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Welcome at a new episode of "Imagination Without Limits", the theme for this month's CDHK. We have had already beautiful images that "triggered" you all to create wonderful poetry. Of course that's the goal and that's the same goal for today's CD Imagination.
This time I have a wonderful image for you which is taken somewhere in Portugal. It's a really nice image and I hope it will inspire you to create (again) nice poems. This image is taken by someone named Jan, but I couldn't retrieve him (or the owner of the photo). So if you are the owner of the photo or you know who the owner is, please let me know.
Stairs of Nature
By the way this photo I found on the Tumblr titled "bonitavista", for sure worth a visit.
Maybe you have noticed that I am trying new ways to create haiku, I call it "experimental" haiku. I love to experiment with our beloved haiku ... it triggers me to use a minimum of words to sketch a scene. The above "experiment" looks in my opinion awesome, but what do you think of it?
This episode is open for your submissions tonight at 7:00 PM (CET) and will remain open until September 19th at noon (CET). I will try to publish our new episode later on. A preview of the next CD Imagination you can find at our CDHK Tumblr.
Dear haijin, visitors and travelers, Today our last stage on our Europe Ginko. We will end our ginko in Portugal, which became a member of the European Union (EU) in 1986. Let me tell you something about Portugal's history.
The
territory of modern Portugal has been continuously settled, invaded
and fought over since prehistoric
times.
The Iberians, Celts, Phoenicians, Carthaginians and
the Romans were
followed by the invasions of the Visigothic and
the SuebiGermanic
peoples,
who were themselves later invaded by the Moors.
These Muslim peoples were eventually expelled during the
Christian Reconquista.
Portuguese nationality can be traced back to the creation of the
First County
of Portugal,
in 868. In 1139, Afonso
Henriques was
proclaimed King
of Portugal,
thus firmly establishing Portuguese independence, under
the Portuguese
House of Burgundy.
In
the 15th and 16th centuries, under the House
of Aviz,
which took power following the 1383-85
Crisis,
Portugal expanded Western influence
and established the first
global empire,
becoming one of the world's major economic, political and
military powers. During
this time, Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration in the
Age of Discovery, notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry
the Navigator and
King João
II,
with such notable discoveries as Vasco
da Gama's
sea route
to India (1497–98), Pedro
Álvares Cabral's
discovery of Brazil (1500),
and Bartolomeu
Dias's
reaching of the Cape
of Good Hope.
Portugal monopolized the spice
trade during
this time, under royal command of the Casa
da Índia,
and the Portuguese Empire expanded with military campaigns led in
Asia, notably under Afonso
de Albuquerque,
who was known as the "Caesar
of the East".
Flag of Portugal
The
destruction of Lisbon in
a 1755
earthquake,
the country's occupation during the Napoleonic
Wars,
the independence
of Brazil (1822),
and the Liberal
Wars (1828-1834),
all left Portugal crippled from war and diminished in its world
power. After
the 1910
revolution deposed
the monarchy, the democratic but unstable Portuguese
First Republic was
established, later being superseded by the "Estado
Novo" right-wing authoritarian regime.
Democracy was restored after the Portuguese
Colonial War and
the Carnation
Revolution in
1974. Shortly after, independence was granted to all
its colonies,
with the exception of Macau,
which was handed over to China in
1999. This
marked the end of the longest-lived
European colonial empire,
leaving a profound cultural and architectural influence across
the globe and
a legacy of over 250 million Portuguese
speakers today.
Now we know a little bit more about Portugal's history, but history is not a big part of haiku, nature however is. So let us take a look at the nature of Portugal.
Portugal has a long beach-line it is almost surrounded 1005 by water and the West Coast of Portugal is really stunning.
West Coast of Portugal
waves come and go
hidden between mountains -
love on the beach
Wow ... what a beautiful country Portugal is. I know I have said this often this month, but as I look at these images ... than Portugal is like paradise.
