Name some songs that can make you weep

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  1. chris-ccc

    chris-ccc Regular Member

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    Is Oldhand telling us that his heart is as tough as stone ???

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    Is Oldhand telling us that his heart is as tough as stone ??? :D:D:D
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    For starters, this song by Iwan Fals does it for me...
    "Belum ada judul"

    The language is not native to me, but I think the translation would run as such;

    "As yet untitled"
    We once toiled (together),
    trapped in the bitter cold of night
    Slipping into potholes on the street,
    tripped-up by the uncompromising hands of time
    Enchanted by beautiful dreams .....(slumber)

    We did once feel,
    the torrid heat inscribe wretched anger in our hearts,
    very nearly rendering us sceptics
    The wheel of fortune continues spining
    Dear friend, do you recollect?....(you)

    * And as days passed,
    you eventually left with brooding vengence
    in your heart...

    (I'd) been walking along in solitude for long enough,
    without a mate who'd care to comprehend,
    until we met today
    Your piercing eyes penetrate my soul
    you bring me to my senses....(sober)



    Please pardon the sub-par translation...:eek::eek::eek:
     
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    'Touchy' songs

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    Indeed, this is a 'touchy' song. :crying::crying::crying:
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    Found the translation to the song "Father's grassland, mother's river" on web. There are two versions I have heard, one sang by male and the other female. The latter was more sad to listen. To those wandering and searching souls, away from their birthplaces or ancestral homes ...

    Father's Grassland, Mother's River

    Inner Mongolia News 2004-08-22 06:28

    Words: Xi Murong Tune: Wulan Tuga

    When father described the fragrance of grassland,
    He could not forget it even far away from it.
    Mother was glad to tell me the vast and mighty river,
    Which runs through Mongolian Plateau, my far away hometown.

    Now I see this vast land,
    Now I stand on the fragrant grassland, tears out of my eyes.
    Rivers are singing the blessing of ancestors,
    Which protects the wandering children to find the way home.

    Ah, father's grassland,
    Ah, mother's river.
    Although I can not use my mother tongue to tell is all,
    Please accept my sorrow and my joy.

    I am a child of Mongolian Plateau, too,
    With one song deep in my heart,
    In which there are father's grassland and mother's river.

    Ah, father's grassland,
    Ah, mother's river.
    Although I can not use my mother tongue to tell is all,
    Please accept my sorrow and my joy.

    I am a child of Mongolian Plateau, too,
    With one song deep in my heart,
    In which there are father's grassland and mother's river.

    I am a child of Mongolian Plateau, too,
    With one song deep in my heart,
    In which there are father's grassland and mother's river.

    La...la...la... la...
     
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    it could be. i can just hum the first line and it ends with ma ma hao. :eek: and even though i dont understand the words, the melody and the way it was sang, i get emotional. hahaha. crybaby i am.
     
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    Some very old songs.
    1) Patches
    2) Tell Laura I Love Her
    Are you all famailiar with it.
     
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    Petrina Fung Bo Bo's song for mother

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    BINGO. Yes, that's Ma Ma Hao... and it makes cry too. :crying::crying::crying:
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    Sad songs and sad movies always make me cry

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    Oh... Patches (Drowned in the river) :crying::crying::crying:

    and

    Tell Laura I Love her (Please don't be a racing car driver) :crying::crying::crying:

    Yeah, they both make me want to cry too.
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    that song pearl jam sung (i think old song) last kiss also very sad.
     
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    You mean this one?

    Pearl Jam - Last Kiss

    Gotta say that I never thought I'd hear Eddie Vedder in this 'light'...:eek::eek::eek:
     
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    chris-ccc Regular Member

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    Lots of tears for Vincent van Gogh

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    OK... I was sharing this song with akskytt, our BC umpire@Copenhagen Masters 2007.

    Link = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM&feature=related

    Lots of tears for Vincent van Gogh. :crying::crying::crying:
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    Not at all... many people make me weep by their singing ;)
    You're welcome to experience that for yourself
    (... and remember to keep some tissues handy)
    Sample 1
    Sample 2
    Sample 3
    Of course, the last one is a classic that will make anyone cry :D
     
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    We're hoping that Oldhand would introduce some older songs

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    We thought Oldhand would introduce some older songs to us... but no, we've got some funny & odd newer ones. :D:D:D
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    One and only! "I'll see you in my dreams"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mu8D69uxA0
    Here is the lyric.

    Though the days are long,
    Twilight sings a song,
    Of the happiness that used to be;
    Soon my eyes will close,,
    Soon I'll find repose,
    And in dreams you're always near to me.''

    I'll see you in my dreams,
    Hold you in my dreams;,
    Someone took you out of my arms,
    Still I feel the thrill of your charms!,

    Lips that once were mine,
    ''Tender eyes that shine,
    They will light my way tonight,
    I'll see you in my dreams!''
     
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    I'll see you in my dreams

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    Hello red00ecstrat...... I love your expensive strat guitars. :D:D:D

    And yeah, lost love is always hard to handle. :crying::crying::crying:
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    thanks chris! my strat isn't the most expensive one in my rack. but still, it's my no.1 guitar!
    you know, i can't really hold my tears whenever i hear that song......
     
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    zzyxz rd from stone sour
     
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    Into The West - Annie Lennox

    from the OST of Return of the King.

    I actually wept while watching the white ship sail from the Grey Havens ...:eek:

    I think it's more of the emotional impact of the scene rather than the song, especially if you understood what it means by 'grey ships sail into the West' as in the whole saga of Middle-Earth.
     
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    That's what movie studios trying to sell you in their products - scene, which can have a whole different sensing from song. Put together, we're emotional slaves in more ways. Hope we're not opening another can of worms here for crying :eek::crying:
     
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