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Sigh…! Senor what have you done to meeeee? In keeping with the Robert-Browning-ish smells drifting around on the forum (thanks to someone…!)… I was just reading this:
The Laboratory by Robert Browning
ANCIEN REGIME
I
Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,
May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,
As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy—
Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?
II
He is with her; and they know that I know
Where they are, what they do: they believe my tears flow
While they laugh, laugh at me, at me fled to the drear
Empty church, to pray God in, for them!—I am here.
III
Grind away, moisten and mash up thy paste,
Pound at thy powder,—I am not in haste!
Better sit thus, and observe thy strange things,
Than go where men wait me and dance at the King's.
IV
That in the mortar—you call it a gum?
Ah, the brave tree whence such gold oozings come!
And yonder soft phial, the exquisite blue,
Sure to taste sweetly,—is that poison too?
V
Had I but all of them, thee and thy treasures,
What a wild crowd of invisible pleasures!
To carry pure death in an earring, a casket,
A signet, a fan-mount, a filigree-basket!
VI
Soon, at the King's, a mere lozenge to give,
And Pauline should have just thirty minutes to live!
But to light a pastille, and Elise, with her head,
And her ***, and her arms, and her hands, should drop dead!
VII
Quick—is it finished? The colour's too grim!
Why not soft like the phial's, enticing and dim?
Let it brighten her drink, let her turn it and stir,
And try it and taste, ere she fix and prefer!
VIII
What a drop! She's not little, no minion like me—
That's why she ensnared him: this never will free
The soul from those strong, great eyes,—say, “No!”
To that pulse's magnificent come-and-go.
IX
For only last night, as they whispered, I brought
My own eyes to bear on her so, that I thought
Could I keep them one-half minute fixed, she would fall,
Shrivelled; she fell not; yet this does it all!
X
Not that I bid you spare her the pain!
Let death be felt and the proof remain;
Brand, burn up, bite into its grace—
He is sure to remember her dying face!
XI
Is it done? Take my mask off! Nay, be not morose,
It kills her, and this prevents seeing it close:
The delicate droplet, my whole fortune's fee—
If it hurts her, beside, can it ever hurt me?
XII
Now, take all my jewels, gorge gold to your fill,
You may kiss me, old man, on my mouth if you will!
But brush this dust off me, lest horror it brings
Ere I know it—next moment I dance at the King's!
Hey SenorJ,
I have a rather random request.. up to you if you want to pursue my words further..
Have you written any poetry yourself? Would you be interested in sharing them with us? I would love to see what you have penned!
SenorJalapeno:The misery of being in love is only equal to the misery of not being in love and vice versa. How strange life is? Perhaps we were meant to live for love. Perhaps we were meant to die for love. Live and die, we will. So love, we must.
Heavens.. there you go again. Reminding me of someone again.
Oh, by the way, the quoted sentence above… all I can muster is a weak, “I agree.”
BEAR!
*shuts up before teasing escalates*
Ali: LOL… I wish I could pack up and go away with him…
Ness: No can do… he's as much mystery man to me as I am to you guys.. not a clue about his contact details. I suppose I should have asked.. but hmm.. the chances of me EVER seeing the guy again are nil. I write wonderfully?
Senor: Don't wish for such things.. If you're in my place right now, where you feel like you're that little rock in the stream, watching helplessly as water constantly flows past you to be replaced by new water, which is never there long.. you wouldn't be saying that, I bet.
