The eulogy

It's not just because All Saint's Day and All Soul's Day is around the corner that I blog about death.

The last month alone, I had several friends and/or their parents who have gone to the other side of the world. There are no words to describe the outpouring of sympathy for them. As I have always said, it is the ones we leave behind that are left traumatized or emotionally scarred by the untimely demise...gone too soon.

The email groups were flooded with memories of classmates and schoolmates that we once shared our laughters, joys, and tears with. Flashbacks into lives of where we were and where destiny has led us.

I recently bought the new CD of Trijnte Oosterhuis (Traincha) a favorite artist of mine. Many of the songs in her new album were songs of Michael Jackson. One that struck me and left me teary eyed and staring at a blank wall for a few minutes (no I did not have a seizure episode!) was the song entitled "Gone Too Soon".

I have copied the lyrics and uploaded the YouTube version of Traincha's 3:25 minutes rendition.

Like a comet
Blazing 'cross the evening sky
Gone too soon

Like a rainbow
Fading in the twinkling of an eye
Gone too soon

Shiny and sparkly
And splendidly bright
Here one day
Gone one night

Like the loss of sunlight
On a cloudy afternoon
Gone too soon

Like a castle
Built upon a sandy beach
Gone too soon

Like a perfect flower
That is just beyond your reach
Gone too soon

Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight
Here one day

Gone one night

Like a sunset
Dying with the rising of the moon
Gone too soon
Gone too soon

I hope you enjoyed listening to it as much as I did. It is, in so many words, the eulogy to those who have crossed this world to a more peaceful place...home.

Speaking for love

On a light note, I came upon the CD of Traincha, which carried the title Who'll Speak for Love at Fully Booked in Serendra. I fell in love with the CD. Traincha sings the songs so clearly and euphorically that you can actually feel the melodies of Burt Bacharach's music. Traincha's music is endearing and you can log in to her site at www.traincha.com if you want to know more about her. The picture above shows her ticket to her performance in Tokyo, Japan at the end of the month (at $90USD per head!).

Moving on...there is one song here, the carrier song of the album with the same title, which I want to share with all.

For those unfamiliar with the song, take 4 minutes of your time to listen to it in the solace of a quite space and let it embrace you.

The lyrics are so beautiful that I can relate to the song. It's for that special someone who has made us feel loved, needed, and fought for the very essence of what a truly meaningful relationship is. Indeed, love is not only through the good times, but those difficult moments, those struggles in your relationship, that journey towards both your dreams.

Enjoy the music. Most of all, find the meaning and essence in the lyrics. Just click on to this podcast to hear the complete song. http://profile.imeem.com/KD7skde/music/7I8IRhfG/traincha_wholl_speak_for_love/