I had no idea this thread existed AND IT'S SO AWESOME LIKE :bliss:

So much music here I need to check out all these

 

 

Anyway here is what I wanted to share:

 

This song is from El Cuarteto de Nos' new album, the band is quite big here and in Argentina, and they're known in the rest of Latin America too.

Anyway, the album is very different to their previous work and this song is really emotional.

The singer's grandmother died of Alzheimer when he was little and now his mother has it too, so he wrote this song for her mother. The song's called 21st September, which is World Alzheimer's Day

 

Here is the translation of the lyrics

 

 

Your so transparent look going right through us

So absent and so distant

Shining of sadness and insecurity

Glowing of fear and loneliness

Doubting who's in your skin

 

There you are, prisoner of this damned disease

That turned off the light of your being

That shattered your memories which are never coming back

And life ambushes you again

Searching, without knowing it, springs, cure and peace

 

Your memory does not have time or place anymore

It's your gestures and your actions

It vanished and it's unable to scent

Your 21 grames of soul

That are there somewhere

 

To think,

That some years ago

You said with conviction

That oblivion is a way of revenge and forgiveness

That oblivion is freedom

And asserting that contradiction

You left so little by little that you never said goodbye

 

And even though I know that my name

You won't pronounce anymore

It doesn't hurt to listen to you telling

The story of your first kiss

And in the middle of this war

Of rage and bewilderment

You're getting lost

You're getting lost

 

There you are, prisioner of this damned disease

That turned off the light of your being

That shattered your memories which are never coming back

And life ambushes you again

In September, once more

Searching, without knowing, springs, cure and peace

 

And some years ago

You said with conviction

That oblivion is a way of revenge and forgiveness

That oblivion is freedom

And asserting that contradiction

You left so little by little that you never said goodbye

 

Another 21st September ends

Goodbye.

 

 

 

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This is a Maori love song. The video has photos of New Zealand included.

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New Zealand's national anthem sung in both Maori and English. This video also has scenes of New Zealand in it.

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New Zealand's national anthem sung in both Maori and English. This video also has scenes of New Zealand in it.

 

Wow, both NZ clips are very beautiful. I've always wanted to walk the Milford Track. It's a 53.5 km walk over 4 days. Thanks for re-inspiring me. I want to do it v soon!

This is the live version of the very popular radio song in the Czech republic from last year . The frontman of this band is big fan of U2 and Coldplay and he is very inspired by these two bands. The band is called Kryštof and is it one the most popular band by us.

 

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And this is my favorit song from czech singer Marketa Irglova and irish singer Glen Hansard

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Many on this forum will love this.

 

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^beautiful :)

^beautiful :)

 

And here's what inspired that music. The beautiful Orkney Island's in the far north British Isles....where I grew up. ;)

 

 

 

 

 

Wow, both NZ clips are very beautiful. I've always wanted to walk the Milford Track. It's a 53.5 km walk over 4 days. Thanks for re-inspiring me. I want to do it v soon!

 

I hope you get to do the walk. And yes I agree that both videos are beautiful.

I hope you get to do the walk. And yes I agree that both videos are beautiful.

 

Thank you so much. I do believe it will happen :)

Sometimes things happen when you want them to. Like for example I wanted to go up north on my own for a week in 2011 and I did it.

Sometimes things happen when you want them to. Like for example I wanted to go up north on my own for a week in 2011 and I did it.

 

Yes you're right. I'm aiming for a holiday with lots & lots of Sunshine first and foremost!!!

I want to go on my own to the South Island for a few days.

I want to go on my own to the South Island for a few days.

 

That sounds idyllic! Cascading Waterfalls perhaps?

I want to go to Picton and Kaikoura on my own for a few days. In Kaikoura they do whale watching trips.

I've been to Kaikoura once, but want to go again.

I want to go to Picton and Kaikoura on my own for a few days. In Kaikoura they do whale watching trips.

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Cascading Waterfall sounds like I heard it somewhere :)

 

Poland (i love that track)

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Oh wow she looks Indonesian to me, the country where I come from. But after googling her, she's apparently chinese-malaysian descent. I figured that a bit though :D

Only slight similarities to our fav band in sound and vision...

 

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INDONESIAN LYRICS

Pertama kali aku tergugah

Dalam setiap kata yang kau ucap

Bila malam tlah datang

Terkadang ingin ku tulis semua perasaan

Kata orang rindu itu indah

Namun bagiku ini menyiksa

Sejenak ku fikirkan untuk ku benci saja dirimu

Namun sulit ku membenci

Pejamkan mata bila kuingin bernafas lega

Dalam anganku aku berada di satu persimpangan jalan yang sulit kupilih

Ku peluk semua indah hidupku

Hikmah yang ku rasa sangat tulus

Ada dan tiada cinta bagiku tak mengapa

Namun ada yang hilang separuh diriku

Pejamkan mata bila kuingin bernafas lega

Dalam anganku aku berada di satu persimpangan jalan yang sulit kupilih

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

The first time I was amazed

by the words that you said

When the night comes

Sometimes I wanted to write down all the feelings inside

People say missing someone is beautiful

But for me it is hurtful

Sometimes I thought I would rather hate you

But it is hard for me to do

I would just close my eyes

if I wanted to breathe easily

In my dream I am on the crossroad

of which path I have to choose

I embrace all the beauty of my life

The wisdom of it I felt so sincere

Whether or not love exist

for me it does not matter

But there is part of me that is missing

I would just close my eyes

if I wanted to breathe easily

In my dream I was at the crossroad

of which path I have to choose

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This is a band from my country (Spain)

 

I usually don't like and don't listen neither to spanish bands or even less to bands that sing in my language, but I quite like this band. I also don't know this band a lot, but I discovered them with their debut album. They are now releasing a new album after an eight year hiatus, and this is the first single:

 

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I think you will like it.