Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Swan Of Tuonela



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It is evident
This is no illusion
The ice caps are melting
Who is responsible for this tragic turn of events
You were warned not to hurt the swan of tuonela


Please do not blame the english horn
He is sad enough already with his plaintive
haunting notes carried on the wind
whistling through the frozen ice
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16 comments:

  1. gautami tripathyApril 13, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Very well said...

    draining

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  2. anthonynorthApril 13, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Powerful words, indeed.

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  3. RenApril 13, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Yes, indeed...

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  4. Sheilagh LeeApril 13, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    I've never heard it called that but I like it tha swan of tuneola. This was very well said.

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  5. rallentandaApril 13, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    The ' Swan of Tuonela ' is the background music to this clip played by the cor anglais ( english horn ) In Finnish mythology anyone who fires an arrow at the swan...dies.Tuonela is the Finnish version of Hades(hell)

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  6. earlybirdApril 13, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    Lovely piece.

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  7. Isabel DoyleApril 13, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    I like your poems and your photos - they make me feel very homesick (sigh) but I am especially enraptured by the bag from Gunnedah!
    ps the secret word was minddip which somehow seems appropriate

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  8. rallentandaApril 14, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    Aha, I thought you'd like that Gunnedah reference
    Ms Doyle.
    What was that Virgil saying?
    'See Gunnedah and die' or words to that effect.
    Glad you like the pics and poems.Watch this space for some more heart wrenching home sick material.Minddip eh,...well, we both know that plenty of that goes on down here:)

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  9. lucychiliApril 14, 2011 at 2:16 AM

    love the photos
    and the poem
    we need to honor
    this planet of ours

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  10. rallentandaApril 14, 2011 at 4:20 AM

    Indeed we do Ms Chilli,we do!

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  11. AltonianApril 14, 2011 at 4:51 AM

    A very apt poem describing a problem of our times. A beautiful video, and Sibelius too, what more can we want.
    Manala is used more often to describe Hades; Tuonela is rather more of an interim place, not really Hell- but it is a place of the dead.

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  12. MarianneApril 14, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    Amazing words, as always, Rall! You write with incredible panache and spirit. And I always learn something from you. I believe I'm a touch star-struck.

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  13. rallentandaApril 14, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    Oh Marianne, you are being such a silly billy.
    Thank you for such kind words.You are a very generous person.

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  14. rallentandaApril 14, 2011 at 6:00 AM

    I am so glad you replied to this Old Alt.I knew you would probably be the only person familiar with the 'Swan of Tuonela'.Thanks also for the information and who would know better than an actual Finn. Sibelius is a wonderful composer
    and the 'Swan of Tuonela' is very special to me.
    You're right,what more can we want Old Alt!

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  15. Jae RoseApril 15, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    What a wonderful change of step..you surely can tell many stories and the message was a confident horn..the feeling fragile and tender..Jae

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  16. rallentandaApril 15, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Thank you jaerose..I'm wearing my fragile tender hat this week:)

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