Luke Sital-Singh: "Afterneath" / "Killing Me"
Luke Sital-Singh plumbs emotional depths to write tender, tuneful songs. Full bio
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from our golden night
suavemente de nuestra noche dorada.
You are alive
solo aquellos a los que amas.
Afterneath
Después.
that they're not really depressing at all.
realmente deprimentes en absoluto.
important songs we have.
más importantes que tenemos.
I just never tire of hearing
nunca me canso de escuchar
part of being human
muy real del ser humano
con miedo y vergüenza
where it lingers and rots.
donde persiste y se pudre.
these hard emotions,
estas emociones difíciles,
that we're not alone in darkness.
que no estamos solos en la oscuridad.
known as "mono no aware,"
conocida como "mono no aware"
as "the bittersweet poignancy of things,"
"la intensidad agridulce de las cosas"
de la impermanencia,
sadness as things pass by in life,
a medida que las cosas pasan en la vida,
softly lingering sadness
suavemente persistente
de toda la realidad.
in lots of life stories and moments
en muchas historias y momentos de la vida
is the celebration of the cherry blossom.
es la celebración de la flor de cerezo.
is no more impressive
no es más impresionante
within a single week --
caen en una sola semana...
on the gentlest breeze --
more beautiful.
than this, and --
of my songwriting for years,
de mi composición durante años,
in music, in song --
en la música, en la canción...
in poetry and painting,
en poesía y pintura,
comunidad y un parentesco
none of us alone in darkness.
estamos solos en la oscuridad.
that I call "Killing Me,"
que llamo "Killing Me"
I've been talking about.
lo que he estado hablando.
from the perspective of somebody else,
desde la perspectiva de otra persona,
my late grandfather,
new things in her life --
cosas nuevas en su vida...
her soul mate.
a su alma gemela.
would you wake up today?
how I've grown in this place
he crecido en este lugar
When the winter comes to stay
cuando llega el invierno.
all the words I never said
todas las palabras que nunca dije.
That you're not here with me
que no estés aquí conmigo.
The wonders I can see
and time rushes away
y el tiempo se apresura.
like we did when we were young
cuando éramos jóvenes.
when we were young
cuando éramos jóvenes
that you're not here with me
no estás aquí conmigo
The wonders I can see
maravillas que puedo ver.
The wonders I can see
maravillas que puedo ver.
The wonders I can see
maravillas que puedo ver
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Luke Sital-Singh - Singer-songwriterLuke Sital-Singh plumbs emotional depths to write tender, tuneful songs.
Why you should listen
Luke Sital-Singh is an internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter from the UK. In 2012 he released his debut single "Fail For You," which first introduced to the world his deft ability to craft songs with a mesmerizing piercing emotional quality. The song went on to be featured in numerous TV shows including Grey’s Anatomy. At the end of 2013, Sital-Singh was featured in the BBC's Sound of 2014 list and signed to Parlophone records, who released his debut record The Fire Inside later that year.
After a couple of years touring the world and opening for artist such as Villagers, The Staves, Martha Wainwright and Kodaline, in 2017 Sital-Singh released his sophomore record Time Is A Riddle, which featured the stand out song "Killing Me." His songs are rich and somber and have the tendency to stop you in your tracks. Of his songwriting, Sital-Singh says: "I like writing about the heavy things. There’s a lot of shallow stuff out there and that’s fine for certain contexts. My fun is diving as deep as I can. Inside myself and, if I can, inside others and writing songs that are as honest as I can make them. Honest to the struggles we all face, the sadness but more importantly, the hope."
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