Appendix C
Al Jardin (To the Garden)
Original Song Lyrics by Angela Francisca Valenzuela Navarrete.
A)
Al jardín lo atraviesa
el murmullo de un desierto
que en una vida avanza
en ese que era tu jardín.
En donde yo crecí
junto a ti y el árbol de magnolias
en donde yo crecí
junto a ti y las hortensias, el colibrí.
B)
Y yo te vi
cortar el último de tus claveles secos
y yo te vi
derramar la sal sobre tus manos cansadas
Hoy soy la soledad
de un árbol que espera
Hoy soy la soledad
de las piedras que esperan
Hoy soy la soledad
de mi corazón que espera
Mientas se abre paso al desierto
A)
Al jardín, yo le canto
para que un dia regreses
pa que regresen las nubes
la lluvia, en ese que era tu jardín
(Lyrics written by Angela Francisca Valenzuela Navarrete, April 14, 2025)
A)
The garden is going through
the a desert that whispers,
that advances in a lifetime
where your garden used to be.
There where I grew up
by your side, and the magnolia tree.
There where I grew up
by your side, the hydrangeas and hummingbird.
B)
And I saw you
cut down your last dried carnations.
And I saw you,
spill the salt in your tired hands
I am the solitude
of a tree that awaits
I am the solitude
of the stones that await
I am the solitude
of my heart that awaits
while the desert opens its way.
A)
To the garden, I sing
for you to come back one day
for the clouds to come back,
the rain, where your garden used to be.
Appendix D
Asters and Goldenrods
Original Song Lyrics by Angela Francisca Valenzuela Navarrete.
This is the softest song
to embrace your sadness
i heard it from
asters and goldenrods
that grow together in the garden
Just like you in their soil
their grief their loses,
shout their anger
they bear witness
asters and goldenrods
and its their soil
that sings the wind
and its their soil
that holds the breeze
so tenderly.
They are not numb,
they bear the heartbreak
to love this Earth,
to love this wind,
to love this breath,
to love this soul.
(Lyrics written by Angela Francisca Valenzuela Navarrete, April 14, 2025)
Appendix A
“What does hope mean to you?”
This table is a compilation of answers to the question “What does hope mean to you?” asked in an art installation after my Global Music Bachelor Concert, Geographies of Hope, at Sonore Hall, Musiikkitalo, Helsinki. I received 33 answers that I classified between 3 categories: 1) verbs, 2) nouns, and 3) abstract concepts.
