Eunice+Jang's+Transcendental+Song

Transcendental Song "Fearless"

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 You say the hill's too steep to climb, Climb it! You say you'd like to see me try, Climb it! You pick the place and I'll choose the time And I'll climb The hill in my own way just wait a while, for the right day And as I rise above the treeline and the clouds I look down hear the sound of the things you said today Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling Merciless, the magistrate turns 'round, frowning and who's the fool who wears the crown Go down in your own way And everyday is the right day And as you rise above the fearlines in the frown You look down Hear the sound of the faces in the crowd

Explanation: This song, "Fearless", reflects transcendentalism in two ways: nature and confidence. Throughout the entire song, just by saying "Climb it!", or "the hill's too steep", one can easily know that the song deals with a high and steep nature. Also by carefully reading it, one can also assume that this poem is describing a sun's rises and sets. As a result, every aspect of poem is dealing with a nature. The lyric of the song shows how the character in the poem encourages the third person by saying" You say the hill's too steep to climb, Climb it!", and "You pick the place and I'll choose the time And I'll climb". So by encouraging one, this song gives a confidence that one can also go over a hard obstacle and finally get to the top. As a result, this poem shows two aspect of transcendentalism, nature and confidence, in both indirect and direct ways.