| alt-J – Taro Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Taro is the alias name for Gerta Pohorylle, who was born in 1910 and died in the Spanish Civil War in 1937, aged 27. Robert Capa is also not a real person, it is the fictitious name that Gerta created with her partner Endre Friedmann. This song depicts Endre's death in May 1954 in Indochina. As he leaves his body Capa (Endre) can now be reunited with his leg, that was blown off by a landmine, and his one time fiance Gerta (Taro), who died 27 years before. You can read about the incident of his death here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… Scroll down to "First Indochina War and death" |
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| alt-J – Taro Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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@[Shmule:3079] Taro is the alias for Gerta Pohorylle, who was born in 1910 and died in the Spanish Civil War in 1937, aged 27. Robert Capa is also not a real person, it is the fictitious name that Gerta created with her partner Endre Friedmann. This song depicts Endre's death in May 1954 in Indochina. As he leaves his body Capa (Endre) can be reunited with his leg, that was blown off by a landmine, and the one time fiance Gerta (Taro), who died 27 years before. You can read about the incident of his death here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Capa Scroll down to "First Indochina War and death" |
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