When I started this blog I was just trying to share the contents of my lectures. I am teaching a course called “Words & Music” at the University of the Third Age of my small Italian town, with the aim of letting people enjoy a little English in a cheerful way. The blog was intended as a way to reach those who had been unable to attend the course: you know, we are still young, but only at heart!
Then I began to enjoy it … and here I am!

INFORMATIONS ABOUT “GOYA’S DOG”ARE VERY INTERESTING.THANKS LUISA YOU ARE THE BEST.
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What a lovely blog you have!
I shall find myself strolling through this space now and then…
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Hi Luisa,
I concur with Kanika Tripathi and noted with great delight of your aim for this blog as quoted in the following:
In reciprocating the spirit of your blog and resonating with the aim of your course, it is with great pleasure that I offer you my special post containing plenty of “Words & Music” to share with the students in your lectures.
The post is entitled “🦅 SoundEagle in SoundCloud: Art, Music and Compositions about New Sensations, Love, Life, Country, Nature, Dreaming, Meditation and Spirituality 🏞🎼🎶”, and is available at:
https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/soundeagle-in-soundcloud-art-music-and-compositions-about-new-sensations-love-life-country-nature-dreaming-meditation-and-spirituality/
You and your students are very welcome to leave comments and feedback at the comment section of the said post. Please enjoy!
Happy mid-December to you!
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Dear Luisa,
I concur with Kanika Tripathi and noted with great delight of your aim for this blog as quoted in the following:
In reciprocating the spirit of your blog and resonating with the aim of your course, it is with great pleasure that I offer you my special post containing plenty of “Words & Music” to share with the students in your lectures.
The post is entitled “🦅 SoundEagle in SoundCloud: Art, Music and Compositions about New Sensations, Love, Life, Country, Nature, Dreaming, Meditation and Spirituality 🏞🎼🎶”, and is available at:
soundeagle.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/soundeagle-in-soundcloud-art-music-and-compositions-about-new-sensations-love-life-country-nature-dreaming-meditation-and-spirituality/
You and your students are very welcome to leave comments and feedback at the comment section of the said post. Please enjoy!
Happy mid-December to you!
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Thank you!
❤
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Please can you share you email id?
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I very much enjoy your blog. Cheers!
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Thank you very much. I like yours too 🙂
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Hello Luisa, thank you for recently liking my blog, it’s lovely knowing others are enjoying my writing 🙂 I look forward to also browsing yours, blessings x
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Thank you, Maria!
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Hello, I just recommended your wonderful blog to my readers (https://musalley.com/tuesday-intangible-december-5-2017/). I hope you will return the favour by sharing the page with your readers too 🙂
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Ok è ufficiale : ti amo
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😉
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La vita bella my friend. Thank you for sharing your talent.
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😉
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Fascinating idea! 😉 I look forward to following your posts.
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Thank you very much!
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am much enjoying your site – wishing you joy & success here 🙂
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Thank you for your appreciation! ❤
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I love music, some of words, I don’t know what I am talking about 😂
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🙂
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lovely blog, you’re welcome:

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Thank you
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Thanks for liking one of the posts on my blog, a favour which has led me to yours…..which I will happily delve into.
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Thanks so much. I’m glad you came here and took the time to go through my posts
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I need to stop by more of often. Us Americans could use a little cheer now a days. 🙂
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Thank you for your follow Luisa, it is lovely to have you visiting.
I am just listening to Eric Clapton on your posting whilst writing this.
Miriam
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Thank you! ❤
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grazie per essere passata da me ed io sono qui, Ti leggerò con più calma, ma mi piace la tua idea, ciao
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Grazie a te … e a presto!💗⭐️
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I miei complimenti per un lavoro ben fatto! Mi piace sempre il tuo blog, soprattutto perché sono un cantautore.
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Grazie, Allen. Allora, quando vieni in Italia, ti invito alle mie lezioni all’Università della Terza Età del mio paese, così ci fai sentire le tue canzoni 💗 🌹
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Thank you for dropping by my blog.
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Your recipes look so delicious…
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Words and music?
Parole, parole… Wasn’t there an old song?
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Yes, “Parole, parole” is a beautiful song originally performed by Mina and actor Alberto Lupo.
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Italian songs were very popular in the 60’s and my parents had many records. 🙂
Una lacrima sul viso is one I remember. (I think that’s where I picked my poor Italian. Out of old records…) Non ho l’etta. Sometimes I think about poor Gigliola. The only song she can only perform in public! I will look up Mina and Alberto Lupo. I don’t “situate” them. Buona sera.
