In a Nutshell

 
Edith Piaf – Sous le ciel de Paris
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOXzGtlLGgw

Posted on January 22nd, 2010 under Songs in Foreign Languages. Tags: Edith Piaf, French, Songs. Comments: 1

 
Mireille Mathieu – Der Pariser Tango
 
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78a2NYmgGZI&feature=related
 
Das ist der Pariser Tango,
Monsieur,
ganz Paris tanzt diesen Tango,
Monsieur,
und ich zeige ihnen gern diesen Schritt
denn ich weiß sie machen mit.
 
Tango
Pariser Tango
ich schenke dir mein Herz beim Tango
die Nacht ist blau und süß der Wein
wir tanzen in das Glück hinein
 
Bei diesem Tango.
Pariser Tango
Ich wünsche mir
es bleibt noch lang so
ein Leben lang [...]

Posted on January 22nd, 2010 under Songs in Foreign Languages. Tags: dance, German, Mireille Mathieu, Paris, song, Songs in Foreign Languages, tango. Comments: None

 
 
 
è l’eterna dolce storia dell’amor.
 
 
For my Italian friend and for everybody else who loves…  Music, at least!  Should I not I forget him by now?  But then again, why? Love is beautiful, even though it is still unrequited.
 
Canzone da due soldi
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRjR8ahs7gY 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nmpl_lPZJw&feature=related
 
 

 
Why did I not pick Italians singing this song?  Well, I don’t know, you can [...]

Posted on January 14th, 2010 under Chapters, Songs in Foreign Languages. Tags: Italian, song, Songs in Foreign Languages. Comments: None

What was my homework, again?
 
I decided, at least for a while, to follow Goethe’s advice.
 
Quote of the month.
 
“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
 
 
Making a list:
 
Ö        A Little [...]

Posted on January 11th, 2010 under Chapters, Songs in Foreign Languages. Tags: analysis, Goethe, lyrics, picture, poem, Quotes, reason, song, Songs, Songs in Foreign Languages, Spanish. Comments: None