2 Lovers —> 1 Couple
Thursday, July 16, 2009 by Billy
— 2A — At the beginning
 Kyss [The Kiss] by Edvard Munch (ca. 1895) Oil on wood, 38.7 x 32.5 cm — Munch-museet, Oslo. |
Önceleyin [At First] by Cemal Süreya
| Önce bir ellerin vardı Yalnızlığımla benim aramda Sonra birden kapılar açılıverdi Ardına kadar, Sonra yüzün onun ardından Gözlerın Dudakların Sonra her şey çıkıp geldi. | At first there were your hands Between me and my loneliness Then the doors opened Suddenly all through, Then your face, Your eyes, Your lips Then everything came up. |
| Bir korkusuzluk aldı yürüdü çevremizde Sen çıkardın utancını Duvara astın Ben masanın üstüne kodum kuralları Her şey işte böyle oldu önce. | A fearlessness surrounded us You took off your embarrassment And hang it on the wall I left the rules on the table Everything happened this way at first. |
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— 2B — I Don't Want to Be a Couple
 Woodstock by Burk Uzzle (1969) [This photo has become famous as the cover of the first Woodstock album] |
I don't want to be a couple.
Couples are stupid.
Couple kiss all the time.
Couple moan.
Couple fight.
I want to kiss you when I want.
I want to leave you when I want.
I want to come back when I want.
I want to be free.
I don't want to spoil everything.
I don't want to be a couple.
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— 2C — Looking Together in the Same Direction
 Der Kuss [The Kiss] by Gustav Klimt (1907) Oil and Gold Leaf on canvas, 180 x 180 cm Osterreichische Galerie, Vienna |
S'aimer, ce n'est pas se regarder l'un l'autre, c'est regarder ensemble dans la même direction. [Loving is not looking at each other, it's looking together in the same direction.]
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— 2D — Old Lovers
La chanson des vieux amants [Song of Old Lovers] by Jacques Brel
| [...] But finally, finally, Oh my love And more the time marches on |  |
So beautiful. So wonderfully beautiful. To share yourself without losing yourself, to know someone so intimately. To love. *sigh*
Ah Billy, a beautiful post.
Thank you.
p.s That Klimt painting is one of my favourites.
[Just back from a short vacation trip]. Don't sigh, Vanessa, things come at their own pace... Michelle, glad to see you're still around. Klimt paintings are often great indeed. I suppose you also know Danae by him? It is among the most erotic paintings I know.