YA GOTTA LOVE THE WEB...

So I'm reading this book, Day Watch, that is the second in a trilogy. It is a fascinating allegory of the battle within every person to be altruistic or egoistic. I may address this subject in a later blog; however, the focus of this blog is the author's use of Russian music in the telling of the story. I'm not talking about folk music filled with sad notes played on a balalaika, but modern artists like Aria, Vladimir Vysotsky, and Kipelov. After reading the lyrics in the books, I thought it would be interesting to hear the music. I was successful in finding a site that actually has their music. It's not bad. It might be categorized as "80's hair band" in the states. Here is the lyrics that I really liked in the book and you can listen to a sample if you click on the title:

I Am Free

There is a silence above me,
A sky full of rain,
The rain goes straight through me,
But there's no more pain.
While stars whispered coldly,
We burned our final bridge.
And everything has tumbled into the abyss
I shall be free From evil and good,
My soul's been walking the razor's edge.
I'm free! Like a bird in the heavens.
I'm free! I've forgotten the meaning of fear.
I'm free! I am the wild wind's equal.
I'm free! In the real world, not in a dream.
There is silence above me,
The sky full of fire,
The light goes straight through me,
But I'm free once again,
Free from love,
Free from hate and from rumors,
From a fate foretold in advance
And from earthly shackles,
From evil and from good.
My soul no longer holds a place for you.