“Are you busy?” – I asked “No, I am here”- He said “I like to be alone, the feeling of emptiness creates an atmosphere of ideas and of my whole beingI don’t like people in general, in fact being in a crowded group creates me anxiety, all the voices all loud annoys me, I onlyContinue reading “Night thoughts with my boyfriend”
Author Archives: Gigliola
Human delusion
The human being is disappointing, we always talk about how much we are capable of creating and innovating, but it is incredible how all the beautiful things that unite us and must guard our legacies are the first to be destroyed including life and respect for each others. What is the point of war? What’sContinue reading “Human delusion”
Mental Reminder
I tried, it was not enough, No, you don’t understand, How it feels this burning inside, Your dreams chased and crushed after lots of effort, But I will get up again. Even if I am tired, I save the hope I will become who I want to be, not sure when, However, I will fight,Continue reading “Mental Reminder”
Rumbas
Rumba flamenca, also known as flamenco rumba or simply rumba (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrumba]), is a palo (style) of flamenco music developed in Andalusia, Spain. It is known as one of the cantes de ida y vuelta (roundtrip songs), music that diverged in the new world, then returned to Spain in a new form. The genre originated in the 19th century in Andalusia, southern Spain, where Cuban music firstContinue reading “Rumbas”
Happy International Women’s Day
You are the struggle of so many lost battles,You are fire among many lost souls.Six tears in absencesand strength in the struggle for every gravefor every body that is not there today.We are the wound of the pastthat persists today,of an inequality that suffocates us,and a struggle that never ends,we are the representation of lifeandContinue reading “Happy International Women’s Day”
Sevillanas
(Spanish pronunciation: [seβiˈʝanas]) are a type of folk music and dance of Sevilla and its region. They were derived from the Seguidilla, an old Castilian folk music and dance genre. In the nineteenth century, they were influenced by Flamenco. They have a relatively limited musical pattern but are rich in lyrics based on country life, virgins, country towns, neighbourhoods, pilgrimage, and loveContinue reading “Sevillanas”
To you
This poem is for youwho let me sigh at night,to you who entered my life when I least expected it,and nowI hold you tight to my heart,you are my accomplice and the purest love I ever hadafter my mother’s. I don’t get tired of thinking about you and can’t help but want to possess youbecauseContinue reading “To you”
Tientos
The critic of Flamenco, Juan Vergillos in his book “Knowing Flamenco, its styles, its history” tells us that the Tientos have a relatively recent appearance, originating at the end of the 19th century, or the beginning of the 20th century. As happens with tangos and other songs, the Tientos say they originate from Cádiz orContinue reading “Tientos”
Tango
Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtaŋɡo]) is one of the flamenco palos closely related in form and feeling to the rumba flamenca. It is often performed as a finale to a flamenco tiento. Its compás and llamada are the same as that of the farruca and share the farruca’s lively nature. However, the tango is normally performed in the A Phrygian mode. The first references thatContinue reading “Tango”
Dancing Giglio 