Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly, over the rainbow
Oh why, oh why can’t I? […]
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They’re really saying I… I love you.
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more than we’ll know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world. […]
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Somewhere Over The Rainbow Lyrics
This is the rainy season in Honolulu: quick, sudden nebulizations of water that make your hair fizzy, but that cool the atmosphere and regenerate and which have an important role in the life and behaviour of those who live in Hawaii.
No rain no rainbow, is a real Hawaiian rule or rather a way of living, in a State where the rainbow is the official symbol (it has been chosen as state icon even on the cars’ license plates!). And where water and sun alternate almost every day to create a semi-tropical paradise.
And in this lush nature, made of bright colors, which is sacred and respected as a divinity, a rainbow just was not enough! If you look out the car window you will see spectacular double rainbows coloring the world for a few fleeting seconds. Secondary rainbows are caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside the raindrops, and are a unique show, one of those that reconnect the self and the everyday life to the cosmos and the whole human history.
No rain no rainbow, a metaphor of life, very close to the way of life relaxed but reflexive of the typical Hawaiian Aloha spirit, a reconnection to nature that reminds the inevitability of facing changes and unexpected challenges, to be able to enjoy, after the storm, a wonderful and peaceful – although ephemeral – show.
Poetic, relaxing and short like this song played by Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole the most famous singer of all the Hawaiian Islands, who gives a personal reinterpretation of “Somewhere over the rainbow” in medley with “What a wonderful world”.
Mahalo, Anna
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly, over the rainbow
Oh why, oh why can’t I? […]
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They’re really saying I… I love you.
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more than we’ll know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world. […]
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Somewhere Over The Rainbow Lyrics
Qui a Honolulu è il periodo delle piogge, o meglio, brevi nebulizzazioni improvvise di quelle che increspano i capelli, ma rinfrescano l’atmosfera e rigenerano e che sono parte essenziale della vita e comportamento di chi vive alle Hawaii.
No rain no rainbow, è una vera e propria regola Hawaiiana, o meglio uno stile di vita, in uno stato che ha l’arcobaleno come simbolo ufficiale (scelto come icona persino sulle targhe delle macchine!) e dove acqua e sole si alternano quasi ogni giorno per dar vita ad un paradiso semi-tropicale.
E in questa natura rigogliosa, fatta di colori accesi, elemento sacro, rispettato come una divinità, un solo arcobaleno non poteva bastare! Se solo dai uno sguardo fuori dal finestrino dell’auto potrai vedere spettacolari doppi arcobaleni che per qualche effimero secondo colorano il mondo. Gli arcobaleni secondari sono provocati da una doppia riflessione della luce solare dentro le gocce di pioggia, uno spettacolo unico, di quelli che riconnettono l’io e la quotidianità con il cosmo e la storia dell’uomo.
No rain no rainbow, una metafora di vita, molto vicina al modo di vivere rilassato e insieme riflessivo dell’Aloha spirit tipico Hawaiiano, un riconnettersi alla natura che ricorda tutta l’ineluttabilità di dover affrontare cambaimenti e sfide inaspettate, per poter, poi, passata la tempesta, godere di uno spettacolo meraviglioso e rappacificante, benché effimero.
Poetico, rilassante e breve quanto questo brano interpretato da Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole, il cantante più famoso delle Hawaii, che dà una personale reinterpretazione di “Somewhere over the rainbow” in medley con “What a wonderful world”.
Mahalo, Anna
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