It is very logical to watch your videos. I've been a fan of Nightwish for almost 20 years and Tuomas' lyrics have always been a little cryptic especially nowadays. You are the first one who really analyze Tuomas' lyrics and that is awesome! By the way, I think many of your Finnish viewers belong to the "Nightwish army" like they call themselves.
Yes, 15 minutes I believe. First experience with the software and the forum itself. I recorded the Harvest videos Wednesday and publish them Friday and Saturday. So, there is a delay between the two.
And here I am, a Greek in Denmark, watching a French-speaking Canadian reviewing a Finish band with a Dutch lead vocalist (married to a Swede) and an English instrumentalist. It's a small world and we are all connected.
Bon jour Guylain. The last sentece "arrive alive" I think has the meaning that we all should live our lives well and be happy with it when our time comes to return to the earth. As for the rest, paraphrasing, "we all come from a single grain" which I think refers to mother earth. "water the fields surrender to the earth" I would interpret as we should take well care of our planet earth as we will eventually become one with it again at the end of our journey. I look forward to seeing your interpretation tomorrow. Be well and stay safe.
I recorded the analysis about an hour after the first hearing of the song. You are not 'in the dark' by saying that. Be there tomorrow for the video [ANALYSE] of the same song.
Thank you for your kind words about Finns. I come back when you analyze the lyrics more. But I must say that I like this Celtic Hymn a lot. Troy's voice is perfect to this kind of Folksy material. Great harmonies even acappella in the beginning. Very energetic jamming section and most of all Jethro Tull vibe (I'm a long time JT fan). See you tomorrow.
I agree that this song has a JT vibe -- they are good at writing layered songs as well, where on the surface it seems like one thing, but there is a deep undercurrent. I love Jethro Tull! In high school I was in a cover band and we did a lot of JT covers (I played the flute parts but I could never caper like Ian Anderson!)
Ref of Jethro Tull, I though exactly the same thing. If I am not mistaken, I mention it in the [ANALYSE] video (not sure), but I totally agree with you. You know I will be there, tomorrow. I will be glad to read your comment on my understanding of 'Harvest' ! Peace !
Greetings from Finland sir, I really appreciate all the work you put in to research of the lyrics and the knowledge you have. Your analysis of these songs are fabulous and you are able to find meanings most can’t see. Thank you for your teaching! I really enjoy your videos. One of the best things about the internet is the ability to get to know other people and cultures from all around the globe and for example to be able to enjoy the reaction and vast knowledge of a canadian franciscan friar just by sitting on your own sofa. Marvelous. Thank you Guylain. Take care P.s. happy to see your passion to hockey and knowledge about Finnish players. We Finns love icehockey too
As a humble and modest Finn I almost blush about the graditudes you presented. And also as an eager icehockey follower I admire your knowledge about the Finnish legends in the Habs. There is a lot of good players from Finland at the moment in the NHL. Thanks for the reaction, full of empathy and enjoyment! You have become my favorite reactor and the analysis of this will be very, very interesting, looking forward to that!
As somebody who is barely speaking english, the meaning of the song didnt came to me in an intellectual way, i just listened to it and watched my emotions. To me it was a ode to life in one way, but always with a bittersweet feeling which I couldnt catch or explain. I always remembered the words of 'the greatest show on earth' : we were here, and didn't knew why. Until I read a comment which quoted Tuomas' thoughts about this song. It proves to me again that music can speak to your subconciousness in a way beyond language. this is one of my favourite songs on this Album. And I deeply enjoyed your thoughts and analyzing about this song (and the other ones). I learned a lot from this.
Yet another Finn saying "Hello!" Although I've posted my interpretation of the Harvest's lyrics on many reaction channels already, I won't spoil your moments of inspiration while making sense of the lyrics. However, I'll be checking back to hear your analysis of the lyrics. P.S. A nerve in Marco's vocal chords was damaged in 1996 accidentally by the surgeon operating on them. As a result he had to work really hard to be able to sing again & lost his clean falsetto, or maybe that is gradually coming back. P.S.S. I like your style in these reaction videos.
For me this is an inspiring song, even cheerful. For me the message is three-folded: First and foremost (the most important point) it talks about the meaning of one's life - it is that "child" and it is ("they") the next generation; Second, it talks about raising that generation, that child - raising them, feeding them ("water the field"), inspiring them ("offer light to the coming day"), passing on the knowledge and strength onto them ("there's that or carousal of dare"); Third it talks about death (not in an ominous way) and acceptance of it ("surrender to the earth"), being at peace with it ("hearty and tame") as part of the life cycle. I think he's trying to say that "the meaning of life is giving life". He's telling us to be good role models for the next generation.
Lovely reaction again, looking forward to your analysis of the lyrics. As a Finn I can tell you, as you already figured, Finnish traditional music does not have Celtic influences. Tuomas wrote this song for specifically for Troy to sing, that must be why he chose this style. Troy helped with the arrangement, Tuomas' first version sounded too American to him.
Greetings from Finland and thank you for your kind words to us :-) . Now, first part seen and waiting second part :) This song really is different than any other song in this album, but really good. One thing what I love in Nightwish, they really do different kind of songs, they never sound exactly same (even there is always this NW vibe).
I agree. Totally. I will say something in the video to come : perfect coherence. Music and melody. Tuomas chooses the vehicle he thinks is the best to carry the words. Well done !
You have the wonderful ability to point out exactly the crucial puzzle piece that I was missing to parcel the meaning of these songs. The moment you pointed out that this song is largely about death as well, it all suddenly made sense. It's a joy to watch these videos!
Yup ! The song is about personal death and a more collective horizon, dark of course, but that we choose not to let us stop living. It is truly choosing the side of life, full life, in the face of death and bad situations. Much more complex than it seems at first sight.