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Mina is one of the Italian female voices, in my opinion.
Let me know what you think, after listening to her
Buona giornata
🌞
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I don’t “remember” them. Think sixties, in Africa, no TV. Just records. 🙂 (And I now realize it’s a Bossa Nova!) Or maybe I remember Dalida’s version? Mina had a wonderful voice.
The 60’s (and 70’s) were an incredible time of exchange between Italy and France. Actors, directors, singers, movies, songs crossed the border back and forth. I wonder why that stopped.
Ciao ciao
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Yes, that was a great period.
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🙂
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YES WITH THE LOVELY ACTER ALAIN DELON AND SINGER DALIVA ( I’M NOT SURE OF THE SPELLING ON THAT ) BUT ITS ON U TUBE. ENJOY💋🎹
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I’ve just watched it on Youtube. Wonderful Alain Delon and Dalida who was French, born in Egypt to Italian parents.
I had never seen it before , so I thank you for mentioning it
🌹 ❤️ ❣️ ❤️ 🌹
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You’re welcome my dear🎼⚘
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🙏🏻😘🙏🏻😘 🙏
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Salida Aka Iolanda Gigliotti… 🙏🏻
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Thank you
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I wrote “salida”? Jesus! Da-li-da!
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But I got it anyway!!!
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We all adjust automatically… 🙏🏻
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I absolutely agree! 🌞 💜
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You have a great blog. Would you like to share your story on “What You Blog About”
what motivated you to start this blog ?
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With pleasure!
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You may submit your story by filling out the short form on http://www.whatyoublogabout.com/contact
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I’ve submitted it!
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Thank you so much. Your story will be shared soon.
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Thank you: I’ve just sent what I wrote in my post “about”
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Ho cominciato a leggere il tuo blog, ma ci vuole molta calma per assorbire le tue parole. Quanto sono vere e in quanti tuoi articoli mi ritrovo, Sembra che tu stia scrivendo per me, così mi aiuti a capire meglio certe situazioni che sto vivendo. Grazie.
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Le tue parole mi fanno molto piacere, e te ne ringrazio infinitamente.
Neppure io conoscevo il tuo blog, ma lo seguirò con interesse
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Belle journée pour toi chère Luisa ! Bisous de France… Mais pluie en Auvergne…
Souvenirs, souvenirs !
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Bonne journée à toi, cher Louis.
Merci pour la belle chanson de Gigliola Cinquetti
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What can I say but, “I love it!”
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Thank you 💐
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You are very welcome.
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This is a real treat, especially about the songs. And to think that you translate into English too. Bless.
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Thank you for your appreciation
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What a great idea for a blog. Thank you for visiting and liking some posts.
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Thank you very much for your appreciation🌹🌹🌹
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Luisa, this is such a lovely blog! have you considered adding google translate widget so more folks can enjoy it? I love it on my site. free & easy to install all wordpress users
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I have added it. Please tell me if you can locate it easily and if it works.
Thank you 🙏🌹🙏
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Hi Luisa – I am always sort of mystified by how to set up my blog the best way — because it looks different depending on what device one reads it from. On my ipad, using the worpress reader, the translate widget doesn’t show at all. From my desktop, I see it all the way at the bottom – just a suggestion, but why not put it at the very top? Either way, wishing you the best, that it entices many more folks to stop by & read your lovely posts ❤
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Thank you for your kind feedback.
I can see the various translators only if I access WR from my desktop, too. Anyway, I’ll try to move it up, if I am able.
Best wishes
❤
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This is nice post, love this site, will keep visiting, from https://unn.edu.ng
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Hi
Thank you so much for finding my blog and liking a post. Hope you come back again soon
Trina
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❤💙❤
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Starting an Italian language course this month, so hope I can read more of your posts then.
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Thank you
I hope you’ll enjoy your course
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Yes, and there are so many beautiful little town in Itay and great food, but I find that not many people speak English. I am optimistic leaning the language, since I already speak French and Spanish. Hope to take a two-week course in Italy next spring.
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You’re right, in Italy not many people speak English, but I can assure you that they do everything to understand a foreigner and make themselves understood.
Furthermore, if you already know Spanish, it will be easier for you to learn Italian
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Spero mi perdonerai se ti scrivo in italiano ^_^
Bella la tua iniziativa, insegnare penso che sia una nobile professione, ma anche molto difficile e impegnativa e voler raggiungere, tramite la tecnologia, tante persone per espandere il proprio cerchio di influenza, è lodevole, complimenti ❤
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Ti ringrazio infinitamente per il tuo gentile pensiero
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Small town needs some English. Sounds like a good plan! if you need songs, please let me know! 🙂
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Thank you very much
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… now even international students attend to your class remotely 🙂 Regards .
