He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) Discuss
He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) Discuss
Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877) is widely regarded as Finland’s greatest poet. Schools throughout Finland are closed on Runeberg’s birthday. Busts and pictures of him are displayed in shop windows, particularly inHelsinki. A special ceremony is observed at Runeberg’s monument in the Esplanade, where his statue is decorated with garlands of pine and spruce, suspended between four huge torches. At night the torches are lit, and lighted candles burn in the windows of houses and apartments. More… Discuss
Andreas was the second of three generations of Papandreou men to serve as Greece’s head of state. While in exile after a 1967 military coup, he formed what would become the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Pasok). He returned to Greece after the fall of the junta and in 1981 became the country’s first socialist premier. He resigned in 1989 amid financial scandals and mounting budget deficits, but this did not keep him from becoming prime minister again in 1993. When did his son take the reins?More… Discuss
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An English clergyman and early espouser of Puritanism, Williams immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1631, but it was not long before his then-unorthodox views on religious toleration, Indian rights, and the separation of church and state brought about his banishment. He headed south and in 1636 founded Providence, the first settlement of the Rhode Island colony. Under his leadership, the colony became a haven for religious dissenters. What other practice was he an early opponent of? More…Discuss
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Studies show that children from larger families score more poorly on tests of IQ, vocabulary, and other academic indicators than kids from smaller families. Experts attribute this in part to reduced parental attention resulting from the need to divide time and attention among the children. This effect appears to be mitigated in families where older siblings are attuned to their younger siblings’ abilities and interact positively with them. A recent study found that children from large families who had “cognitively sensitive” older siblings performed better on a vocabulary test than those whose siblings were not. More… Discuss
From the Latin word for darkening—obscurans—comes obscurantism, referring to the practice of deliberately withholding information. This may be done either by concealing facts or—in literature and art—by using an intentionally vague style. The term derives from a 16th-century satire about the dispute between Jew-turned-Dominican friar Johannes Pfefferkorn, who sought to destroy all Jewish texts, and his humanist opponent Johann Reuchlin. Who gave Pfefferkorn permission to burn the works? More…Discuss
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DUKE ELLINGTON “THE GREAT PARIS CONCERT
Duke Ellington Orchestra
■Recorded at the Olympia Theater, Paris , France , on Feb.1st,2nd and 23rd, 1963
1.Kinda Dukish,
2.Rockin’ in Rhythm (01:51),
3.On the Sunny Side of the Street (05:39) ,
***4.Star-Crossed Lovers (08:42),
5.All of Me(12:53) ,
6.Theme from “Asphalt Jungle” (15:29) ,
7.Concerto for Cootie (19:35),
8.Tutti for Cootie (22:10),
9.Suite Thursday: MisfitBlues (26:57),
10.Suite Thursday: Schwiphti (30:36),
11.Suite Thursday: Zweet Zurzday (33:28),
12.Suite Thursday: Lay-By (37:21),
13.Perdido (43:49),
14.The Eighth Veil (49:10),
15.Rose Of The Rio Grande (51:46),
16.Cop Out (54:28),
17.Bula (1:01:25)
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Thanks for getting us out: That Fukushima water was killing us!
Think about it….it all started with Enola Gay-on to global nuclear arsenals- it went on with Atoms for Peace-through reactors meltdowns, or (Close to 🙂 )
Now, can reverse the evil we brought to this Planet, and ourselves, the answer is no, not as much as we can leave this place for a clean one (hopefully)
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Now, you can say that I’ve grown bitter but of this you may be sure:
The rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor
And there’s a mighty Judgement comin’ but I may be wrong
You see, I hear these funny voices in the Tower of SongI see you standin’ on the other side
I don’t know how the river got so wide
I loved you, baby, way back when…
And all the bridges are burnin’ that we might’ve crossed
But I feel so close to everything that we lost
We’ll never, we’ll never have to lose it again
Tower Of Song – Video clip from the film ‘I’m Your Man‘
Video INCLUDED in DVD version – U2 : Window in the Skies
Well, my friends are gone and my hair is grey
I ache in the places where I used to play
And I’m crazy for love but I’m not comin’ on
I’m just payin’ my rent every day in the Tower of Song
I said to Hank Williams: “How lonely does it get?”
Hank Williams hasn’t answered yet
But I hear him coughing all night long
Oh, a hundred floors above me in the Tower of Song
I was born like this, I had no choice
I was born with the gift of a golden voice
And twenty-seven angels from the Great Beyond
They tied me to this table right here in the Tower of Song
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There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets through: But what if there is no crack…Should one be helped into the light?
