Lyrics gratuitously stolen from Cirque de Soleil

[edited: 8/19/05] To listen to the song, click here

Alegria
Come un lampo di vita
Alegria
Come un pazzo gridar
Del delittuoso grido
Bella ruggente pena,
Seren
Come la rabbia di amar
Alegria
Come un assalto di gioia

Feel the heart of the city, the pulse of the earth beneath the streets, in the early morning hours when the rest of the world is still asleep. Look at the world around me, sparkling in the morning dew, when everything is calm and splendid. Glory in the feeling of a cool breeze upon my skin. Song lyrics circle, a symphony swelling inside my head, music only I can hear.

Alegria
I see a spark of life shining
Alegria
I hear a young minstrel sing
Alegria
Beautiful roaring scream
Of joy and sorrow,
So extreme
There is a love in me raging
Alegria
A joyous,
Magical feeling

See the acrobats dancing, ribbons swirling, behind my eyes. Smile to myself, remembering the tears in my eyes the first time I heard this song. Her voice, reaching deeper parts of me than music normally has access to. The swelling of sheer joy trembling on her words as she conveyed that feeling to us all, her audience.

Alegria
Como la luz de la vida
Alegria
Como un payaso que grita
Alegria
Del estupendo grito
De la tristeza loca
Serena
Como la rabia de amar
Alegria
Como un asalto de felicidad

Bus arrives, I take my seat and it's a desperate measure to not break into song. My voice, not spectacular, but the words themselves, so full of joy and life.

So very full.
Joie.
-Peregrine