Very nice reaction and funny to read the subtitles on a lyrics video 😅. The cadence of the song is derived from the way Shakespeare wrote his verses. His poem read by Tuomas' wife Johanna Kurkela is from Romeo & Juliette. You are right the lyrics are very powerful, I love how Tuomas wrote it from the perspective of Shoemaker on the moon, watching the earth rise. But no matter how beautiful it all sounds, I can tell you it does not compare to hearing this live. I have seen this performed a couple of times and even on the hottest day of the year - goosebumps 🤘🏽
I must say, I have only yesterday stumbled upon this channel, and I am VERY MUCH enjoying your reactions to the songs, as well as your enthusiastic analysis of the music, particularly regarding nightwish, as you are well aware, there is much to unpack! Very insightful analyses, and I am personally grateful for your contributions to the "Nightwish Army". Looking at your initial reaction to the first lines of the song with the "unsung" menace that looms in an otherwise pleasant tune; I feel like this song is centered around death. Specifically regarding "a child's face aglow before the scythe", obviously the scythe is not only an old-fashioned implement of farming, but it is also used in the depiction of death itself as an entity, the Grim Reaper. When I heard the lines "water the field, surrender to the earth", I don't necessarily feel that Tuomas is suggesting that we find a watering pail and water our gardens. I think that he may refer to this unknown conflict, where people may "water the field" with their blood, and in passing away, their spirit takes leave of their body, effectively "surrendering" it to the earth. It also stands to reason that Death, as a concept, as an idea, has beauty beyond poetry (if you are not familiar with Neil Gaiman's depiction of Death in his famous graphic novels, the Sandman series, this would be a good read) but instead, we view Death not as an impartial vessel that delivers us from one existence to the next, but rather a cold and unfeeling misery. Similarly, much like the deepest depths of the ocean, Death is impenetrable for the living, and as death and the dead grow, like the sea, it seems all the more impossible of a task to overcome. I think "they'll find the pretty words, and tame flocks to herd" speaks to the traditions of religious leaders guiding mourners in funerary processions, helping their spiritual "flock" to traverse the tremulous waters of grief. Though, I do struggle with "there's that, or a carousal of dare." Perhaps it speaks to how people can be inspired to take action in response to a great loss? Unclear. Like you said at 12:07, "my harvest will come, tiny valorous straw, among the millions facing towards the sun" makes me feel like this is a commentary about death, how we relate with it, and the impact that it has on society. Perhaps this is a witty criticism of decades' worth of international conflict, for which there is always proper justification to travel abroad, to kill or to be killed. (But perhaps as an American, my understanding is skewed due to recent decades' policy?) If so, then it stands to reason that this song is fascinating in an entirely different way than I originally understood, perhaps this is simultaneously a funeral dirge, mourning and lamenting the dead, while emulating, almost mocking, the way that nations will "inspire" men and women to join the military, "do it to inspire your children!"; and the very repetitive nature of the song, more than is typical for Nightwish, is a direct connection to how government can use its' power to repeatedly, quietly, use culture to inspire people to risk their own lives for a conflict they are not invested in. Perhaps I am TOTALLY off-base with my reading, I haven't seen your analysis yet, but I wanted to share my understanding as I watched your video, almost like a dialogue. If I may humbly ask, what are your thoughts on my reading?
Well, I think the your are ready for my [ANALYSE] of Pan. the 10 first minutes, I come back on the song 'Harvest'. One of the things I said was : there is a cultural distance between me, as Canadian, and European fans. And this is not a bad thing. I am bound to read from the 'land I have my feet on'. You did the same as an American; I react to the words as a Canadian. You will like new insights for Harvest in the 10 first minutes of the song of the PAN' [ANALYSE] vid. It will be out this Wednesday. Glad you enjoy the series and the channel! Anytime !
I was so waiting for you to work on "Harvest". A few things that I have tripped over: "quaternary code" is a base four numerical system which can be used when analyzing DNA (four base pairs). Evolution and DNA has brought us a rose plus its death and decay. I think "Arrive Alive" shares the same sentiment as: "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!" ― Hunter S. Thompson The passage containing "misery" and "tame flocks to herd" is a reference to tribalism and the ability of charismatic, populist political/religious leaders to use their people for their own ends. Instead of seeing the beauty around them, their followers live a life of misery, suffocating in a miasma of political/religious bile. This sentiment will be expressed far more vigorously in "Tribal", a song that is a raging diatribe against tribalism. it especially takes aim at religious tribalism which has been responsible for countless deaths over the centuries. Just to pick one of many, think of the probable millions of deaths resulting from the assassination of Ali and the resulting Shia-Sunni schism. We hear echos of Arabic melodies in "Tribal", but Nightwish is aiming wide with "Tribal" and not just at Islam. You may find "Tribal" to be a rough ride. Eagerly waiting for the analysis . . .
Well, you will se, tomorrow, that sometimes we agree and sometimes not. After the video [ANALYSE], tell me if you agree with my interpretation. Peace !
The secret of Marco's improved voice between Wacken 2013 and Buenos Aires 2016 is that he gave up smoking and even vapes less nowadays than he used to after quitting cigarettes.
That makes a lot of sense. I wish him the very best, because - to my taste - he has one of the very best voice in the metal world. Not in terms of range, but in tone! It's perfect!
Arrive Alive - thats the key of this song. It´s telling us about of the circle of life. Do you remember of the song "Noise"? Back to life, to human and to nature. What are the humans will be and done. We have to take this song as a part of the hole album not as one story. This story will not end at endlessness. Sorry, my english is bad. Stay healty and well done. I am from Austria :-) I like your reactions and your well done analystics. I´m better in reading the subtitles then writing :-)
Be there, tomorrow ! I have a hunch that you will like very much my analysis. I have interpretation a little bit different than yours for the last line, but they can work well together. See you tomorrow !
You are going to blown away by the next one. For me it was, up to a point, an explanation of the first 4 songs. Pan is the transition to the next half. For what it is worth. 😊 Addendum Troy was the last addition to the band, Floor and him from then on became 'family' for lack of a better word. Though Troy has been connected with Nightwish when he played the Ullian pipes and Whistles on the 2007 album Dark Passion Play.
@@GuylainPrince one remark if I may. For me it isn't a sense of foreboding, harvest has always a feast. Sure, the hard times are around the corner, but, for now, is time to prepare for the next harvest, the single grain planted. There has always a part of the field which was sowed in before winter.
Greetings from Vallis Gratiae (Naantali). About you I could use a Finnish saying: ”loistaa kuin Naantalin aurinko” (”shines like the sun of Naantali”). 😊
Greetings from the hometown of Joel and Jesperi 😊 Just found your channel a couple of hours ago. I find your way of analyzing the songs very interestin and entertaining. And Tuomas has always been the first one to say that everyone should find their own meanings for the songs... but you have been quite successful in carving out Tuomas' thoughts (at least as far as he have told about them).
WOW ! I love them both! If you meet or see them, you can say that there is a crazy Montreal Canadian fan, who happens to be a Franciscan friar that appreciates them a lot as players. I think that they are nice persons as well. Don't have to give my name ! :-D
This would be my favorite of the entire album. I am a sucker for Celtic influence in music, the feeling that the whole of existence can somehow be fit into the music. One thing I did note was the "faded" mix of the chorus around 15:12 , as if all that came before was an echo of the music that is in truth living, exuberant.
