SONG: Learning to Kiss
Posted by Monique van Dusseldorp on December 17, 2009 at 9:59 am
As part of Gary Carter’s TEDxAmsterdam talk, the song ‘Learning to Kiss” was performed on stage. Please find on this page as a bonus track, a studio-recorded version of the song, performed by the same team, from Jonathan Cooper’s CD – which you can order! – The Madness of Kisses.
- Music by Jonathan Cooper
- Lyrics by Albana Shala
- Performed by Paulien Adriana, Marius de Vos and Kevin Walton
- Pictures by Ania Dabrowska
- Slide show by Rik Mahieu, Visual Nostalgia
The lyrics by poet Albana Shala are below, in English and Albanian.
Albana Shala: Learning to kiss
for Marius and Gary
it takes a long way
to learn to kiss
for you need to have
an eye for beauty and detail
it starts with finding the eyes
then the lips
knowing the difference
between them
then you have to see
through various nets
search for it
like for a trembling golden fish
in the morning light
then after soaking the kiss
in every puddle of water
leave it there
certainly later it will appear
alive on every surface
for it takes a long way
to learn to kiss
Të mësosh të puthësh
për Mariusin dhe Gerin
duhet kohë
të mësosh të puthësh
duhet të kesh sy
për të parë bukurinë e hollësitë
puthja fillon tek gjetja e syve,
më pas e buzëve
dhe njohja e ndryshimit midis tyre
botën duhet ta shikosh
përmes rrjetash
ta kërkosh si peshkun e artë
në agim
pasi ta kesh gjetur
zhyte thellë
në çdo pellg
lëre atje
e sigurt që do të rishfaqet
përsëri
sepse duhet kohë
të mësosh të puthësh
