Vancouver 2010 Olimpiada Gala

In curand o sa inceapa si Campionatul Mondial iar eu inca nu mi-am asternut pe taste impresiile de la Gala olimpiadei. Gala a inceput cu Imnul national, O Canada!, cantat de Marc Ferland. E uimitor cat patriotism exista la acesti locuitori ai unei tari care in fond nu este suverana, ea fiind dominion britanic. Incat atunci cand aud cat tam-tam fac unii de pe la noi pe seama idepedetii si soveranitatii (asa spuneau raposatii conducatori dinainte de 89, tot Academicieni si oameni de stiinta ca si actualul) ma intreb daca sa-i invidiem sau nu pe canadieni.

O Canada!

Official Lyrics

(English)

O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

(French)

O Canada! Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux.
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix.
Ton histoire est une épopée,
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

A urmat, ca de obicei, prezentarea patinatorilor incepand cu cei alsati pe locul 5. F draguti si simpatici au fost EDWARDS Madeline / PANG Zhao-Kai, desi au fost un pic stangaci (deh, sunt inca mici) iar fetita a si cazut, au facut totusi toate elementele specifice dansatorilor.

Daisuke Takahashi a interpretat frumos Luv Letter de DJ Okawari, a facut si cateva triple, una din ele un Axel, ba chiar la un moment dat s-a invartit ca un titirez in timpul piruetei. Nu putea lipsi Adagio de Albinoni, de data asta interpretat superb de Qing Pang/ Jian Tong. E impresionant cat de in bine au evoluat acesti figuristi de la prima lor aparitie pe gheata la concursurile internationale in ce priveste latura artistica a interpretarii (ca si toate celelalte cupluri din China, de altfel). La gala si-au permis mai multe ridicari ca la dans, dar si aruncarile atat de apreciate la chinezi, ca si unele elemente interzise. Pentru ca niciodata n-am inteles prea bine versurile (scrise de Lana Fabiani) am sa public aici atat varianta in italiana cat si cea in engleza

Non so dove trovarti
Non so come cercarti
Ma sento una voce che
Nel vento parla di te
Quest' anima senza cuore
Aspetta te
Adagio
Le notti senza pelle
I sogni senza stelle
Immagini del tuo viso
Che passano all' improvviso
Mi fanno sperare ancora
Che ti trovero
Adagio
Chiudo gli occhi e vedo te
Trovo il cammino che
Mi porta via
Dall' agonia
Sento battere in me
Questa musica che
Ho inventato per te
Se sai come trovarmi
Se sai dove cercarmi
Abbracciami con la mente
Il sole mi sembra spento
Accendi il tuo nome in cielo
Dimmi che ci sei
Quello che vorrei
Vivere in te
Il sole mi sembra spento
Abbracciami con la mente
Smarrita senza di te
Dimmi chi sei e ci credero
Musica sei
Adagio


I don't know where to find you
I don't know how to reach you
I hear your voice in the wind
I feel you under my skin
Within my heart and my soul
I wait for you
Adagio
All of these nights without you
All of my dreams surround you
I see and I touch your face
I fall into your embrace
When the time is right I know
You'll be in my arms
Adagio
I close my eyes and I find a way
No need for me to pray
I've walked so far
I've fought so hard
Nothing more to explain
I know all that remains
Is a piano that plays
If you know where to find me
If you know how to reach me
Before this light fades away
Before I run out of faith
Be the only man to say
That you'll hear my heart
That you'll give your life
Forever you'll stay
Don't let this light fade away
Don't let me run out of faith
Be the only man to say
That you believe, make me believe
You won't let go
Adagio

Miki Ando ne-a oferit un adevarat regal artistic interpretand Recviem de Mozart. A fost atat de dramatica interpretarea ei incat parea transfigurata la final, cu toate acestea nu a mizat numai pe pasi, ne-a oferit si sarituri, spirale, piruete. Expresivitatea ei a aratat si talentul de antrenor al lui Morozov.

Federica Faiella/ Massimo Scali au interpretat ca la europene, Quel Posto Che Non C'e di Negramaro,cu talentul pe care l-am admirat de atatea ori. Patrick Chan a interpretat Yesterday de Beatles, am remarcat ca a ratat o saritura, pe altele le-a facut cam chinuit, noroc ca nu era concurs. Lui Marius Negrea i-au placut f mult pasii lui, ca si ai lui DT, a spus ca sunt de nivel 4. Ei da, ieri inca visa la medalia de aur.Pt ca de mult voiam sa vad undeva cuvintele acestui cantec atat de popular in tineretea mea (abia terminasem facultatea cand a fost lansat) profit de ocazie si le public aici, asa cum le-am gasit pe net..

