‘Shed A Little Light’ (1991) is Taylor’s gentle and stirring tribute to Martin Luther King. In a 2005 interview he said: “To me, King is really one of the central heroes, you know, just in our time, a real exceptional, rare person who contributed the right things at the right time. You know, I think… Read More “Shed a Little Light” (2)
Shed a Little Light (James Taylor) Let us turn our thoughts today To Martin Luther King And recognize that there are ties between us All men and women Living on the earth Ties of hope and love Sister and brotherhood That we are bound together In our desire to see the world become… Read More “Shed a Little Light” (1)
Subito dopo il Natale, la celebrazione liturgica ricorda Santo Stefano che è, per antonomasia il protomartire: il primo cristiano che ha testimoniato la propria fede in Cristo e ne ha professato la parola in modo tanto coerente ed estremo da subire il martirio avvenuto per lapidazione Secondo la leggenda la mamma di Stefano, una ragazza… Read More La leggenda di Santo Stefano
🌟MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!🌟 I don’t want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need And I don’t care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I don’t need to hang my stocking There upon the fireplace Santa Claus… Read More “All I Want for Christmas Is You”🌟
🎅 Twas the Night before Christmas 🎅 Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions… Read More 🎅Twas the Night before Christmas🎅
❄️Blue Christmas ❄️ I’ll have a Blue Christmas without you I’ll be so blue just thinking about you Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree Won’t be the same dear, if you’re not here with me And when those blue snowflakes start falling That’s when those blue memories start calling You’ll… Read More ❄️ Blue Christmas ❄️
Domenico Modugno dedicated the song “Vecchio Frac” to the mysterious death of Raimondo Lanza di Trabia, although some say he was inspired by a ghost story told him by his mother, when he was a child. Raimondo Lanza di Trabia (1915 –1954) was an Italian nobleman, (descendant, but not legitimate, of Federico Barbarossa) soldier, diplomat… Read More Prince Raimondo Lanza di Trabia 🎩
“Vecchio frac” (literally “Old tailcoat”, or better “White tie”) is a song written by Domenico Modugno, considered the first of the great Italian singer-songwriters, who wrote and recorded many hits throughout the 1960s. It is a poignant ballad that tells the last hours of a mysterious character: an elegant man dressed in white tie suit,… Read More “Vecchio frac”: the backstory 🎩
È giunta mezzanotte si spengono i rumori si spegne anche l’insegna di quell’ultimo caffè le strade son deserte deserte e silenziose un’ultima carrozza cigolando se ne va Il fiume scorre lento frusciando sotto i ponti la luna splende in cielo dorme tutta la città Solo va un uomo in frac Ha il cilindro per… Read More 🎩 “Vecchio frac” 🎩
“Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it. “ “La vita è una lingua straniera: tutti la pronunciano male.” “La vie est une langue étrangère ; tout le monde la prononce mal.” (Christopher Morley, American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet – 1890-1957)
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