May 18, 2004 - 8:29 p.m.

                     山中問答

                     問余何意棲碧山
                     笑而不答心自閑
                     桃花流水杳然去
                     別有天地非人間


                   [43] Green Mountain

        You ask me why I dwell in the green mountain;
    I smile and make no reply for my heart is free of care.
As the peach-blossom flows down stream and is gone into the unknown,
        I have a world apart that is not among men. 


When I wake up early in the morning

Lift my head, I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream (float up stream)

Please, don't wake me, no, don't shake me
Leave me where I am - I'm only sleeping

Everybody seems to think I'm lazy
I don't mind, I think they're crazy
Running everywhere at such a speed
Till they find there's no need (there's no need)

I saw The Graduate for the first time and it became 
my favorite movie.  I never realised it was so well
directed.  I will watch it again soon.

Hello darkness, my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
   __o____                       Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
  =-O----O-'               And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.

.Garfunkel!
Simon and Garfunkel was the name of the American team of singer/songwriter 
Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel who recorded between 1964 and 1970.
The music was mostly by Paul. The lyrics were almost entirely Paul.  Paul 
played the guitar.  Art -can- play guitar, although how well is not 
established.
The back cover of the European compilation -Silent-Voices- also has a
(seemingly rare) picture of Paul and Art in the studio -both- holding
guitars on their laps.

Garkunkel?
"I wrote some of the lines...In Punky's Dilemma, I wrote a verse. [Sings] 
Wish I was an English muffin, 'bout to make the most out of a toaster, I'd 
ease myself down, coming up brown." I wrote [Sings] "I'm not talking about
your pig-tails, talking 'bout your sex appeal" [for] Baby Driver. I
wrote that."


http://www.medialab.chalmers.se/guitar/sg-faq/
'Since then, Simon has gone onto even greater popularity. His songwriting
is among the most literate, tasteful, thoughtful and inventive ever.
Also, unlike many songwriters of his era, his work has steadily gotten
better and remained true to his age group, although few artists have
enjoyed the cross-cultural and cross-generational acceptance that he
has. His wordplay is also unique and has earned the nickname "Rhymin'"
Simon. Very nearly every song he's ever written rhymes.

Garfunkel recorded ten solo albums, appeared in five films and released a 
book of poetry. He hasn't quite lived up to the halcyon days of S&G in the 
way Simon has, but nonetheless, he is a major talent and this FAQ treats 
both men equally.'
                                       Garfunkel Garfunkel!


 
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