[girlgolfa]

23 Days until the summer holidays are over
Why do I count down the days!

[leaguegolf]

Originally Posted by girlgolfa

23 Days until the summer holidays are over
Why do I count down the days!

That's just 23 days closer to Spring for me and I'm counting every one of those days as a blessing!

[ConchoMan]

It was warm this morning but now it is cold again. But I did get into the golf class so yeh for that...

[girlgolfa]

I'm bored *yawn*

[girlgolfa]

I'm listening to 'primevera', that song that JimSomebody has in his sig line.
I have no idea what the words are-maybe it's in a different language spanish??

[JimSomebody]

Yes, GG, it's Spanish. Let me do a little research and get back to you, maybe with a link to the lyrics in English. Basically it's a song about hoping for a better time, a better world. "un nueva era"

[JimSomebody]

Here are the words in Spanish. I'll post again with more info:


Lluvia de sol
Como Una Bendicion
La vida renace con su luz
La primavera ya llego


Todo es asi
Regreso a la raiz
Tiempo de inquieta juventud
En primavera ya


La tierra negra se vuelve verde
Y las montanas y el desierto
Un bello jardin


Como la semilla
Lleva nueva vida
Hay en esta primavera una nueva era


En el aire de este nuevo universo
Hoy se respira libertad
En primavera ya


La tierra negra se vuelve verde
Y las montanas y el desierto
Un bello jardin


Como la semilla
Leeva nueva vida
Hay en esta primavera una nueva era

[JimSomebody]

Maybe I'm not a good Google searcher, but here's the best I could find:

http://jiprecs.nu/JIPArt/Latin/Lamer...a/Semilla.html

[leaguegolf]

Sorry Jim, but your Spanish posts are "Chinese" to me!

[girlgolfa]

Oh, cool.
It's my Mums birthday in 3 days and I haven't bought her anything, so I'll get her one of those C.D's.

[JimSomebody]

Here's another translation:

Sun rain
Like a blessing
Life appears again with its light
The spring or I arrive

Everything is asi
Return to the raiz
The time of anxious youth
In spring or

The black earth becomes green
And the mountains and the desert
A beautiful garden

Like the seed
Is new life
In this spring is a new era

In the air of this new universe
Today breathes freedom
In spring or

The black earth becomes green
And the mountains and the desert
A beautiful garden

Like the seed
Is new life
In this spring is a new era

Like the seed
Is new life
In this spring is a new era

etc.

[JimSomebody]

Originally Posted by leaguegolf

Sorry Jim, but your Spanish posts are "Chinese" to me!

I'm struggling with them, too, LG! Maybe someone on this board who's fluent in Spanish can help a little! Years ago, I could read a little Spanish, but my limitations now are painfully obvious.

Anyway, the lyrics aren't strictly logical; they're poetic (smarmy poetry, some might say; not me, but then I'm a sucker for this kind of thing). Basically I see this song as an expression of hope, that we are in a kind of spring (primavera) and that like the seed (como la semilla) is or brings about new life (nueva vida), so (Hay) in this spring (en esta primavera) is a new time (una nueva era). A time when things will be better.

It's a song of hope. I play it in my car (loud) on the way to work if I have a tough day coming up. The song stays in my head all day long.

GG, I don't know if this would be a good present for your mom. To me, there are too many different kinds of songs on this CD. (Santana recorded it with several different artists.) It would be a very unusual person who would like all of the songs on the CD.

The HUGE hit that came out of this CD was the song "Smooth," which is why I bought this in the first place. When I heard "Primavera" I couldn't understand why THAT song wasn't the big hit. Possibly because the lyrics aren't in English, and it's harder to understand.

As I said, some of the songs on the CD aren't very good (IMO). And Carlos Santana's playing on those songs seems uninspired. Sounds as if he's "mailing in" his performance. Just getting through the song. But "Primavera" seems to really appeal to him. He plays with immense passion and intensity on this song. And he's such a good guitarist, the song is kind of a lesson in how to play lead guitar in a way that burns down the house.

[leaguegolf]

Elvis was 70 yesterday!

[Keith]

Not too bad for a dead guy

[leaguegolf]

Originally Posted by Keith

Not too bad for a dead guy

Are you sure abut the "dead" part? I've heard lots of rumors.....and I think my Mom believes about half of 'em!