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Ali D'Oro // Wings of Gold // Goldene Flügel

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Zucchero | Ali D'Oro (featuring John Lee Hooker) Lyrics I lay down With an angel I lay down With an angel 'Cause she treats me kind sometimes Vieni in me Portami via Uh, ali d'oro Vieni in me Fammi volare Mio cielo Siamo l'inganno Portami via Anima mia, oh mia I lay down With an angel I lay down With an angel I lay down I lay down thinking More than I could Really say Stai in me Continua a volare Oh, ali d'oro Siamo l'inganno Baciami il cuore Anima mia, oh mia I lay down With an angel (With an angel) I lay down With an angel I lay down I lay down thinking More than I could Really say Vedo nel sole dei tuoi occhi Un altro sole cadere Siamo l'addio e non la fine Senza ricordi né paure Uh baby, portami via I lay down (I lay down) With an angel (With an angel) I lay down (I lay down) Whoa, with an angel Lay me down (I lay down) I lay down thinking More than I could Really say I lay down (I lay down) With an angel I lay down (I lay down) (Sweet) With an angel (L...

Müßiggang // Otiosity

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„ Müßiggang  als solcher ist keineswegs eine Wurzel des Übels, im Gegenteil, er ist ein wahrhaft göttliches Leben, wenn man sich nur nicht langweilt.“ „ Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended.... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored.“ –  Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life "On the whole, the enjoyment of leisure is something which decidedly costs less than the enjoyment of luxury. All it requires is an artistic temperament which is bent on seeking a perfectly useless afternoon spent in a perfectly useless manner." –  Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living (1937) , P. 153 Often quoted as:  "If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live." A great overview of the topic: How do different cultures deal with "time on their hands"? In this cross cultural ...

A&A

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Asturias John Williams: Isaac Albéniz - Asturias (Leyenda) Part 7/9 Aranjuez John Williams: Joaquin Rodrigo - Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez (RoyalAlcazar Palace) Part 9/9 Full Sevilla Concert on YouTube . [Added April 3, 2025] Albéniz   is Thylacine’s transformation of the classic Asturias by Isaac Albéniz. It was performed with the classical guitarist Thibault Cauvin alongside the ONPL Orchestra, led by Uèle Lamore.

NL Impressions

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Impressions from The Netherlands in the first week of May 2024.