Flying without wings

I am moved by beautiful words. Be it a beautiful one line or a long para or story....Almost all of my favourite songs have such heart touching lyrics that leave me completely spell-bound. In this blog I will share such songs which have shaped my moods, my thoughts and my life.

Flying without wings is a beautiful song by the Irish band Westlife. It was released in 1999 and I think i had heard it the first time around that time only. This song has stayed with me over the years because in plain simple words it is amazing. It makes you feel good about the small things in your life. It makes you feel that your struggles in life are worthwhile, that at the end you will Fly Without Wings When You Find That Special Thing!

Given below are the lyrics:

Everybody's looking for that something

One thing that makes it all complete

You find it in the strangest places

Places you never knew it could be

Some find it in the face of their children

Some find it in their lover's eyes

Who can deny the joy it brings

When you found that special thing

You're flying without wings

Some find it sharing every morning

Some in their solitary lives

You find it in the words of others

A simple line can make you laugh or cry

You find it in the deepest friendship

The kind you cherish all your life

And when you know how much that means

You've found that special thing

You're flying without wings

So impossible as they may seem

You've got to fight for every dream

'Cause who's to know

Which one you let go

Would have made you complete

Well, for me it's waking up beside you

To watch the sunrise on your face

To know that I can say I love you

In any given time or place

It's little things that only I know

Those are the things that make you mine

And it's like flying without wings

'Cause you're my special thing

I'm flying without wings

And you're the place my life begins

And you'll be where it ends

I'm flying without wings

And that's the joy you bring

I'm flying without wings

I have highlighted my favorite parts of the song in bold though all the lines are so beautiful and inspiring that I feel like highlighting the entire song. Given below is also the YouTube link to the song.

Enjoy fellas... Love Life and Keep Flying...

Aubade - Meaning & Origin

I first heard the word 'Aubade' from one of my friend and it is such a beautiful word that it has been there in my mind ever since.


Aubade means:

• a song or poem greeting the dawn 
• a song or poem of lovers parting at dawn
• a morning love song 

Source:Merriam Webster

• a piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone

Source:Dictionary.com

Origin of the word:

"Aubade" is a French word that first romanced speakers of the English language during the 1670s. In French it means "dawn serenade," and that is the meaning that English-speakers originally fell in love with. As the relationship of "aubade" with the English language grew, its meanings became a little more intimate. It blossomed into a word for a song or poem of lovers parting at dawn. Later it came to refer to songs sung in the morning hours. The affair between "aubade" and the dawn began with the Old Occitan word "auba," meaning "dawn." "Auba" itself is believed to come from Latin "albus," meaning "white."

Example of Usage:

The play opens with the heroine's lover awakening her with a sweet aubade.

 

"The score, in five movements, has a French flavor, no doubt inspired by the harp. The second movement is an aubade, the old troubadour form that French composers love." — From a music review by Mark Swed in the Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2011