Aργά, η αγάπη, τρυπώνει λαβώνει σαν σπαθί... (Σαβίνα Γιαννάτου, Νίκος Κυπουργός)

Aργά, η αγάπη
τρυπώνει λαβώνει σαν σπαθί
γοργά κυλάει στο βλέμμα στο αίμα στο φιλί

Tι κι αν σε κάστρο απάτητο ο άνθρωπος το νου διπλά κλειδώνει
με βήμα αλαφροπάτητο η αγάπη του, σαν άνοιξη ζυγώνει

Aργά, η αγάπη
τρυπώνει λαβώνει σαν σπαθί
γοργά κυλάει στο βλέμμα στο αίμα στο φιλί

Tι κι αν φορείς πουκάμισο
που ως το λαιμό, που ως το λαιμό κουμπώνει
απ' τα κουμπάκια ανάμεσα
ο έρωτας, ο έρωτας τρυπώνει..

There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. You should be happy right in the here and now.

There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. You should be happy right in the here and now. There is no way to enlightenment. Enlightenment should be right here and right now. The moment when you come back to yourself, mind and body together, fully present, fully alive, that is already enlightenment. You are no longer a sleepwalker. You are no longer in a dream. You are fully alive. You are awake. Enlightenment is there.
Life Is Now Or Never, a segment from a Dharma talk on August 26th, 2007, by Thich Nhat Hanh

Ravel: Piano concerto G major - 2nd movement Adagio assai

From minute 4 onwards the melody unfolds in a most beautiful way and the cadenzas at minute 5 are sheer magic.

Ενός λεπτού σιγή για τους απεγνωσμένους...

Ντίνος Χριστιανόπουλος, Ενός λεπτού σιγή

Εσείς που βρήκατε τον άνθρωπό σας
κι έχετε ένα χέρι να σας σφίγγει τρυφερά,
έναν ώμο ν' ακουμπάτε την πίκρα σας,
ένα κορμί να υπερασπίζει την έξαψή σας,

κοκκινίσατε άραγε για την τόση ευτυχία σας,
έστω και μια φορά;
είπατε να κρατήσετε ενός λεπτού σιγή
για τους απεγνωσμένους;

Από τη συλλογή Ανυπεράσπιστος καημός (1960)

Madeleine Peyroux - Instead (lyrics and video clip)

Instead of feeling bad
Be glad you got somewhere to go
Instead of feeling sad
Be happy you're not all alone
Instead of feeling low
Get high on everything you love
Instead of wastin' time
Feel good 'bout what you are dreaming of

Instead of trying to win something you never understood
Just play the game you know eventually you will you both look good

It's silly to pretend to have something you don't own
Just let her be a woman and you'll be her man

Instead of feelin' broke
Buck up and get yourself in the black
Instead of losing hope
Touch up the things that feel out of whack
Instead of being old
Be young because you know you are
Instead of feeling cold
Let sunshine into your heart

Instead of acting crazy chasing things that make you mad
Keep your heart ahead, it'll lead you back to what you have
With every step you are closer to the place you need to be
It's up to you to let her love you sweetly

Instead of acting crazy chasing things that make you mad
Just keep your heart ahead, it'll lead you back to what you have
With every step you are closer to the place you need to be
But it's up to you to let her love you sweetly

Instead of feeling bad
Be glad you got someone to love
Instead of feeling sad
Be happy there's a god above
Instead of feeling 'lone
Remember you are never on your own
Instead of feeling sad
Be happy that she's there at home
She's waitin' for by the phone
So be glad she all your own

Get happy...
Watin' for you by the telephone...

Don't get...