón ahora brilla como una luz menos plena
y todo lo que siento es como un engarce
de palabras no dichas que no podrán pronunciarse
y dibujo corazones en corazones de arena.

Mi alma está vacía por haber estado tan llena
y aún busco matices en estos cuadernos
aún busco recuerdos consumados y eternos
dibujando corazones en corazones de arena.

La voz de lo incontrastable es como una sirena
del alma; me llama, la sigo, jamás percibo:
ya no hay retorno a un punto que no concibo
al dibujar corazones en corazones de arena.

Y tu presencia me abre como quien abre una vena
porque no puedo pedirte lo que ya te pedí
ni que me devuelvas los momentos que nunca te di
dibujando corazones en corazones de arena.

El Puente De Un Suspiro

Si tus ojos son el puerto,
y el cielo que respiro
es el sueño en que despierto
¿Es eso el final del viaje,
o es el puente de un suspiro
que me acerca hacia ti?

Y si el tiempo es un momento
quiero que dure por siempre.
Si sentir es lo que siento
con la voz con que te miro
en el puente de un suspiro
que me acerca hacia ti.

Si pintarte es un color
conduciendo al retiro
que me lleva a tu interior,
¿es eso una partida,
o es el puente de un suspiro
que me acerca hacia ti?

Y si el tiempo es un momento,
quiero que dure por siempre.
Si sentir es lo que siento
con la voz conque te miro
en el puente de un suspiro
me siento cerca de ti. [click to continue…]

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Uruguay

It is often said that Uruguay is a country brimming with talent, and that not enough outlets for such creativity exist within its reduced geographical boundaries. I don’t know if the word “brimming” is 100 % accurate, but I can tell you that based on the bands I have worked with and the musicians I have met as I did the rounds, there is a significant share of talent that is not actually in anybody’s radar.

I have decided to start this section within MusicKO in order to give these voices that might go unheeded otherwise a spot where they can communicate what they do, what they believe in and what they angle for.

The only requisites for being listed here are:

1)    Being an Uruguayan artist
2)    Not being signed to any label within the country
3)    Having recorded at least four demos (for me to evaluate)

If you meet these criteria, you can get in touch with me. The address is (garbled on purpose):

emiliomusicko [at] gmail [dot] com

Although my favorite genres are rock, pop and punk I am more than willing to listen to other styles.

I will try and feature one or two “new” bands per week.

Cheers,

Emilio

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Southern Accents – Tom Petty (Album Review) (Part 2)

March 9, 2010

Click here to read the introduction to this review.
“Southern Accents” was an album that generated a considerable amount of friction within Tom Petty’s camp, to the point of physical violence – Petty broke his hand after punching the wall during the recording of the opening track, “Rebels”. The song and the track that follows [...]

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Southern Accents – Tom Petty (Album Review) (Part 1)

March 8, 2010

Released in 1985, “Southern Accents” is regarded as one of the few failures in Tom Petty’s checkered career. The consensus was that he bit more than he could chew, as he tried to write a conceptual album about the South just to end up painting a sort of contemptible caricature. Now, I am also a [...]

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Odds & Sods (The Who) – Album Review (Part 2)

March 7, 2010

Read what I had to say about the original LP here.
The remastered “Odds & Sods” was issued in 1998, effectively becoming the final Who album to be expanded and reissued (leaving aside “My Generation”, which as I am sure you know remained in Shel Talmy’s grip). There was a lot of curiosity to see what [...]

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Odds & Sods (The Who) – Album Review (Part 1)

March 6, 2010

“Odds & Sods” was an album of rarities that The Who had John Entwistle assemble while the members of the band were engrossed in other film and career projects. The year was 1974. John came up with an album that had “I’m The Face”, The Who’s very first single from 1964 (when they were known [...]

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Jeff Buckley – General Introduction

March 5, 2010

Jeff Buckley is one of the modern legends of music. Bestowed with one of the most expressive voices in history, he drowned in 1997 after having released only one studio album (“Grace”, 1994). He was 30 years of age. A set of demo recordings named “Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk” was polished and issued [...]

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Spreaker – Social Radio Come True

March 4, 2010

Name: Spreaker
URL: http://www.spreaker.com
Not every person with thoughts to share about his favorite artists will sit down and tend to a blog or a personal site. The thing is, there are not really that many other options, and none I can think of is as accessible as blogging.
Well, that is set to change thanks to a [...]

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Once – Original Soundtrack Album

March 3, 2010

This new section (Original Soundtrack Albums) should have been added to MusicKO last month. I knew that the first album to be featured had to be the OST to “Once”, arguably the most striking musical I have ever seen. And that was what held me for so long. I have lived with the CD for [...]

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Original Soundtrack Albums – General Introduction

March 3, 2010

Well, this is another category I have always been keen on adding as every single OST I have has an incredible emotional value attached to it. These reviews are going to be exactly like the “regular” reviews that you have got to know by now. The difference is that at the end there won’t be [...]

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