In every episode of our Europe ginko I introduced haiku poets from the countries we visited. So in this last episode of this month I will do that too. I have searched the Internet but couldn't find haiku poets from Portugal, but I love to share a few haiku in Portugese, so I had to "take the airplane" to Brasil. In Brasil they speak Portugese. So I have a series of Brazilian haiku for you.
Esta corola de
lírio
Quer continuamente
Me voltar as costas
This lily’s
corolla
wants continuously
to turn its back to me
Sem pedir, o
vento
Derruba as flores do chão . . . Eu nunca ousei.
Without
asking, the wind
Sheds the flowers on the ground . . .
I never dared.
Well ... it has become a nice last episode I think, however it is sad that I couldn't find Portugese haiku poets, but I hope you did like the Brazilian haiku.
This episode is NOW OPEN for your submissions and will remain open until July 4th at noon (CET). I will try to publish our new episode, the first of July ... , later on.
By the way I hadn't time to create the new prompt-list for July, but we are exploring the mysterious, mystical and magical nature.
Well ... do you like our little musical world trip? I hope you do. I have read wonderful haiku during this little journey around the world. It's really a joy to prepare these episodes of Carpe Diem. Doing the research for them and learn a little bit more about those musical styles and dances.
Today we are leaving South America and fly towards Europe ... visiting the land of Fado, Portugal.
Fado (painting by Jose Malhoa 1920)
Fado is a
music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with
much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar Rui Vieira Nery states that
"the only reliable information on the history of Fado was orally
transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best. But even that
information was frequently modified within the generational transmission
process that made it reach us today." In popular belief, fado is a form of
music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the
life of the poor, and infused with a characteristic sentiment of resignation,
fatefulness and melancholia (loosely captured by the word "saudade",
or longing). However, although the origins are difficult to trace, today fado
is regarded, by many, as simply a form of song which can be about anything, but
must follow a certain structure. The music is usually linked to the Portuguese
word saudade which symbolizes the feeling of loss (a permanent, irreparable
loss and its consequent life lasting damage). Amália Rodrigues, Carlos do
Carmo, Mariza, Mafalda Arnauth, and Cristina Branco are amongst the most famous
individuals associated with the genre.
The word
Fado comes from the Latin word fatum, from which the English word fate also
originates. The word is linked to the music genre itself and, although both
meanings are approximately the same in the two languages, Portuguese speakers
seldom utilize the word fado referring to destiny or fate.
Fado only
appeared after 1830 in Lisbon. It was introduced in the port districts like
Alfama, Mouraria and Bairro Alto.
There are
many theories about the origin of Fado. Some trace its origins or influences to
"cantigas de amigo" (friends songs) from the Middle Ages or Moorish
songs.
Fado
performers in the middle of the 19th century were mainly from urban working
class and sailors, who not only sang, but also danced and beat the fado. During
the second half of the 19th century, the African rhythms would become less
important, and the performers became merely singers.
Fado was
thus generally sung by one person called a fadista, and normally accompanied by
the portuguese guitar and the classical guitar.
The 19th
century's most renowned fadista was Maria Severa.
More recently Amália Rodrigues, known as the
"Rainha do Fado" ("Queen of Fado") was most influential in
popularizing fado worldwide. Fado performances today may be accompanied by a
string quartet or a full orchestra.
It's a wonderful kind of music ... I love Fado songs, they are so full of joy, passion, sadness and so on. Was it fate? To share this with you? I don't know, but I loved writing this post.
fado singer sings right from her heart was it destiny?
fate re-done in fado strong belief in music from the heart fado singer
What a joy! I love the way these haiku came on paper, while listening to the sweet voice of Amalia Rodrigues, the Queen of Fado.
Have fun, be inspired, listen to Fado and become creative. Share your haiku on Fado with us all. Enjoy it ... and be prepared ... we are traveling further to the Far East to hear the Japanese folk music of Sakura and Taiko (Japanese Drum Music). This prompt will stay on 'till February 9th 11.59 AM (CET) and I will post our next episode later on today around 10.00 PM (CET).
