Jack Vettriano, Dance me to the end of love, 1998 Come here, Come to the crossroads of my large and clumsy arms. You don’t want to? Well, stay behind and winter here and this insult we’ll add to the total. But — all the same one day I’ll take you — you alone — or …
Vladimir Mayakovsky – from Letter to Tatyana Yakovleva Read More »
Rogelio de Egusquiza, The end of the ball, 1915 Cercarsi, cogliere uno sguardo furtivo, non è già tutto? E più non domandarmi, con mesto sorriso, il fiore che danzando trattengo mio malgrado: lo sento sul mio cuore quando il cuore lo desidera, e mi si legge negli occhi che lo colsi per te. Do you …
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore – Al pianto dell’amore tutto dimenticai Read More »
Francesco Guardi, Il Ridotto (The Foyer), 1755 Our story’s noble as its tragic like the grimace of a tyrant no drama’s chance or magic no detail that’s indifferent makes our great love pathetic And Thomas de Quincey drinking Opiate poison sweet and chaste Of his poor Anne went dreaming We pass we pass since all …
Gino Severini, Dancers at Monicos, 1910 A dance by Chopin loudly breaks into the hall,a wild, riotous dance.The windows reflect stormy air,a wilted wreath adorns the piano.You are the piano, I am the violin,thus we endless play,waiting in fear forthe one who’ll first break the spell.Who’ll be the first to stop in the middle of …
Jean Beraud, Evening soiree, 1878 Red ribbons!You remind me of music and white clothes –a party, which has long since faded.Red ribbons!My girlfriend wasdown on the balcony railing,she laughed and gave me her hand.And she gave me two ribbonsof red silk.I left, and crossed so many lands.When I returned, she was already dead. (Transl. by D. …
Andy Warhol, Letter to the world (The kick), 1986 I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith But the faith and the love and the hope are …
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