Missing in action
Although she’s mopping the kitchen floor,
Ella is crying.
Words come out of her husband’s mouth.
Some variation of “Stop now, Ella.”
Ed’s a good man,
keeps his lawn trimmed,
stays away from liquor and the racetrack.
Neighbours bring meals.
Roast chicken, gumbo, lasagna.
Ella remembers her father saying,
“Food is love, the only way some folks can speak.”
Roland’s room.
Ella stands at its threshold,
looks again at the wall poster of Sly Stone
wearing a rainbow-coloured cap,
on stage at Woodstock,
once a hit-maker,
once a hero.
Evenings, after dinner,
sometimes Ed moves towards the record player,
then shakes his head,
knows Ella isn’t ready,
tells himself
that the quiet,
after an eight hour shift at the brewery,
is good.
Ella removes the candlestick holder
from the dining-room table,
to work further on her quilt,
the story of her sharecropper parents
told in panels,
told in thread and stitches,
their days of work and prayer
sewn into a field of cloth.
In the quilt
trees appear.
Trees in which
a girl could hide,
pretend she was a bird,
flying away from her home
of plank and tin,
flying away from the South,
following the moon-lit railway tracks
all the way to Chicago.
From his armchair,
Ed looks up from the book he’s reading.
He cannot see words
only Roland,
lying in mud,
flies crawling his face.
Ed closes his eyes
until the image leaves him.
There is Ella,
still at the dining-room table,
working on her quilt.
Ed watches the threaded needle
dive and resurface,
guided by his wife’s steady hand.
poem by Peter Bakowski
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Related quotes
Timida
Es as, la veo sonreir
Con ojos distraidos,
Quieta en una esquina corno si
Yo no estuviera alli.
Creo yo que el juego es para dos,
Los dos el mismo juego.
Pero no se da,
De pronto ya no est
Y no me deja ni un adis.
Ella es timida, se esfuma si la ves.
Ella es timida, por eso es come es,
Yo no soy capaz
De lastimar su corazn.
Ella es timida,
Ms qua timida.
Fjate, la quiero pero s
Que es dulce y vulnerabili
Tan frgil como hilos da crist-..
No quiero hacerle mal.
Conozco sua secretos pero no
La voy a hacer sufrir,
Porque es tan dbil
Como un ptalo de flor
Y su doler me duele a mi.
Ella es timida, se esfuma si la ves.
Ella es timida, por eso es corno es.
Yo no soy capaz
Da lastimar su corazn.
Ella es timida, ms qua timida yeah!
Ella es as.
Ella es timida, se esfuma si la ves.
Ella es timida, por eso es corno es.
Yo no soy capaz
De lastimar su corazn.
Ella es timida,
Se esfuma si la ves.
Ella es timida,
Por eso es corno es.
Yo no soy capaz
De lastimar su corazn.
Ella es timida, ms que timida
song performed by by Roxette
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Tmida (Vulnerable)
Es asi, la veo sonreir
con ojos distraidos,
quieta en una esquina corno si
yo no estuviera alli.
Creo yo que el juego es para dos,
los dos el mismo juego.
Pero no se da,
de pronto ya no esta
y no me deja ni un adios.
Ella es timida, se esfuma si la ves.
Ella es timida, por eso es come es,
Yo no soy capaz
de lastimar su corazon.
Ella es timida,
mas qua timida.
Fijate, la quiero pero se
que es dulce y vulnerabili
tan fragil como hilos da crist-..
No quiero hacerle mal.
Conozco sua secretos pero no
la voy a hacer sufrir,
porque es tan debil
como un petalo de flor
y su doler me duele a mi.
Ella es timida, se esfuma si la ves.
Ella es timida, por eso es corno es.
Yo no soy capaz
da lastimar su corazon.
Ella es timida, mas qua timida Yeah!
Ella es asi.
Ella es timida, se esfuma si la ves.
Ella es timida, por eso es corno es.
Yo no soy capaz
de lastimar su corazon.
Ella es timida,
se esfuma si la ves.
Ella es timida,
por eso es corno es.
