October 26,2004

 

3rd (not final) edit

The Little Match Girl (The Landscape of Sorrow)

 

I=m thinking of writing a fugue, round, chant, echo,

She has become the world=s dog, unnoticed, a victim, she allows herself solace in visions of those who loved her before she dies.

I see pieces of this being repeated, replayed, refined, motifs. It=s hard not to tell the story but I don=t really want too I think.

 

 

I want to cry Cry Acome back@

Back to the little girl Girl

sitting in my dreams Dreams

 

Here you are Are On a street corner Corner

a prelude to light Light loving the Fire Fire

 

Through the darkness Darkness you get small Small

even smaller Smaller than my dream Dream

 

you are all hand Hand all fingers Fingers

sitting there There on some corner Corner

 

hardly any one One noticing Noticing

in the cold Cold ADon=t look@ Look

people in the street say Say

AShe might disappear@ Disappear

 

What is this story Story that comes

Comes to what teller Teller

 

wound Wound and And holy work Work

 

holy work Work fixing Fixing brokenness

Brokenness Our work Work

 

the work of Dreams Dreams Chant Chant

Could save Save talk could save Save

looking could save Save

 

little hands Hands Let us fix her Her

Sing her aloneness Aloneness

she is the doll Doll in the door Door

 

of our soul Soul The frozen doll girl

Girl doll of our soul Soul

 

Her brother sings Sings

how could you leave me Me

 

Her mother and father Father send her out Out

as hope hope

 

She sells light Light it is her own Own

And vision Vision Is more More

than sight Sight

 

Become your own mother Mother

and father father when they=re not there There

 

She is waiting Waiting wait Wait

for sweetness Sweetness once tasted Tasted

 

for that person Person who loves Loves

through madness Madness if you can keep magic

 

Magic you can find the bridge Bridge

one bridge Bridge to stomp on On

so feet Feet can bring you color Color

 

that is the painting Painting the prayer Prayer

what this story Story is about About

is what this This story is about About

 

is about not blame Blame but light past stillness Stillness

stillness Stillness past light Light

 

someone else Else will reach out a hand Hand

for the child Child or a new god God

 

the idea of rescue Rescue and rescue Rescue

 

She knows Knows Someone is there There

without being there There it=s a mercy time

Time Odd joy Joy Color for the dark

Dark And wonder Wonder how we make ourselves Ourselves

 

make it It where all that comes from From

comes through sorrow Sorrow

through sorrow Sorrow how all of that comes

Comes comes through Through

light Light and warmth Warmth

 

 

blue shining through blue Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

****4th (yes, final edit) The one David and I worked on!

Rosaly DeMaios Roffman

 

The Landscape of Sorrow: Little Match girl Chant

 

I want to cry Cry Acome back@

Back to the little girl Girl

sitting in my dreams Dreams

 

Here you are Are On a street corner Corner

a prelude to light Light loving the Fire Fire

 

Through the darkness Darkness you get small Small

even smaller Smaller than my dream Dream

 

you are all hand Hand all fingers Fingers

sitting there There on some corner Corner

 

hardly any one One noticing Noticing

in the cold Cold ADon=t look@ Look

people in the street say Say

AShe might disappear@ Disappear

 

What is this story Story that comes

Comes to what teller Teller

 

wound Wound and And holy work Work

holy work Work fixing Fixing brokenness

Brokenness Our work Work

 

the work of Dreams Dreams Chant Chant

Could save Save talk could save Save

looking could save Save little hands

 

Hands Let us fix her Her

Sing her aloneness Aloneness

she is the doll Doll in the door Door

 

of our soul Soul The frozen doll girl

Girl doll of our soul Soul

 

Her brother sings Sings

how could you leave me Me

Her mother and father Father send her out Out

as hope hope

She sells light Light it is her own Own

And vision Vision Is more More

than sight Sight Become your own mother

 

Mother and father father when they=re not there

There She is waiting Waiting wait

Wait for sweetness Sweetness once tasted Tasted

 

for that person Person who loves Loves

through madness Madness if you can keep magic

 

Magic you can find the bridge Bridge

one bridge Bridge to stomp on On

so feet Feet can bring you color Color

 

that is the painting Painting the prayer Prayer

what this story Story is about About

is what this This story is about About

 

is about not blame Blame but light past stillness

Stillness stillness Stillness past light Light

 

someone else Else will reach out a hand Hand

for the child Child or a new god God

the idea of rescue Rescue and rescue Rescue

 

She knows Knows Someone is there There

without being there There it=s a mercy time

Time Odd joy Joy Color for the dark

Dark And wonder Wonder how we make ourselves

 

Ourselves make it It where all that comes from

From comes through sorrow Sorrow

through sorrow Sorrow how all of that comes

Comes comes through Through light Light

 

and warmth Warmth blue shining through blue

Bluey Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd edit

Rosaly Roffman

 

The Landscape of Sorrow (A Pidgin Translation of the ALittle Match Girl@ tale)

 

Cry back

Girl dreams are corner

 

light, fire, darkness

small, smaller dream

 

Hand, fingers there corner one

 

Noticing coldBlook!

