viernes, octubre 15, 2010

Gané un torneo de Tenis

Sin superar el apocalipsis personal de estos tiempos, he ganado un torneo de tenis.
Modesto, sí. Pero me invitaron. Y lo gané.
Estoy contento. No feliz, porque en estos tiempos, feliz no puedo estar.
Es para mis hijas, mis amores.

lunes, octubre 04, 2010

¿La mejor canción de la historia?

En estos aciagos días he pensado en la absurda idea de definir la mejor canción de la historia.

El trono, que otrora he concedido a la porción "Wurm" del tema "Starship Trooper" de Yes - The Yes Album", va (en otro de mis giros) para Confortably Numb, de Pink Floyd, canción que, graciadió, he tenido el privilegio de disfrutar en vivo, interpretada por su coautor Roger Waters.

El video que sigue se corresponde con la última reunión de Floyd, en el Live 8 del 2006


Comfortably Numb

(Waters, Gilmour)
Hello, hello, hello

Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?

Come on, come on down,
I hear you’re feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain,
Get you on your feet again.

Relax, relax, relax
I need some information first.
Just the basic facts.
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move, but I can’t hear what you’re saying.

When I was a child, I had a fever.
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I’ve got that feeling once again.
I can’t explain, you would not understand.
This is not how I am.

I have become comfortably numb.

[guitar solo]

I have become comfortably numb.

OK, OK, OK
Just a little pin prick.
There’ll be no more, aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh,
But you may feel a little sick.

Can you stand up, stand up, stand up.
I do believe it's working good.
That’ll keep you going for the show.
Come on, it’s time to go.

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move, but I can’t hear what you’re saying.

When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look, but it was gone.
I cannot put my finger on it now.
The child has grown, the dream is gone.

I have become comfortably numb.