Dolce Scherza

it’s pronounced “Dolchae Skartsa” lol..

I have a confession to make….I didn’t write the Italian lyrics to this song..

…shocking i know… it’s actually an Old Itallian song that was anonymously written with the lyrics (we’re learning it in voice teq)

” Dolce scherza e dolce ride

vago labbro e spira amor.

Ma t’alletta e poi t’uccide,

cosi affligge questo cor.

Dolce scherza e dolce ride

vago labbro e spira amor.”

Which google translates to

“Sweet and gentle jokes laughs

vague lip and breathe love.

But t’alletta and then kill you,

thus afflicts my heart.

Sweet and gentle jokes laughs

vague lip and breathe love”

I have yet to see a perfect translation that makes sense (our book in voice teq has a different translation on the page than it does in the glossary…plus my teacher had his own translation lol).

But what I interpret is this…there is a man who is in love with this girl but she kind of teases him and is very vague with him on how she feels.

Nothing shocking about that…people write songs about that stuff all the time…

but what i find interesting is that song is very happy and up-beat

listen to the original melody .http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/31284/72_-_track_72.mp3

it’s happy for the most part (except for the key change in the middle and then it gets very diminished/dissonant)

and that’s the beauty of this piece…it feels like this Itallian song writer is saying “She’s got me right where she wants me, but I’m right where I want to be, head over heals in love.”

and it’s a happy feeling…and that’s the emotion i want to capture in my song…

I sped up the rhythm (is that really how it’s spelled!) and I wanted it to be almost like a serenade but not really lol

the verses are very desperate sounding “if i could do anything to be with you…yada yada yada” and then the prechorus says “you make me feel like i’ve never felt and the only way i know how to say it is…”

and that it’s a bunch of words you don’t understand

and i hope….i really really hope you listen to the chorus and think “Wow, I don’t know what this means but I like it”

AND THAT IS THE VERY CONCEPT OF THIS WHOLE SONG it really is…

i’ll add the lyrics to my version after i finish the actual song…

well that’s my interpretation anyways…i could be totally wrong about the song btw lol…but i hope you get the idea.

…and if you don’t get it….i’ve got song for you :p

Guess who's starting early on their new year's resolutions!

...not that i ever made any before...nor do i think that they are a good idea...i mean you can decide to start going to the gym or start being nice to people or whatever at any point in the year so why wait untill January 1st anyway...

anywho....i've come up with 3 resolutions i guess...

here they are....

1. I'm going to think more positive...

i know that sounds weird because i'm not usually a negative person...but i'm talking about my decision making skills...

truthfully...they suck...when making an important decision I always think 'what are the negatives'...now that can be a good thing at times because it can keep me out of trouble...but what it doesn't' help with is the fact that it causes me to fear making any decision other than what i'm comfortable with...

example:...witnessing is a big one...or telling people what they want to hear v.s. what they need to hear...so lets say i had a friend that needed my advice...i would probably (except for a few exeptions) tell them what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear just because i'm afraid that they will get mad at me or whatever.... so instead i'm going to think of positives about telling them what they need to hear....

....confused? sorry, but they're my resolutions not yours ;P

2. i'm going to take more chances (or 'leaps of faith' if that offends you)

this one is like the last one...but i've noticed that alot of times instead of telling someone what i need to tell them or something like that....just don't do anything...i "play it safe" when in reality...that's the most dangerous thing i can do...agian...i've turned down alot of good things just because i was afraid to make a decision...

3. i'm going to be more productive

i noticed today that i can't just sit around all day and play video games like i did in high school...(I use high school as sort of a benchmark for my life because my college years just seem to all blend together) anywho...

i'm going to be more productive...i'm not going to just sit around and do nothing when i'm bored...so i've decided that i'm going to start doing things like record songs, text friends, study (either school work or the Bible), just something i can do when i'm bored that actually means something in life...

i know Fable III is going to be fun...but a year from now...it will mean nothing...so if i'm going to waste 6 hours on a Friday i might as well be doing something constructive...or something that will achieve something someday sooner or later

anywho...if this post was confusing or something....don't worry...my main reason for posting this is so that i can look back on it and remember the decisions i've made...

...g'night and God bless as always

-JD...

Don't get mad at God because i'm judgmental.

...for real please don't.

I've seen it a lot of Facebook/twitter posts saying "I'm done with God" or something along that nature (usually it's not worded so nicely). It really breaks my heart to see it...not only does it offend me, really, but the biggest thing is that i feel like people have turned their back on God because I did something stupid or because i was "judgmental" or something.

Honestly, if you have a problem with me or anyone else at fgt then go to a different church or something but don't get mad at God....

...there was obviously a reason why you came to Him in the first place....just try to remember what that reason was...

If i'm not the reason you gave your heart to Christ...than why i'm i the reason you took it back.

If i've done something that made you mad or feel unloved or something, than i'm sorry... Jesus said to "love your neighbor as yourself" and if i'm not doing that...than i'm not doing what Jesus said and that's my fault and not his.

anyways...that's my opinion....comment below...i work early tomorrow :(

g'night