In a Nutshell

 
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

 
I wanted to make a different post on Halloween.  A poem by Edgar Allan Poe.  “The Raven”.  I thought it would be more becoming.  More becoming my mood and the spirit of Halloween.
 
My plans have changed.  They usually do.  Something happened and it was somewhat pleasant, somewhat strange and more becoming my melancholic mood and [...]

Posted on November 2nd, 2009 under Chapters, Conversations, Dreams. Tags: "The Raven", blue, Edgar Allan Poe, flower, found, gefunden, German, Goethe, Halloween, longing, love, melancholic, mood, poem, poetry, Quotes. Comments: None

 
 
So, “Nein!” – 9 the Movie
 
It is so not me.  The apocalyptic nature of the film is so unappealing.  Gloom and doom?  I just could not care less.  Why did I watch it?  I read a review a friend of mine wrote.  That made me aware of the film’s existence.  What universe do I live [...]

Posted on October 26th, 2009 under Dreams, Films. Tags: 9, apocalypse, diary, doom, Fascists, film reviews, German, gloom, soul. Comments: 2

 
После того как я долго и упорно учила немецкий язык, осталось в моей голове не очень много.  Одно стихотворение Гёте – «Цветок».  Наверное, нужно было учить больше стихотворений, чтобы была возможность возвращаться к ним вновь и вновь.  Ну, что ж, пусть будет только одно.
 
 
 

Gefunden
  

Цветок

Цветок

 Ich ging im Walde
So für mich hin,
Und nichts zu suchen,
Das war mein [...]

Posted on October 24th, 2009 under Literature. Tags: flower, German, Goethe, poetry, Russian, цветок. Comments: None