![]() Yet here, in this songlike poem, Hardy looks to a brighter tomorrow than today has proved to be: Indeed, he famously coined the word ‘unhope’ in his despairing poem ‘In Tenebris’ to reflect his lack of this feeling. Hardy (1840-1928) is not known for his hopeful poems. Indeed, hope is sweetest of all when the ‘Gale’ is busy raging: during turbulent or troubled times, hope is there for us. In other words, hope does not communicate by ‘speaking’ to us in a conventional sense: it is a feeling that we get, not always a rational one, that cheers us even in dark times of despair. Hope, for Dickinson, sings its wordless tune and never stops singing it: nothing can faze it. Emily Dickinson, ‘ “Hope” is the Thing with Feathers’.Īs with many of her poems, Emily Dickinson takes an abstract feeling or idea and likens it to something physical, visible, and tangible. Shut away from the world, perhaps because unable to face the world without hope, Emily Brontë’s speaker is at her lowest ebb, and Hope – a poor friend – fails to provide her with the comfort or solace she needs.Ħ. The image of the ‘den’ – not quite a prison, although with its bars or grates it’s certainly meant to resemble one – suggests mental confinement (or even someone who has chosen to lock themselves away) as much as physical imprisonment for some crime or transgression. Unlike Keats’s poem, then, Emily Brontë reflects the idea that hope is so hard to find when we are at our lowest ebb, and this is precisely when we most need it. In this poem, the author of Wuthering Heights, like Keats above, personifies Hope, but here she is a false friend, who only seems to be interested in being with the poet if her ‘fate’ is a good one. He likens this to morning ‘frightening’ away the night: bright hope sees off dark despair. Whenever Despondency, Disappointment, and Despair threaten to assail the poet, he calls upon Hope – personified here with a capital letter – to chase them away, like an angel chasing off demons. Talking about the local trap music scene, a new breed of hip hop music, Delinquent Society is slowly making its name in the local scene.‘To Hope’ might be regarded as a trial run for Keats’s later, great odes of 1819, on the topics of Melancholy, Psyche, and other topics. ![]() Her soothing voice, mixed with her melancholic lyricism, will drive you with so much feels. Talking about Davao music gems, Anne Mendoza is a darling. Still, nothing is going to stop Shanti Dope and the Filipino rap scene from expressing themselves. Too bad, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has misinterpreted and made a mistake of banning this song on the media. You got to laud the creepiness (yet a very clear picture) of how the song should be interpreted. Talking about sexual predators, Bita and the Botflies gave a harsh reality of stardom a creepy anthem. Sisikat Ka Iha – Bita and the Botfliesįame, fortune and abuses is a reality accompaniment. BP’s seemingly optimism in a hopeless romantic anthem of “Minimize” is much of a relatable scenario which she poured on this electro-minimal single of hers.ħ. ![]() ![]() “I got lost in the chain and now I’m swingin’ back and forth on what to say,” doesn’t need an intro accompaniment. Not to mention, Marion’s vocals which added the chills as the beat progresses.Ħ. Electric Gold, for one, has potential to be marketed in the global EDM scene. Some Filipinos failed to take notice of the rising EDM (electronic dance music) community in the country. Unique’s Ozone is one of the strongest single released from his debut album, Grandma. Despite making a name outside, he never failed to recognize his roots.ĭon’t let the danceable funk track mislead you, as the former IV of Spade’s solo single narrates the the disastrous 1996 Ozone Disco Club fire killing 162 people. “Narcissist”, his collaboration single with English rock band The 1975, gave him his passport to be the first Filipino act to perform for Coachella. Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez, better known by his stage name as No Rome, is a London-based Filipino musician who made noise in the music scene for his infectious chillwave and synth-pop tracks. Guaranteed to make you ooze with so much feels, Munimuni is a must for your playlist. Tahanan (“home” in Filipino) is a metaphor which we personally ode to someone who continues to be there in spite of flaws and imperfections. ![]()
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