Thursday 3 March 2011

The tree and I - L'albero ed io












Fotos by Laura Tedeschi - Asiago - Italy -  December 2010



When my last day on earth will come, after my last glance at the world
I do not want any stone on my grave, for it too heavy would seem to me
Look for a tree, a young and strong tree, that’s the right stone for my grave,
I want to lie even after my death under that sky people say it’s of God.

And in winter, during the long rest, under my tree I will lie still alive
As if I were sleeping I’ll trustfully wait till I’ll awake one day or another
And in spring we’ll hear thousands of voices and that will be our rebirth
And I willl raise my fingers like boughs to that sky so full of mystery.

And in summer, if the wind does accept what ev’ry sprout is inviting to do
We’ll wave leaves like flags in the air and we shall sing songs of life
And so, together, we’ll live forever, but here on Earth, I and my tree
Always standing out in summer and winter against that sky people say it’s
of God

Francesco Guccini


Quando il mio ultimo giorno verrà dopo il mio ultimo sguardo sul mondo,
non voglio pietra su questo mio corpo, perchè pesante mi sembrerà.
Cercate un albero giovane e forte, quello sarà il posto mio;
voglio tornare anche dopo la morte sotto quel cielo che chiaman di Dio.

Ed in inverno nel lungo riposo, ancora vivo, alla pianta vicino,
come dormendo, starò fiducioso nel mio risveglio in un qualche mattino.
E a primavera, fra mille richiami, ancora vivi saremo di nuovo
e innalzerò le mie dita di rami verso quel cielo così misterioso.

Ed in estate, se il vento raccoglie l'invito fatto da ogni gemma fiorita,
sventoleremo bandiere di foglie e canteremo canzoni di vita.
E così, assieme, vivremo in eterno qua sulla terra, l'albero e io
sempre svettanti, in estate e in inverno contro quel cielo che dicon di Dio

Francesco Guccini




















66 comments:

Elvi said...

Che settacolo queste foto. Cieli stupendi da dipingere. Elvi

Nagy Farkas Dudás Erika said...

Nagyon tetszenek a képek! Szabadság, végtelenség - védtelenség is. Magány, félelem...
Szép napot!

Unknown said...

belle veramente
queste foto
bello pure il testo che hai abbinato
ciao Michele pianetatempolibero

Autumn Leaves said...

Stark and stunning photos, Laura.

persona non gratta said...

J'aime les photos et l'idée d'être sous un arbre après la mort, on doit s'y sentir bien, et à l'abri de tout...

Clint said...

These are wonderful photographs, Laura. Thank you. The lonely, almost forlorn yet beautiful tree stands as a sentinel against the ever-changing sky. Somehow, it projects strength and the ever-presence of God.

Maritza said...

Laura: estoy estremecida por las fotografías, de una belleza poética maravillosa, por si mismas me han hecho temblar y al leer el texto con el cual las acompañas he quedado saciada de arte, belleza, y sensibilidad en los detalles, que finalmente, son nuestros grandes pilares de vida.

Muchas gracias, entonces.
ABRAZOS DESDE CHILE.

Tito said...

Magnifica canzone per accompagnare delle immagini spettacolari! Grazie Francesco, grazie Laura!! Ciao!

Bruce Barone said...

Thank You for this beauty.

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

--- Elvi
è vero Elvi, il cielo era fantastico...
questi cieli sono davvero dei bei soggetti da dipingere,
grazie mille della visita, mi fa sempre immenso piacere vederti!


--- Erika Nagy Farkas Dudás
thank you very much...


--- Michele
grazie Michele :-)


--- AutumnLeaves
Thank you so much...
see you my dear


--- persona non gratta
vous avez raison ... merci pour votre visite :-)


--- Clint
Thank you so much my dear Clint :-)


--- Maritza
gracias realmente mucho genitle, Maritza

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

Tito

Sono felice che hai apprezzato Tito, mi fa davvero piacere!

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

Bruce Barone

I thank you Bruce...

Anonymous said...

Laura, These photos are so beautiful. I love trees and everytime I see a healthy tree cut down in the name of progress, my heart bleeds as does the tree's. I would love a tree as my headstone. I love the poem also...Hugs

Lynne with an e said...

Serenissima! I don't know if that's a real word, but it is the one that comes to mind as I gaze at these starkly beautiful photos.

luigi bluoso said...

Ciao Laura, immediata è stata la mia percezione di familiarità, in quell'unicità arborea esposta al suggestivo fluire dei cieli dell'Altopiano. Solitudine e timore passano in secondo piano di fronte all'armonia dello spazio e al misterioso e tranquillo silenzio della neve. Un abbraccio. Luigi.