Merci pour ta vidéo, super intéressante, comme d'habitude !! J'ai hâte à demain pour l'analyse ! En ce qui concerne les harmonies, Tuomas a délibérément choisi de les mettre en valeur dans cet album. Énormément de refrains se font à 3 voix ou plus. Et concernant Troy, une fois que tu en auras fini avec cet album, tu pourras trouver sur youtube les deux duos qu'il a faits avec Floor (une guitare et deux voix) pour Planet Rock. Ils ont repris "Nemo" et "How's the Heart", la sixième chanson de ce disque. Ils sont magistraux tous les deux !
J'ai déjà vu NEMO et j'ai du me 'sacrifier le coeur' pour NE PAS écouter HITH !!! J'ai tellement hâte que cette quarantaine musicale soit terminé. Il a fallu que je bloque partout (en streaming) le pôvre Nightwish. Mais dès que j'en ai terminé de cet album, je vais ouvrir toute grandes les vannes de cette musique merveilleuse !
Buongiorno messier Guylain! You're the first person i've found (also another one called Patrol Gaming), who really gets that deep (you really do it more) into the lyrics and meaning of each song. This album is really blowing me away and it's not easy tu fully understand, i needed some help and you two are the ones i need! Really a good job and good analysis so far! Can't wait to see your reaction to the other songs of the album, especially the last one ;) Cheers to you from Italy, well... lets say Padova...italy is so long :D Have a good day!
A volte dico che la mia seconda casa è l'Italia. Vivo tra i frati italiani, qui. Parlo un po' di italiano (da un viaggio che ho fatto 30 anni fa). E una delle mie città preferite di sempre nel vostro Paese - oltre ad Assisi - è... Padova! Ci sono rimasto un po' più di una settimana. Pace a voi!
Forse lo parli poco, ma lo scrivi molto bene! :) Ecco questa reazione su Padova non me l'aspettavo, la ringrazio! Purtroppo da ormai due mesi non la possiamo vedere Padova, ma in compenso musicalmente possiamo arricchirci. Sarò qui per i prossimi video, lei sta facendo un lavoro fantastico!
Aaawwwwwwww! Grazie mille! Per quanto riguarda la scrittura in italiano, sto ricevendo un piccolo aiuto. Giusto per essere sicuri di non commettere grossi errori. Ciao!
Hello Guylian. Thanks again for such informative analysis. I am so enjoying these reactions to a great masterpiece of an album. To see the joy on your face while you listen to these songs is really satisfying. It's always great to see someone else enjoy their music as much as I do! Thanks again. Stay safe! Bonjour Guylian. Merci encore pour cette analyse informative. J'apprécie tellement ces réactions à un grand chef-d'œuvre d'un album. Voir la joie sur votre visage pendant que vous écoutez ces chansons est vraiment satisfaisant. C'est toujours super de voir quelqu'un d'autre apprécier sa musique autant que moi! Merci encore. Restez en sécurité!
@@GuylainPrince Great. I look forward to it. No need to worry, I will definitely be back. You've quickly become one of my favourite reactors on RU-vid for your in depth analysis and appreciation of great music. Thanks again for all your hard work, it's very much appreciated by all us who follow your channel. Génial. J'en suis impatiente. Ne vous inquiétez pas, je reviendrai certainement. Vous êtes rapidement devenu l'un de mes réacteurs préférés sur RU-vid pour votre analyse approfondie et votre appréciation de la bonne musique. Merci encore pour tout votre travail acharné, il est très apprécié par tous ceux qui suivent votre chaîne.
Hi from Greece Guylain,i am astonished from your deeply analysis in that beautiful song with great Troy's voice and folk metal music. Troy say that this song is the meaning of the album. Yes I understand now why and this is the reason who i loved ❤️ more now. A great philosophy of life, from a great mind like Tuomas is. Great meanings behind the verses but still a happy song with very hopeful meanings . I will be wait your next reaction video, be safe.
I am not scared of my "harvest" by the scyth at all. I don't think this song is about fear, it's about the unavoidable end of all our lives, make it worth it (inspire a child) Also the children playing and laughing while the reaper took somebody with him, children can't understand the concept of death. I find th symbolysm in this song beautiful. Don't fear death...celebrate live as long as you can, there is ENDLESSNESS. ❤
Je ne suis pas encore au niveau 'Mozart' à ce moment-ci, mais pas loin. Je crois, en effet, que jsuqu'à maintenant, c'est le meilleur album de musique rock que j'ai écouté depuis fort longtemps.
The Nightwish Finnish ensemble is in the genre Epic-symphony-folk metal. Singer Floor Jansen who is Swedish and incredible singer! Vocal, Marko Hietela and Troy. All their albums are fantastic. I would highlight the Ghost love score, Amarath, etc.
Yes, I know and love Nightwish very much already. That is why I enjoy so much listening to their music. Just a tiny correction : Floor lives in Sweden, but she is from the Netherlands. Peace to you.
Just subscribed, a big Thnx for your reactions. Ok in French but with English subtitles 👌 so it is good for me understanding french language 😁 2for1 👍 Yep this is Troy singing our multi instrumentalist and now add singer. Btw Heard that you are on Nightdreamers 💪 quite lovely! Can really see you are loving the music and the analyse is enjoyable to watch! Thought I watched you already reacting to Shoemaker, but you also did Music and Noise 😋 are you doing the whole album in order? About Harvest, was a bit difficult in the beginning for me, but after a view listening I really like it Now when it us on...🎵Join the harvest of hundred fields hearty and tame...🎶 singing with it...Every Time😁 Thnx again Sir, till the next ...🖐
I do the wole album in order. The only breach in the order : I did 'All The Works of Nature' in the first place. But for the section 'Human', yes, I do them in order. Tomorrow, I will publish my [ANALYSE] on the same song. Two videos, two days in a row (for now). Both on the same song. The videos, themselves, are easy to do; the subtitles are the tedious part of the videos. But they made possible all of the nice encounters I had in the past few days with people around the world !
