I Came to buy a smile – today – (by Emily Dickinson) (poem 223) I Came to buy a smile – today – But just a single smile – The smallest one upon your face Will suit me just as well – The one that no one else would miss It shone so very small… Read More “I Came to Buy a Smile – Today –” (1.Introduction & Translation)
Tre donne sono intente a lavorare a maglia in modo quasi rabbioso in un tugurio fatiscente. La loro convivenza si dimostra dalle prime battute litigiosa, in un continuo battibeccare in un linguaggio a volte incomprensibile, in cui il siciliano si alterna al pugliese. Con loro c’è un ragazzo ipercinetico, Arturo, con una veste femminile recuperata… Read More 🎭 Misericordia 🎭
Jonah was a man who got a word from the Lord “Go and preach the Gospel to the sinful land” But he got on a ship and he tried to get away And he ran into a storm in the middle of the sea Now the Lord, He made the waves just roll so high… Read More 🎶 Jonah and the Whale 🎶
Who did, who did, Who did, who did Who did swallow – Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo Who did, who did, Who did, who did Who did swallow – Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo Who did, who did, Who did, who did Who did swallow – Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo Who did swallow Jonah, Who did swallow… Read More 🐋 Who Did Swallow Jonah? 🐋
Guido Quindi oggi sono stato indotto in tentazione Tutto è iniziato quando i miei compagni di collegio mi hanno sfidato a seguirli in una scorribanda sulla spiaggia. Avrei dovuto capire subito che stavamo contravvenendo alle regole intransigenti inculcateci dei nostri sacerdoti: il dito puntato dell’enorme statua di marmo bianco nel cortile sembrava incombere più del… Read More Omaggio a Fellini: “La perdita dell’innocenza”
Pregno di profumo inebriante il calicantus mi accende la memoria riportandomi a inverni lontani traboccanti di affetto e di calore… … e mi lascia preda della nostalgia.
The theme expressed in Still’s “Love the One You’re With” had already been present in previous songs. In addition to being treated in the 1947 Broadway musical “Finian’s Rainbow”, the idea that you must grab love whenever it comes your way, as stated in Still’s song, had already been dealt with in a 1933 song… Read More ♬ “Love the One You’re With” & “When Love Comes Your Way”♬
“To move freely you must be deeply rooted.” Bella Lewitzky, dancer (13 January 1916-2004) 💃 “Per muoverti liberamente devi essere profondamente radicato.” “Pour vous déplacer librement, vous devez être profondément enraciné.”
The theme expressed in Stephen Still’s “Love the One You’re With” had already been treated in previous songs. For instance, in the 1947 Broadway musical “Finian’s Rainbow”, there were these words: “When I can’t be with the girl I love, I love the girl I’m with.” “Finian’s Rainbow” is a play dealing with leprechauns and… Read More “Love the One You’re With” & “Finian’s Rainbow”🌈
Stephen Still’s song “Love the One You’re With” seems to imply a casual attitude toward sexual relationships (perfectly emblematic of the times), yet its author was living in a whirlwind of difficult passion at the time. He had been impressed by popular singer and songwriter Judy Collins when he had seen her perform in Greenwich… Read More 🎶Love the One You’re With 🎶 (3. Stephen Stills & Judy Collins)
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