Interpretation guidelines to Vincent´s song

Starry starry night : Starry starry night Lyrics interpretation

Slide 2 : “look out on a summer´s day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul” What type of image do you get from this ? A bright or a dark one Whose soul does it refer to, the painter´s or the singer´s ? “Sketch the trees and the daffodils “ means………………. “And now I understand what you tried to say to me” We know Vincent was not understood at his time, who understands him now? How did Vincent express himself and what do you think he tried to say? “how you suffered for your sanity “ In what way did he suffer? Illness? Mental disorder? “how you tried to set them free” a. Who did he try to free? In what way?

Slide 3 : “Colors changing hue morning fields of amber grain” – If amber refers to a yellowish colour, what does it mean? What did Vincent paint in yellow colour? “weathered faces lined in pain are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand” Whose faces does it refer? Vincent´s? Can it be some kind of consolation to paint his own portraits? “For they could not love you but still your love was true “ Who did not love him? Family, friends, public? Why? “You took your life as lovers often do” “lovers” meaning love with another person? Love for his art? “take their life” = …………………….

Slide 4 : “Portraits hung in empty halls frameless heads on nameless walls” Whose portraits? Why “nameless walls”? “Like the strangers that you've met the ragged men in ragged clothes” How can you describe the people he portrayed? “the silver thorn of bloody rose lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow” “silver” thorn refers to ………………. “bloody” rose refers to…………………….. “crushed and broken” refers to……………… “ perhaps they´ll listen now.” a. Who may listen? What will they understand when they listen?