Oceanidades

Uma das grandes desvantagens da tecnologia é o facto de os milagres agora passarem despercebidos. [Luís R.]

In Dwimordene, in Lorien Seldom have walked the feet of men, Few mortal eyes have seen the light That lies there ever, long and bright. Galadriel! Galadriel! Clear is the water of your well; White is the stars in your white hand; Unmarred, unstained is leaf and land In Dwimordene, in Lorien More fair than thoughts of Mortal Men. [J.R.R.Tokien 1892-1973]

She comes up with the morning sun And tells me life has just begun Oh, what it is to be young And in the early evening light She brings me flowers from the sun Oh what it is to be young And if you see her you will know She's like a shadow Falling softly on the snow And in the early evening light She brings me flowers for the night Oh what it is to be young And if you see her you will know She's like a shadow Falling softly on the snow And in the early evening light She brings me flowers for the night Oh what it is to be young [Barclay James Harvest - Galadriel]

[Salvador Dali 1904-1989] [colecção particular]

Alice : Podes dizer-me para onde ir a partir de agora? O Gato de Cheshire : Isso depende de para onde queres ir. Alice : Não me importa muito... O Gato de Cheshire : Então também não importa para onde vás. Alice : ... desde que chegue a algum lado. O Gato de Cheshire : Oh. Com certeza que chegas, se andares o suficiente. [Alice no País das Maravilhas - Lewis Carroll 1832-1898]

[René Magritte 1898-1967] [The Menil Collection, Houston, TX, USA]

You gentlemen who think you have a mission To purge us of the seven deadly sins Should first sort out the basic food position Then start your preaching, that’s where it begins You lot who preach restraint and watch your waist as well Should learn, for once, the way the world is run However much you twist or whatever lies that you tell Food is the first thing, morals follow on So first make sure that those who are now starving Get proper helpings when we all start carving What keeps mankind alive? What keeps mankind alive? The fact that millions are daily tortured Stifled, punished, silenced and oppressed Mankind can keep alive thanks to its brilliance In keeping its humanity repressed And for once you must try not to shriek the facts Mankind is kept alive by bestial acts [Bertolt Brecht 1898-1956]

Save me from the movies and someone else's dreams While angels make their music and give my spirit wings I just concertina and wrap around the world Staying out 'til 6 o'clock and singing like a fool I've only got this morning to live Look at all the colours at my fingertips I don't want to stand still I just want to freewheel I don't want to lose this Save my feet from dancing with anyone at all Worn out shoes because lotus blue is hanging in the hall You're a face in the distance I hope to recognise It's like running through deep water trying to look into your eyes I've only got this morning to live Look at all the colours at my fingertips I don't want to stand still I just want to freewheel I don't want to lose this [Duke Special - Freewheel]

[Eugéne Burnand 1850-1921] [Museu d'Orsay, Paris]

Ervas rasteiras, Brisa suave, Sozinho na noite - Sob um mastro, ao alto. As estrelas suspensas, Sobre a vasta planície, A lua ondula - Corre o Grande Rio Vem das obras, a Fama? O letrado retira-se, velho E doente - sempre errante - Que sou eu senão uma gaivota Entre céu e terra? [Du Fu 712-770]

[Caspar David Friedrich 1774-1840] [Kunsthalle, Hamburgo]

Entrei no bar e pedi um corpo com água. Agitei-o com cuidado até o erre se derreter completamente e bebi devagar. Não há nada melhor para matar a sede! [Luís R.]

Madrugada, é tempo de partir Lá longe noutro mundo há um sonho que espera Há que deixar para trás aquilo que passou Fechar ouvidos a quem te pede para ficar O tempo não pára O sol nasceu, as velas estão erguidas No horizonte a terra é uma recordação E na concha apanhada na areia Há ondas a murmurar Ondas céu azul gaivotas e navios Vontade de partir para longe para outro lugar Fria, tão fria Tão só ao acordar Saudade e esperança na volta daquele que te deixou E na concha apanhada na areia Há ondas a murmurar Ondas céu azul gaivotas e navios Vontade de partir para longe para outro lugar [Luís R. - 1989]

sabes, as aves aquáticas já não pernoitam junto ao mar nem por entre nossos dedos de areia sobem-me vozes calcárias à garganta, estrangulo-me neste humilde canto, fico atento ao eterno silêncio do teu castelo às vezes escuto teu cantar, raramente, é certo… mas quando cantas saem- -te nomes puros da boca e sorrisos diáfanos de cristais os lábios incendeiam-se com vinho, teu corpo adquire osabor misterioso das algas no crepúsculo expande-se o perfume a moreia frita, teu olhar é o mosto dos nossos desejos dançamos à roda dum mastro, saia em papel de seda bordada com búzios… uma cuadra flutua pela noite de nossos cabelos rodopias, e os teus amores são relembrados pela noite adiante espalham-se estrelas candentes, papoulas breves, junco molhado e o mar enche-se novamente de pássaros, embarcações semelhantes a beijos que nos percorrem de alegria. [Al Berto 1948-1997]

Give us this day all that you showed me - The power and the glory till my kingdom comes. Give us this day all that you showed me - The power and the glory till my kingdom comes. Give me all the storybook told me The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes. And they said that in our time all that's good will fall from grace. Even saints would turn their face in our time. And they told us that in our days Different words said in different ways Have other meanings from he who says in our time: And they said that in our time we would reap from their legacy We would learn from what they had seen in our time. And they told us that in our days We would know what was high on high We would follow and not defy in our time. Faithless in faith we must behold the things we see. [Ultravox - Hymn]

"Bad art is more tragically beautiful than good art because it documents human failure" [Tristan Rêveur - artista imaginário - citado no filme "Stay"]