I love this one by Robert Burns although I have to admit the language with the Scottish flavour is a little hard for me. Plus we have a beautiful translation in Hungarian by Sándor Weöres. Hungarian speakers can find it below. 🙂 ________________________________________________________ Robert Burns: Oh Wert Thou In The Cauld Blast Oh wert thou in the cauld blast, On yonder lea, on yonder lea, My plaidie to the angry airt, I’d shelter thee, I’d shelter thee; Or did misfortune’s bitter storms Around thee blaw, around thee blaw, Thy bield should be my bosom, To share it a’, to share…
Since it’s his birthday, I start with one of my favorites from Attila József. First in Hungarian, then in English, and for the Spanish speaking readers, I recently found a Spanish translation on this all about Attila József Tumblr page. ______________________________________________________ József Attila: Kopogtatás nélkül Ha megszeretlek, kopogtatás nélkül bejöhetsz hozzám, de gondold jól meg,szalmazsákomra fektetlek, porral sóhajt a zizegő szalma. A kancsóba friss vizet hozok be néked,cipődet, mielőtt elmégy, letörlöm,itt nem zavar bennünket senki,görnyedvén ruhánkat nyugodtan foltozhatod. Nagy csönd a csönd, néked is szólok,ha fáradt vagy, egyetlen székemre leültetlek,melegben levethetsz nyakkendőt, gallért,ha éhes vagy, tiszta papirt kapsz tányérul, amikor…
The date marks the birthday of one of our biggest poets Attila József. Some of my favorite poems coming along later… 🙂
Check out this Tumblr page, Texts from Hillary, it’s funny! And guess who submitted her own photo recently?? Secretary Clinton herself, how cool is she??? 🙂 textsfromhillaryclinton: Texting with Secretary Hillary Clinton. (Proof of her submission.) (via: Stacy & Adam)
little more than an hour to go (9.30 CET), who else is watching? united-nations: We’re making last-minute preparations for today’s Google Plus hangout with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon! Above is a sneak peek of the set! More information: Google blog post Watch live on YouTube at 3:30 pm EST! Related video United Nations on Google+ Six young people will join from the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America, and have the opportunity to ask questions on the issues that matter to them.
One thing to add to that: Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our Recent History by Kati Marton is a great read about this topic. 🙂 thenewrepublic: Is Michelle Obama the most animated First Lady this country has ever had? “When Jackie Kennedy led a television crew through the White House in February 1962, millions of Americans were riveted to the screen. This Wednesday, when Michelle Obama appears on The Colbert Report, it will be a much less exciting, and more commonplace event. It’s starting to seem like the First Lady has been everywhere on our televisions lately, celebrating her “Joining Forces”…
Let’s all hang out with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday 10th April, 3:30 pm EST on Google+! Check out http://www.un.org/social for more! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
: Thousands of red chairs are standing empty along Sarajevo’s main avenue on Friday as Bosnia and Herzegovina commemorates the 20th anniversary since the start of the country’s war. A classical orchestra will play a concert for the 11,541 empty seats, one for each civilian killed during a near-four-year siege of the city by Bosnian Serb forces, which became a symbol of the 1992-1995 conflict.
