© Chris Port, 2010
I saw him once
at a distance.
I saw nothing
in his clothing
or face to sense
his sad offence.
He disturbed me
intangibly.
The flickering
of a crow’s wing
across the sun
is quickly done.
But a sudden
fear is summoned.
There’s an aura
around horror
and our futures
must obscure us.
When I saw him
I saw nothing.
A man planning
his own hanging?
What can you say?
Are you OK?
Time must move on.
I trust I’m wrong.
But with the damned
I never am.
The Macbeth of love ballads - Gloomy Sunday. Fascinating history to this song. Originally written in 1933, it became known as the "Hungarian Suicide Song" because so many people have been found dead with the song still playing. The singer mourns his lost love and decides to end his life to be with her again...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd2P6x6RCDg
Sunday is gloomy, my hours are slumberless
Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless
Little white flowers will never awaken you
Not when the black coach of sorrow has taken you
Angels have no thought of ever returning you
Would they be angry if I thought of joining you?
Gloomy Sunday
Gloomy is Sunday, with shadows I spend it all
My heart and I have decided to end it all
Soon there'll be flowers and prayers that are sad, I know
Let them not weep, let them know that I'm glad to go
Death is no dream, for in death I am caressing you
With the last breath of my heart I'll be blessing you
Gloomy Sunday
Dreaming, I was only dreaming
I wake and I find you asleep in the deep of my heart, deep
Darling, I hope that my dream never haunted you
My heart is telling you how much I wanted you
Gloomy Sunday
Some of the people who have covered it...
http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/g/gloomysunday.shtml
The original Hungarian Suicide Song... (with dramatic build up)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qaa4GDBr0k&feature=related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloomy_Sunday
Sarah McLachlan cover...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSc2iNbZbio&feature=related