[sunniskeptic]

and Pandit Nikhil Bannerjee plays Raag Bhimpalasi -- one of my favourite raagas and this is probably my favourite piece of Hindustani classical music (the whole performance is 45 minutes or so-- this is just the alaap)




'so beautiful it can make the animals cry' -- :-)

[sunniskeptic]

again, this time PahaRi Raag but performed vocally by Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan from Pakistan singing, 'Sayan bina ghar soona'! What a plaintive voice...love it!

[sunniskeptic]

[hidayah227]

Fatema-the-resplendent, on 29 January 2012 - 12:25 PM, said:

The following song, in trying trying to keep to the Musical element of this thread-has one of my favourite musical tempo's.

The song itself is dark and an all time favourite. I will post the words so you guys can give a meaning to what this song is about-it's very complex.



I spy something that begins with s...

On candystripe legs the spiderman comes,
Softly through the shadow of the evening sun,
Stealing past the windows of the blissfully dead,
Looking for the victim shivering in bed,
Searching out fear in the gathering gloom and suddenly!
A movement in the corner of the room!
And there is nothing I can do,
When I realize with fright,
That the spiderman is having me for dinner tonight!

Quietly he laughs and shaking his head,
Creeps closer now, closer to the foot of the bed,
And softer than shadow and quicker than flies,
His arms are around me and his tongue in my eyes,
"Be still be calm be quiet now my precious boy,
Don't struggle like that or I will only love you more,
For it's much too late to get away or turn on the light,
The spiderman is having you for dinner tonight".

And I feel like I'm being eaten,
By a thousand million shivering furry holes,
And I know that in the morning I will wake up,
In the shivering cold,
And the spiderman is always hungry...

Wooow. The cure.... I remember this song like it was yesterday..There is a another version of the same song with a touch of soul 2 soul... the 90's feel. MY OH MY!

[Know-the-Ledge]

The cure song is about drug addiction I think, the spiderman is the actual addiction which is striking him.

This post has been edited by Know-The-Ledge: 30 January 2012 - 09:16 AM

[sunniskeptic]

More lovely spiritually uplifting classical music.
Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending

[sunniskeptic]

Here is the legendary Pavarotti singing the aria Nessun Dorma from the opera Turandot by Puccini. (aka the anthem for the Fifa World Cup in 1990!)
lyrics in Italian with English translation:




Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!
Tu pure, o, Principessa,
nella tua fredda stanza,
guardi le stelle
che tremano d'amore
e di speranza.
Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me,
il nome mio nessun saprà!
No, no, sulla tua bocca lo dirò
quando la luce splenderà!
Ed il mio bacio scioglierà il silenzio
che ti fa mia!

Nobody shall sleep!...
Nobody shall sleep!
Even you, o Princess,
in your cold room,
watch the stars,
that tremble with love and with hope.
But my secret is hidden within me,
my name no one shall know...
No!...No!...
On your mouth I will tell it when the light shines.
And my kiss will dissolve the silence that makes you mine!...
(No one will know his name and we must, alas, die.)
Vanish, o night!
Set, stars! Set, stars!
At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!
He is like the European NFAK!!




(Il nome suo nessun saprà!

[hidayah227]

Well i never really had a big appetite for Classical music but I've always been a fan of the shadows.Here is one of my favourites Theme from the deer hunter

[Know-the-Ledge]

My heart sighs a little stronger each day and with each passing night, it gets heavier to keep all these emotions inside. Sometimes I wish it wasn't so hard to try and live life like I did before, before you even came along.? But I want you to know I will be strong and I will never forget the promise I placed in you a long time ago. No matter how painful the road gets, I will not seek for you anymore and as you wish, I will let go of that promise. Though not without feeling disgraced, at betraying the bond of my word.

The fragrance of the flower at dawn, can sometimes be lost by dusk and as the Sun submerges, so sinks the serenity of one's life. Though in the darkness, God still placed hope, in the form of a Moon, whose face is stained, perhaps tainted by the Sun who loved the Moon, but the Moon forsaked that love, couldn't forgive the scarring and that's why now, the Sun BURNS.


