Li facioletti

 Li faciolettiiiiiiiii

so' mejo delli fratiiii 

so' benedettii 

Anni orsono, le famiglie di periferia avevano a disposizione l'orticello nel quale si sbizzarrivano a coltivare qualcosa per arrivare meglio a fine mese, peccato che oggi questa tradizione si è persa, specialmente nelle grandi città ove i prezzi di ortaggi, frutti e verdure son impazziti, nonostante la manodopera gratuita importata dal terzo mondo. 

Siamo abituati oggigiorno a vedere e comprare qualsiasi ortaggio in tutto l'anno, esclusi ancora i carciofi le fave e i piselli che vengono surgelati, ortaggi e  verdure che  anche d'inverno si producono nelle serre con spreco di energia, prezzi assurdi, sapori modificati e gran dispiacere della Greta, qualora se ne fosse accorta 

Mio padre, agli ordini della consorte, piantava facioletti (ital. fagiolini), pomodori, bieta, sedani, qualche melanzana, carciofi, cicorione, qualche volta zucchine, ma noi figlioli passavamo l'estate con i pomodori ed i fagioletti e qualche frittata di zucchine, i fagioletti particolarmente ci accompagnavano per tutta l'estate e quelli che non venivano consumati andavano cotti in acqua ed aceto e messi sott'ojo per l'inverno, ché allora si producevano solo d'estate.

Ecco, tutto questo per dirvi che quest'anno con i facioletti ho indovinato tutto, semi giusti, qualità e zona dell'orticello ove piantarli e ogni volta che li raccolgo ringrazio il signore con il canto spontaneo sgorgato dal cuore e dalla panza di un romantico conoscitore profondo di ortaggi e verdure tanto da saper apprezzare il valore di un facioletto raccolto, pulito e mangiato nello stesso giorno.   

solo per ragazzi minorenni per imparare bene l'inglese, ripetete a voce alta una volta al dì

London Town

Walking down the sidewalk on a purple afternoon I was accosted by a barker playing a simple tune Upon his flute - toot toot toot toot Silver rain was falling down Upon the dirty ground of London Town People pass me by on my imaginary street Ordinary people it's impossible to meet Holding conversations that are always incomplete Well, I don't know Oh, where are there places to go Someone somewhere has to know I don't know Out of work again the actor entertains his wife With the same old stories of his ordinary life Maybe he exaggerates the trouble and the strife Well, I don't know Oh, where are there places to go Someone somewhere has to know Crawling down the pavement on a Sunday afternoon I was arrested by a rozzer wearing a pink balloon About his foot - toot toot toot toot Silver rain was falling down Upon the dirty ground of London Town Someone somewhere has to know Silver rain was falling down Upon the dirty ground of London Town

Grazie Paul, gli anni ci scorrono addosso sempre più veloci, 

ma ancora resistiamo

Basta solo un po' di culo

 

Con un po' di fortuna, 

con il nostro amore

come i salici, 

..............speriamo

NOI due, insieme, siamo invincibili 

I'm carrying

"I'm Carrying" By dawn's first light I'll come back to your room again With my carnation hidden by the packages I'm carrying something I'm carrying something for you Ah, long time no see baby sure has been a while And if my reappearance lacks a sense of style I'm carrying something I'm carrying something for you I'm carrying, can't help it I'm carrying something for you I'm carrying something I'm carrying something for you

Grazie ancora Paul

Finalmente è sceso, come nelle belle fiabe amate dai bobboli, ci siamo, è sceso!