Yesterday,
All my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly,
I'm not half the man I used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she
Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said,
Something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday,
Love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Why she
Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said,
Something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday,
Love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Aliona Savcenko/ Robin Szolkowy si-au schimbat programul si au interpretat Bad Day by D. Porter, mie mi-au placut mai mult la gala de la europene. Citind textul de mai jos ma intreb daca aveau pregatit programul dinainte sau l-au schimbat dupa ce au pierdut orice sansa la medalia de aur.

Where is the moment we needed the most?
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to gray
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need to carrin' on.

You stay in the line just to hit o new tow
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
They tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need to carrin' on.

Cause you had a bad day, you're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know, you tell me don't lie
You work on a smile and you go for a ride.

You hade a bad day,the camera don't lie
You coming back down and you reallyu don't mind
You hade a bad day
You hade a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holliday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need to carrin' on.

Cause you had a bad day, you're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know, you tell me don't lie
You work on a smile and you go for a ride.

You hade a bad day,the camera don't lie
You coming back down and you reallyu don't mind
You hade a bad day
You hade a bad day

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing it times out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong.

So where is the passion we need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day, you're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know, you tell me don't lie
You work on a smile and you go for a ride.

You hade a bad day you see what you're like
And how does it feel a one more time
You hade a bad day
You hade a bad day

Cu multa simpatie, asa cum era de asteptat, a fost intampinata Joannie Rochette, care a interpretat Vole by C. Dion. A fost aplaudata la scena deschisa si mi-a placut ca a gasit puterea sa si zambeasca. Viata merge inainte. Nu pot totusi sa nu magandesc ca atunci cand a ales cantecul acesta Joannie s-a gandit la spiritul mamei ei care a zburat spre cer.

Vole vole petite aile
Ma douce, mon hirondelle
Va t'en loin, va t'en sereine
Qu'ici rien ne te retienne

Rejoins le ciel et l'?ther
Laisse-nous laisse la terre
Quitte manteau de mis?re
Change d'univers

Vole vole petite soeur
Vole mon ange, ma douleur
Quitte ton corps et nous laisse
Qu'enfin ta souffrance cesse

Va rejoindre l'autre rive
Celle des fleurs et des rires
Celle que tu voulais tant
Ta vie d'enfant

Vole vole mon amour
Puisque le n?tre est trop lourd
Puisque rien ne te soulage
Vole a ton dernier voyage
Lache tes heures epuisees
Vole, tu l'as pas vol?
Deviens souffle, sois colombe
Pour t'envoler

Vole, vole petite flamme
Vole mon ange, mon ame
Quitte ta peau de misere
Va retrouver la lumiere

Versiunea in engleza:
http://www.mp3lyrics.org/c/celine-dion/vole/
Fly fly little wing
My dear, my dove
Go far away, go serene

Let nothing here hold you back
Rejoins le ciel et l'ether
Laisse-nous laisse la terre
Quitte manteau de misere
Change d'univers

Rejoin the sky and the ether
Leave us the earth
Leave misery's coat

Change of universe
Vole vole petite soeur
Vole mon ange, ma douleur
Quitte ton corps et nous laisse
Qu'enfin ta souffrance cesse

Fly fly little sister
Fly my angel, my pain
Leave your body and leave us

To finally stop the pain
Va rejoindre l'autre rive
Celle des fleurs et des rires
Celle que tu voulais tant
Ta vie d'enfant

Go join the other bank
The one of flowers dans laughs
The one you wanted so much

Your child life
Vole vole mon amour
Puisque le notre est trop lourd
Puisque rien ne te soulage
Vole a ton dernier voyage
Lache tes heures epuisees
Vole, tu l'as pas vole
Deviens souffle, sois colombe
Pour t'envoler

Fly fly my love
Because ours is too heavy
Because nothing eases your pain
Fly to your last trip
Leave your hours exhausted
Fly, you haven't steel it
Become a breeze, be dove

To fly yourself away
Vole, vole petite flamme
Vole mon ange, mon ame
Quitte ta peau de misere
Va retrouver la lumiere

Fly fly little flame
Fly my angel, my soul
Leave your misery's skin

O interpretare f frumoasa, dramatica, dar si o ridicare care mi-a taiat rasuflarea prin frumusetea ei au executat Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto interpretand Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis. Interesant ce versuri sugestive au melodiile alese de cei care nu au urcat pe podium.