@@GuylainPrince you did the nature part already....👌 It is a interesting way of meeting new people, I agree! So tomorrow the analyse of Harvest and sunday?? Pan ...I am curious what you think of it! In a musical sense...it is 1 of my favorite song of the album! ...🖐
@@GuylainPrince well superb...🤔 that is something for yourself to make up! It is in my top5 of beautiful Nightwish songs...my top 5 is at random, it depends on the mood I am in 😁 and I really can not choose only 1 🤘 So Nature 1st... Respectable 👌 the whole part is a masterpiece (imho)... ...🖐
Trais bonne réaction et comme d'habitude je me retrouve quand je découvre une nouvel musique =) , c est tellement fait simplement , je trouve sa trais touchant , je ne les pas dis sur les autre vidéo mais je viens d’avoir l’album et j'écoute une track et je vais tout de suite voir la réaction et l'"analyse que tu fait donc je découvre plus en même temps que toi d'une certaine façon =) encore merci beaucoup et je file voir l'analyse =)
Bravo ! Je suis comme ça! Pour apprécier vraiment une chanson, il faut que je comprenne les mots. Car dire "la musique est bonne" ne me suffit pas. Je veux dire de tout mon coeur : "La chanson est bonne"
@@GuylainPrince c'est un trais bonne chose , la musique est un langage et comme tout langage il faux le comprendre sinon on passe a coté de chose fabuleuse **O** merci pour votre réponse =)
You're right, it's written on several levels, so it gives the first impression of nonsense. I wonder if Tuomas' age has left its mark on this new end-of-road perspective. Because the same thing happened to me after I turned 50. I look forward to your analysis tomorrow. Thanks.
I am there too ! At 50 yo, you begin to think about what you will leave behind. In the case of Tuomas, only 'Noise', distraction, or something else? My [ANALYSIS] tomorrow will carry this preoccupation.
Quelle chanson pleine de positif. La pérennité de la nature qui meurt/qui s'endort à l'arrivée de l'hiver pour laisser une nouvelle nature/récolte renaître des racines des anciennes plantes. Au delà de ça, l'humanité capable du pire comme du meilleur, mais qui sait trouvé des ressources incroyables pour reconstruire, comme le phoenix qui renaît de ses cendres pour rester en vie. Une réponse a Noise qui décrit ce qu'il y a de plus sombre dans notre monde technologique actuel.
@@GuylainPrince tout à fait, les deux chansons sont liées. Il y a tant à apprendre de cet album. Tuomas est un véritable génie de l'écriture. Ces textes meritraient d'être regroupés sous la forme d'un livre pour que tous ceux qui n'aiment pas le métal puissent apprécier sa poésie
Merci beaucoup pour votre travail. Je vous ai découvert avec l'analyse de "All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World" que j'ai apprécié dès la 1ère écoute sans pour autant en comprendre le sens. Désormais, j'y vois plus clair et je l'apprécie davantage. Pour "Harvest", le point de départ est opposé puisque j'ai été déçu lors de ma première écoute de ce morceau. Puis, à force d'écoute, je l'appréciais un peu plus sans pour autant être très emballé (contrairement à "Music" et "Noise" qui me transportent littéralement). Votre réaction à "Harvest" me fait revoir ma copie et je me rend compte à quel point les musiques de Nightwish sont pleines de subtilités et de surprises. Il est probable que mon approche de ce morceau soit désormais meilleure. J'ai hâte de voir la vidéo d'analyse désormais. Encore merci :)
Comme vous avez vu, j'ai aussi eu une petite réserve à la première audition. Le texte est tellement difficile à déchiffrer. Mais je suis complètement confiant que vous allez TOTALEMENT changé d'idée. Ce fut du moins mon parcourt. Merci d'être là.
The mesage of the song is very clear for me after listening 4 times to it.but what suprised me from the first time is the last piece of piano at the end which is clearly a remarkebele part of the noise-melody just like a warning.
**This is not an attempt at an interpretation, rather it’s my personal experience of the journey that Human :: Nature is. Especially in that it feels like a natural and seamless continuation of Endless Forms Most Beautiful.** I’ve felt that 'they' are those still trapped by Noise. 'Arrive alive' to me is to be released from Noise and awakened to find yourself alive to Music. 'Water the Fields, surrender to the Earth', for me, inspires an image of the cyclical nature of organic life. We (all of the organic life on earth) nourish or 'water the fields', which is as essential as rain, oxygen, & sunlight (for the most part). The earth, all life, needs us to let go of the vessel, leaving it behind as nourishment providing for those who follow to be born... and I imagine when we surrender the vessel, we shoot out into the cosmos to join 'Shoemaker'. This impression could, obviously, be completely off course from what Tuomas meant. Then again, all art, while usually having a specific or at least general meaning to the artist, leaves space for the subjective experience of the listener. I absolutely love that in his lyrics, Tuomas includes us. He writes 'we' so frequently that it would be difficult for me to not feel part of the oneness of humanity, but also A unique part of a complete organism, all parts aware of each other to the level of the smallest, most obscure microbe. Having a conscious awareness of life and an intentionally living it with open eyes and ears, is an infinitely expansive experience... and for those who are having the awake experience of the vastness, along with others, with childlike wonder (we still laugh at butterflies), we are able to let go of fear, sadness, loneliness, & a sense of hopeless desolation and together, with eyes & ears wide open, can arrive alive & surrender the vessel happily. Having enjoyed a life truly *lived*, we are free to leave that behind and join in a sort of dance as we celebrate the next step of our collective experience. We journey together into the æther with Shoemaker as our beacon... I also feel that How’s the Heart reminds us of one powerful way we can help others out of their aloneness & hopelessness (burning the rope, dulling the blade, & joining the dance around the warmth of the fire.) We can’t force others to take the offered hand but be can certainly invite & encourage.
"Not an attempt to interpret", but bringing back the song in the broader perspective of the album is a way to interpret (called the canonical interpretation) : in means, within the context of the presentation (here a full album). It makes perfect sense to me and seems respectful of the writer AND of the song/album. You are perfectly right : what the lyricist means is not always what he wrote. And his work - especially cryptic as are Tuomas' words - opens up a LOT of space for different interpretations. To live life to its fullness, facing own death and/or the one of the world is the best way to answer. Peace to you, from Canada! And thanks for your generous message!
Bonjour de Montreal!! Je viens de tomber sur votre chaîne. Étant moi-même un hyper fan de Nightwish depuis 20 ans.... je trouve que Harvest est une chanson exceptionnelle. Je vais aller écouter votre analyse tout de suite. J’espère que vous allez commenter TRIBAL! Ne serait-ce que pour le drum!
Salut Jeremy, ben là, je suis complètement battu en tant que fan. Moi, je les connais seulement depuis "Dark Passion Play". J'ai énormément aimé l'album, à l'époque, mais n'y suis pas revenu. Par contre, "Showtime, Storytime" figure parmi mes 5 albums préférés. Avec celui-ci. je crois que Nightwish vient de ce hisser dans mes 4-5 bands préférés. On garde contact. J'haïrais pas rencontrer d'autres amateurs du groupe au Québec.
