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L'homme fatal. A source of both ultimate joy and ultimate despair for me. His name is Vasek. A beautiful, gentle, intelligent, and complex man. Gustav Mahler's "Der Abschied", one of the greatest expressions of longing for a life companion ever put to music, which Vasek once so affectionately inscribed in a letter to me, reads: "Ich sehne mich, o Freund, an deiner Seite die Schönheit dieses Abends zu genießen. Wo bleibst du? Du läßt mich lang allein!" ("O friend, I long to share the beauty of this evening at your side. Where do you linger? Long you leave me alone!") This sincere desire of his and my great hope may have turned but an enticing vision. Yet still, one thing I know for sure: Thanks to Vasek, I will never listen to Mahler's music the same way again, ever. A soul mate of mine-to-be by his own words, I will let my images speak of him and keep my own true feelings about Vasek for myself. Here I am leaving them in the gentle hands of Loreena McKennitt's Dante's Prayer. Please, click on this link, the music is worth listening to while you scroll through Vasek's images... |
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When the dark wood fell before me
And all the paths were overgrown
When the priests of pride say there is no other way
I tilled the sorrows of stone
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I did not believe because I could not see
Though you came to me in the night
When the dawn seemed forever lost
You showed me your love in the light of the stars |
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Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me
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Then the mountain rose before me
By the deep well of desire
From the fountain of forgiveness
Beyond the ice and the fire
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Though we share this humble path, alone
How fragile is the heart
Oh give these clay feet wings to fly
To touch the face of the stars
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Breathe life into this feeble heart
Lift this mortal veil of fear
Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears
We'll rise above these earthly cares
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Please remember me
Please remember me... |
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