Movement
“To move freely you must be deeply rooted.” Bella Lewitzky, dancer (13 January 1916-2004) đ “Per muoverti liberamente devi essere profondamente radicato.” “Pour vous dĂ©placer librement, vous devez ĂȘtre profondĂ©ment enracinĂ©.”
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âWarningâ (2. Analysis)
âWarningâ (by Jenny Joseph) Stanza One When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement… Read More âWarningâ (2. Analysis)
“Warning”(1. Introduction & translation)
âWarningâ (by Jenny Joseph) When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m… Read More “Warning”(1. Introduction & translation)
đ¶ We Shall Overcome đ¶ (3. Pete Seeger)
In 1957, Pete Seeger, American folk singer and social activist, sang “We Shall Overcome” at the Highlander Folk School to an audience that included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the young African-American Baptist minister who had become the most visible Civil Rights leader in the United States, who, on the way to his next stop,… Read More đ¶ We Shall Overcome đ¶ (3. Pete Seeger)
Book Lovers’ Day
“You canât buy happiness, but you can buy books and thatâs kind of the same thing.” Today August 9 is Book Loversâ Day, an unofficial holiday that inspires people to pick up a book – or two – and spend the day reading. Studies have shown that reading is not only entertaining, but can also… Read More Book Lovers’ Day
Cat Stevens: ” IF YOU WANT TO SING OUT” (Harold & Maude’s soundtrack)
Well, if you want to sing out, sing out And if you want to be free, be free ‘Cause there’s a million things to be You know that there are And if you want to live high, live high And if you want to live low, live low ‘Cause there’s a million ways to go… Read More Cat Stevens: ” IF YOU WANT TO SING OUT” (Harold & Maude’s soundtrack)
Harold & Maude – A song: “Don’t Be Shy”
The music in Harold and Maude was composed and performed by Cat Stevens. It was Elton John who asked him to do the music after he had dropped out of the project. Stevens composed two original songs for the film, “Don’t Be Shy” and “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out” and performed instrumental… Read More Harold & Maude – A song: “Don’t Be Shy”
U3A: Blowin’ in the Wind
How many roads most a man walk down Before you call him a man ? How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand ? Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they’re forever banned ? The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind The answer… Read More U3A: Blowin’ in the Wind
Sailing
“It was as if the water floated off and set sailing thoughts which had grown stagnant on dry land, and gave to their bodies even some sort of physical relief.” Era come se l’acqua coi suoi flutti facesse veleggiare pensieri divenuti stagnanti sulla terraferma e offrisse al corpo un senso di sollievo… Read More Sailing
The Road Not Taken
1 Aug. 1915: Robert Frostâs âThe Road Not Takenâ was first published in the “Atlantic Monthly” Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took… Read More The Road Not Taken
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