Guylain Prince merci pour la réponse! Dark Passion Play est un de mes albums favoris. Mais il y a plein de chef-d’oeuvres à découvrir qui datent d’avant cet album! Surtout leurs pièces qui abordent des thèmes religieux/spirituels. Ce qui me ramène à Tribal! J’ai TRÈS hâte d’entendre votre analyse de celle-là... et puis finalement la mystérieuse conclusion de l’album, ENDLESSNESS. Super intéressant de vous écouter!
I know this is not the analysis, but I can't help but comment: They are the humans, as in the Human|Nature of the title. "They" make the flock from the animals, otherwise theres the "carousal of a dare" which is the risk of the hunt. Domestication, lordship over nature (water the fields) and still being subject to it (surrender to the earth) because we cannot control it. The Quarternary code (genetics) gave us the ability to breed pretty flowers (exert some control), yet they will still inevitably wilt because natures course cannot be controlled. Its all through the song, an amazing piece. And the celtic style is native to Troy, he collaborated heavily on this one.
LOL : we warned you. Heureux de voir que vous le prenez avec humour :). Anyway, I've read somewhere that the "hundred fields" represent the various paths that a man has at the beginning of his life. But I couldn't find any reference. Waiting for the analysis.
The five headstones represent the band, minus the person (presumably Troy) through whose eyes we survey the scene. With this album, Tuomas threw out the old Nightwish rulebook and put the cat among the pigeons - for which he should be roundly congratulated. The band's future is unknowable, but hints at a very interesting journey for those of us willing to surrender the safe and familiar for the potentially beautiful unknown.
Olá Guylain. Uma vez que me surpreendeu ao escrever em português irei continuar a escrever em português. Quando ouvi esta música pela primeira vez também fiquei algo confuso, penso que esta letra tem um significado subjacente que não está muito "visível". Um abraço e continue com o trabalho magnífico.
Tinha razão, acho que fiquei surpreendido. O senhor viu-o, eu também vi. Mas a análise de amanhã tem algumas grandes surpresas reservadas para si. Vais adorar.
Bonjour! Je pense qu'il y a une influence de la chanson traditionnelle Anglaise "John Barleycorn", peut etre à cause du lieu de naissance de Troy (nord-ouest dl'Angleterre). Il y a beaucoup d'influence celtique juste sous la surface!
Je suis d'accord. Ma surprise était d'entendre, justement, ces influences celtiques. Or, comme vous le savez, la mausique traditionnelle du Québec est de ce type. Je me demandais, sincèrement, s'il y avait un rapprochement à faire avec la musique traditionnelle de Finlande. Il semblerait que non! Pas au plan musical. Au niveau des paroles, oui. Le fait que chaque ligne peut avoir 2-3 significations serait finlandais. Je crois aussi que l'influence (durable) de Troy joue un rôle, ici!
This is such a good sing along song, lovely chorus. Meaning of it...well, I’ll wait for your analysis to see if we have more incommon than icehockey 😄🤘🏼🤘🏼
There is beauty in man : life and death, child's face aglow, youth, generosity, joy, gathering, music, etc. The vast majority is on this side. But there are some men, driven by greed; they bring darkness for all of us to experience. Surrender to the Earth.
Looking forward to the analysis, the second verse in particular. It's so dense with metaphor, it's a tough nut to crack. I've come to my own interpretation and I'm very curious to compare.
Dear Guylain, my name is Ney Branquinho, I am Brazilian, I know your preference is letter analysis, but there is a singer who is conquering the world, and many consider him the best in the world, so I would like him to react to DIMASH KUDAIBERGEN. If you want to make an evolution, the songs: SOS, Hello, Adagio, Opera 2, Confessa + Diva Dance, Ogni Pietra ... and the latest YOUR LOVE (composed for him). It would be very interesting to see you analyzing DIMASH. Thank you
Thanks for the suggestion, Brazilian friend. You are right, I study first the lyrics and after the music rendition. My main interest, then, is composers/lyricists. But I promised you, at least, I will have a personal look at your suggestion. Peace!
Finnish folk metal has some similar elements to celtic, but also has its own tune. Maybe check out Moonsorrow or Ensiferum, if you are not yet familiar with them. Moonsorrow sings mostly in finnish, but Ensiferum sings mostly in english.
With this album, Nightwish draws my attention to European metal. I'm going to look closely to it, probably next summer. And since there's a beautiful friendship between Finland and Quebec, I'll surely look at it closely. Thanks for the suggestion.
In the Eddas, Beowulf, or similar epic sagas from europe men who had died "would water the ground with their blood" and death was a fate that men/warriors had to struggle/ fight against thus those who died surrendered to death and where interred in the earth and surrendered to the grave's/earth's embrace; the scythe (6:48) imagery is often associated with the Grim Reaper; one single grain could be a reference to Adam and Eve thus "the harvest of a 100 fields is likely war; this is a dark song cloaked in light. The final line though:"surrender to the earth, arrive alive" accept your death/ that you will die so that you can live or reach the end of your life having lived rather than existing as a corpse long before you actually die.
All of this makes perfect sense so me. And I believe it to be accurate, even if I didn't know the reference with 'water'. You only have to explain to me : what is the meaning of the 3rd verse ! Because, that is - at first - the big mystery of the song. In my next [ANALYSE] video, I will reveal new thoughts on this verse. Come back Wednesday! I did it yesterday, but haven't written the subtitles, yet !
@@GuylainPrince I look forward to seeing and hearing your thoughts; I only thought of the connection to the sagas because someone joked about Nightwish being : an Amazon, a Pirate, a Hobbit, and a Viking in a metal band.
Ohh, he's is deep with his meanings, Tuomas, isn't he? :) Well, I am bent to withhold my thoughts for your analysis video, but I will say this: many interpreters of the lyrics in combination with the music stop at saying that this feels like "Circle of Life" (the theme song from "The Lion King")... some make a joke about it, some think a second time and find that there's huge truth to that, possibly. Tell us what you thought; I have the impression that you already "got" the meaning, even though the precise words have yet to hatch. But I think there is nothing misleading or terrible there... not as these guys see it.