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

♥Jan♥

Jan yes, it is so true, I think I know your love to trees, I can see that from your beautifull paintings dear Jan...

thank you so much

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

...louciao...
it is the right word, yes

thank you, so nice from you

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

bluoso

... hai proprio ragione Luigi e chi melgio di te puó capire le sensazioni dello spazio altopianese...
distesa di neve e cielo...

grazie Luigi di tutto cuore

Romantik Seelchen said...

liebe Laura, deine Bäume,
Bäume sind Gedichte,
die die Erde
in den Himmel schreibt.
Khalil Gibran
das Bild von dir ist schön....
liebe Grüße Jasmin

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

jasmin

danke meine liebe Jasmin, du bist immer so herzig

Bitch said...

This post is a bit sentimental
and it doesn't suits you, my dear
Laura.
I love your tree photographs.

Je t'embrasse!!

Victor said...

very, very beautiful every single image,... each of them has a charming aroma...
and the lyrics are touching...
thank you
victor

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

Bitch

:-) oh thank you Monika... sometimes I'm..
kiss my dear friend

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

Victor Mihiş

Thank you very very much!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful words...beautiful photo! I love trees...lone trees on hills particularly. I've never thought about having one where I'm buried...but what a fantastic idea!

SKIZO said...

Wonderful
work
thank you for sharing

Gisizee said...

These photos are beautiful, Laura, and the poem to go with them. The sky is so dramatic and the tree is such a strong survivor and great symbol of the solitary soul standing firm in the changing world...!

Berit said...

Thanks for sharing beautiful pictures and a great poem.
Greetings,
Berit.

Eyeliquor 2 said...

You also make beautiful photography!
Well done Laura :)

Dejemonos sorprender said...

Hi.. very nice compositions! the tree and i.. i loved it))
And beautiful words too)

mario said...

Grande Guccini! efoto entusiasmanti!

Unknown said...

Laura: ¡Me encantan estas fotos!. Son precioas. El texto no se queda atrás.Saludos.

ADRIAN said...

Laura, a slick bit of cross processing in the third image...I'll work it out for myself.
The lone tree is a cliché but only because people love clichés. Nothing wrong with them if they bring joy.

Victor Errington said...

Hi Laura.
Beautiful photography, well done. It is a brilliant subject for you to paint. All the best laura.
Vic.

Jaime Baiao said...

The loneliness of a tree and his roots...
A awesome looking!
Congrats!!!!

Bob Bushell said...

What a tree, I love that tree, standing all alone, in several ways, it is beautiful Laura.

MANUINDIANA said...

Bonitas fotos,reflejan muy bien esa soledad.El estar solo.
Bonito post.
Saludos

Manel said...

Poesía fotográfica!! Felicidades, Laura.

Julien DANIELO said...

magnifique poésie qui prend beaucoup de valeur avec ces photos. Un de mes plus proches amis est lui parti trop tôt, aujourd'hui c'est l'océan qui est son partenaire. Avec un arbre je l'aurai senti plus proche de nous mais c'était un voyageur.

Leovi said...

Excellent series with a beautiful backlight, and skies that seem to move, with beautiful tones.Saludos.

Michael Rowland said...

One that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit,,,M

jbkrost said...

these are lovely!!
very well done

Andrew Finnie said...

Greetings, well I thought I was early to the party for once. :) Maybe I am early for the next party ;)

Hey great pics. Lots of moddyness, you know those ones with the diaphanous skies are my favorite. We don't have skies like that in Australia. We have thick clouds and bright light with hard shadows.

It's beautiful your clouds, they break up the light and make soft shadows. You are lucky.

Oh that photo down the bottom so magically suits the beauty of the words. It's spooky but in a warm way, like the tree.

see you at the next party !

cheers et hugs from Oz!

Anthony Duce said...

Love your tree, and the sky in the photos, and the words, they have me thinking now of those buried not as close to their God as you hope to be.

camino roque said...

me encantó!!!
es verdad que no elegiría todas pero hay algunas que son muy bellas
y me ha gustado la última elegida.

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

--- Theanne and Baron
yes... thank you for comming!
see you


--- SKIZO
t
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y
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!


--- Two Tigers
Thank you very much Gabriella, I agree with you about tree!


--- Bare bilder - Pictures only
I thank you for comming here!


--- Eyeliquor
oh thank you, said from you it is a great compliment for me!
see you my dear friend


--- Dejemonos sorprender
thank you very much!


--- mario
grazie Mario! sono state fatte con la nikon reflex di cui ti ho parlato...


--- MAITE RUBERT
gracias! me gusta que te gustan :-)
saludos


--- ADRIAN
Hi Adrin, I'm not agree with you in this :-)
maybe it will be a cliche, but for me personally is an intimate relationship I have with nature and with the trees


--- Victor Errington
I thank you so much Victor, so nice to see you


--- artebaiao
thank you!


