Jacob

from Opera of the War by Hourloupe

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lyrics

(Loss is everywhere and must be given a name. The name of Jacob evokes its myriad forms: memory, cold, isolation. Loss also manifests in physical forms; the torso, eggplant and violin are a family of shapes related by it.)

This mountain lake is called Jacob
For blue that is in his eye

Salt in his tears is called Jacob
For the smell of his friend

The camera in his head is called Jacob
For the dream that will never forget

The torso found among eggplants is Jacob

The house on the bend is called Jacob
For it is the sanctuary of none

Snow piling on the table is called Jacob
And the firenet trapping the owls

The violin, after playing for hours,
Took the shape of a man in three parts

His eyes were tuning pegs
Strings stretched the length of his thorax
Passing children pressed their fingers into his f-holes and laughed

And called him Jacob

He holds up his hand
A white disc hovers and spins

The song is called Jacob

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from Opera of the War, released January 12, 2024

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Hourloupe: “I associate it, by assonance, to ‘hurler’ (to roar), to ‘huleler’ (to hoot), to ‘loup’ (wolf).”
—Jean Dubuffet

Hourloupe is a collaboration between writer, musician, and artist Frank Menchaca and Anar Badalov. ... more

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