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VESTI LA GIUBBA Lyrics
(pagliacci)(on with the show)

Recitar!...mentre preso dal delirio
Non so piu quel che dico e quel che faccio!
Eppur...e d’uopo...sforzati! bah, sei tu forse un uom?
Tu se’ pagliaccio! vesti la giubba e la faccia infarina.
La gente paga e rider vuole qua.
E se arlecchin t’invola colombina, ridi, pagliaccio...
E ognum applaudira! tramuta in lazzi lo spasmo ed il pianto;
In una smorfia il singhiozzo e’l dolor...
Ridi pagliaccio, sul tuo amore infranto!
Ridi del duol che t’avvelena il cor!

Synopses
Canio, his wife nedda, and their troupe perform adulterous
Comedies in their traveling shows. this time, though, life imitates art. canio
Has just been warned that nedda is in the arms of another man. when canio
Arrives, the man is gone. ’tell me his name!’ he threatens. just at
That moment, they announce, ’it’s show time!’

English translation
Go on stage, while I’m nearly delirious?
I don’t know what I’m saying or what I’m doing!
And yet, chin up! I’ll try harder. bah, you think you’re a man?
You’re just a clown! on with the show, man,
And put on your white-face.
The people pay you and you must make them laugh.
And if harlequin should steal your columbine, laugh,
You’re pagliaccio, and the world will clap for you!
Turn into banter all your pain and sorrow,
And with your clowns’ face hide grief and distress...
Laugh loud, pagliaccio, forget all of your troubles,
Laugh off the pain that so empoisons your heart.

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chops_a_must said:

Anyway, here are some we can enjoy together lol:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LVqpbj9B1Dw

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Mark Schultz - Walking Her Home

Looking back, He sees it all
It was her first date the night he came to call
Her dad said son, Have her home on time
And promise me you'll never leave her side
He took her to a show in town
And he was ten feet off the ground

(Chorus) He was walking her home, And holding her hand
Oh the way she smiled it stole the breath right out of him
Down that old road, With the stars up above
He remembers where he was the night he fell in love
He was walking her home,

Ten more years and a waiting room, At half past one
And the doctor said come in and meet your son
His knees went weak, When he saw his wife
She was smiling as she said he's got your eyes
And as she slept he held her tight, His mind went back to that first night

(Chorus)
He walked her through the best days of her life
Sixty years together and he never left her side

A nursing home, At eighty-five, And the doctor said it could be her last night
And the nurse said Oh, Should we tell him now
Or should he wait until the morning to find out
But when they checked her room that night,
He was laying by her side

Oh he was walking her home, And holding her hand
Oh the way she smiled when he said this is not the end
And just for a while they were eighteen
And she was still more beautiful to him than anything
He was walking her home, He was walking her home

Looking back, He sees it all
It was her first date the night he came to call

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man's_A_Man_for_A'_That The Scots song "Is There For Honest Poverty", by Robert Burns, is more commonly known as "A Man's A Man For A' That", and famous for its expression of egalitarian ideas of society, which may be seen as anticipating the ideas of liberalism that arose in the 18th century, and those of socialism which arose in the 19th century.

The song was sung at the opening of the Scottish Parliament, and is sometimes associated with ideas of Scottish independence although the song is concerned with what makes a man "honest" rather than with Scotland and its self-government, neither of which are mentioned. It is also known in translations into other European languages, for example the German "Trotz Alledem Und Alledem".

A MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT Robbie Burns

Is there for honest poverty That hings his head, an a' that?
The coward slave, we pass him by - We dare be poor for a that!
For a' that, an a' that! Our toils obscure, an a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that.

What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden grey, an a' that?
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine - A man's a man for a' that.
For a' that, an a' that, Their tinsel show, an a' that,
The honest man, tho e'er sae poor, Is king o men for a' that.

Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord, Wha struts, an stares, an a' that?
Tho hundreds worship at his word, He's but a cuif for a' that.
For a' that, an a' that, His ribband, star, an a' that,
The man o independent mind, He looks an laughs at a' that.

A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, an a' that!
But an honest man's aboon his might - Guid faith, he mauna fa' that!
For a' that, an a' that, Their dignities, an a' that,
The pith o sense an pride o worth, Are higher rank than a' that.

Then let us pray that come it may (As come it will for a' that),
That Sense and Worth o'er a' the earth, Shall bear the gree an a' that.
For a' that, an a' that, It's coming yet for a' that,
That man to man, the world, o'er Shall brithers be for a' that.

