Serenade
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(Headphones recommended. See words, sounds. Desktop-only. Click the title to play.) What comes before the first I love you? Heartbeats. First like the flickering of a candle, weak and wavering, then faster, fluid, swaying, driven not by chance but by conviction. The heartbeats cascade over themselves; the lover ruminates, then they sing— I love you. It is a simple melody, built from a sequence of four ascending notes. A simple melody for a simple phrase with a simple meaning. I love you, the lover sings again, this time with a different inflection; then I love you once, twice, thrice…
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