De Barre Winter

1 het is 1942
2 het is oorlog
3 het vriest 20 graden
4 er ligt een halve meter sneeuw
5 de treinen rijden
6 het openbaar vervoer rijdt
7 de winkels worden bevoorraad
8 de straten worden schoongemaakt
9 iedereen is op straat om te helpen

NU bijna 70 jaar later

1 het is 2009-2010
2 het is vrede
3 het vriest 5 graden
4 er ligt 20 cm sneeuw
5 er rijden geen treinen
6 er is geen openbaar vervoer
7 de winkels hebben voorraad
8 er is geen straat of weg schoongemaakt
9 er is een oproep om thuis te blijven

Zie voor Barre Winter:
http://geschiedenis.vpro.nl/artikelen/39286406/
Met beelden uit Haarlem.




Empty Chairs
Words & Music by Don McLean

I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
Creep through my fingers and the moon is bright
Beams of blue come flickering through my window pane
Like gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame

And I wonder if you know
That I never understood
That although you said you'd go
Until you did I never thought you would

Moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face
While chestnut hair fell all around the pillow case
And the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath my head
A sympathy bouquet left with the love that's dead

And I wonder if you know
That I never understood
That although you said you'd go
Until you did I never thought you would

Never thought the words you said were true
Never thought you said just what you meant
Never knew how much I needed you
Never thought you'd leave, until you went

Morning comes and morning goes with no regret
And evening brings the memories I can't forget
Empty rooms that echo as I climb the stairs
And empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs

And I wonder if you know
That I never understood
That although you said you'd go
Until you did I never thought you would