E in accordo ai tempi ed al luogo, non si è confuso con quei miseri quattro peni e  cinque pesci da distribuire ad libitum a tutti i fedeli per giorni e giorni obnubilanti, né alla trasformazione delle tonnellate di acqua scrosciate dai cieli in tonificante vino doc, no, oggi si guarda a ben altro, ai mercati finanziari, la vera fonte della ricchezza dei bobboli. Non appena si seppe della caduta di peppino la borsa, contrariamente al classico buonsenso dei tempi andati, registrò un bel più 2,5%, poi giorno dopo giorno, a colpi di in buon 1,5% di incremento giornaliero ha annullato tutte le perdite di un anno di pandemia ed è tornata ai valori precedenti, come se il vairus e la perdita di un 10% di pil fossero pinzillacchere e per non parlare dello spread. Adesso ci sarà più lavoro per tutti, come ai bei tempi del boom immobiliare, fateve tutti agenti de borsa o consulenti finanziari, tanto ce vo' poco a convincere i pinzionati che l'appartamentino a supporto della misera pinzione è meglio venderlo piuttosto che farselo requisire dal governo e doverci pagare imu, irpef sugli affitti non ricevuti, condominio e riscaldamento qualora fosse centralizzato. Ragazzi fateve tutti agenti, non ricordate che belle auto c'aveveno gli agenti del boom immobiliare??? 

Sì, ci siamo, finalmente è sceso  and he is carrying something non troppo lungo e né duro, ma veramente congruo ed adatto ai tempi ed al luogo, meritandosi un sentito grazie da parte di tutti NOI anche a nome dei soliti miscredenti ed orgogliosi, tronfi delle loro misere esistenze di inconsapevoli mortidifame .  

Only the echoes of my mind

Grandi i pianti che si levano da più parti, le preoccupazioni per il futuro, le richieste di ricollocamento dopo quello che hanno fatto per il bene della patria........ma come: 
non vi basterebbero 3 anni di mobilità come tutti l'antri lavoratori? 
Chiacchiere che non lasciano più tracce, echi, ma non crediate che voglia tediarvi col solito pippone pornodidattico

Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word they're saying Only the echoes of my mind People stopping, staring I can't see their faces Only the shadows of their eyes I'm going where the sun keeps shining Through the pouring rain Going where the weather suits my clothes Banking off of the northeast winds Sailing on a summer breeze And skipping over the ocean like a stone I'm going where the sun keeps shining Through the pouring rain Going where the weather suits my clothes Banking off of the northeast winds Sailing on a summer breeze And skipping over the ocean like a stone Everybody's talking at me Can't hear a word they're saying Only the echoes of my mind I won't let you leave my love behind No, I won't let you leave I won't let you leave my love behind

No, sto solo sperimentando le potenzialità di questa piattaforma, più limitata rispetto a splinder, qui se vuoi fa quarcosa de carino te devi da codificà l'html, ma la cosa che più mi dispiace è che ho dovuto abbandonare la gestione dell'albo dei commentatori professionali, visto che l'unica piattaforma che consentiva commenti professional e l'apposizione del timbro era quella di splinder

Mai dire quattro (never say four)

Ho ripreso a titolare anche in English per maggiore visibilità, visto che l'argomento è internazionale ed ho aggiunto la bandierina sulla sinistra per chi non è tajano. Chi lo avrebbe mai detto però, si parla di culibatteri e subito tra le verdure li si associa superficialmente ai citrioli che come è risaputo alloggiano da sempre nei caldi meandri degli ortolani di tutto il mondo. Che poi, visto che a noi nun ci aggradano gli ispanici, subito glieli abbiamo addebitati e ritornati indietro ed invece no, la serpe si annida come al solito nel nostro seno: vatti un po' tu a fidare degli amici.
Ecco, insomma, non fate correre troppo i vostri sogni, perchè mentre essi un domani potrebbero svanire, voi invece continuerete ad esserci. Non sono io a dirlo, ma la canzone, che da buon padre di famiglia, qual'io sempre son stato, ho voluto mettervi se vi va di ascoltarla ed arricchire il vostro bagaglio umano e linguistico, anche se consigliare un matrimonio al proprio rampollo di questi tempi la vedo un po' dura, meglio forse convivere senza farlo sapere ai santi padri.                                                                pace e bene

Qui la versione del grande gatto anche con la traduzione in italiano.

