in the Hunger Games (book), there is a song that katniss sung to Rue when she was near her death. this song was a lullaby she (Katniss) used to sing to her sister, Primrose when she was ill.
here is the lyrics:
(let just call the song Rue's Lullaby)
Deep in the meadow, under the willow
A bed of grass, a soft green pillow
Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes
And when again they open, the sun will rise.
Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away
A cloak of leaves, A moonbeam ray
Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.
Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.
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| to me, this is one of the most significant moments in the hunger games, i'm glad the film maker keep this scene |
when looking up for this lyric, i found the official one sing by Sting entitled Deep In The Meadow. here is the link for those who like to listen to the official one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEG7QbDuu0Y
i however prefer the independent version one. the one that was made by Adrisaurus (at least that what her youtube profile name). here is the link for those who like to listen to this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suJqCw3SAZw and i suggest yoou better listen to this one.
however, this is not about which rue's lullaby is better, b/coz both had delivered the song in their very unique and special way. it was about another song.
enter Safe And Sound by Taylor Swift ft. The Civil Wars. the song was written by Miss Swift herself and it was one of the original soundtrack for the 2012 film, the Hunger Games.
here is the lyrics of the song by Taylor:
safe and sound
I remember tears streaming down your face
When I said, "I’ll never let you go"
When all those shadows almost killed your light
I remember you said, "Don’t leave me here alone"
But all that’s dead and gone and passed tonight
Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You’ll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I will be safe and sound
Don’t you dare look out your window darling
Everything’s on fire
The war outside our door keeps raging on
Hold onto this lullaby
Even when the music’s gone… gone
Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You’ll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I will be safe and sound
Just close your eyes
You’ll be alright
Come morning light,
You and I’ll be safe and sound…
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| just close your eyes you'll be alright, come morning light, you and i'll be safe and sound |
now, if we study both lyrics, and replace the Taylor's one into the novel it could still make perfect sense, right?
the two lyrics had quite the same meaning. it was about letting go of nightmares here and embrace the future. it might be bit crude, considering that Rue's future was death but in my opinion it was all the same.
Taylor had really impersonate the mood and feeling in her song with Katniss' own mood and feeling, and it was one of her greatest ballads. it was great considering she didn't need another break-up to come up with the mood for this song. but i think she can just figure out the feeling, mood and theme of the song by reading the book and studying Rue's lullaby. (i surely can)
however, to be fair, Safe and Sound deal with much more real (in the movie) deal. the song really reflects the mood and feeling of the entire movie while Rue's Lullaby is just one Katniss had in her mind to gather her wits, so that she can win this. it was the song, (i think) Katniss will sing to herself, as if to delude herself that one day she'll wake up and figure out that this all was a dream. and in this case, that's why she sang the song to Rue on her deathbed. she was hoping that wherever Rue opened her eyes, she'll always relieved her horrible memory of being in the Hunger Games and being speared to the stomach as one nasty nightmares.
between this two songs, i can't decide which one i like better. Adrisaurus version of Rue's Lullaby was sweet and lulling, as it should be as a lullaby, Sting's version was too slow, i'll never sing it to my baby meanwhile Safe And Sound was easy to the ears and we had the tendency to sing along.
i love both songs, and i love how another song (Safe and Sound) was written in honour of all the tributes in the Hunger Games and how Rue's Lullaby was the one that keep Katniss going.
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