“Anthem”
Ring the bells that still can…
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À l’émission “Douce France“, le 4 janvier 1965.
Un poème de Francis Jammes: Great Compositions/Performances:
La Prière – Georges Brassens (1965)
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Nina Simone interpreta “Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux”, la poesia di Louis Aragon che Georges Brassens musicò nel 1954; di seguito il testo originale e la traduzione in italiano.
– Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux –
“Rien n’est jamais acquis à l’homme
Ni sa force, ni sa faiblesse, ni son cœur
Et quand il croit ouvrir ses bras
Son ombre est celle d’une croix
Et quand il croit serrer son bonheur…il le broie
Sa vie est un étrange et douloureux divorce
Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux
Sa vie, elle ressemble à ces soldats sans armes
Qu’on avait habillés pour un autre destin
A quoi peut leur servir de se lever matin
Eux qu’on retrouve au soir désarmés incertains
Dites ces mots, ma vie
Et retenez vos larmes!
Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux
Mon bel amour, mon cher amour, ma déchirure
Je te porte dans moi comme un oiseau blessé
Et ceux-là sans savoir nous regardent passer
Répétant après moi les mots que j’ai tressés
Et qui pour tes grands yeux tout aussitôt moururent
Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux
Le temps d’apprendre à vivre
Il est déjà trop tard
Que pleurent dans la nuit nos cœurs à l’unisson
Ce qu’il faut de malheur pour la moindre chanson
Ce qu’il faut de regrets pour payer un frisson
Ce qu’il faut de sanglots pour un air de guitare
Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux.”
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– Non esiste amore felice –
“Non c’è mai niente di scontato per l’uomo
Né la sua forza, né la sua debolezza, né il suo cuore
E quando crede di aprire le braccia
La sua ombra è quella di una croce
E quando crede di stringere la sua felicità…la stritola
La sua vita è uno strano e doloroso divorzio
Non esiste amore felice
La sua vita, assomiglia a quei soldati senz’armi
Che si sono vestiti per un altro destino
A cosa può servire alzarsi la mattina
Per loro che si ritrovano la sera disarmati incerti
Dite queste parole, la mia vita
E trattenete le lacrime!
Non esiste amore felice
Mio bell’amore, mio caro amore, mia lacerazione
Ti porto dentro di me come un uccello ferito
E quelli là ignari ci guardano passare
Ripetendo dopo di me le parole che ho intrecciate
E che per i tuoi grandi occhi tutti morivano all’istante
Non esiste amore felice
E’ tardi per imparare a vivere
Ormai è da troppo tempo
Che i nostri cuori piangono all’unisono nella notte
Quel che serve d’infelicità per ogni minima canzone
Quel che serve di rimpianti per regalare un brivido
Quel che serve di singulti per un’aria di chitarra
Non esiste amore felice.”
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Published on Mar 22, 2010
Jacques Brel
L’IVROGNE
1961
Ami remplis mon verre
Encore un et je vas
Encore un et je vais
Non je ne pleure pas
Je chante et je suis gai
Mais j’ai mal d’être moi
Ami remplis mon verre
Ami remplis mon verre
Buvons à ta santé
Toi qui sais si bien dire
Que tout peut s’arranger
Qu’elle va revenir
Tant pis si tu es menteur
Tavernier sans tendresse
Je serai saoul dans une heure
Je serai sans tristesse
Buvons à la santé
Des amis et des rires
Que je vais retrouver
Qui vont me revenir
Tant pis si ces seigneurs
Me laissent à terre
Je serai saoul dans une heure
Je serai sans colère
Ami remplis mon verre
Encore un et je vas
Encore un et je vais
Non je ne pleure pas
Je chante et je suis gai
Mais j’ai mal d’être moi
Ami remplis mon verre
Ami remplis mon verre
Buvons à ma santé
Que l’on boive avec moi
Que l’on vienne danser
Qu’on partage ma joie
Tant pis si les danseurs
Me laissent sous la lune
Je serai saoul dans une heure
Je serai sans rancune
Buvons aux jeunes filles
Qu’il me reste à aimer
Buvons déjà aux filles
Que je vais faire pleurer
Et tant pis pour les fleurs
Qu’elles me refuseront
Je serai saoul dans une heure
Je serai sans passion
Ami remplis mon verre
Encore un et je vas
Encore un et je vais
Non je ne pleure pas
Je chante et je suis gai
Mais j’ai mal d’être moi
Ami remplis mon verre
Ami remplis mon verre
Buvons à la putain
Qui m’a tordu le coeur
Buvons à plein chagrin
Buvons à pleines pleurs
Et tant pis pour les pleurs
Qui me pleuvent ce soir
Je serai saoul dans une heure
Je serai sans mémoire
Buvons nuit après nuit
Puisque je serai trop laid
Pour la moindre Sylvie
Pour le moindre regret
Buvons puisqu’il est l’heure
Buvons rien que pour boire
Je serai bien dans une heure
Je serai sans espoir
Ami remplis mon verre
Encore un et je vas
Encore un et je vais
Non je ne pleure pas
Je chante et je suis gai
Tout s’arrange déjà
Ami remplis mon verre
Ami remplis mon verre
Ami remplis mon verre.
