When Günter Grass published his new poem last week he caused a scandal.

Why?

If you happen to visit this post,see for yourself.

I translated this poem immediately after it had been edited in the German Newspaper.

 

The title:"WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID"

Why do I keep silent,don't mention it… Read full post »

http://youtu.be/PhbjrPrBGe4

http://youtu.be/O-VJuCC6qFM

                                        &nbs… Read full post »

   

Wim Wender's  3D-film,"Pina",

his "l'homage" for Pina Bausch,

had been nominated for an Oscar.

The film,a documentary about

the choreographer Pina Bausch,

was not among the winners.

 

Too little is known about this outstanding artist,

who with her approach… Read full post »

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF_WA9eOjTk

Dear Jan,

Happy Birthday to you and many happy returns!

Thank you so much for your wisdom, your tolerance,your gentle mind,

your high spirituality,your political awareness,your special effort in

 guarding our wild species,your never ending support of questions… Read full post »

This is one of my favourite books.I would have liked to activate the links but I don't know how to do it.

This version here is English and easy to read as one can click on the different chapters.

I was reminded of it this morning and as it is… Read full post »

This morning,I responded to a blog comment,risking the deletion of my comment by the blogger.Two hours later,my comment was gone,and on my own blog it disappeared too.

As I am not willing to accept such behaviour,I decided to place it on my own blog for everyone to read.

I can't tolerate&nb… Read full post »

                                        Steps

 As every blossom fades and all youth sinks into old a… Read full post »

Alice Herz-Sommer (surviving the holocaust)

 

speyer.de/The Synagoge

The Synagogue

 The Synagogue of Speyer's Medieval Jewish Community

Opening Hours
Apr. 1 - Oct. 31: Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and
2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sat and Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Admission: 1 EUR (reduced 0,50 EUR)
Guide Tours: Tourist-Information Speyer
Address: Ju… Read full post »

http://youtu.be/3wKb4kwlom4

 

 

Wandering through the Fog

 

Strange,to walk through the fog!

Lonesome each bush and stone,

no tree sees the other,

each one is alone.

 

Full of friends was the world to me

as my life was still full of light,

now,as fog falls,

no one is to be… Read full post »

 

We plow and we strew

seeds onto the field

but growth and thriving

abide in God's hand:

He opens with quiet wave (the sky)

and dribbles,when we go home,

growth and thriving to the soil.

Refrain:

All good gifts come from God the Almighty,

So,thank Him,and hope forsuccessful outcome.

&n… Read full post »

http://youtu.be/WBIazkBB9K4

Here is one of my favourite songs on Thanksgiving-Day.

I love the tune and of course the text,too.

It was originally written in German by Mattias Claudius.The translation is pretty close to the original.

Wir pflügen, und wir streuen
Matthias Claudius, 1782

1. Wir pfl&… Read full post »

Rilke, Rainer Maria (1875-1926)

 Herbsttag

 Herr: Es ist Zeit. Der Sommer war sehr groß.

 Leg deinen Schatten auf die Sonnenuhren

 und auf den Fluren laß die Winde los.

 Befiehl den letzten Früchten reif zu sein

 gib Ihnen noch zwei südlichere Tage… Read full post »

In September,all is of Gold:

The sun that through the Blue  just  rolls,

The stubblefield,the sunflower...sleepy by the fence,

The cross on top of the church,the apple on the tree.

Does it hold?...does it fall?...

But then it is thrown quickly

 by the wind into the Golden World. Read full post »

Goldene Welt
Im September ist alles aus Gold: 
Die Sonne, die durch das Blau hinrollt, 
Das Stoppelfeld, Die Sonnenblume, schläfrig am Zaun, 
Das Kreuz auf der Kirche, 
Der Apfel am Baum. Ob er hält? Ob er fällt? 
Da wirft ihn geschwind 
Der Wind in die go… Read full post »