Yo no soy capaz
de lastimar su corazon.
Ella es timida, mas que timida
song performed by by Roxette
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Necesito
necesito mi amiga
necesito besar ella
necesito abrazar ella
no puedo volar sin mi amiga
no puedo vivir sin ella
necesito ella si yo quiero vivir
porque sin ella
por que? debo vivir?
poem by David Knox
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Nadie Como Ella
Ella sabe darse toda
en un instante
derretir con la mirada
un corazon
ella es fuego que se siente
en mis labios cuando
hacemos el amor
Es una aventura
andar bajo su blusa
poco a poco acariciar
toda su piel
Es un sueno darle un beso
ella sabe que me tiene
a su merced
[Coro]
Mi corazon es suyo
me siento suyo
daria la vida
por volverle a ver
quien iba imaginarlo
yo convertido
en un capricho
de su desnudez
No hay nadie como ella
tan dulce tan bella
me juego la vida por ella
no hay nadie como ella
es fuego que quema
estoy que me muero por ella
Ella no es como las otras
que dejaron
cicatrizes de amargura
y de dolor
vino ella y con ternura
otra vez me hizo creer
en el amor
[Repite Coro]
No hay nadie como ella
tan dulce tan bella
No hay nadie como ella
tan dulce tan bella
Es fuego que quema
y se mete en mis venas
y me juego hasta la vida por ella
No hay nadie como ella
tan dulce tan bella
me he vuelto capricho
de su desnudez
hoy daria todo
por volverla a ver
No hay nadie
que me sepa comprender
como ella
maravilla de mujer
No hay nadie
calma mis ganas de amar
como ella
y por eso quiero mas
quiero mas
song performed by by Marc Anthony from Desde Un Principio / From The Beginning
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Cinderella Renewed
there was once a girl I knew
Her name was Cinderella
But Cinderella is way too long
We'll call her just Ella
Ella was a spoilt kid
Oh yes, she was
She rather barks than talks
not someone to cross
Then Gloomy air Spread everywhere
As her mother died with heart attack
All relatives cried at the news
Ella also did, but it was fake
His father married again
The lady had daughters of her own
Beautiful they were, oh yes
Names: Isabella and Sharon
Our Cinderella was very jealous
girls had taken her place, not one but two
Ella wanted to take revenge
From the girls, and their mother too!
But before she could do anything
The handsome prince called a ball
All the maidens were invited
It was to take place in the castle's hall
Excitement arose everywhere
Beautiful looked our Cinderella
But her stepsisters were their too
And their was no match for Isabella
The prince walked in the room
His eyes fell on Isabella
He asked her for a dance
And not our Cinderella
Soon the news spread through the kingdom
Prince and Isabella were to marry, no pretend
But then something happened
The prince chose Cinderella instead!
on the marriage day, bells rang
Ella and prince were coupled
But prince looked so forlorn and sad
As though he had just been crumpled
And as the carriage went, people wondered
What was it, that had dejected him
But we know the truth, that
Cinderella had a revolver to torture him!
poem by Myra Ahmad
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Idilio 2
-Ella lo idolatró y Él la adoraba...
-Se casaron al fin?
-No, señor, Ella se casó con otro
-¿Y murió de sufrir?
-No, señor, de un aborto.
-¿Y Él, el pobre, puso a su vida fin?
-No, señor, se casó seis meses antes
del matrimonio de Ella, y es feliz.
poem by Jose Asuncion Silva
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La Copa De La Vida (The Official Song Of France '98)
La Vida Es
Pura Pasion
Hay que llenar
Copa De Amor
Para Vivir
Hay que luchar
un corazon
para ganar
Como cain y abel
Es un partido cruel
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
consigue con honor
la copa del amor
para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
luchar por ella (si)
luchar por ella (si)
Tu y you! Ale ale ale
Go, go, gol! Ale ale ale
Arriba va! El mundo esta de pie
Go, go, gol! Ale ale ale
La vida es
competicion
hay que sonar
ser campeon
la copa es
la bendicion
la ganaras
Go, Go GO!
