In a Nutshell

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

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I’ve been searching all around the world
Always looking for my special girl
On your lips I find the sweetest thing
I’m gonna kiss you in a million ways
Oh, don’t want no Angelina, no Britney or Christina,
’cause all I want is you la la…
Oh, I’ll be no Casanova with Ana Kournikova,
’cause all I want is you la [...]

Posted on July 26th, 2009 under Songs in English Language. Tags: Anna Kournikova, bambina, casanova, English, lyrics, song. Comments: 4

Свеча на ветру.
Candle
 
Я давно привык садиться ночью к окну,
Я до утра пью взахлеб тишину,
И легкою рукой зажигаю в ночи
Трепетное пламя обнаженной свечи
 
И вновь уношусь лет на десять назад,
Когда я проще был и жил наугад,
Я судил обо всем наивно и на первый взгляд,
 
И делая шаг, я не думал о том,
Что же мне будет за это потом,
Раньше [...]

Posted on July 20th, 2009 under Songs in Russian Language. Tags: lyrics, Russian, song, Сергей Минаев. Comments: None