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Aspro Amore

from electron by Anna Stereopoulou

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Aspro Amore [representing Outer Ear
Track 'Aspro Amore' (Bitter Love) is poem 'Mattino' (Morning) written by Pablo Neruda (One Hundred Love Sonnets: No. III | translated in Italian), as set to music /originally composed by Anna Stereopoulou, for Baritone and Piano. The present form is inspired by Dub and Trip Hop elements, whilst frequently enriched with 9/4 rhythmic pattern of Greek folk dance, Zeibekiko (Greek: Ζεϊμπέκικο).

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Cento Sonetti d'Amore di Pablo Neruda;
Sonetto III [Italian translation]

[Sung]
Aspro amore, viola coronata di spine,
cespuglio tra tante passioni irto,
lancia dei dolori, corolla della collera,
per che strade e come ti dirigesti alla mia anima?

Perchè precipitasti il tuo fuoco doloroso,
d'improvviso, tra le foglie fredde della mia strada?
Chi t'insegnò i passi che fino a me ti portarono?
Quale fiore, pietra, fumo ti mostrarono la mia dimora?

[Recited]
Certo è che tremò la notte paurosa,
l'alba riempì tutte le coppe col suo vino
e il sole stabilì la sua presenza celeste,
mentre il crudele amore m'assediava senza tregua
finche lacerandomi con spade e con spine
aprì nel mio cuore una strada bruciante.

~ ~ ~

One Hundred Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda;
Sonnet III: Bitter Love [English translation]

[Sung]
Bitter love, a violet with its crown
of thorns in a thicket of spiky passions,
spirit of sorrow, corolla of rage: how did you come
to conquer my soul? What via dolorosa brought you?

Why did you pour your tender fire
so quickly, over my life’s cool leaves?
Who pointed the way to you? What flower,
what rock, what smoke showed you where I live?

[Recited]
Because the earth shook—it did—, that awful night;
then dawn filled all the goblets with its wine;
the heavenly sun declared itself;

while inside, a ferocious love wound around
and around me— till it pierced me with its thorns, it sword,
slashing a seared road through my heart.

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from electron, released November 23, 2017
Mixed anew in 2017; performed by Anna Stereopoulou (Piano, Synths, Vocals /Recitation).

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