Saturday, December 29, 2007

One Man's Dream

Es war Liebe auf den ersten Blick und das kann man nicht erklären. That was love at the first sight and one cannot explain it. One should experience it him/herself. Music, that's what I am talking about and would be in the ensuing Musings.


Today, I was wandering, alone as always, on the banks of river Elbe at Landungsbrücken (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/landungsbrücken) and Yanni's 'One Man's Dream' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubTveCihjoQ) wandering in my ear. It is not with any reason that I start this episope with his music but it is just a sample from my days- immersed in Music. Today it happens to be this piece.

It wasn't one of those chilly and rainy days- for which Hamburg is quite notorious for. But rather Sunny and Sweet. Cold breeze swept my face as the Strings wafted along the slowly drifting Piano keys. It was a dream and it was reality that I was experiencing and I was alone. The boat has just left the banks, the Sun slowly sank down the horizon. The streaks of golden luster sparkled like a diamond, sprinkling some hope on the dreams of a solitary soul. This moment should last for eternity for there is nothing that's more beautiful and wonderful. A perfect unison of Nature and Music. Seagulls gently floating on the sky, complementing the Cellos. Spongy clouds with golden ruffles around them, the golden rays beamed towards zenith and the String ensemble touched climax. It only means that my dreamy world has come to an end. I was still ambling a pace or two behind the Piano keys.

I was now back on the U-Bahn towards my sweet home. Now only the reflections of those moments remain. But then it would come back to me when I would listen to the piece again. For there is Tomorrow- for me to catch on, there is Dream- for me to drift on, and then there is Music- for me to muse and cling on to and forever. And it is not just any Man's Dream but mine.

PS: Later on this day, I composed this Piano piece titled 'A Lonely Lane...', hope you would enjoy the composition despite the bad recording!