Tu instinto natural
vencer a tu rival
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
consigue con honor
la copa de la amor
para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
luchar por ella (si)
luchar por ella (si)
Tu y yo........
song performed by by Ricky Martin
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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That Old Ghazal Moon
To hell with the stars and the seasons, I have to go look for the moon
I must verify that it's still in the sky, at least we can still share the moon
Emails with pictures and sexy descriptions of all that I could desire but you
CC your husband, your gardener and girl friends, I'm hardly over the moon
Shopping on Sunday I carried your bags, I helped you with my credit card now while you still owe me you pretend not to know me, hello I'm the man in the moon.
The party on Monday you danced with your husband you danced like you never would part. I hid in the cellar while listing to Ella and Ella was singing Blue Moon.
The Sun Sean all summer but still t'was a bummer and clearly I'm no Glenn Colquhoun. My wife and your husband have emailed from Tunis, let's sit here and howl at the moon
poem by Sean Joyce
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Ella Es
Ella es sedosa
Divertida y enga? osa
Le tiene alergia a la verdad
Cuando le hablo seriamente
Me dice cosas intrascendentes
Pasa de todo
Es feliz de cualquier modo
Mas libre que la libertad
Es una cometa sin destino
Un desatino
Un juego prohibido...
Ella es
La chispa que enciende a mi,
La que miente por huir de lo real.
No se disculpa porque es natural
A la que quiero
Sin ningun pero
Es asi
Es ella y ella me va a mi
Porque nunca me quiso conquistar
Por la que pierdo hasta mi identidad
Y es que es sincera
A su manera
Es mariposa
Es la espina y es la rosa
Es un diamante sin tallar
Incluso adoro sus defectos
Y sin su cuerpo
Soy un hombre muerto
Ella es la chispa que me enciende a mi
La que miente por huir de lo real
No se disculpa porque es natural
A la que quiero
Sin ningun pero
Es asi
Es ella y ella me va a mi
Porque nunca me quiso conquistar
Por la que pierdo hasta mi identidad
Y es que es sincera
A su manera
Ella es...(solo saxo)
No se disculpa porque es natural
A la que quiero
Sin ningun pero
Es asi
Es ella y ella me va a mi
Porque nunca me quiso conquistar
Por la que pierdo hasta mi identidad
Y es que es sincera
song performed by by Ricky Martin
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Modern Cinderella
I'm a modern Cinderella.
I wish I was more like Twighlight's Bella.
But i'm locked away.
It's like that everyday.
I'm the modern Cinderella.
I wish I was the Enchanted Ella.
My family wants to get rid of me.
This no one really sees.
I'm the Modern Cinderella.
Never mind Bella.
I'm meeting you for the very first time.
This the day I challenge my self to sing 'The Climb.'
I'm the modern Cinderella
Never mind Ella.
We feel in love at first sight.
Now the clock strikes midnight.
I'm the modern Cinderella.
Never the orginal.
Never mind Bella.
Never mind Ella.
I don't run in flight.
I'm prepared to fight.
I'm the modern Cinderella.
See me as I am.
See the real me.
Not the person I pretened to be.
I'm the modern Cinderella.
Nothing like the original.
Not like Bella.
Not like Ella.
Now i've found my modern Prince.
I am me.
I'm the Modern Cinderella....
poem by Desiree Bradford
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La Copa De La Vida
La vida es Pura pasion
Hay que llenar Copa de amor
Para vivir Hay que luchar
Un corazon Para ganar
Como cain y abel
Es un partido cruel
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
Consigue con honor La copa del amor
Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
Luchar por ella (si!)
Luchar por ella (si!)
Tu y yo!!
