Poetry is a way
to probe, understand, and express our emotions through literature using
symbolism, tone, and theme. A lot of the time, poetry is used to express
romanticism and love toward something or another. Aside from love being the
main theme used throughout poems, there are many contradictory themes eminent
as well including lust, astonishment, and desperation. Music is poetry
regardless, and is written in different formats to properly suit the artist’s
true meaning behind the song. Musical poetry can transmit to literary poetry in
several ways through the use of theme. “Aston Martin Music” by Rick Ross ft.
Chrisette Michele & Drake is a song narrating Drake’s longing for a woman
that he has missed and did not return to due to the fact that he was caught up
in fame, even though he did truly love this woman. “The River-Merchant’s Wife:
A Letter” is a poem written by Ezra Pound conveying the speaker’s yearning for
her husband, who is a river merchant and is traveling across water. “Longing
for the one you Love” by Shirlotta Tidwell is a poem relating to fantasies
finally becoming realities and how much the speaker has desired to join her
heart to the man’s soul. Between these two poems and musical pieces, several
parallels can be drawn relating to theme and lust for a loved one.
“Aston Martin Music” can correlate
to “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter” in several unique ways portraying love
and for languish for another. The speaker of “Aston Martin Music” is Drake in
the chorus when he says, “Would’ve came back for you, I just needed time to do
what I had to do” and “whether that’s right I will never know”. These lyrics
portray Drake’s languish for this woman that he misses greatly and is not sure
whether he made the right decision or not by not returning to her. Moreover,
these lyrics relate to “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter” in lines 15-17 and
24-27 where the speaker says, “At sixteen you departed, You went into far
Ku-to-yen, by the river of swirling eddies, and you have been gone five months.”
and “They hurt me. I grow older if you are coming down through the narrows of
the river Kiang, Please let me know beforehand.” The wife's statement of the length of his absence is
expressed in one line, giving it full and emphatic force. Please let me know
when and by what route you are returning, so that I may come to meet you. Her
village is a suburb of Nanking and she is willing to walk to a beach several
hundred miles upstream from there to meet her husband, so deeply does she yearn
to close the distance between them. These two stanzas relate to Drake’s
song from the man’s hidden point of view in the poem by doing what he has to do
to reunite with his woman again. Furthermore, the man does indeed want to
return to his woman, but may not be sure of the consequence of his leave,
ultimately questioning his decision to work as a river merchant.
“Aston Martin Music” can connect to
Tidwell’s poem titled “Longing for the one you Love” in various inimitable ways
conveying lust and love for each other. In “Aston Martin Music”, Drake says,
“Kisses all on her body she tells me live in the moment, and baby, I never
forget none of that, girl I told you I was coming back.” These lyrics
illustrate Drake’s wonderful moments he had with this woman, and how despite everything
that happened, through all the fame, he still committed these moments to his
memory forever. In addition, these lyrics correlate to “Longing for the one you
Love” in lines 13-14 and 16-20 where the speaker says “For the longest time
have I longed to be with thee” and “For the longest time will you and I be
together, until our fantasies have become realities, and our spirits have
become one forever.”. The first two lines depict how long the speaker has
waited for her love to enter her life. Lines 16-20 convey how the speaker’s
desire to be with this person is everlasting, and how she has fantasized about
this in a daydream, and it is finally coming true and they will be united
forever. The two stanzas provided compare to Drake’s song by his desire to be
with this woman. In addition, Drake has not forgotten these moments, nor has
the woman in the poem. From another hidden point of view, the woman in Drake’s
song is feeling the same way as the woman in the poem; waiting for her love to
come back. They are truly in love with each other and despite the occurrences,
they have not forgotten about each other and are returning to revisit their
unforgotten, memorable past.
In summation, “Aston Martin Music”
by Drake can connect to “Longing for the one you Love” by Shirlotta Tidwell and
“The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter” by Ezra Pound in several ways revolving
around the themes of love, lust, fantasy, and desire. Drake has a desire to
return to his love that he has not forgotten about and still has deep feelings for.
Moreover, Ezra pound’s poem expresses the wife’s absence from her lover and
portrays its full ardent vigor. Shirlotta Tidwell’s poem talks about her desire
to be with her love and its eternal effect on her life. Once this fantasy
becomes a reality, the two will be unified perpetually.
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