Rainer Maria Rilke
The lyrics of Anthony Hamilton's classic soul hit "Charlene" tell a heartbreaking story of a man who realizes he has lost the love of his life because he prioritized his career over her emotional needs. The Story of "Charlene"
: The song begins with the narrator waking up to find a letter left by his partner, Charlene.
: In the letter, Charlene explains she is exhausted by his constant absence while he is "on the road" pursuing his musical dreams. She expresses the pain of being alone at night and handling the challenges of their home life and baby without him.
: The story concludes with a desperate plea for her to come home. He promises to wait for her "to the very end" and vows to protect and love her for life if she returns. Behind the Song
Released in 2004 as part of the album Comin' from Where I'm From , the song became an R&B staple and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Anthony Hamilton has shared that "Charlene" was written from a real place during a time when his music career and his personal life were in direct conflict. He felt he couldn't lose himself as a "musical being," but that choice led to the heartbreak captured in the track.
Tras una infancia marcada por un padre que lo obligó a seguir la carrera militar que él no tuvo y una madre a quien la pérdida precoz de su hija primogénita llevó a llamarlo René («renacido») y vestirlo de niña, abandonó su Praga natal, se cambió el nombre a Rainer y emprendió una vida nómada. Lou Andreas-Salomé le presentó el psicoanálisis y a Tolstói; Clara Westhoff, escultora con quien contrajo matrimonio, a Aguste Rodin, de quien fue secretario. Viajó por todo el continente y conoció a la flor y nata de la cultura europea hasta que fue reclutado en la Primera Guerra Mundial.
Una vez finalizado el conflicto, se estableció en Suiza y alumbró algunas de las cimas de la poesía del siglo xx, como Elegías de Duino y Sonetos a Orfeo. También destacó como prosista, con la biografía de Auguste Rodin y la novela Los cuadernos de Malte Laurids Brigge.
Rainer Maria Rilke ejemplifica como nadie las contradicciones de ese periodo turbulento en el que los logros artísticos de la belle époque degeneraron en una guerra mundial que acabó con toda una forma de vida. Nadie retrató como él la pulsión que lleva al ser humano a construir obras hermosas pero también a autodestruirse. Su poesía da testimonio de ese mundo agonizante con una profundidad liberadora que raya lo metafísico.
Falleció a los 51 años de leucemia en el sanatorio suizo de ValMont.
The lyrics of Anthony Hamilton's classic soul hit "Charlene" tell a heartbreaking story of a man who realizes he has lost the love of his life because he prioritized his career over her emotional needs. The Story of "Charlene"
: The song begins with the narrator waking up to find a letter left by his partner, Charlene.
: In the letter, Charlene explains she is exhausted by his constant absence while he is "on the road" pursuing his musical dreams. She expresses the pain of being alone at night and handling the challenges of their home life and baby without him.
: The story concludes with a desperate plea for her to come home. He promises to wait for her "to the very end" and vows to protect and love her for life if she returns. Behind the Song
Released in 2004 as part of the album Comin' from Where I'm From , the song became an R&B staple and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Anthony Hamilton has shared that "Charlene" was written from a real place during a time when his music career and his personal life were in direct conflict. He felt he couldn't lose himself as a "musical being," but that choice led to the heartbreak captured in the track.
