The meaning of the song "The Light in the Piazza"
The meaning of the song "The Light in the Piazza"
#0The meaning of the song "The Light in the Piazza"
Posted: 10/31/06 at 12:42pm
It's probabaly just to subtle for me, I tend to overanalyze things to the point that I completely miss the point.
I'd love to hear various opinions on it.
#1re: The meaning of the song 'The Light in the Piazza'
Posted: 10/31/06 at 1:00pmI think its the pretty standard symbolism: light= understanding, discovery.
#2re: The meaning of the song 'The Light in the Piazza'
Posted: 10/31/06 at 1:38pm
The light is her love for Fabrizio.
"Tiny sweet
And then it grows
And then it fills the air
Who knows what you call it?
I don't care
Out of somewhere I have something I have never had
And sad is happy
That's all I see"
"It's rushing up
It's pouring out
It's flying through the air
All through the air
Who knows what you call it?
But it's there
It is there
All I see is
All I want is tearing from inside
I see it
Now I see it everywhere
It's everywhere
It's everything and everywhere
Fabrizio
The Light in the Piazza
My Love"
#3re: The meaning of the song 'The Light in the Piazza'
Posted: 10/31/06 at 1:44pm
But it's more than just her love - its the discovery of her love, the realization: just as Margaret discovers the depths of her true love for her daughter .
Updated On: 10/31/06 at 01:44 PM
#4re: The meaning of the song 'The Light in the Piazza'
Posted: 10/31/06 at 1:44pmAnd in a way, especially from her mother's point of view, it may just be the "light" at the end of the tunnel.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
TheEnchantedHunter
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/27/05
#5re: The meaning of the song 'The Light in the Piazza'
Posted: 10/31/06 at 5:18pm
The meaning of the song? It means bad, pretentious writing. Nothing more or less.
Vivian Darkbloom
Ramsdale, New England
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#6re: The meaning of the song 'The Light in the Piazza'
Posted: 10/31/06 at 5:20pmIt opens tomorrow night here in LA. I'll be there, although I've already seen it on PBS.
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#7Soccer Ball for Dummies
Posted: 10/31/06 at 8:04pm
It's flying through the air
All through the air
Who knows what you call it?
But it's there
It is there...
I see it
Now I see it everywhere
It's everywhere
It's everything and everywhere
IT'S SOCCER BALL OF THE PIAZZA!
broadwayjavajunkie
Stand-by Joined: 7/13/06
#8Soccer Ball for Dummies
Posted: 10/31/06 at 8:33pmNom, you are my new hero.
"Shut up! Are you a communist?"
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#9Soccer Ball for Dummies
Posted: 10/31/06 at 8:38pm
Adam Guettel's one of mine.
Updated On: 10/31/06 at 08:38 PM
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