Ale
song performed by by Ricky Martin from Vuelve
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Nina
Zoe Saldana, David Oyelowo, Mike Epps, Ronald Guttman, Mary Pat Gleason, Ella Thomas, Siena Goines, Ella Joyce, Marianne Muellerleile
by Cynthia Mort from Nina (2016)
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Intruders
Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Izan Corchero, Daniel Bruhl, Ella Purnell, Kerry Fox, Mark Wingett, Imogen Gray, Ella Hunt, Adam Leese, Lolita Chakrabarti
from Intruders (2011)
Submitted by Veronica Serbanoiu
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Da Le Yaleo
Yo la vi cantando en paris
Ella quiso estar junto de mi
Yo me sorprendi
Quando dijo yaleo
Vamos caminando el ise
Tomando vino y partiendo pan
Ella dijo dame dame ya yaleo yaleo
Yaleo yaleo yaleo yaleo
Tika ngai wa yo
Simba ngai wa yo yaya
Si tu pudieras desir me ami
Yo no lo creo lo que pasa aqui
Ella es mia y me da su amor
Estoy complete y soy feliz
Ahora tengo nios que dicen yaleo
song performed by by Santana
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Lluvia Cae
Ella cuando baila ay me pongo
Tan nervioso
Mi sangre se dispara y me vuelvo
Peligroso
Ella si me mira es que me vuelvo
Loco
Ella es la razon por la que yo
Soy tan dichoso
Sospecho que es inutil toda
Resistencia
Estoy predestinado no hay que
Darle vueltas
Luvia cae lentamente sobre mi
Que mas da si contigo estoy
Feliz
Ay ay ay ay ay me estoy
Enamorando
Lluvia cae lentamente sobre mi
Es igual tengo ganas de reir
Ay ay ay ay ay me estoy
Enamorando
Ella toda ella es un letrero
Luminoso
Apuesto a que sus besos tienen
Algo
Venenoso
Ella si camina es que es algo
Escandaloso
Ella si me mira es que me muero
Un poco
Lo logico seria que me resistiera
Y en cambio puede hacer de mi lo
Que ella quiera
Lluvia cae lentamente sobre mi
Que mas da si contigo soy feliz
Ay ay ay ay ay me estoy
Enamorando
Lluvia cae lentamente sobre mi
Es igual tengo ganas de reir
Ay ay ay ay ay me estoy
Enamorando
Lluvia cae lentamente sobre mi
Que mas da si contigo estoy
Feliz
Ay ay ay ay ay me estoy
Enamorando
Lluvia cae lentamente sobre mi
Es igual tengo ganas de reir
Ay ay ay ay ay me estoy
Enamorando
Lluvia cae lentamente sobre mi
Que mas da si contigo soy feliz
Ay ay ay ay ay me estoy
Enamorando
Lluvia cae lentamente sobre mi
Es igual tengo ganas de reir
Ay ay ay ay ay me estoy
Enamorando
Lluvia cae lentamente sobre mi
Que mas da si contigo soy feliz
Ay ay ay ay ay me estoy
Enamorando
Lluvia cae lentamente sobre mi
Es igual tengo ganas de reir
Ay ay ay ay ay me estoy
Enamorando
song performed by by Enrique Iglesias
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Ella James
Sweet little girls and your money
No she dont wanna know me at all ooh ooh
Whos she gonna use?
Whats she gonna lose?
Been with ella james too long
Time to get up but I cant afford a cab
To the job where I work not at all ooh ooh
Have you got a hand?
Give it to me man
Been with ella james too long - alright!
Whos she gonna lose?
Whats she gonna use now?
She was hasting to get me down
Will she ever pass to another class now?
And shes waiting to throw me down - alright!
Sweet little girls and your money
No you she dont wanna know me at all ooh ooh
Whos she gonna use?
Whats she gonna lose?
Been with ella james too long - alright!
Whos she gonna lose?
Whats she gonna use now?
She was hasting to get me down
Will she ever pass to another class now?