Investimenti

Coin operated boy Sitting on the shelf he is just a toy But I turn him on and he comes to life Automatic joy That is why I want a coin operated boy Made of plastic and elastic He is rugged and long-lasting Who could ever ever ask for more Love without complications galore Many shapes and weights to choose from I will never leave my bedroom I will never cry at night again Wrap my arms around him and pretend.... Coin operated boy All the other real ones that I destroy Cannot hold a candle to my new boy and i'll Never let him go and i'll never be alone Not with my coin operated boy...... This bridge was written to make you feel smittener With my sad picture of girl getting bitterer Can you extract me from my plastic fantasy I didn't think so but I'm still convinceable Will you persist even after I bet you A billion dollars that i'll never love you Will you persist even after I kiss you Goodbye for the last time Will you keep on trying to prove it? I'm dying to lose it... I want it I want you I want a coin operated boy. And if I had a star to wish on For my life I can't imagine Any flesh and blood could be his match I can even take him in the bath Coin operated boy He may not be real experienced with girls But I know he feels like a boy should feel Isn't that the point that is why I want a Coin operated boy With his pretty coin operated voice Saying that he loves me that he's thinking of me Straight and to the point That is why I want A coin operated boy.

Mettetevi in affari, lo prestate alle vostre amiche e vi ritorna a casa carico di monete

Preparativi

Ogni tanto concedetevi 3 minuti di sana malinconia

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Ma quanto me sei sempre piaciuta

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Per una volta facciamo finta che sia vero, ci aiuterà a vivere

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Dream away, child; let your dreams run wild Or a lifetime of worries might claim you. Dream away, child; let your dreams run wild Or the years and the tears shed might claim you. For the last time we have tasted love's sweet tears by the fire's glow. If our hearts are strong there'll be no long good-byes when it's time to go. But the strongest torch is sometimes broken As the deepest vows aren't always spoken, And the greatest wounds, we hide inside ourselves Where they never show. Dream away, child, let your dreams run wild. Or a lifetime of worries might claim you. Dream away, child; let your dreams run wild Or the years and the tears shed might claim you. When the Winter weds the Northern Wind The child they bear is snow. And the branches bow like worried bridesmaids But the trees will grow. Sun and Earth in time will come together, God will give us back our summer weather, But the mem'ries of that first sweet Taste of love pass away so slow. Dream away, child; let your dreams run wild Or a lifetime of worries might claim you. Dream away, child; let your dreams run wild Or the years and the tears shed might claim you. When there's no room left to live inside ourselves Do we dream away.

Liberate i vostri sogni e lasciatevi andare, prima che finisca
 l'estate della vostra vita   (ma evitate i botteghini, se potete)

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Here's to the winners - lift up the glasses . Here's to the glory still to be. Here's to the battle, whatever it's for, To ask the best of ourselves, then give much more. Here's to the heroes - those who move mountains. Here's to the miracles they make us see. Here's to all brothers - here's to all people Here's to the winners all of us can be. Here's to the heroes - those who move mountains. Here's to the miracles they make us see. Here's to all brothers - here's to all people Here's to the winners all of us can be.

Agli eroi, capaci di smuovere montagne !
ed
a tutti i vincenti, di cui anche noi possiamo far parte

                                                                                      (prosit)

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You're so right for what's wrong in my life. You're as right as rain; how can i explain? You just fill every void in my life. Oh, so right for what's wrong. Fingers reaching; searching for the touch Of love's first meeting. something tells me that You're right for what's wrong in my life. You're as right as rain; how can i explain? You just fill all the need in my heart. Oh, so right for what's wrong. You've changed my world into a shangri-la. Without a single word, i knew that you Would right every wrong in my life. Through the darkness of night, You're my one shining light. You're so right for what's wrong.

E' sempre bello averla questa speranza

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The world's a tiny blue-green ark Afloat in darkest space. And every creature lives his time And knows his special place And each of us is Noah With a life all in our care To keep against the darkness That's flooding everywhere We've got to walk with the lion, Soar with the eagle, Sing with the nightingale And live in love and peace. The times have made us fearful And our fears have brought the tears The loneliness and darkness Have grown bitter with the years But a light is just beyond us and the children almost see A world that we've forgotten And the world they want to be When we walk with the lion, Soar with the eagle, Sing with the nightingale And live in love and peace. The ark is getting crowded now And each of us must know When everything is finished here There's no where else to go. The beasts are here to bless us And the faith is in their eyes That we can find the garden And see that sweet dawn rise And we can walk with the lion, Soar with the eagle, Sing with the nightingale and live in love and peace. We've got to walk with the lion, Soar with the eagle, Sing with the nightingale And live in love and peace.

