The Ecstatic Swoon

(aeon.co)

8 points | by prismatic 4 days ago ago

2 comments

  • bsenftner 2 days ago ago

    The endless manipulation of art as a vehicle to tell people how their mind works through completely unrelated metaphors.

    • Xmd5a 2 days ago ago

      >completely unrelated metaphors

      An oxymoron.

          De toute façon                                         Anyway
          Les guides c'est encombrant                            Guidebooks are cumbersome
          Les romans trop longs                                  Novels are too long
          J'prends la fuite                                      I make a run for it
          Je ne suivrais pas le sens                             I won’t follow the direction
          De la visite                                           Of the tour
          [...]
          
          À chaque tour de rue je suis éblouie                   At every street corner, I’m dazzled
          J'ai pris le train de nuit je n'ai pas beaucoup dormi  I took the night train, didn’t sleep much
          Les sens en éveil                                      My senses are heightened
          Mes sens se réveillent                                 My senses awaken
          Accélèrent et s'amplifient                             They speed up and intensify
          [...]
          
          Et j'ai la tête qui tourne                             And my head is spinning
          La beauté m'entoure                                    Beauty surrounds me
          Puis soudain elle m’envahit                            Then suddenly it overwhelms me
          Florence en Italie                                     Florence, Italy
          Et j'ai la tête qui tourne                             And my head is spinning
          La beauté m'entoure                                    Beauty surrounds me
          Ne m'aidez pas si je m’évanouis                        Don’t help me if I faint
          Florence en Italie                                     Florence in Italy
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BIpHulB1X8

      Edit: the parallels abound. From the article:

          And I walked in constant fear of falling to the ground.
          Without a local guide or a moment’s hesitation, Beyle made his way to the Basilica di Santa Croce.
          My soul, affected by the very notion of being in Florence