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nigi nigi noo noos

Posted on February 19, 2006 @ 10:00 am by massimo | Filed under: blog, mythology, philippines, wordpress

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Homer’s Odyssey, the classic epic poem about the travels of Ulysses, is possibly the most ancient report on the enchanting songs of sirens, songs which charm the sailors and cause their destruction…
Since the first time I read the Odyssey – as a tender schoolboy- one of my dreams was to travel by sea and listen to that elusive song; now that I know where my eyes have been, I realize that every sailor follows his own song, which necessarily sounds different to anyone…
So it happened that I read, painted upon a wooden signboard of a cosy beach resort in Boracay, a mysterious slogan: Nigi Nigi Nu Noos.
Nevertheless its meaning (maybe a long and complex acronym), the sound of this phrase simply excited me at first: for some reason it suddenly reminded me of the truly exotic and enchanting sound of mermaid’s song…

Illustration Friday’s topic is song

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Can hear your ‘glamour’ girl singing “Nigi Nigi Nu Noos”! Of course her song sounds very different to me :) Great transformation!

Anonymous wrote on February 19, 2006 - 10:25 am CET

Not just a song but a dance too!

I particularly love the pattern you’ve used on the tails.

Caroline wrote on February 19, 2006 - 12:17 pm CET

Your blog it’s very beautiful!!
I love your illustration…:-)
Bye

Gourmet wrote on February 19, 2006 - 6:10 pm CET

not yet finished with my illo yet but can’t wait to see my fave artists’ entries.. (since its only Sunday and there are already 340 entries!)

and woah.. havent been to Boracay yet, tho i know how beautiful it is.. your infusion of the Odyssey and siren songs added to my urge to go..

velvet wrote on February 19, 2006 - 7:06 pm CET

once more your exotic travels bring me to another unique place where the water nymphs sing a magical song!!! splendid!

valgalart wrote on February 19, 2006 - 8:42 pm CET

Love it! Love your interpretation of siren song, too!

Liz Jones wrote on February 20, 2006 - 5:14 pm CET

I have the feeling, reading your blog, that you must have followed many a mermaids song :) Beautiful!

cristosova wrote on February 21, 2006 - 8:27 am CET

lovely patterns!

isay wrote on February 22, 2006 - 12:31 am CET

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