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I visited your website. Nice to see and read.
Ullas
http://www.maskedwonders.com
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I’ve just found out through my searching for the meaning of my sung song. Normally , I go to the Genius.com for lyrics meaning. But I will go to yours from now on… thank you very much for your worth sharing.
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Thank you very much for your appreciation
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Hello Luisa, nice to meet you 🙂
And hope you & your family are safe and well!
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Hello!
Thank you for your lovely message
Stay safe 🌹 🙏
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My pleasure!
You too, take care!
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Salve. Ricambio la visita e ringrazio. Guardero’ il “tutto” con calma, dato che – ore 21,33- devo ancora farmi da cenare…
Buona serata.
Marghian
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Grazie a te … ci rincontreremo spesso
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p.s., io parlo l’inglese (studiato come possibile da autodidatta, con audocassette e canzoni, soggiorno in ighilterra solo 15 giorni e dieci giorni in america). Quel che comunemente si dice, colloquialmente, lo so dire. Lo leggo correntemente, ma a sentire un inglese od un americano parlarlo, ne perdo molto (because my ears are not trained enough to decipher the live pronounciation). Di nuovo, buona serata.
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Per capire la lingua parlata ci vuole esercizio, capacità di comprendere da quel poco che si coglie e impegno a non lasciarsi demoralizzare.
Secondo me è la cosa più difficile, senza contare la varietà di accenti
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Ciso. Grazie. Nessuna “demoralizzazione”. Io afferrò il contesto di un discorso in inglese parlato. Perdo solo molte “singole parole che pure conosco. Questo se a parlare è un inglese od un smericsninsmerivlcanon inglese, o americano (gli americani poi sono come i toscani e i romanesco per l’italiano). Non ho problemi invece se a parlare in inglese è un taliano. Se parla Trump, o il premier inglese, ne perdo:se a parlare in inglese per esempio, e Draghi, non perdo quasi una parola. Ssii, il parlare un po’ “scolastico” e scandito. Un sardo poi, dice nel suo noto parlare scandito e lentamente (ti faccio un esempio scrivendo la pronuncia), come un mio cugino che ha vissuto in australia: “Hau did iu lern inglisc…”… Chiarissimo 😊
Ciao.
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Complimenti per il tuo Blog poliglotta.
Sei unica e irripetibile.
Sono felice che ti sia piaciuto il mio blog in particolare l’articolo Differenze tra Cervelli e Computers.
Ti chiedo uno sforzo ulteriore.
Ho un altro blog storiadellamatematica.wordpress.com
Mi piacerebbe sapere cosa ne pensi
Grazie
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L’ho trovato! Grazie per la segnalazione
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Ho visto che anche tu hai molti blogs Dammi tempo per approfondirli tutti
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Questo è quello che curo, perché non riesco a seguire anche gli altri.
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Sono un ex pianista I miei musicisti preferiti sono Chopin e Debussy E I tuoi?
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Ma che ci facevi nella mia spam? Ti ho recuperato da là
Io non sono musicista, figurati che non so neppure leggere le note, ma la musica mi piace e ho trovato che usarla per insegnare l’inglese è davvero piacevole, soprattutto ora che i miei studenti sono tutti della terza età, come me
😊✨😊
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Just wanted to say that I enjoy your blog very much; it contains a wonderful blend of interesting posts!!
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am grateful and humbled by your support.
🙏🏻😘🙏🏻😘 🙏
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It’s well deserved! You write well and engagingly and cover a wonderfully diverse pool of topics.
Keep it up and stay well 🙂
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Thank you, it is so nice to hear that. It makes me happy.
… and I have to add that I find YOUR blog wonderful!
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As I say, you are most welcome and awwh, thank you! A virtual covid-friendly ‘high five’ 😉
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😊😍😊😍😊
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Ciao Luisa,
dove si trova il tuo paese chiamato “small Italian town” ? Grazie .
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Si trova in Brianza, e precisamente è: Carate Brianza
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Dunque in Lombardia, vicino a Monza ! Grazie Luisa 🙂
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Proprio così, e tu? ,,, probabilmente in Francia, ma dove?
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A Mulhouse, vicino alla Svizzera .
Francese con genitori Friulani ! 🙂
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wonderful and significant, much needed, blog
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You are so kind!
Thank you very much for your great words!!!
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