In a Nutshell

 
 
 
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

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80w7_lK7jBg&feature=related
 
 

 
Que bonitos ojos tienes
Debajo de esas dos cejas
Debajo de esas dos cejas
Que bonitos ojos tienes.
 
Ellos me quieren mirar
Pero si tu no los dejas
Pero si tu no los dejas
Ni siquiera parpadear.
 
Malaguena salerosa
Besar tus labios quisiera
Besar tus labios quisiera.
Malaguena salerosa
Y decirte nina hermosa.
 
Que eres lin……..da y hechicera,
Que eres linda y hechicera
Como el candor de una rosa.
 
Si por [...]

Posted on September 23rd, 2009 under Songs in Foreign Languages. Tags: Songs, Songs in Foreign Languages, Spanish. Comments: None