I think it's just cool to let these words resonate deep inside and fine tune the obtuse edges of the soul, insaan sirf jism nahein rooh bhi hai

[Know-the-Ledge]

Two Horses
Author Unknown

Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse.
But if you get a closer look you will notice something quite interesting...

One of the horses is blind.
His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made him a safe and comfortable barn to live in.

This alone is pretty amazing.
But if you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. It is coming from a smaller horse in the field.

Attached to the horse's halter is a small, copper-colored bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow.
As you stand and watch these two friends you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting he will not be led astray.

When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, he will stop occasionally to look back, making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell.

Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect. Or because we have problems or challenges.
He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need.

Sometimes we are the blind horse, being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives.
And at other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way.


If I was a horse, i'd want to be this stud lal

[qalam]

What you mean on the menu of a give star MicheLin restaurant


Dr aq

[sunniskeptic]

Michelin-starred restaurants only come in one, two or three stars!
There are only a handful of 3 starred restaurants in the whole world!

It is one of my hobbies--to eat at such places whenever my budget allows! Expect to pay between £100-£200+ per person for the privilege! Have eaten at two-stars so far (and a number of one-stars) but not
yet at a 3 star! The two star experience cost me over 200 euros for a nine-course gourmet menu...!

---
The Fat Duck at Bree is on my to-eat-at list as is Le Gavroche...and Nobu...

--

[qalam]

Slave_of_the_Two_Husayns, on 26 March 2012 - 06:37 PM, said:

Michelin-starred restaurants only come in one, two or three stars!
There are only a handful of 3 starred restaurants in the whole world!

It is one of my hobbies--to eat at such places whenever my budget allows! Expect to pay between £100-£200+ per person for the privilege! Have eaten at two-stars so far (and a number of one-stars) but not
yet at a 3 star! The two star experience cost me over 200 euros for a nine-course gourmet menu...!

---
The Fat Duck at Bree is on my to-eat-at list as is Le Gavroche...and Nobu...

--

salam

so what are you trying to tell me ? aoart from the fact that you spent 200 eurios on a meal that wasnt very filling and you probably had to go to dixy chicken to fill your appetite.

What is th service like and do you go on your own or with friends.

plus how do you feel like eating on an esablishment tat has alchhol being served

plus you realise tat such fancy and places use alchohol as a part of the recipe preparatoin procedure


dr aq


when are you going next

[sunniskeptic]

qalam, on 26 March 2012 - 06:56 PM, said:

salam

so what are you trying to tell me ? aoart from the fact that you spent 200 eurios on a meal that wasnt very filling and you probably had to go to dixy chicken to fill your appetite.am

actually nine courses is a lot and you get a hell of a lot of food -- all the extras and amouse-bouche etc. really fill you up!

What is th service like and do you go on your own or with friends.

amazing service. both.

plus how do you feel like eating on an esablishment tat has alchhol being served

it doesn't bother me.

plus you realise tat such fancy and places use alchohol as a part of the recipe preparatoin procedure

yes i do. but it depends on the dish and not all fancy michelin star food is laced with the forbidden liquor!
and i eat out a ridiculous amount of the time--not always michelin star, of course, but i routinely eat
at upmarket restaurants -- between £25-50 per meal. its a hobby of mine: fine dining...



dr aq


when are you going next

[yukiyukio]

for those who have loved and lost like me. this song will bring us to tears :'(

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=v1C2Vid_S5c

[badman]

Salams,

This is simply Ace! One of the worlds most recognised songs played in (the musical instrument) what i think befits the Lyrics - The Violin! There is something about the violin that makes the emotions of the music liven up. With all the hard work put into it they should have left the background (music) out.... anyway it still is amazing, give youself a go at filling the lyrics!?! (thunder...thunder...thunder...)

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=j58DT8cSXGk