Kavi: I am still trying to figure out if I liked his smile better or his eyes… lol. Never seen a Bollywood movie in his life, though.. *grumble grumble*
Why do people I meet have to leave the darned country? LOL.. met a hot guy at a BBQ and dun-dun-dunnn – he's leaving the country! Sigh! LOL.. I am cracking up at my crazy fate…
Pyaar hai ya saja, aai mere dil bata
tootata kyon nahi dard ka silsila
is pyaar mein hon kaise kaise imntihaan
ye pyaar likhe kaisi kaisi dastaan
ya rabba de de koi jaan bhi agar
dilbar pe ho na, dilbar pe ho na koi asar
ho ya rabba de de koi jaan bhi agar
dilbar pe ho na, dilbar pe ho na koi asar
pyaar hai ya saja, aai mere dil bata
tootata kyon nahi dard ka silsila
kaisa hai safar wafa ki manjil ka
na hai koi hal dilon ki mushkil ka
dhadkan dhadkan bikhri ranjishein
saansein saansein tooti bandishein
kahi to har lamha honton pe fariyaad hai
kisi ki duniya chaahat mein barbaad hai
ya rabba de de koi jaan bhi agar
dilbar pe ho na, dilbar pe ho na koi asar
ho ya rabba de de koi jaan bhi agar
dilbar pe ho na, dilbar pe ho na koi asar
koi na sune sisakati aanhon ko
koi na dhare tadapati baahon ko
aadhi aadhi puri khwaishein
tooti footi sab farmaaishein
kahin shak hain kahin nafrat ki deewaar hai
kahin jeet mein bhi shamil palpal haar hain
ya rabba de de koi jaan bhi agar
dilbar pe ho na, dilbar pe ho na koi asar
ho ya rabba de de koi jaan bhi agar
dilbar pe ho na, dilbar pe ho na koi asar
ho o o pyaar hai ya saja, aai mere dil bata
tootata kyon nahi dard ka silsila
ho o o o ho o o o
na poocho dard bandon se
hansi kaisi khushi kaisi
musibat sar pe rehati hain
kabhi kaisi kabhi kaisi
ho o o o… rabba, rabba ho o o ho
rabba ho o o, ho o ho rabba
*sigh*
Kaate Nahi Katate Ye Din Ye Raat
Kehni Thi Tumse Jo Dil Ki Baat
Lo Aaj Main Kehta Hu I Love You
Koi Nahi Bas Tum Ho Saath
Kehni Thi Tumse Jo Dil Ki Baat
Lo Aaj Main Kehti Hu I Love You
Kaisi Hava Hai
Dhuli Dhuli
Aaj Fiza Hain
Khili Khili
Saara Nazaara
Naya Naya
Dil Ne Pukaara
Piya Piya
Tumne Jo Li Angdaai Hai Phir Baat Vahi Yaad Aayi Hai
Lo Aaj Main Kehta Hu I Love You
Mahaka Mahaka
Tera Badan
Bahaka Bahaka
Mera Ye Man
Chhalaka Chhalaka
Roop Tera
Halka Halka
Nasha Mera
Jab A Hi Gai Main Paas Tere Kah Doon Jo Dil Mein Hai Mere
Lo Aaj Main Kehti Hu I Love U
SenorJalapeno:I know! It's like she has a vendetta against hungry people. I don't get women sometimes. I have this colleague who constantly complains about how no one talks to her and no one asks her out and how lonely she is each weekend… Funny thing is, she is drop-dead gorgeous with desirable dimensions north and south of the erm equator, but it is not always that easy to approach a beautiful woman and say 'Hi' without feeling like your tongue and your tonsils are doing the Tango. Sheesh! Be merciful.
Crazy dude.
And yes – here is your chance for a snog under the stars, mister… aren'tcha going to try your flirting skills on her?
Scar face:**hugs Spice dude***
Not to make light of the currently serious situation, but… LOL! Scarry… that sounds hilarious… Spice dude.. hahahaha!!
SenorJalapeno:No, I haven't named him yet. I have bad news Alie. He has not been well lately and I brought him to the Vet. He has Heartworm. I was given the choice of either letting him live or have him euthanized. I love the stupid mongrel even though he destroyed a lot of my stuff. The Vet says he is going to suffer from heart failure if I do not have him euthanized.
I never intended to share this with anyone. But, thank you for bringing the dog up. Helps to talk about it.
I'm sorry…
Scar face:u are flippant irritating, u mamanged to do wat these two dudes have been trying to achieve for almost a year…
annnoy me……aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Lmao… what those two 'pros' could not do, Mr. Jalapeno does within days of acquaintance! Bahahaha!!