Published on Aug 15, 2013
Les filles de Cadix, for solo voice, 1874 by Clément Philibert Léo Delibes. Sung by Romanian soprano VALENTINA NAFORNITA; born in Moldova . Nafornita was heralded as the winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, and as you will see if you have not already heard her sing, she does so with outstanding purity and tonal quality. This girl has a most promising future!
Nous venions de voir le taurreau,
Trois garçon, trois fillettes,
Sur la pelouse il faisait beau
Et nous dansions un boléro
Au son des castagnettes.
‘Dites-moi, ce matin,
Si j’ai bonne mine,
Vous me trouvez la taille fine?…
Les filles de Cadix aiment assez cela!’
Et nous dansions un boléro,
Un soir c’était dimanche
Vers nous s’en vint un hidalgo,
Cousu d’or, la plume au chapeau,
Et le poing sur la hanche:
‘Si tu veux,
Cet or est à toi.
Beau sire,
Passez votre chemin, beau sire…
Les filles de Cadix n’entendent pas cela!
Ah! ah!’
Et nous dansions un boléro,
Au pied de la colline,
Sur le chemin passait Diègo,
Qui pour tout bien n’a qu’un manteau
Et qu’une mandoline:
‘La belle aux doux yeux,
Je suis jaloux,
Jaloux, jaloux,
Jaloux! jaloux! quelle sottise!
Les filles de Cadix craignent ce défaut-là!’
We had just seen the bull,
Three boys, three girls,
On the lawn it was sunny
And we were dancing a bolero
At the sound of the castanets.
‘Tell me, this morning,
If I look well,
Do you think my waist is slim?…
The girls of Cadiz tend to love that!’
And we were dancing a bolero,
One Sunday evening
A hidalgo came to us,
Dressed in gold, with a feather on his hat,
And his fist on his hip:
‘If you want,
This gold is yours.
Fair sir,
Go your way, fair sir…
The girls of Cadiz don’t understand that!
Ah! ah!’
And we were dancing a bolero,
Down the hill,
On the way went Diego,
Who counts just a coat for his possessions
And a mandolin:
‘The fair soft-eyed lady,
I am jealous,
Jealous, jealous,
Jealous! jealous! what a folly!
The girls of Cadiz fear this flaw!’
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from Act III of the French opera Lakmé by Leo Delibes
Libretto: Edmond Gondinet
Role: Lakmé, daughter of Nilakantha, a divine priestess
Voice Part: soprano Fach: lyric coloratura
Setting: A garden surrounding a secret temple in India
Synopsis: Without Gerald knowing, Lakmé bites into a poisonous datura leaf because Gerald is leaving her. Before she shows any signs of the poison, though, she tells him that she has learned much from him and offers the sacred cup to him to join them together eternally.
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Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Bob Frone (added 1998-08-13) Tu m’as donné le plus doux rêve, Lakme’s aria from Lakme Tu m’as donné le plus doux rêve Tu m’as dit des mots de tendresse, Ah! Tu m’as donné le plus doux rêve |
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The luscious Flower Duet (Viens, Mallika) from Léo Delibes‘ Lakme – sung ravishingly by Joan Sutherland and Huguette Tourangeau. The piece has been used in many movies and TV programs to great effect – lush, lyrical and exotic. Of Dame Joan’s performance one reviewer wrote: “The superlatives are extended when describing Sutherland’s performance; a great talent at its height, enthralling by the sheer beauty of that stupendous voice.” – The Sydney Sun
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JUST A THOUGHT: “WHAT’S AFFORDABLE TO BOVIS, IS NOT AFFORDABLE TO OVIS….BUT THEN BOVIS IS FULLY AWARE…”
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por. galeria Frida Kahlo w Pałacu Kwirynalskim II Frida Kahlo – 20.03.2014-31.08.2014 – Scuderie del Quirinale, Rzym / Rome Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera – 20.09.2014-08.02.2015 – Palazzo Ducale, Genua / Genoa
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