Would wewe ask a writer about what their uandishi means? First, hear (or read) what I have to say. If wewe ask a poet what their work is about, what sorts of maswali do wewe think they hear all the time? 'Whats this mean? What's this about?' The artists get sick of it. uandishi is a form of art. Art is meant to be not the same for everyone. Most artists want their work to be left to the viewers interpretation. Quoth one of my favourite writers:
"Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to know. Fuck them darling. I say what any decent poet would say if wewe dared ask him to analyze his work: If wewe see it, dear, then it's there." - Freddie Mercury.
Artists need their privacy. They'd rather not get asked maswali they've answered hundreds of times, au maswali they don't wish to answer. There's sometimes a hidden meaning to a piece, but it's not always something they'd like to share. Maybe they fear of criticism, maybe they're embarrassed, maybe they won't tell wewe just to keep wewe guessing au for fun. Maybe the meaning is way too personal. Maybe the piece was right out of their imagination, au has no meaning. There could be other reasons too. But if an artist doesn't want to tell wewe the piece is about, don't pester them. Art is art, and it's meant to be enjoyed. Sometimes not knowing is part of the fun. It's mysterious, which the artist just might've wanted it to be. wewe can have any theory about a piece, and that's your interpretation.
Written in honour of Freddie Mercury and all other artists.
"Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to know. Fuck them darling. I say what any decent poet would say if wewe dared ask him to analyze his work: If wewe see it, dear, then it's there." - Freddie Mercury.
Artists need their privacy. They'd rather not get asked maswali they've answered hundreds of times, au maswali they don't wish to answer. There's sometimes a hidden meaning to a piece, but it's not always something they'd like to share. Maybe they fear of criticism, maybe they're embarrassed, maybe they won't tell wewe just to keep wewe guessing au for fun. Maybe the meaning is way too personal. Maybe the piece was right out of their imagination, au has no meaning. There could be other reasons too. But if an artist doesn't want to tell wewe the piece is about, don't pester them. Art is art, and it's meant to be enjoyed. Sometimes not knowing is part of the fun. It's mysterious, which the artist just might've wanted it to be. wewe can have any theory about a piece, and that's your interpretation.
Written in honour of Freddie Mercury and all other artists.
This is what wewe call the Earth
This is what people call the world
This is what we call life
We can't go on pretending siku kwa day
That good things will always happen
Stormy days will come, it's not a miracle
But the storm will end soon, and all will be clear again
Heavy rain's crashing against my windowsill
I think, when will this ever stop?
The thunder's crashing against the trees outside
Today's not going to be a fine day, but it will end
I woke up this morning and guess what I saw
Bright sunny mornings with a clear future
No one's gonna stop me from believin
The rain stopped and the future's bright again
Good and bad create our lives
We can't pretend that everything's gonna always be alright
It's hard to think that something's gonna be wrong
But it's the truth, the whole truth.
We can't go on siku kwa siku pretending
Everything's gonna be alright
But we know that sunny days will come out
Soon au later.