La Figlia che Piange

La Figlia che Piange

O quam te memorem virgo...

STAND on the highest pavement
of the stair—
Lean on a garden urn—
Weave, weave the sunlight
in your hair—
Clasp your flowers to you with a pained surprise—
Fling them to the ground and turn
With a fugitive resentment
in your eyes:
But weave, weave the sunlight
in your hair.

So I would have had him leave,
So I would have had her
stand and grieve,
So he would have left
As the soul leaves the body
torn and bruised,
As the mind deserts
the body it has used.
I should find
Some way incomparably light and deft,
Some way we both should understand,
Simple and faithless as a smile and shake of the hand.

She turned away,
but with the autumn weather
Compelled my imagination many days,
Many days and many hours:
Her hair over her arms and
her arms full of flowers.
And I wonder how
they should have been together!
I should have lost a gesture
and a pose.
Sometimes these cogitations still amaze
The troubled midnight
and the noons repose.

To listen to this video in stereo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_ErwUv9b8c&fmt=18

For an analysis of this poem, here's a link you might enjoy:

http://www.eliteskills.com/analysis_poetry/La_Figlia_Che_Piange_The_Weeping_G...

For those who can't get enough of a good thing, I add:
http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/tseliot/11972

Category:

Education

Tags:

• T.S.
• Eliot
• poetry
• paradox
• detachment
• ambiguity

[oledapra]

which language is this

who's the singer

who's the composer

[loveyoutodeathbut]

The singer is Anna Vissi, the song is in Greek. I'm not sure of the name of the composer.

[edmil17906]

Such a beautiful,breathtaking ballad..the lyrics to the song are SOOO beautiful and it has soo much meaning to it..definitely nostalgic and full of memories..awesome upload Teresa!100*4u and fav!!

[loveyoutodeathbut]

I'm so happy to see you. Could you provide me with a translation so that I can post some lyrics for my peeps?

[loveyoutodeathbut]

I want to thank you again for all the work you did on the translation - you are wonderful. It added so much to my enjoyment of this song!

[Feather1916]

This song is so beautiful, it makes me want to cry.

[richardsaxecoburg]

Thanks for uploading this, it became a suprise birthday treat for me today!

[richardsaxecoburg]

Heaven...

[WileyPossum]

Wow wow wow!!! Goose pimples all the way on that one, and an instant fave!!!

[Deadright07]

Very nice aswell, i do like music like this even though i don't understand it. Feels kind of relaxing if you concentrate on the music itself.

10/10.