---Bob Bushell
:-) Bob I know that you can me good understand beause you love nature so much (I see that from your foto...)
yes the tree always standing in sommer an winter is amazin
thank you for your visit Bob


--- MANUINDIANA
thank you very much!


--- Manel
gracias Manel!


--- Julien DANIELO
Merci beaucoup, bien sûr que l'océan est un endroit idéal pour se reposer en paix ... merci d'être venus pour voir ces photos


--- Leovi
thank you my dear :-)


--- Michael Rowland
What a beautiful phrase!
Thank you very much!


--- jbkrost
thank you very much, so nice to see you!


--- Andrew Finnie
Hi! Thank you so much!
Yes in Italy there are beautifull sky,
thank you again

see you in OZ


--- Anthony Duce
thank you Anthony


--- camino roque
:-) thank you very much! I'm happy about this

Joker said...

Triste y bello.
Saludos desde España.

Jean Spitzer said...

Lovely photographs and progression of photos.

Denise SCARAMAI said...

Queste foto sono uno spettacolo!
e poi le nuvole?
Sembra un oceano capovolto!
bellissimo paesaggio, con questo albero maestoso ...
questa poesia così convenienti ...
e l'ultimo con te, è perfetto!
è bello!
Grazie, cari Laura ;))

carlos diez said...

Hola Laura, preciosas fotos y espectacular texto, yo también quiero permanecer en un lugar como ese para siempre. Un abrazo

Miriam said...

Il tempo e il vento sembrano essersi fermati per immortalare quell'albero che mi fa pensare al simbolismo della vita, rami spogli che racchiudono l'essenza preziosa della vita, rami nudi che attendono di risvegliarsi e vestirsi di nuove gemme, fiori e foglie, rami che si nutrono di rugiada e chiedono rinnovamento! Le parole di Guccini sono pura poesia che accompagnano questo tuo struggente post!
Bellissime e commoventi queste foto, bellissimo il tuo volto immerso nei pensieri e nelle sensazioni!!!
Ciao cara, ti mando un abbraccio!!!

Antonio Machado said...

Very beautiful expressionist photos.
Great art!
Congratulations

murci said...

Precioso!!!!!!!!

Gianna said...

Foto in bianco e nero straordinarie!

Sébastien Haton said...

These pictures are very very beautiful and impressive !
sébastien

Edith said...

Liebe Laura,

ich liebe auch Bäume, oh ja, das zeichnet dich aus, diese Liebe zur Natur...eben weil du eine ganz Liebe bist!!!

von Herzen, Rachel

Brian Sylvester said...

Laura,

Beautiful photos and beautiful, moving words!

I hope all is well with you, and am wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Take care,
Brian

olivia said...

Quelle belle vision Laura. C'est toujours un bonheur !
J'aime aussi les arbres isolés dans les champs, comme le dernier soldat de la guerre...
Bises.

Das Kreativ-Team said...

Wonderful words and great pictures !!!
A young and strong tree as a grave"stone" becoming bigger & stronger beeing the symbol for our everlasting death existing.

Sabine+Jörg

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

--- 黄清华 Wong Ching Wah
thank you very mich Wong!


--- Fernando
muchas gracias Fernando


--- Jean Spitzer
thank you very much my dear Jean


--- Denise Scaramai
grazie Denise, é vero sembra un oceano capovolto...


--- carlos diez
ola querido Carlos, gracias...


--- Miriam
:-) grazie Miriam, bello vederti! Un bacione


--- Antonio Machado
gracias...


--- murci
gracias...


--- Stella
grazie cara Stella, sempre gentilissima


--- seb haton
Thank you very very much...


--- Rachel
:-) danke meine liebe Rachel
Bussi


--- Brian Sylvester
thank you brian, I hope the same for you!! Have a nice week


--- Olivia
" comme le dernier soldat de la guerre"...
vrai ...
merci Olivia!


--- Nel
thank you very much!


--- Das Kreativ-Team
Thank you!

Tess Kincaid said...

Gorgeous shots. You know, I think I like the lovely bones of a bare tree even more than a leafy one.

Bergson said...

i like to take one tree in the countryside
tours shots are fantastic

Anonymous said...

Me ha encantado esta serie fotográfica ...iba acompañada de un texto amigo...
Es genial!
Saludos

Anonymous said...

Ciao Laura .
Trovo sempre il tempo di visitare il tuo blog e questa volta mi hai emozionato !

Grazie.

Un abbraccio

Pinio

AG said...

nice pictures!

nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelier said...

P I N O

grazie a te di cuore...