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and the ghosts in the attic, they never quite leave.
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I think I've found my new favourite thing in the world: Riccardo Cocciante's French Le Petit Prince musical (many thanks to roughdiamond5 for the translation). I thought that no visualization could possibly do the book justice, what with its unique mood and melancholic, thought-provoking journey and dialogues - this musical, however, filled me with awe and made me feel ashamed for underestimating man's creative capacity and dedication. The stage, the costumes, the lyrics, the singing, the acting, the direction, they're all stunningly beautiful, but I can't cease being amazed at how accurately the actors portray the figures of the novel, especially the little prince himself. To a new reader, he may be a difficult character to grasp, but Jeff manages to capture his essence perfectly: There's a certain fragility to him, an awareness for the values that are truly important in spite of - or precisely due to - his naivete, his innocence; there's the sensitivity he has gained from his journey, the tenderness with which he holds the abandoned rose in his thoughts.

You need to see the stage for yourself (well, in the video) to understand how beautiful it is: the backdrop featuring space, the lighting, the various planets that the prince visits, each with their own curiosities. The musical has touched me so deeply that I have rewatched various scenes over ten times during the past few days (to the point of memorizing gestures, facial expressions and pauses because they go so well with the respective scenes), have watched the making-of video several times - and still can't get enough of it.

Here are some of my favourite songs and my thoughts on them; literal translations are in square brackets.

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And that concludes my rambling! Again, I recommend watching the making-of video if you've enjoyed the musical, even if you don't understand French. It's very carefully put together and you get glimpses of the actors outside of their roles. You hear some actors' opinions about fellow actors and what they think about the musical itself, you get a closer look at the girl responsible for the snake's movements (she's amazing!), you see the thought process behind the costumes and the scores of the songs ("their mechanical structure"), you even get to see the actors being all silly! I didn't even notice during the musical that the pattern of the conceited man's costume was made up of faces and the word "moi" ("me" for emphasis). It's just amazing how the actors are one with their role, and each of them gets their own clip within the video. It's also very admirable how their love and care extended to this video; for example, during the sequence featuring the fox' actor where they talk about the fox' lesson, "Puisque c'est ma rose" starts playing and they include several frames featuring the actress who portrays the rose. Also, at the very end of the video, there's a four minute clip of the prince and the narrator in the desert!
03. May 09 03:04 - Sengen
Feuerengel, Schönster! Als du aus den hohen Sphären zu uns herabstiegst, empfingen wir dich mit offenen Armen und hiessen dich herzlichst willkommen in unseren Kreisen, so schön warst du. So schön! Deine Schwingen loderten wie kein Feuer brennt, dein Haar war wallender als die lebhafteste Flamme, dein Blick durchdringender noch als der versengendste Funke und deine Leidenschaft brennender als die stechendste Hitze. Feuerengel, Schönster! Der Sonne warst du gleich, der Allmächtigen. Als du deine Schwingen ausbreitetest und uns sanft umfingst, sahen wir nur das Licht, das dich umgab, spürten lediglich die Wärme, die von dir ausging. Wir erblickten deine Glorie und labten uns an deiner Brillanz. Wir hingen uns an deine Federn, Flammen pur, und hofften, in deinem Glanz zu baden. Feuerengel, Schönster! Wir wussten von nichts, wir argwöhnten nichts. Wie konnten wir auch wissen, dass deine Flammen uns versengen würden, warst du doch so schön!

Als du uns mit deinen Flügeln umschlossest, war es um uns geschehen. Wir lullten in deiner Wärme und wurden blind in deinem Angesicht, bis du wieder zum Himmel emporstiegst, das Licht und die Wärme sich verzogen und wir erkannten: Es war nichts mehr da. Dein Feuer hatte alles verschlungen. Wir besahen unsere verschrumpelte Haut und schrien: Wer war das, wer war das? Und suchten nach dem Schuldigen. Wir erblickten die Erde, erkannten sie, viel deutlicher als je zuvor, in ihrem Rohzustand: hässlich und trocken. Und lernten, auf ihr und mit ihr zu leben. Doch wir wussten: Es würde nie wieder so sein wie früher. Früher, bevor wir erblindeten. Bevor wir dir verfielen und leichtsinnig alle Vorsicht fallen liessen.
02. Apr 09 20:12 - Prahlen
(Hau mich nicht, Raphie.)

(23:33) Lethe: (R)
(23:35) r: (R)!!! (warum gibts das teil nicht in graustufen?!)
(23:36) Lethe: LOOOL
(23:36) r: das wär doch mal was, oder? ^^
(23:37) Lethe: ja - das leben ist, wenn subjektiv betrachtet, nicht ein ding in verschiedenen farben und facetten, wie es objektiv der fall ist, sondern eine einzige farbe in verschiedenen stufen.
(23:37) Lethe: weil die ausgangslage, sprich: unsere perspektive, dieselbe bleibt.
(23:37) r: O.O
(23:37) r: *neben sprachlosigkeit gebrauch von copy & paste mach*
(23:37) Lethe: (wenn ich um die uhrzeit ohne nachzudenken so etwas von mir gebe... dann stehen die chancen gut, dass ich morgen was vernünftiges hinkriege beim interpretationsaufsatz.)

Ich hab für meine asdf-Gedichtsinterpretation die Höchstnote im Inhalt erreicht - mit der Anmerkung, es sei eine "sehr tiefgründige Interpretation". <3 Ehehehe.
25. Nov 08 04:42 - Morning Rain
As usual... As if nothing happened... I need to know something... But I cannot dare to ask him, I can't... I am more afraid of his answer to my question than dying hopelessly in a battle. (Amen, Normal City)


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