tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post684432127823633441..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Gracias a la VidaAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-69148604593652475302011-11-25T11:50:24.560-05:002011-11-25T11:50:24.560-05:00I've never heard of her either but she sounds ...I've never heard of her either but she sounds intriguing. I think a song might be a kind of suicede note, but I think really what it is, is that there are these passionate souls who just throw themselves into what you they love or care for with great intensity. They love intensely, they hate intensely, they fight intensely. They are the kind of people we aspire to write about, especially in things of love.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-74856051923935045562011-11-24T22:13:29.097-05:002011-11-24T22:13:29.097-05:00Hello, Jean,
I read this yesterday, but I had to ...Hello, Jean,<br /><br />I read this yesterday, but I had to go listen to the Violeta Parra version of "Gracias a la vida" before commenting. Like Widdershins, I've heard the song, but only sung by Joan Baez. I was twelve when Parra killed herself - I'd never heard of her. <br /><br />It's funny, but I don't hear despair in the song at all. Resignation, yes, but also a sort of joy that transcends all the vicissitudes of the heart. And although it's possible she killed herself "for love", the commentary in the video suggests that she suffered from depression - an actual disease which can have physical roots and is not "caused" by external events at all.<br /><br />In any case, thank YOU for sharing Violeta's story - and her voice - with us.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-35722637027372660342011-11-24T16:43:58.090-05:002011-11-24T16:43:58.090-05:00Thank you, all. Kathleen, I did all that - but my ...Thank you, all. Kathleen, I did all that - but my edits didn't show up. I did this from my home computer, and I can't publish from there either. I think that's the problem.<br /><br />BTW, the link at the beginning of my post is for a youtube video of Violeta Parra singing "Gracias a la Vida," original version. As you can see, I'm tech-challenged. :-(Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-9566814669774133492011-11-24T12:41:41.275-05:002011-11-24T12:41:41.275-05:00Jean - if you go into blogger as if you're goi...Jean - if you go into blogger as if you're going to post, but choose edit posts instead, you'll see a list of the posts. Click on the word edit next to yours, change it, then click on publish. But please don't change too much. This is wonderful the way it stands.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-29936600468827809822011-11-24T03:23:08.156-05:002011-11-24T03:23:08.156-05:00LOL ... Dratted hemispheres!
I think we all have ...LOL ... Dratted hemispheres!<br /><br />I think we all have it in us to do the equivalent of leading a revolution, or creating a heart-wrenching piece of art.<br />That 'something' comes out at different speeds for different people. For some it explodes from them like a solar flare and then they're burnt to the ground, for others, the fire burns in them for decades.<br /><br />For some it's filming the Titanic as she lays 4 miles under the Atlantic Ocean, and for others, it's being brave enough to post a home movie on YouTube.<br /><br />I think you understand romance very well. by your definition of the word, that is.<br /><br />I first heard 'Gracias a la Vida' on a battered old Joan Baez cassette tape - remember those? - I fell in love with the words even though I didn't understand the words, it helped that I thought Joan was hot - but that's another story.!widdershinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205462833259334647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3117838299542238682011-11-24T01:51:58.766-05:002011-11-24T01:51:58.766-05:00Gack. I made a mistake, & apparently published...Gack. I made a mistake, & apparently published posts can't be edited. February in Chile could not have been a dismal winter. It's like August in the Northern Hemisphere.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.com