And shes waiting to throw me down
Sweet little girl came a running to the door
When she told me hed gone ooh ooh
Ive just had a ball
Not too bad at all
Thank you ella james so long, so long
song performed by by Electric Light Orchestra
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Elle Brega
La encontre sola en un bar
Sent embrujo de su mirar
Y fui cayendo en su trampa de amor
La mentira es su juego
Un sabor animal
Me aguo la boca entre miel y sal
Su veneno se ha enredado en mi ser
Y salvarme no puedo
Y en un rincn, camos juntos
En un rito de pasin
Y al tocar su piel
Sentir el calor
Yo puse el deseo
Ella puso el control
She bangs, she bangs
Ay mirala, she moves, she moves
Me enloquece cuando baila
Camina, no puedo parar
Esa mujer me va a matar
She bangs, she bangs
La dame de mi ajedrez
Jugar conmigo es su placer
Porque ella es todas las mujeres en una mujer
Me atrapo
No puedo escapar
Entre tortura y sensualidad
Sus labios muerden cuando van a besar
Ella es fruta prohibida
Donde esta la quiero encontrar
Sue?o con ella en ese mismo bar
Dejo su huella esa noche de amor
En mi cuerpo, en mi vida
Y me hundo mas
Sigo perdido
En el desierto de su amor
Quiero calmar mi sed
De su boca beber
Sentirme s su due?o tan solo una vez
song performed by by Ricky Martin
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Ellamental
Way back, take a look, she would cook
When they were stompin at the savoy
She would blow, and they would dance, dont you know ?
It was an uptown kind a show
Cool notes and melodies, harmonies
She sang the song of the universe
She can make a joyful noise up to heaven
And call the angels down to the earth
From jazz, to swing, to be-bop
She kept the spirit alive
For bo, duke, dizzy, and miles
She spoke her mind
Shes ellamental to the art
She spoke her mind
Shes ellamental to the art
Too hot, until the dawn she sang on
When joints were jumpin and jive was in
Bodies movin back and forth to the rhythm
Ever since ella first did her thing
From jazz, to swing to be-bop
She brought emotions and moves
She kept the spirit alive.
She spoke her mind
Act like ya know, oh!
Was it the smooth tones that was so much like butter
Oh ella was singin just like no other singer
Cause you know I be the funky bringer of the new style
Because I be the wild child.
Listenin to hip-hop, listening to be-bop and jazz
Ella made you move that ass
Sensation for the people, insperation for the sisters and brothers
Smooth jazz for the midnight lovers
Savoy was the spot for shakin on your rump and
Ella made it hoppin
Got the joint jumpin, remembering you til the dawn
Because ella your memory goes on
She spoke her mind (yeah...and it just dont stop)
Shes ellamental to the art (the memory goes on and on...cause it just dont stop)
She spoke her mind (...yeah..jazz to the bebop)
Shes ellamental to the art
She spoke her mind..(yeah...much love...)
She spoke her mind...
song performed by by Vanessa Williams
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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At Bay
Wife
Reach out your arms, and hold me close and fast.
Tell me there are no memories of your past
That mar this love of ours, so great, so vast.
Husband
Some truths are cheapened when too oft averred.
Does not the deed speak louder than the word?
(dear God, that old dream woke again and stirred.)
Wife
As you love me, you never loved before?
Though oft you say it, say it yet once more.
My heart is jealous of those days of yore.
Husband
Sweet wife, dear comrade, mother of my child,
My life is yours by memory undefiled.
(it stirs again, that passion brief and wild.)
Wife
You never knew a happier hour than this?
We two alone, our hearts surcharged with bliss,
Nor other kisses, sweet as my own kiss?
Husband
I was a thirsty field, long parched with drouth;
You were the warm rain, blowing from the south.
(But, ah, the crimson madness of her mouth!)
Wife
You would not, if you could, go down life’s track
For just one little moment and bring back
Some vanished rapture that you miss or lack?
Husband
I am content. You are my life, my all.
(One burning hour, but one, could I recall;
God, how men lie when driven to the wall!)
poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Razor Blade
A ella le dicen Razor Blade,
Por que te corta al respirar
Maneja todo tipo de arma,
Es un espia internacional,
No se podria suceder,
Que estemos juntos otra vez, tomando Whisky en un hotel,
Planchando plastica
Fuimos la mente de operacin inframundo, en Tele-tlan,
Tumbamos miles de transmisoras de rayos P, satlites,
Ella es Razor Blade she is razor blade.
song performed by by Zoe
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