Say Adisappear story@

 

Comes teller

 

Wound and work

Work fixing brokenness

 

Work dreams

 

Save Save

Save hands

Her aloneness

Doll door

 

Soul girl

Soul sings me

 

Father out

hope light

 

Own vision

More sight

 

Mother father there

 

Waiting waiting

Sweetness tasted

 

Person loves madness magic,

magic bridge

on feet color

painting prayer story

about this

 

about blame stillness

stillness light

 

else

hand child

god

 

rescue

rescue knows

 

ThereB

time

joy

dark wonder

 

Ourselves

Ait@ from sorrow

 

Sorrow comes

through light

warmth

blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Edit

The Little Match Girl (The Landscape of Sorrow)

I=m thinking of writing a fugue, round, chant, echo,

She has become the world=s dog, unnoticed, a victim, she allows herself solace through those who loved her.

I see pieces of this being repeated, replayed, refined, motifs. It=s hard not to tell the story but I don=t really want too I think.

 

I want to cry

come back

to the little girl

sitting in my dreams

 

Here you are

On a street corner

a prelude to light

loving the Fire

 

Through the darkness

you get small

even smaller

Than my dream

 

You are all hand

All fingers

sitting there

On some corner

 

hardly any one

Noticing

in the cold

 

ADon=t look@

people in the street say

She might disappear

 

What is this story

That comes

to what teller

 

Wound

And

 

Holy work

Holy work

fixing

brokenness

 

Our work

the work of Dreams

 

Chant

Could save

talk could save

looking could save

 

Little hands

 

Let us fix her

Sing her aloneness

she is the doll

in the door

 

of our soul

 

The frozen doll girl

Doll of our soul

 

Her brother sings

How could you leave me

 

Her mother and father

Send her out

As hope

 

She sells light

it is her own

 

And vision

Is more

Than sight

 

Become your own mother

and father

when they=re not there

She is waiting

Wait

for sweetness

once tasted

 

for that person

who loves

through madness

 

If you can keep magic

you can find the bridge

one bridge

 

to stomp on

So feet

can bring you color

 

That is the painting

the prayer

 

what this story

is about

 

is what this

story is about

 

is about not blame

 

light past stillness

 

stillness

past light

 

someone else

will reach out a hand

for the child

or a new god

 

the idea of rescue

and rescue

 

She knows

someone is there

without being there

it=s a mercy time

 

Odd joy

 

Color for the dark

and wonder

 

how we make ourselves

make it

where all that comes

 

comes through sorrow

through sorrow

How all of that comes

 

comes through

light

and warmth

blue shining through blue

 

 

 

August-September version:

 

3rd (not final) edit

The Little Match Girl (The Landscape of Sorrow)

 

I_m thinking of writing a fugue, round, chant, echo,

She has become the world_s dog, unnoticed, a victim, she allows herself solace in visions of those who loved her before she dies.

I see pieces of this being repeated, replayed, refined, motifs. It_s hard not to tell the story but I don_t really want too I think.

 

 

I want to cry Cry _come back_

Back to the little girl Girl

sitting in my dreams Dreams

 

Here you are Are On a street corner Corner

a prelude to light Light loving the Fire Fire

 

Through the darkness Darkness you get small Small

even smaller Smaller than my dream Dream

 

you are all hand Hand all fingers Fingers

sitting there There on some corner Corner

 

hardly any one One noticing Noticing

in the cold Cold _Don_t look_ Look

people in the street say Say

_She might disappear_ Disappear

 

What is this story Story that comes

Comes to what teller Teller

 

wound Wound and And holy work Work

 

holy work Work fixing Fixing brokenness

Brokenness Our work Work

 

the work of Dreams Dreams Chant Chant

Could save Save talk could save Save

looking could save Save

 

little hands Hands Let us fix her Her

Sing her aloneness Aloneness

she is the doll Doll in the door Door

 

of our soul Soul The frozen doll girl

 

 

Girl doll of our soul Soul

 

Her brother sings Sings

how could you leave me Me

 

Her mother and father Father send her out Out

as a hope champion Champion

 

She sells light Light it is her own Own

And vision Vision Is more More

than sight Sight

 