@@GuylainPrince Thank you, I thoroughly enjoy all analysis that is thoughtful and widens my horizons or gives a new perspective, whether it corresponds to my initial belief (opinion is a too strong word) or not. On this one, as you wrote, there is space for nuances. :)
Part 1 of 2 This is *really* long, so I split it into 2 comments. I haven't done this type of textual analysis for a long time, but thought it might be fun. Feel free to ignore, delete, etc. I think identifying pronouns can be helpful with this type of analysis (although I'm still slightly confused on all of the unnamed antecedents in this song). The pronouns used throughout this piece: "my," "I," "our" "we" are each used once: "my harvest" "I will pause before a man" "something unsung our way comes" "So we could see the beautiful die" two "they" and one "their" all contained in one verse: "They have beauty beyond all poetry" [deleted verse] "The deeper their sea, the less remains" "They'll find the pretty words" [deleted verse] It is interesting to note that from the song 'Procession' is the following verse: "We have been here, here a while At the end of Pi, as along came harvest We will remember all the suffering" In the song 'Procession' "we" seems to be humanity long after the earth is gone (or at least earth as we now know it), so in this song is there any connection to the "we" in that song? ##Questions and Thoughts (but no answers)## /My harvest will come/ *harvest* - the killing and gathering of crops for use. *my* - the speaker's harvest; but does it mean the speaker will be harvested or the speaker's crop will be harvested (is it being used as a noun, verb, or both)? So is "my" the valorous straw? death? the earth? something/someone else? *will come* - Which seems to make the most sense: the valorous straw's harvest will come; death's harvest will come; the earth's harvest will come? Death harvests all--plants and animals. (the video showed headstones, so...) If the earth, then back to the earlier question: will the earth be harvested or will the earth be doing the harvesting? /A tiny valorous straw/ *a* - just one; seems to be focused on the individual level *valorous* - brave in the face of danger *straw* - the detritus left after a harvest; this is interesting because if straw represents humans/humanity it would be referring to the corpse (maybe spirit, but knowing Tuomas, I doubt that) or the "dead earth" or harvested earth (see 'Procession'). How can straw be brave or the "my" from above if it is already harvested? As a stalk of grain was it valorous in the face of harvest, so after the harvest it can still be referred to as valorous? But straw itself can be harvested, but is then only used for non-edible things: bedding for animals and humans, for building such as in wattle, thatch, or bricks, etc. /Among the millions/ Although singled out as "a" it is among many more. If there was only one, it would be considered "picking" and not "harvesting". There are millions of dead on the earth. /Facing to the sun/ The stalks of straw poke straight up, facing the sun. Before the harvest, and the way that it is known it is time to harvest, is that the heads of grain bend down, no longer upright and perky. The dead are buried face up. /I will pause before a man/ *I* - the same "I" as the "my" to begin with? *pause* - wait; for what reasoning is the waiting? Death will pause before a man-will not yet harvest that man? Pause for death to think about man, or pause to give man time? *a man* - just one? Who is this "man" - this is the first (but not only) transparent introduction of humans in this song ("child" appears later). /Whose path has just begun/ *path* - life? a goal in life *just begun* setting out on one's life path; a child (possibly, but...); young humanity evolutionaryly speaking? /Something unsung our way comes/ [sung by three voices] The three voices cause the first major shift in the song musically, possibly representing a shift in perspective/point of view/narrator *something* - death? the foreshadowing from the previous line: "I will pause before a man" sets up the foreshadowing of this line? *our* - three voices; is the narrator now man/humanity? *unsung* - not yet known? not acknowledged? not worthy of being sung about? The following songs from the album have similar foreshadowings: From 'Music' - "Music/It is coming, coming, coming your way" From 'Noise' - "Beyond the human horizon/Something terrifying sleeps" From 'Pan' - "Something wicked their way came" (I'm not sure about the other songs, but worth a look.) /The quaternary code/ DNA gives form to all living things. /Gave mankind a rose/ *mankind* - who is the narrator now? Death, humans, third person omniscient? (see "we" below) *a rose* - represents beauty and love (but also has thorns) DNA gives form to beautiful things, and DNA gave life to humans who (as far as we know) are the only species with the ability to label things as "beautiful". /So we could see the beautiful die/ *we* - humans? The line before speaks of "mankind", if "we" are humans, why wasn't "mankind" written as "us" instead? If "we" is death or the earth, "we" should be "they". Is this the future mankind "we" found in 'Procession'? An omniscient third person narrator would encompass any entity willing to see. The beautiful can be seen to die because that gives meaning to life? /The strange peace of storm/ /Hovers over crops/ *storm* - usually thought of negatively, but they can have beautiful formations to look at, like a rose, and more importantly to humans and harvesters they bring life giving water; so maybe this dichotomy is "strange": beauty and water bring peace *hovers* - can be a bit ominous /And a child's face aglow before the scythe/ *a child* - why a child and not an adult? Children are often typified as a pure and innocent. A child is also at the beginning of their path. *aglow* - alive, vibrant, beautiful, with light *before* - right in front of, or possibly the long term, like "You have your whole life before you." *scythe* - an implement for harvesting both plant crops and human lives (like the grim reaper: the personification of death). A "child" will eventually die whether still as a child or after that child has grown)
Part 2 of 2 [Chorus - This is sung by the harmony of three voices which possibly represented mankind earlier in the song.] /Join the harvest of hundred fields/ *join* - this is an invitation, a call to action. An invitation requires an inviter and an invitee: who is each party? Humankind, death, the earth, other? Join as a harvester or harvestee? Or both? *harvest* - provides sustenance and life to the harvester and yet death to the harvested--circle of life? generation to generation? *hundred fields* - Sufi path? England's division into Hundreds? Simply representative of a large number? Something I'm missing? I am only familiar with the geopolitical/civil division of land in England into Hundreds. The video, music, and Troy singing lends credence to this idea. So maybe the idea of harvesting the crops within the hundred. Or representing a much larger field: earth, humanity's field. /Hearty and tame/ *hearty and tame*- who/what is hearty and tame? The crops of the harvest? The hundred fields? The harvester? Something/one else? *hearty* - gives sustenance; join in the bounty, the nourishment *tame* - crops are things that have been tamed and shows that a group is "civilized" /All going back to one single grain/ *all* - All what? All humans? All life (plant and animal)? *going back* - because they have died, like the phrase "returning to the earth"? Or is this some sort of tracing a path, like maybe all life traces its way back to one single grain; things that get harvested go back to a single grain? *grain* - The first verse spoke of "a tiny valorous straw" - that one straw was the end result of "one single grain" - again, the circle of life? grain/straw: life/death; before/after; beginning/ending Speaking of DNA, and grains, and death, I am reminded of of what Richard Dawkins said, as quoted in 'The