Paul Verlaine (Metz 30 mars 1844 – Paris 8 janvier 1896) CHANSON D’AUTOMNE (Poèmes saturniens) Les sanglots longs Des violons De l’automne Blessent mon coeur D’une langueur Monotone. Tout suffocant Et blême, quand Sonne l’heure, Je me souviens Des jours anciens Et je pleure Et je m’en vais Au vent mauvais Qui… Read More Paul Verlaine (30 mars 1844 – 1896)
In Britain’s Got Talent 2012, The Zimmers showed that it is never too late to follow your dreams when they surprised the judges and audience with a rap – Beastie Boys’ Fight for Your Right The audition had started with a poor performance of “What the World Needs Now Is Love”, a 1965 popular song… Read More “What the World Needs Now” – The Zimmers (3)
Peruvian writer, poet, politician, journalist, essayist and Nobel Prize Laureate (2010), born in Arequipa, on 28 March, 1936 “Un escritor no escoge sus temas, son los temas quienes le escogen.” “Uno scrittore non sceglie i suoi argomenti, sono questi ultimi a sceglierlo” “A writer does not choose his themes; his themes choose him.” “Tout écrivain… Read More Mario Vargas Llosa
In Britain’s Got Talent 2012, The Zimmers showed that it is never too late to follow your dreams when they surprised the judges and audience with a rap – Beastie Boys’ Fight for Your Right Fight for Your Right Kick it! You wake up late for school, man you don’t want to go You ask… Read More The Zimmers (2)
The Zimmers is an English band whose average age is nearly 80, who stormed the charts in May 2007 with their version of The Who’s My Generation. The group takes its name from the Zimmer frame, the UK term for a mobility aid known in other countries as a walker. The group were brought together… Read More The Zimmers (1)
“All I ever wanted to do was paint light on the walls of life” Don’t Let That Horse . . . Don’t let that horse eat that violin cried Chagall’s mother But he kept right on painting And became famous And kept on painting The Horse With Violin In Mouth And when he… Read More Lawrence Ferlinghetti – born March 24, 1919
“My Generation” (1965) is a song by the English rock band The Who, which became a hit and one of their most recognisable songs. It was a famous statements of youthful rebellion in rock history which “encapsulated the angst of being a teenager”. Pete Townshend said he jotted it down on a train ride from… Read More “My Generation” – Commentary
People try to put us d-down (Talking about my generation) Just because we get around (Talking about my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talking about my generation) I hope I die before I get old (Talking about my generation) This is my generation This is my generation, baby Why don’t you all… Read More U3A: “My Generation” (a song)
Mi avvolgevi prima che io fossi, Mi abbracci nella tua fluttuante armonia Mi percorri il corpo con lunghi liquidi baci Mi scorri tra le labbra finché non ti inghiotto appagata Generosa con noi che possiamo goderti liberamente Aiutaci ad apprezzare il tuo valore Mai scontata, mai sprecata Amica, sorella, amata acqua (L.Z.) World Water… Read More 22 marzo: GIORNATA MONDIALE DELL’ACQUA
CLASSROOM Suffocating smell – fragrance of joy and anxiety of disappointment excitement youth and dreams I saw thousands of lives flowing before my eyes I shared their moods hopes emotions And all this has left me far richer
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