Become your own mother Mother

and father father when they_re not there There

 

She is waiting Waiting wait Wait

for sweetness Sweetness once tasted Tasted

 

for that person Person who loves Loves

through madness Madness if you can keep magic

 

Magic you can find the bridge Bridge

one bridge Bridge to stomp on On

so feet Feet can bring you color Color

 

that is the painting Painting the prayer Prayer

what this story Story is about About

is what this This story is about About

 

is about not blame Blame but light past stillness Stillness

stillness Stillness past light Light

 

someone else Else will reach out a hand Hand

for the child Child or some new god God

 

the idea of rescue Rescue and rescue Rescue

 

She knows Knows Someone is there There

without being there There it_s a mercy time

Time Odd joy Joy Color for the dark

Dark And wonder Wonder how we make ourselves Ourselves

 

make it It where all that comes from From

comes through sorrow Sorrow

through sorrow Sorrow how all of that comes

 

 

Comes comes through Through

light Light and warmth Warmth

 

 

blue shining through blue Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

****4th (yes, final edit) The one David and I worked on!

Rosaly DeMaios Roffman

 

The Landscape of Sorrow: Little Match girl Chant

 

I want to cry Cry _come back_

Back to the little girl Girl

sitting in my dreams Dreams

 

Here you are Are On a street corner Corner

a prelude to light Light loving the Fire Fire

 

Through the darkness Darkness you get small Small

even smaller Smaller than my dream Dream

 

you are all hand Hand all fingers Fingers

sitting there There on some corner Corner

 

hardly any one One noticing Noticing

in the cold Cold _Don_t look_ Look

people in the street say Say

_She might disappear_ Disappear

 

What is this story Story that comes

Comes to what teller Teller

 

wound Wound and And holy work Work

holy work Work fixing Fixing brokenness

Brokenness Our work Work

 

the work of Dreams Dreams Chant Chant

Could save Save talk could save Save

looking could save Save little hands

 

Hands Let us fix her Her

Sing her aloneness Aloneness

she is the doll Doll in the door Door

 

of our soul Soul The frozen doll girl

Girl doll of our soul Soul

 

Her brother sings Sings

how could you leave me Me

Her mother and father Father send her out Out

as a hope champion Champion

 

 

She sells light Light it is her own Own

And vision Vision Is more More

than sight Sight Become your own mother

 

Mother and father father when they_re not there

There She is waiting Waiting wait

Wait for sweetness Sweetness once tasted Tasted

 

for that person Person who loves Loves

through madness Madness if you can keep magic

 

Magic you can find the bridge Bridge

one bridge Bridge to stomp on On

so feet Feet can bring you color Color

 

that is the painting Painting the prayer Prayer

what this story Story is about About

is what this This story is about About

 

is about not blame Blame but light past stillness

Stillness stillness Stillness past light Light

 

someone else Else will reach out a hand Hand

for the child Child or some new god God

the idea of rescue Rescue and rescue Rescue

 

She knows Knows Someone is there There

without being there There it_s a mercy time

Time Odd joy Joy Color for the dark

Dark And wonder Wonder how we make ourselves

 

Ourselves make it It where all that comes from

From comes through sorrow Sorrow

through sorrow Sorrow how all of that comes

Comes comes through Through light Light

 

and warmth Warmth blue shining through blue

Bluey Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd edit

Rosaly Roffman

 

The Landscape of Sorrow (A Pidgin Translation of the _Little Match Girl_ tale)

 

Cry back

Girl dreams are theater

 

light, fire, darkness

small, smaller dream

 

Hand, fingers there corner one

 

Noticing cold_look!

Say _disappear story_

 

Comes teller

 

Wound and work

Work fixing brokenness

 

Work dreams

 

Save Save

Save hands

Her aloneness

Doll door

 

Soul girl

Soul sings me

 

Father out

champion light

 

Own vision

More sight

 

Mother father there

 

Waiting waiting

Sweetness tasted

 

Person loves madness magic,

magic bridge

on feet color

 

 

painting prayer story

about this

 

about blame stillness

stillness light

 

else

hand child

god

 

rescue

rescue knows

 

There_

time

joy

dark wonder

 

Ourselves

_it_ from sorrow

 

Sorrow comes

through light

warmth

blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Edit

The Little Match Girl (The Landscape of Sorrow)

I_m thinking of writing a fugue, round, chant, echo,

She has become the world_s dog, unnoticed, a victim, she allows herself solace through thode who loved her.

I see pieces of this being repeated, replayed, refined, motifs. It_s hard not to tell the story but I don_t really want too I think.

 

 

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