NOAH

Di questi tempi bui o, se preferite, in questo mondo di ladri, sarà meglio per i giusti:

imparare a camminare come felini, a volare molto in alto come aquile, e poi cantare come usignoli solo nel sicuro delle proprie quattro mura e possibilmente circondati dai propri cari.

La convivenza, se ci sarà, verrà dopo

Il paradiso terrestre tornerà sì, ma dopo il giudizio universale.

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Cari amici, una situazione di calunnie v e r g o g n o s e si sta abbattendo sul mio capo, proprio ora che siamo in piena campagna elettorale, purtroppo al momento non posso darvi ulteriori delucidazioni, ma appena potrò, scenderò in camera e potrò darvi prova dell'infondatezza di queste calunnie.

Ammazza quanto so forte però

It's not my way to love you just when no one's looking, It's not my way to take your hand if I'm not sure, It's not my way to let you see what's going on inside of me, When it's a love you won't be needing you're not free. Please stop pulling at my sleeve if you're just playing, If you won't take the things you make me wanna give, I never cared too much for games, and this one's driving me insane, You're not half as free to wonder as you claim. But I'm easy, yeah I'm easy, give the word I'll play your game, As though that's how it ought to be, because I'm easy. Don't lead me on if there's nowhere for you to take me, If loving you would have to be a sometime thing, I can't put bars on my inside, my love is something I can't hide, It still hurts when I recall the times I tried. But I'm easy, yeah I'm easy, take my hand and pull me down, I won't put up any fight because I'm easy. Don't do me favours, let me watch you from the distance, 'cause when you're near I find it hard to keep my head, When your eyes throw light at mine, it's enough to change my mind, Make me leave my cautious words and ways behind. That's why I'm easy, yeah I'm easy, say you want me I'll come running, Without taking time to think, because I'm easy.

1234567890123456789012345678901234 I'm easy Keith Carradine It's not my way to love you just when no one's         looking,                                                                  it's not my way to take your hand if I'm not sure, it's not my way to let you see what's going on inside of me      when it's a love you won't be needing you're not free                                                                          Please stop pulling at my sleeve if you're just playing,                                                              if you won't take the things you make me wanna give,                                                                   I never cared too much for games, and this one's driving me insane,                                                you're not half as free to wonder as you               claim.                                                                   But I'm easy, yeah I'm easy, give the word          I'll play your game,                                              as though that's how it ought to be,                      because I'm easy.                                               Don't lead me on if there's nowhere for you         to take me,                                                          if loving you would have to be a sometime thing, I can't put bars on my inside, my love        is something I can't hide,                          it still hurts when I recall the times            I tried.                                                      But I'm easy, yeah I'm easy, take my hand and  pull me down,                                                  I won't put up any fight because I'm easy.          Don't do me favours, let me watch you from the distance,                                                    'cause when you're near I find it hard to keep my head,                                                when your eyes throw light at mine, it's enough to change my mind,                                make me live my cautious words and ways behind.                                                       That's why I'm easy, yeah I'm easy, say you want me I'll come running,                               without taking time to think, because I'm easy.

1234567890123456789012345678901234 Sono semplice Keith Carradine Non è da me amarti quando non guarda nessuno,                                            non è da me prenderti la mano se non son sicuro, non è da me lasciarti vedere cosa ho                dentro,  in un amore che non serve, non sono libero                                                                      Ti prego smettila di cercarmi se vuoi solo giocare, se non vuoi prendere ciò che mi fai voler dare, non mi sono mai piaciuti i giochi, e questo mi fa diventar matto, tu non sei affatto libera di meravigliarti come hai detto. Ma non ho problemi, dammi la tua parola, giocherò con te, si sono semplice come se fosse destino che debba andar così, perchè son semplice. Non guidarmi ancora se non sai dove portarmi, se dev'essere una cosa occasionale amarti, non posso chiudere ciò che ho dentro, il mio amore non può restar celato, ancora soffro al ricordo delle volte che ci ho provato. Ma non ho problemi, prendimi per mano ed atterrami, sono semplice, Non mi va di litigare, sono un semplice. Non farmi favori, lascia che ti guardi da lontano, perchè è difficile restar calmi quando sei vicino, quando i tuoi occhi illuminano i miei, è sufficiente per farmi cambiare, farmi abbandonare i miei modi e le mie parole prudenti. Ecco perchè non ho problemi, sono semplice, dì che mi vuoi ed arriverò di corsa, senza pensarci sù, perchè sono semplice.