Closed off from love
I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know it you're frozen

But something happened
For the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground
Found something true
And everyone's looking round
Thinking I'm going crazy

But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I

Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open

Trying hard not to hear
But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears
Try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal
Is to keep me from falling

But nothing's greater
Than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness
I see your face
Yet everyone around me
Thinks that I'm going crazy, maybe, maybe

But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I

Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open

And it's draining all of me
Oh they find it hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars
For everyone to see

I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I(hold note)

Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love

O reala placere mi-a produs revederea perechii Yuko Kawaguti/ Alexander Smirnov, care au valsat executand unel figuri interzise foarte spectaculoase. Mi-a placut cand el a sustinut-o pe gheata, ea neatingand gheata, intr-o pozitie aproape orizontala, deasemenea au ei o spirala a mortii spectaculoasa, cu si purtarea partenerei in forma de cosulet. Au avut aplauze la scena deschisa, ei fiind f populari. Mi-a displacut comparatia lui Marius Negrea cu Popaye Marinarul si Olive a lui.

Mao Asada a folosit un evantai pt a interpreta Capriciu de Paganini. Mi-au placut piruetele ei. Evgheni Pliushcenko si-a schimbat programul de la gala europeana si a interpretat in stilul lui binecunoscut Je Suis Malade by J. Hallyday fiind puternic aclamat de fiecare data cand puncta bucata muzicala cu o saritura executata cu eleganta atat de caracteristica lui. Probabil e bolnav de ciuda ca nu a luat aurul nici de data asta.

Je ne rêve plus je ne fume plus
Je n'ai même plus d'histoire
Je suis sale sans toi je suis laid sans toi
Je suis comme un orphelin dans un dortoir

Je n'ai plus envie de vivre ma vie
Ma vie cesse quand tu pars
Je n'ai plus de vie et même mon lit
Se transforme en quai de gare
Quand tu t'en vas

Je suis malade complètement malade
Comme quand ma mère sortait le soir
Et qu'elle me laissait seul avec mon désespoir

Je suis malade parfaitement malade
T'arrives on ne sait jamais quand
Tu repars on ne sait jamais où
Et ça va faire bientôt deux ans
Que tu t'en fous

Comme un rocher comme un péché
Je suis accroché a toi
Je suis fatigué je suis épuisé
De faire semblant d'être heureux quand ils sont lÃ

Je bois toutes les nuits mais tous les whiskies
Pour moi ont le même goût
Et tous les bateaux portent ton drapeau
Je ne sais plus où aller tu es partout

Je suis malade complètement malade
Je verse mon sang dans ton corps
Et je suis comme un oiseau mort quand toi tu dors

Je suis malade parfaitement malade
Tu m'as privé de tous mes chants
Tu m'as vidé de tous mes mots
Pourtant moi j'avais du talent avant ta peau

Cet amour me tue et si ça continue
Je crèverai seul avec moi
Près de ma radio comme un gosse idiot
Écoutant ma propre voix qui chantera

Je suis malade complètement malade
Comme quand ma mère sortait le soir
Et qu'elle me laissait seul avec mon désespoir

Partea II-a a programului a fost deschisa de un bebe chinez (asa mi-am notat eu) probabil un copilas micut, in program apare Child to Champion, apoi grupuri de patinatori in culorile cercurilor olimpice au recompus simbolul Olimpiadei cu cele 5 cercuri.
Evan Lysacek a citit un mesaj, apoi a urmat un f simpatic pusti canadian NGUYEN Nam , dovedind un real talent de showman interpretand Fever. Era atat de dragut ca Alina Alexoi a exclamat ca l-ar lua acasa.

Oksana Domnina/ Maxim Shabalin au venit cu acelasi Matrix, din care se pare ca n-au schimbat nimic de cateva sezoane. Mi-a facut multa placere s-o vad pe Mirai Nagasu interpretand Faith by J. Sparks, mai ales ca a facut si o pirueta Bielmann. Versurile cred ca exprima destul de bine cam ce a simtit ea cand a vazut ca e atat de aproape de podium.

Hey there sad eyes.
What's on your mind?
Don't look so down.
Give it some time.

You don't have to be so hard on yourself.
I know the world can be a brutal place.
Please don't let it steal your smile away.

Cause when the sky's the darkest,
You can see the stars.
And when you fall the hardest,
You find how strong you are.

Close your eyes, rest awhile.
It's been a long long day.
So come on baby, baby have a little faith.

Let those tears fall,
You gave it your all.
It's all you can do.
I'll be here for you.
And there goes your pride,
Crushed on the ground.
Sometimes it takes a wall to tumble down,
For you to see who's gonna stick around.

Cause when the sky's the darkest,
You can see the stars.
And when you fall the hardest,
You find how strong you are.

Close your eyes, rest awhile.
It's been a long long day.
So come on baby, baby have a little faith.

Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better yeah.
And it takes so much to be brave.
Sometimes it feels like forever.
But when all the lights begin to fade.

And when the sky's the darkest,
You can see the stars.
And when you fall the hardest,
You find how strong you are.

