Sunday, August 3, 2014

Both Sides Now

What a number!!! Today I saw that, I had fully listen to this song without pausing, without stopping, 47 times upto today from 2011. Number one in the play count list.  Guess it was my all time favorite. So I went to a little bit of digging. 

Found out it had several covers from several artists. But mine is from the Ronan's cover in his tribute album "Songs for my Mother", my all time favorite album. I guess the original from Joni Mitchell is defeated by the cover of Ronans. There are few other covers that are worth to listen. For example Hayley's cover video is something. And Sinatra's has a good fast rhythm. But most of all Ronan's one is the best. His soothing style and voice gives the clear meaning of the song. Sadness and happiness. Illusion and reality. How we roll through this four elements all through in our life.



Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
පාවි ගලා යන සුරඟන කේශා රැල්ලක්, අහස් කුස තැනූ හිම කීරම් මාලිගාවක්, සිව්දෙස වසාගත් පියාපත් දොරුවක්, ලෙසින් වළාකුල දෙස මෙසේ දුටුවෙමි.
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
නමුදු දැන් එය හිරු සඟවයි, වැසි හිම දියෙන් අප තෙමයි. මා කුමක් කලත් මා මඟ අහුරයි.
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
Its cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all
මම දෙපසකින් වළාකුල දෙස දැක්කෙමි. ඉහලින් හා පහලින්. වළාවේ මායාව එයයි.
මා ඇත්තෙන්ම වළාකුල ගැන කිසිත් නොදනිමි


Moons and junes and ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now its just another show
You leave em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
Its loves illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say I love you right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well somethings lost, but somethings gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
Its life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
I really don't know life at all