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2020hindsight said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owa_CFBAWpw&mode=related&search= Sinead O'Connor - War As I posted elsewhere, she finishes with a strangely aggressive gesture

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I caught sight of my reflection, I caught it in the window
I saw the darkness in my heart, I saw the signs of my undoing
They had been there from the start, And the darkness still has work to do
The knotted chords untying, Theyre heated and theyre holy
Oh theyre sitting there on high, So secure with everything theyre buying

{chorus:}
In the blood of eden, Lie the woman and the man
With the man in the woman, And the woman in the man
In the blood of eden, Lie the woman and the man
We wanted the union, Oh the union of the woman
The woman and the man

My grip is surely slipping, I think Ive lost my hold
Yes, I think Ive lost my hold, I cannot get insurance anymore
They dont take credit, only gold, Is that a dagger or a crucifix I see
You hold so tightly in your hand, And all the while the distance grows between you and me
I do not understand

[chorus]

At my request, you take me in, In that tenderness, I am floating away
No certainty, nothing to rely on, Holding still for a moment
What a moment this is, Oh for a moment of forgetting, a moment of bliss
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

I can hear the distant thunder, Of a million unheard souls
Of a million unheard souls, Watch each one reach for creature comfort
For the filling of their holes,
...

In the blood of eden, Weve done everything we can
In the blood of eden, Saw the end as we began
With the man in the woman, And the woman in the man
It was all for the union, Oh, the union of the woman, the woman and the man.

[extra lyrics from the film mix]

The blood of eden keeps running through me, Running through my veins
The blood of eden keeps rushing through me, When Im sure theres none that remains
The blood of eden keeps running through me, I can feel it in my bones
That blood of eden keeps rushing through me, Taking back what it owns

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What's it all about, Alfie?
Is it just for the moment we live?
What's it all about when you sort it out, Alfie?
Are we meant to take more than we give
Or are we meant to be kind?

And if only fools are kind, Alfie,
Then I guess it's wise to be cruel.
And if life belongs only to the strong, Alfie,
What will you lend on an old golden rule?

As sure as I believe there's a heaven above, Alfie,
I know there's something much more,
Something even non-believers can believe in.

I believe in love, Alfie.
Without true love we just exist, Alfie.
Until you find the love you've missed you're nothing, Alfie.
When you walk let your heart lead the way
And you'll find love any day, Alfie, Alfie

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And I never thought I'd feel this way
And as far as I'm concerned
I'm glad I got the chance to say
That I do believe I love you

And if I should ever go away
Well then close your eyes and try
To feel the way we do today
And then if you can remember

Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for

Well you came in loving me
And now there's so much more I see
And so by the way I thank you

Oh and then for the times when we're apart
Well then close your eyes and know
The words are coming from my heart
And then if you can remember

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Wysiwyg said:

.. while driving in the n.w.q outback as kids... When plAyin an electric guitar pumped up the adrenalin.

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One night when drovin' sheep, my companions lay asleep
There was no star to luminate the sky
I was dreamin' I suppose, for my eyes were partly closed
When a very strange procession passed me by

First there came a Kangaroo with a swag of blankets blue
A Dingo ran beside him as his mate
They were travellin' mighty fast but they shouted as they passed
We'll have to run along, it's getting late

The Pelican and the Crane, had come in from off the plain
To amuse the company with the highland fling
The dear old Bandicoot played a tune upon his flute
And the koala bear sat 'round him in the ring

The Drongo and the Crow sang songs of long ago
The Frill-necked Lizard listened with a smile
And the Emu standing near with his claw up to his ear
Said "the funniest thing I've heard for quite a while"

Three frogs from out the swamp where the atmosphere is damp
Came bounding in and sat upon some stones
They each unrolled their swags and produced from little bags
The violin, the banjo and the 'bones

The Fieldmouse and the snake and the Bunyip wide awake
With an Alligator dancing Soldier's Joy
In the spreading Silky-Oak, the old Jackass cracked a joke
And the Magpie sang The Wild Colonial Boy

Some Brolga's darted out from the Teatree all about
And performed a set of lances very well
Then the parrot green and blue gave the orchestra it's cue
To strike up The Old Cabin in the dell

I was dreaming I suppose of these entertainin' shows
But it never crossed my mind I was asleep
Till the boss beneath the cart woke me up with such a start
Yelling "Lionel, where the hell are all the sheep"

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