Greatest Show on Earth': "The potential people who could have been here in my place, but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Sahara...we know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA, so massively exceeds the set of actual people...how dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred?" /Offer light to the coming day/ *offer* - who/what offers? Another call to action. One must first possess light to offer it. *light* - sunlight is needed for the grain to grow, to create crops for the harvest; hope for tomorrow? For a brighter future? *coming day* - the coming day brings its own light, and yet this says to offer light to the coming day. Paradoxical? /Inspire a child/ *inspire* - more call to action. Is this like "light" above, so sort of hope? Teaching? *child* - earlier, children are shown as an example of beauty but an acknowledgment that they will die; now, as part of the invitation to "join", either someone is supposed to inspire a child; or, all of the things listed inspire children (or humanity in general). /Water the field, surrender to the earth/ *water* - water (the noun) brings life, yet here it is used as a verb, another call to action for the audience to do something. Does water represent H2O or something else? Water with choices, works, etc.? *field* - that in which the crop is planted, the "home" of that which will be harvested, the hundred field. *surrender* - give in/give up. Synonym for death *to the earth* - give in to the earth, or when death comes, return to the earth. This line seems to indicate that the "hundred fields" is indeed earth. Possibly a nod to Genesis 3:19: "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." (KJV) (although I believe Tuomas is a humanist) The chorus invited the audience/humanity to do the following: - join the harvest - offer light - inspire a child - water the field - surrender to the earth [end chorus] [To tell the truth, the last verse is a bit confusing; possibly this is a subset of humanity: the not-so-good people (whatever I mean by that). The chorus may be a pivot point to turn from the more positive aspects of humanity to the more negative. The chorus a call to goodness and the last verse a warning?] /They have beauty beyond all poetry/ *they* - all humanity or just a certain group? The ones with the "deeper seas" (see below)? *beauty* - given rise to and recognized because of, DNA: roses, storms, children, etc. *beyond all* - not just a little, but so much potential. *poetry* - an indicator not just of humanity, but rather of "civilized" or learned humanity /But choose a silent misery/ *but* - although they have at their fingertips so much beauty to see, find, create... *choose* - the chorus invited the audience (humanity) to action. "Choose" is an action, and despite the beauty surrounding them "they" choose as their action misery--they don't have it thrust on them, or stumble into it, they choose it. *silent* - unspoken. Poetry was originally meant to be spoken. (why silent?) Misery is set up as the opposite of beauty. Very interesting. Having been given the calls to action in the chorus it would seem that those things are the things that are seen as beauty, as being a beautiful human. (See 'How's the Heart' for how one can be beautiful.) /The deeper their sea, the less remains/ *their* - shows possession *sea* - deep, wide, vast--an overabundance of water. *their sea" - a wealth/reservoir of... beauty? Capability? Ability? Anything? *the less remains* - ouch! Those who have the most share the least? Those with the most leave little for the rest? /They'll find the pretty words/ *they* - humanity, or those with the deeper seas? The "they" who have "a beauty beyond all poetry"? *'ll* - will at a future time? So what time is being talked about above? humans in their primitive, pre-intellectual stage? After they demonstrate their not niceness by hoarding stuff? "pretty words" - above it says they "have beauty beyond poetry" and poetry takes words; this phrasing gives a negative connotation, maybe this group of people uses "pretty words" to make excuses, or get ahead? /And tame flocks to herd/ *tame flocks* - verb or adjective? Are "they" finding tame flocks or are "they taming the flocks? Finding pretty words and taming flocks intimates a more civil society, especially taken with the next line of carousal *herd* - and yet "herd" can have a negative connotation, like "following the herd" or a euphemism for being a sheep. Do those with "pretty words" have the ability to tame those who are part of the herd? Flocks and herds refers to animals, and "harvest" usually refers to plant crops (not always as there is plenty of writing about harvesting animals). /There's that, or a carousal of dare/ *there's that, or* - there are some options. But what are the options to choose from? The negative things in this verse? The calls to join in the chorus? Civilized life as represented by the ability to find and write about beauty and the ability to tame flocks? *carousal* - partying *dare* - to be bold; to meet defiantly *carousal of dare* - this is a very odd phrase and I have no idea what Tuomas was thinking If humans don't find "pretty words" and the ability to farm--if they don't become civilized--all that's left is chaos and disorder? /Arrive alive/ *arrive* - arrivals need someones and somewheres, so who and where? Is it a plea? A statement? Arrive at the harvest? *alive* - physically? emotionally? spiritually? (although I believe Tuomas is a humanist) At your harvest (death), you should arrive "alive". To be alive you should heed the call to participate in the actions of the chorus.
Dear S E , I did not look at your comment YET. I began to read and then I saw that you quoted 'Procession'. I don't see or listen to the song BEFORE every Reaction video I do. And I don't listen or read other comments/analysis/reaction. It is very hard, since I am a big fan of Nightwish, but I kept my word until now. Si I promised you : I will come back after I am done with the others songs of the album ! If you see that I forgot you, just come and post a small reminder. I will see it ! Thank you taking so much time. Looking forward to read your point of view.
w We are all born and we all die, what will you do during your numbered years of life? Water the fields, tend to the earth. Offer knowledge and inspire those, whos path has just begun? Do we live in fear of dying or simply, live life? We all die, do you live life in a way that will allow the cycle and even the earth itself to continue live and, in a positive way?
@@GuylainPrince If you count the crosses, it my understanding there is cross for each of the member of the band. I think you are by far one of the best and most interesting reactors I watch. Please continue your journey.
Oh WOW ! I did not realize that, at all. And you know what? Celtic crosses, for me, is another sign of wanting to have 'roots' in the past. I will say a bit more in the analysis.
In my opinion this song is about accepting death as a part of life. Our path to death should be used by inspiring others and respecting and looking after the pale blue marble we live on.
bonne video et a force de réecoute , je differencie dans la partie celtic un renvoie de melodie entre le piano - troy et ca cornemuse et les violons pour sur le final rajouter les choristes sur les derniers refrains . bon je cous retouve pour l'analyse.
the main instrument you hear in the instrumental part of the song is are Uliann Pipes played by Troy its a kind of Irish Bagpipe but more mellow almost like a cello, its extremly hard to leard that instrument, also
I talk about a trad music Festival in Drummondville called : Mondial des cultures. I know the one who was taking care of all the wind instruments, from all over the world. One thing I can tell you : traditional instruments a very reactive to the atmosphere. Dry of humid and the instrument is out of tune, or plays differently. All of this just to tell you one thing : if Troy plays on tune like this live, he is a virtuoso.
