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“Long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses.” — Juneval A.D. 100
These are the days of wine and roses
of elegant lies
of media poses
and if the poor
can’t give more than they take
let them die in the streets, let them all eat cake
for today is the day
of the game of kings
of which Cláudia and fat Pitbull sing
so let them hide in the favelas
fearing for their lives, or
so live-streams tell us
hide in plain sight, un-show the world
poor Brazil’s plight
because the party must go on
to sell those commercials
for Chevy and Ford, & to pay JLo’s rehearsals
Nero
and his bread and circus
can’t touch Brazil’s teargas and all that hurts us,
this is on a grander scale
deaths that are not reported
and reporters beaten in jail
but let’s film from the beach and show TV a smile
the game is on
it only la$t$ for awhile
“… iam pridem, ex quo suffragia nulli uendimus, effudit curas; nam qui dabat olim imperium, fasces, legiones, omnia, nunc se continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat, panem et circenses.”
(Juvenal, Sátiras X, 77–81)
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Fly
You can
cry with the saints or
laugh with the fools,
be your own personal Judas
and break the golden rule
It doesn’t matter anyway,
I know you’re gonna fly away
You can soar with the wings of eagles,
ride with the doves
reaching into the heavens
calling out for love
You can fly high
into your piece
into your piece
into your piece of the blue sky
You can
live your life in detention or
just be on time to school,
worry about memory retention and
obey all the rules
You can
question all the answers or
be a “good girl”
stick with “the winners” or
be your own personal world
It doesn’t matter anyway,
I know you’re gonna fly away
You can soar with the wings of eagles,
ride with the doves
reaching into the heavens
crying out for love
You can fly high
into your piece
into your piece
into your piece of the blue sky
You can soar with the wings of eagles,
ride with the doves
reaching into the heavens
calling out for love
You can fly high, fly
into your piece of the blue sky
It doesn’t matter anyway,
I know you’re gonna fly away
You can soar with the wings of eagles,
ride with the doves
reaching out into the heavens
calling out for love
You can fly high, fly
into your piece of the blue sky
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Puedes
Llorar sin saber o
Reír sin querer,
Ser tu propio Judas
Y reglas romper
Ya no importa nada más
Porque sé que vas a volar
Puedes elevarte en vuelo
Y las aves ver
Y alcanzando siempre el cielo
El amor tener,
Y volar
Hacia la paz
Hacia la paz
Hacia la paz
Del cielo azul
Puedes
Ser hoy castigada,
O siempre ser puntual
Sacar notas buenas
O portarte mal
Puedes
Cuestionar las cosas
O aceptarlas,
Con los ganadores
O tu misma ser
Ya no importa nada más
Porque sé que vas a volar
Puedes elevarte en vuelo
Y las aves ver
(Y) alcanzando siempre el cielo
El amor tener
Y volar
Hacia la paz
Hacia la paz
Hacia la paz
Del cielo azul
Puedes elevarte en vuelo
Y las aves ver
Y alcanzando siempre el cielo
El amor tener,
Y volar
Hacia la paz
Del cielo azul
Ya no importa nada más
Porque sé que vas a volar
Puedes elevarte en vuelo
Y las aves ver
Y alcanzando siempre el cielo
El amor tener,
Y volar
Hacia la paz
Del cielo azul
Versión y adaptación en español
Cielo Azul
by Ed Fernández
from Piece of the Blue Sky
by Shije
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Yolín Yolín
Yolín Yolín
A mi hombre no te lleves por favor
Yolín Yolín
Yolín Yolín
((Tu belleza va más allá de compararse
Con flameantes mechones de pelo castaño
Con piel de marfil y ojos verdes de esmeralda))
Tú sólo puedes llevarte su amor
Tu piel es banca cual marfil
Y de esmeralda tu mirar
Pelo castaño
Y tu belleza ( no tiene )es sin fin
De primavera es tu reír
Y como lluvia es tu (voz) cantar
No seas mala déjame amar
Contigo yo no puedo competir
Cuando él se duerme llora por ti
Y te nombra siempre al soñar,
Lo que puedas hacer lo sé muy bien
A mi hombre te puedes llevar
No sabes lo que él significa para mí
………….
……………
Lo que puedas decidir
Yolín Yolín
Yolín Yolín
A mi hombre no te lleves por favor
Yolín Yolín
Yolín Yolín
Yolín Yolín
Yolín Yolín
Tú sólo puedes llevarte su amor
Yolín Yolín
Versión borrador de Jolene
Yolín
Ed Fernández
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Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don’t take him just because you can
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I just cannot compete with you, Jolene
He talks about you in his sleep
There’s nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
And I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don’t know what he means to me, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don’t take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don’t take him just because you can
You could have your choice of men
But I will never love again
He’s the only one for me, Jolene
I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
Whatever you decide to do, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I’m begging you please don’t take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don’t take him just because you can
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Sol primavera
Palomitas de árbol
Un avión vuela
Spring in the sunshine
The trees have gone to popcorn
An airplane flies by
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Spring in the sunshine
The trees have gone to popcorn
An airplane flies by
Sol primavera
Palomitas de árbol
Un avión vuela
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Hay una ciudad en el norte de Ontario,
Con cómodo recuerdo de ensueño que sobra,
Y en mi mente
Todavía necesito un lugar adonde ir,
Todos mis cambios estaban allí.
Azul, ventanas azules detrás de las estrellas,
Luna amarilla que se eleva,
Aves grandes volando por el cielo,
Lanzando sombras sobre los ojos.
Déjanos
Indefensos, indefensos, indefensos,
Cariño, ¿puedes oírme ahora?
Las cadenas están con llave
y atadas a través de la puerta,
Nena, canta conmigo de alguna manera.
Luna amarilla que se eleva,
Aves grandes volando por el cielo,
Lanzando sombras sobre los ojos.
DéjanosIndefensos, indefensos, indefensos,
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There is a town in north Ontario,
With dream comfort memory to spare,
And in my mind
I still need a place to go,
All my changes were there
Blue, blue windows behind the stars,
Yellow moon on the rise,
Big birds flying across the sky,
Throwing shadows on our eyes
Leave us
Helpless, helpless, helpless
Baby can you hear me now?
The chains are locked
and tied across the door,
Baby, sing with me somehow
Blue, blue windows behind the stars,
Yellow moon on the rise,
Big birds flying across the sky,
Throwing shadows on our eyes
Leave us
Helpless, helpless, helpless
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— ✩ Shije ✩ (@ShijeSings) March 31, 2014