tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post1378441749839588346..comments2024-02-26T00:27:47.712-08:00Comments on Cross-Up: Manly Songs: Go the DistanceVoltechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01038586008627390463noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-23244890217171737472014-01-22T05:55:14.098-08:002014-01-22T05:55:14.098-08:00Hey, if you're willing to go around town singi...Hey, if you're willing to go around town singing "Hellfire", you deserve nothing more than mad respect. (Though I can't help but wonder what context impels you to sing it so freely...)<br /><br /><br />In any case, thanks for dropping by. I aim to please here on Cross-Up...and occasionally spread the good word. And by good I mean manly. And by manly I mean nerdy. And by nerdy I mean stay away from the ocean if you know what's good for you.Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-49589318916935335912012-09-03T08:07:01.820-07:002012-09-03T08:07:01.820-07:00Given that I didn't know what they'd be sa...Given that I didn't know what they'd be saying without your translation, I'd say this is a huge help. I can certainly see the sorrowful elements you mentioned earlier -- and with it, the manly elements that'd make you bring up the song in the first place. So yeah, thanks for sharing.Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-38589559616928851412012-09-03T01:18:01.038-07:002012-09-03T01:18:01.038-07:00Rough translation of the lyrics (no, it does not s...Rough translation of the lyrics (no, it does not sync with the song, I'm not a proper musician):<br /><br />Intro<br /><br />Oh coal black swallow (used in Thrace as an omen of bad times)<br />borne on Eastern winds<br />Oh pure white dove<br />how you make me think of Home...<br /><br />Children with raven hair dressed for sorrow<br />they bring me word of a love I wish I had forgotten<br />and in my veins instead of blood, a sea of ash <br />it whispers: <br /><br /><br />Here among the tall thin grass (aman, aman)<br />how we'll dance away our sorrow.<br /><br />No living thing on God's green earth <br />can live a love unrequited<br />a black, deep sea is its life <br />its soul a worthless bauble<br /><br />Like a maypole twisting, turning is a life full of love<br />to find it is a gift tha you must treasure<br />it feeds a man it gives a girl beuty without measure. <br /><br />In dreams, in omens and in faith we'll be back Home forever<br />Konstantinopole, Varna, Odessa and Vrailla<br />and when the wheel of time has turned, our song will wake up Aimos (a volcano)<br />we'll march back and reclaim Home, like legions of justice. <br /><br /><br />(Hope it helps)Kostantinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-76508387012091143892012-09-02T08:42:56.145-07:002012-09-02T08:42:56.145-07:00I have no idea what they're saying, but everyo...I have no idea what they're saying, but everyone looks, acts, and sounds like they're having a good time...so I suppose this song -- by sound and effect alone -- is something of a "manly festival."<br /><br /><br />And as we all know, manly festivals are the best festivals. I like it.Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-4768561262228510772012-09-02T03:17:52.897-07:002012-09-02T03:17:52.897-07:00Any context that seems fitting. But yes, it is tru...Any context that seems fitting. But yes, it is truly questionable!Cherokeehttp://twitter.com/greasemeupwomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-75858009151404897272012-09-02T02:50:09.808-07:002012-09-02T02:50:09.808-07:00Do you also accept foreign songs of manliness, epi...Do you also accept foreign songs of manliness, epicness and woe? 'Cause I've got one for you:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uUpQ_mSxxM<br /><br />It's a tale of a people's woe, of uprooting from their original birthplace and finding a new home. Also features epic slow introduction and lots of bagpipes.Kostantinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-43063143868910633362012-09-01T23:05:26.057-07:002012-09-01T23:05:26.057-07:00Hey, if you're willing to go around town singi...Hey, if you're willing to go around town singing "Hellfire", you deserve nothing more than mad respect. (Though I can't help but wonder what context impels you to sing it so freely...)<br /><br /><br />In any case, thanks for dropping by. I aim to please here on Cross-Up...and occasionally spread the good word. And by good I mean manly. And by manly I mean nerdy. And by nerdy I mean stay away from the ocean if you know what's good for you.Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-36061453590483873182012-09-01T16:53:31.403-07:002012-09-01T16:53:31.403-07:00Go the Distance is fast becoming one of my favouri...Go the Distance is fast becoming one of my favourite Disney songs for pretty much all the reasons you mentioned. <br /><br /><br />It's really ridiculous, but by god do I love it. <br /><br /><br />And don't worry, you can happily admit to listening to the song when you're in the company of someone like me, who, will break out into chorus with Little Mermaid, Hunchback of Notre Dame, or Mulan tracks!<br /><br /><br />Great post, btw.Cherokeehttp://twitter.com/greasemeupwomannoreply@blogger.com