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I know I said that I was leaving, But I just couldn't say good-bye. It was only self-deceiving To walk away from someone who Means everything in life to you. You learn from every lonely day I've learned and I've come back to stay. Chorus: Let me try again Let me try again Think of all we had before Let me try once more. We could have it all You and I again Just forgive or I'll die Please let me try again. I was such a fool to doubt you To try to go it alone There's no sense to life without you Now all I do is just exist And think of all the chance I've missed Repeat Chorus

E dajela n'antra scianza o no ?

Fai bene a non fidarti troppo comunque !

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...(This is a song about a couple of adult people who have spent, oh, quite a long time Together, till one day One of 'em gets restless and decides to leave. Whether it's the man or woman who left is unimportant. It's a breakup......) Isn't it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last on the ground and you in mid-air Send in the clowns Isn't it bliss? Don't you approve? One who keeps tearing around and one who can't move But where are the clowns? Send in the clowns Just when I stopped opening doors Finally finding the one that I wanted was yours Making my entrance again with my usual flair Sure of my lines Nobody's there Don't you love a farce? My fault, I fear I thought that you'd want what I want, sorry my dear But where are the clowns? Send in the clowns Don't bother they're here Isn't it rich? Isn't it queer? Losing my timing this late in my career But where are the clowns? Send in the clowns Well, maybe next year

Catzo ho voglia di piangere e tu mi mandi i pagliacci a casa !

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Anymore it doesn't matter who's right or wrong. We've been injurin' each other much too long. And it's too late to try to save what might have been. It's over; nobody wins. Make believin' in forever is just a lie. And it seems a little sadder each time we try. 'Cause it's a shame to make the same mistake again and again. It's over; nobody wins. We've gone too far, too long, too far apart. The lovin' was easy; it's the livin' that's hard. For there's no need to stay to see the way it ends. It's over; nobody wins. We've gone too far, too long, too far apart. The lovin' was easy; it's the livin' that's hard. For there's no need to stay to see the way that it ends. It's over; nobody wins. It's over; nobody wins.

A volte però i soldi aiutano a risolvere situazioni in modo indolore

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And there used to be a ballpark Where the field was warm and green. And the people played their crazy game With a joy I'd never seen. And the air was such a wonder From the hot-dogs and the beer. Yes, there used to be a ballpark right here. And there used to be rock candy, And a great big 4th of July With the fireworks exploding All across the summer sky. And the people watched in wonder How they'd laugh and how they'd cheer! And there used to be a ballpark right here. Now the children try to find it, And they can't believe their eyes 'Cause the old team just isn't playing, And the new team hardly tries. And the sky has got so cloudy When it used to be so clear, And the summer went so quickly this year. Yes, there used to be a ballpark right here.

The story behind this song is the old Ebbett's Field in New York City's Brooklyn borough, where the Dodgers played from the late 1890s-early 1900s until 1957, when it was announced they would be moved to Los Angeles where they have played ever since. (Ebbett's Field was demolished in the spring of 1960 to make way for a new housing complex.)

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When all the songs are out of tune And all the rhymes ring so untrue When I can't find the words to say Or the thoughts I long to bring to you When I hear lonely singers Who are just as lost as me Making noise, not melody Then you will be my music You, you will be my song Yes you, you will be my music I can't wait any longer if I'm wrong I'll never find the words to tell you All the things I need to say And I'm afraid that as time goes by That someday soon you'll go away And I'll be lost and trying Trying for songs I'll never sing Wanting you, wanting you is everything You will be my music Yes, you will be my song You will be my music I can't wait any longer if I'm wrong I can't wait any longer for my song

Finalmente ho trovato la mia canzone: Tu sarai la mia musica

(Speriamo)