The Russian soul...is it like any others? Can we say those of us who have a anhelo - a longing to be connected to the nostalgic sounds of the Zamba...be really the same soul as that of a Russian...The songs of a such proud nations are filled with melodies of love, passion, faith...perseverance...and of course 'soul'...can we say they are the same?........
I had a chance to experience the sweet sounds of Argentina...not so long ago...these classic folk songs made me feel connected to the 'soul' of Argentina. Where these treasure began...well only time can say...as the people of the land...the original care takers of the soil...the peasants...have fed their souls with the sounds of music. Blanco y azul a classic, romatic zamba...filled with love not only for the hand of a young woman...but for the marriage of one with their nation...yet we hear this longing in the classic Russian folk song katyusha. On the countryside...la pampa is filled with the fading populations of the 'Indians' and 'Gauchos'... where one's honor and pride shine over the endless plains. "There's no wrong note" ...a wise soul once said...and thus..."there are situations in which tranquility cannot result from reflection; it must come from the soul." The Gaucho...the country's vagabond...rebel...a soul full of heart, conscience, convictions....passion...can this be the same soul we find in Russia?
There are "two cultures in the world...one on beat...one off beat"...where do you come from? Can we be from both? Hudson once said "To survive I have to be near the grass." Is he longing to be once again apart of the 'on beat' culture...the culture of the land...of mother earth? The experience of the country side, and a man-made medium...the gate is the metaphysical image of the heart....
"the heart is a gate that's not closed well."
...and why?...well it is said best: "Por que con tanto rigor has castigado mi amor?"
When one is so intertwined in their nation, their land, their song...one may feel strongly connected as one soul and heart......"My heart suffers and cries when I dance the tango." When the cerrazon...the fog creeps in and puts the country to sleep...and all over the world their are hearts weeping...can we say our soul is just as yours....on or off beat..we are all one soul...longing to be connected back to our earth?
This looks really good, Natasha! An excellent concluding note--or perhaps just a beginning? Either way, I like it a lot. Also, it's always very meaningful to me the things each of you pick out to remember from among all that's said over the course of a term. Makes your "teacher" realize that a lot comes across, even when least expected...which is exactly as it should be! So, thank you for these word-explorations--which are so much like you (something I value as well).
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