Close your eyes, rest awhile.
It's been a long long day.
So come on baby baby.
And have a little faith.
Have a little faith.
Ooh, oh, ooh.
Have a little faith.
Have a little faith..

Dan Zhang/ Hao Zhang au interpretat Flying on the Wings of Song by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy de parca ar fi fost la concurs, executand cu acuratete si mult simt artistic toate elementele de la figuristi, in special aruncarile pe vertical si pe orizontala.

Dragul de Stephane Lambiel a interpretat tot Ne Me Quitte Pas by J. Brel cu aceeasi traire care m-a impresionat si la gala de la europene, cu piruetele lui puternic aclamate de public dar si cu secventele extraordinare de pasi.

Dansatorii Meryl Davis / Charlie White ne-au incantat si ei pe melodia Billie Jean by D. Cook, mai ales prin ridicarile spectaculoase. Interesant e ca in versurile melodiei alese e vorba de dansul pe podea si nu pe gheata.

She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
I said don't mind, but what do you mean I am the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round
She said I am the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round

She told me her name was Billie Jean as she caused a scene
Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round

People always told me be careful what you do
Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
My mother always told me be careful who you love
Be careful what you do 'cause the lie becomes the truth, yeah

Billie Jean is not my lover
She is just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

For forty days and for forty nights the law was on her side
But who can stand when she's in demand, her schemes and her plans
'cause we danced on the floor in the round
So take my strong advice
Just remember to always think twice
Do think twice

She told my baby we danced 'til three
And she looked at me, and showed me a photo
My baby cried, his eyes where like mine
Can we dance on the floor in the round

People always told me be careful what you do
Don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts
But she came and stood right by me
Just to smell her sweet perfume
This happened much too soon
She called me to her room

Billie Jean is not my lover
She is just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son
Not my son

Billie Jean is not my lover
She is just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one, but the kid's not my son
Not my son

Preferata mea inca de cand am vazut-o prima data intr-un concurs, Yu-Na Kim a fost unduioasa, gratioasa si eleganta ca intotdeauna, desi de data asta a ratat o saritura, dar i-au reusit alte doua, in rest practic a dansat in secvente de pasi pe Meditation from Thais by J. Massenet. MN a amintit entuziasmat ca YNK a primit note (puncte) peste 9 la impresia artistica.

Xue Shen/ Hongbo Zhao si-au incheiat magistral cariera de patinatori amatori (extraordinara longevitate, amandoi au peste 30 de ani, au inceput sa patineze inainte ca multi/e sportivi prezenti la olimpiada sa se fi nascut). Ei sunt sot si sotie, atunci cand el s-a hotarat sa revina in concurs ea initial nu a fost de acird dar el a amenintat-o, mai in gluma mai in serios ca divorteaza. Pur si simplu au trait muzica Io Ci Saro (I'll be There) by A. Boccelli, executand si figuri din acelea care taie rasuflarea.
Am gasit doar versiunea in engleza a versurilor acestei melodii

My love, perhaps you know
that tomorrow you won’t find me,
I’m not to blame,
it’s life that takes me away from you.
Every time you hear
a piano, you’ll remember
our times together playing
and listening to music,
but I’ll be there
if you suffer,
you’ll find me at your side.
If you’ll allow,
with time, you’ll discover
that Love comes and goes,
but there is one Love
that doesn’t die
and grows with time.

A northwest wind
all of a sudden
will clear the sky
but I’ll be there,
and if you’re happy
I’ll shout to the sky.

I won’t go away
and in sad times
I’ll be beside you -
and if you want,
I’ll be beside you.

Evan Lysacek a interpretat elegant si precis, asa cum se cuvine unui campion, Rhapsody in Blue by G. Gershwin iar sala a fost de acord ca e cazul ca Everybody Dance Now impreuna cu cei care le-au facut atata bucurie castigand medalia de aur, Tessa Virtue/ Scott Moir

In incheiere Marc Ferland a cantat din nou, de data asta This is the Moment

This is the moment
This is the day
When I send all my doubts and demons on their way
Every endeavor I have made ever
Is coming into play, is here and now today.

This is the moment, this is the time
When the momentum and the moment are in rhyme
Give me this moment, this precious chance;
I’ll gather up my past and make some sense at last.

This is the moment, when all I’ve done
When all the dreaming, scheming and screaming become one.
This is the day, see it sparkle and shine
When all I've live for becomes mine

For all these years,
I’ve face the world alone,
And now the time has come
To prove to them I've made it on my own

This is the moment, my final test,
Destiny beckoned, I never reckoned second best
I won't look down, I must not fall;
This is the moment, the sweetest moment of them all

This is the moment, damn all the odds
This day or never,
I’ll sit forever with the Gods,
When I look back, I will always recall,
Moment for moment...
This was the moment...
The greatest moment...
Of them all

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