@@GuylainPrince When you listen to Troy talking about the pipes - he often talks about their fickle nature - that they are not an easy instrument - In one concert it was so humid they would not play so he had to quickly replace them with another wind instrument...You know of course he is English, and has been involved with the traditional folk music scene
There is a technical word for this unstable result of old and organic instrument. Have a close look in concert situations : you will hear Emppu and/or Tuomas playing the same notes as Troy; this is just to make sure that the unstable instrument does not give a general feel of being off tune.
Très intéressante chanson. Le cycle de la vie et la morte. Beaucoup à analyser, J’aime les références au “quaternary code”, par example, parçe que la récolte nous amène au Néolithique (Quaternaire), mais, au même temps, c’est une référence aux quatre nucléotides de l’ADN qui conforment le code génétique des êtres humains et qui nous mettent une date d’expiration, nous ramènent a la terre, convertís en graines, de nouvelles semences pour le miracle d’une nouvelle résurrection et une nouvelle vie. La connection entre le divin et le humain, entre le grand et le petit, entre la lumière et l’obsurité. Les hommes en regardant le soleil, qui est probablement, le premier dieu. Et l’eau, qui est la matière première dont nous sommes faits, la connection entre le ciel et la terre. Vous aves beaucoup de travail, MonsieurGuylain et j’ai hâte d’entendre votre analyse. Et aussi, dans cette chanson je crois que la parte instrumental au milieu deserve une analyse, parçe que c’est comme un texte sans paroles; une danse de la morte devenue une danse de joie, de la vie et la résurrection.
@@GuylainPrince Grazie mille, anche perché mi ci identifico molto nello stato emotivo di Tuomas quando la scriveva e quindi è una delle mie preferite. P.s Penso che questo sia uno dei migliori canali su you tube in cui c'è spazio anche per le anali professionali dei testi ed anche se io sono ateo trovo estremamente interessanti ed affascinanti le spiegazioni e gli approfondimenti di temi spirituali perché io sono dell'idea che bisogna sempre conoscere tutto, anche quello che da un punto di vista spirituale non si condivide che però deve essere apprezzato e rispettato da un punto di vista filosofico e di pensiero, grazie mille ancora per l'ottimo lavoro!
you might want to remeber this harvest and the tombstones when you listen to "procession". nature can rest when we are gone? All of us humans come from one grain too...?
En effet, j'ai bien eu cette information après. Par contre, il y a du folk métal finlandais. Et on peu dire que le projet original de Tuomas était folk, puis métal et que le genre folk métal peut être trouvé dans les trois premiers albums. Ce n'est pas aussi étranger qu'il puisse y paraître à première vue.
Bonjour Guylain, Je voulais te faire part de ma compréhension de la chanson en mettant en avant-plan certaines parties qui m'ont mené à cette conclusion. I will pause before a man whose path has just begun. Someting unsung our way comes. Pour moi, cet homme dont on fait ici mention est Jésus. La chanson The Carpenter de l'album Angels Fall First nous avait déjà convaincu des croyances religieuses de Tuomas. Et je crois qu'il lui serait difficile de parler de la race humaine sans faire mention de Jésus et de religion. Tout juste ensuite, the quartenary code gave mankind a rose so we could see the beautiful die. Pour moi, la rose est encore une fois Jésus. The strange peace of storm hovers over crops and a child's face aglow before the scythe. Il est mort et ressuscité, ce qui fait que désormais la mort ne fait plus peur. Le refrain est donc un appel à vivre une vie dans la paix toujours en ayant le Christ pour modèle. All going back to one single grain peut vouloir à la fois dire que nous mourrons tous, mais aussi que nous devrions tous suivre les enseignements de Jésus. En plus, la pierre tombale du vidéo me fait étrangement penser à un ostensoir. Dans la vidéo, nous sommes littéralement agenouillés devant cet ostensoir. Le deuxième couplet fait allusion à ceux qui ne croient en rien. La partie musicale qui précède le dernier refrain veut dire deux choses pour moi. Premièrement que la vie est belle et qu'il faut en profiter au maximum. Il faut savourer pleinement cette chance qui nous a été donnée. Mais aussi peut-être que le Soleil qui apparaît dans la vidéo représente le passage vers la vie après la mort. Il n'y a là que joie et fête. On termine donc la chanson avec un dernier appel aux non-croyants à croire et à se prosterner devant cet ostensoir. Finalement, Arrive alive est une autre phrase clé de la chanson. Clairement, dans la pièce, il est mentionné que chacun va mourir, mais finalement il est possible d'en ressortir vivant. Pour moi, la chanson est donc un appel à vivre une vie en harmonie avec les autres et avec la Terre pour pouvoir ensuite profiter de la vie éternelle.
Ah, tu lui donnes un sens chrétien. C'est beau. Tu es certainement conscient que ce n'est peut-être pas le sens qu'a donné Tuomas, mais tu déploie du sens à partir de ses mots. Et c'est très beau. Ma lecture est plutôt différente de la tienne. Reviens-moi quand tu l'auras écoutée, d'accord ? On s'en r'jase !
J'ai hâte d'entendre votre analyse. Ne trouvez-vous pas que cependant que la pierre tombale rappelle vraiment l'ostensoir ? Si vous ne connaissez pas la pièce The Carpenter, je vous invite à porter attention aux paroles. D'ailleurs, en spectacle depuis quelques années, la voix de Tuomas sur la version originale a été remplacée par celle de Troy. Clairement, Tuomas laisse une place importante au christianisme dans sa vie. Pour moi, tous les mots de la chanson Harvest ont du sens lorsque vus sous cet angle. J'attends votre analyse avec impatience ! :)
Voici un extrait de la pièce The Carpenter qui pour moi est en lien direct avec Harvest. ''I hear you through the symphonic voices of nature The purity I could never doubt They tell me to lie on the grass and observe my savior The one crucified to the chirping of birds.'' Pour moi, le message dans Harvest est le même, mais il est livré de façon beaucoup plus subtile et comme un appel aux autres à faire de même. Harvest est pour moi une parabole dans laquelle le message que la majorité vont en retirer n'est pas vraiment le message qu'il veut livrer.
Cher Benoît, Tu apportes des éléments nouveaux pour moi, aussi, je vais prendre le temps d'y réfléchir. Merci d'apporter ta contribution à cette chaîne. Ça semble rassembler des passionnés de musique, de mots et de sens. Tu es donc ici chez toi!
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