Since today I watched the intro of Steven Universe in over 20 languages to compare the different versions, I decided to translate it into Esperanto and Volapük as well ( Read more... )

So, all entries for Eurovision 2013 seem to be ready! And I don't care how cheesy my Europeans friends think this is, I still get excited about it every time. Sadly, I might not be able to enjoy it this year. The semi-finals usually start 4 pm (Brazilian time) and I'll be at uni! D: As for the final, while the time is not a problem, I no longer ( Read more... )

I was able to watch it, after all! \o ( Read more... )

I am SHOCKED and APPALLED that so many people are failing to recognize this song! Romano would be so disappointed! B| I mean, it's a super famous Neapolitan song, and everyone and their cat has recorded a version of it, even Elvis Presley! Heck, it's practically Italy's unofficial anthem. XD

Here's one of the millions of versions in Neapolitan:

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I was listening to excerpts of the entries for this year's Eurovision ( Read more... )

日本の皆さん、ユーロビジョンを知っているのかな？
ヨーロッパの音楽コンテストで、すごく楽しいですよ！

ブラジルはヨーロッパの国ではないので、参加できませんが、
色んな国の音楽を聞くのが大好きです。
ここではテレビで放送されませんが、
インターネットで見られます。

去年ドイツが勝ちましたから、今年のコンテストはドイツで行われます。
私は、去年のドイツの歌があまり好きではないのに・・・
アイスランドやトルコの方が良いと思うんです。

今年、ほとんどは英語で歌って、つまらなそう・・・
それぞれの言葉で歌えばいいんじゃない！？
歌詞が分からなくても別に構いません、私は。

それに今年は、イタリアも参加しますよ！
イタリアは１９９７年から今まで参加していなかったので、
本当に楽しみにしています！（

Qualche anno fa ho trovato questa canzone da Mario di Stefano. Per qualche ragione (forse l'ho letto da qualche parte) pensavo fosse una canzone siciliana, ma dopo aver imparato un po' di napoletano, credo che invece sia una canzone napoletana. Sono riuscita a capire parole e frasi che sicuramente sono napoletane. Per esempio, "chiagnere accussì ( Read more... )

I'm feeling a little hyper right now, so here's some random for you ( Read more... )

Ever since I got in touch with the English-speaking world, I've wondered what "C major" and "B-flat" and stuff like that mean. I had a keyboard when I was a kid (and a flute that I never used), so I knew there was "do", "re", "mi", etc. That was it, though. Scores always looked like an unfathomable thing to me. XD ( Read more... )

Last night, I went to the opera with my family. We watched Il trovatore, and it was awesome! However, when we bought the tickets, we thought it was supposed to be just an orchestra and that it'd take an hour or so. I did find it a little odd, but the site said that it was just an orchestra, dammit ( Read more... )