SenorJalapeno:Now, before I get reported for posting irrelevant things on the wrong thread, here is a favorite song of mine:
Tous Les Visages de L'amour (She by Elvis Costello from Notting Hill OST)
Toi, par tes mille et un attraits
Je ne sais jamais qui tu es
Tu changes si souvent de visage et d'aspect
Toi quelque soit ton âge et ton nom
Tu es un ange ou le démon
Quand pour moi tu prends tour à tour
Tous les visages de l'amourToi, si Dieu ne t'avait modelé
Il m'aurait fallu te créer
Pour donner à ma vie sa raison d'exister
Toi qui est ma joie et mon tourment
Tantôt femme et tantôt enfant
Tu offres à mon cœur chaque jour
Tous les visages de l'amourMoi, je suis le feu qui grandit ou qui meure
Je suis le vent qui rugit ou qui pleure
Je suis la force ou la faiblesse
Moi, je pourrais défier le ciel et l'enfer
Je pourrais dompter la terre et la mer
Et réinventer la jeunesseToi, viens fais moi ce que tu veux
Un homme heureux ou malheureux
Un mot de toi je suis poussière ou je suis Dieu
Toi, sois mon espoir, sois mon destin
J'ai si peur de mes lendemains
Montre à mon âme sans secours
Tous les visages de l'amour
Toi ! tous les visages de l'amour
wow… this song's in French, too? I am off to check it on youtube…
Alors, parlez-vous un petit peu de Francais? J'ai recemment entendu une (?) chanson… qui s'appelle 'Je Te Retrouve Un Peu', de Tina Arena avec Jay… here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beMXJQotxyU
(In case you didn't understand the French, which was most probably rubbish, haha: So, do you speak a little bit of French? I have recently heard a song, which is called 'Je Te Retrouve Un Peu', by Tina Arena feat. Jay…)
PS: There is a translation for this song, which I did earlier on, somewhere in the forum… if you search for it if you need it, I am sure it will be there! I love this song…
SenorJalapeno:The English Version
She may be the face I can't forget
The trace of pleasure or regret
Maybe my treasure or the price I have to pay
She may be the song that summer sings
May be the chill that autumn brings
May be a hundred different things
Within the measure of a dayShe may be the beauty or the beast
May be the famine or the feast
May turn each day into a Heaven or a Hell
She may be the mirror of my dreams
A smile reflected in a stream
She may not be what she may seem
Inside her shell….She, who always seems so happy in a crowd
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
No one's allowed to see them when they cry
She maybe the love that cannot hope to last
May come to me from shadows in the past
That I remember 'till the day I dieShe maybe the reason I survive
The why and wherefore I'm alive
The one I care for through the rough and ready yearsMe, I'll take the laughter and her tears
And make them all my souvenirs
For where she goes I've got to be
The meaning of my life is
She….She
Oh, she….
NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOO WAYYYYYYYYY!!!!
I… well, you could well say, I worship this song!
I love this song. I really do.
SenorJalapeno:Annoying you? Oh thank God! I've found my purpose in life.
Sigh… there are some hues to your written personality which mirror those of at least two different people whom I know!
LOVELY choreography… so simple, and yet so effective… not the best and most synchronised of dancing, but still so pleasant to watch! Really enjoyed it!
I feel like crying. Shedding tears for humanity, for love, for life and for human beings.
SenorJalapeno:He says he looks in the mirror
And he can't tell anymore
Who he really is and who they believe him to be
And he says he walks a thin line
Between what is and what could be
And he's getting closer
To something he can understand
Cause there's a crack in his plastic crown
And his throne of ice is melting
He climbed his ladder
There was nothing there
And now it's a long way down
It's a long way downOn and on and on he goes dancing on the grave
Of what he thought was still alive
On and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs
And castles made of sand
He says his head is filled with
Cartoons and fairy tails
And he's trapped inside a dungeon of dolls
With smiles on their faces
He's built a pretty cage
His shows on a beautiful stage
With candy coated prison bars
And chains that look like jewelry
Cause there's a crack in his plastic crown
And his throne of ice is melting
He climbed his ladder
There was nothing there
And now it's a long way downOn and on and on and on he goes on and on
On and on and on and on he goes on and on
Cause he lives inside
Of fairy tails and castles now
And there's room inside
For false expectations and illusions
Cause there's a crack in his plastic crown
And his throne of ice is melting
He climbed his ladder
There was nothing there
And now it's a long way down
It's a long way downOn and on and on and on he goes on and on
On and on and on and on he goes on and on
On and on and on and on he goes on and on
This has beautiful lyrics.. very nice. I am going to check the song out right now.