WELL, I QUITE LIKE IT. I THINK THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS YOU, IS IT? WHO IS THE OTHER ONE? I HARDLY THINK THERE ARE TWO OF ME (ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD BE A NICE TRICK). DO YOU DANCE, FAYRE? TELL YOU WHAT, WE'LL DITCH THIS OTHER GUY AND...
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AND SOMEONE TO FLOAT AROUND WITH, IT SEEMS. LUCKY ME!
AND SOMEONE TO FLOAT AROUND WITH, IT SEEMS. LUCKY ME!
PINK IS VERY MUCH IN VOGUE AMONG THE YOUNGER SET THESE DAYS, AT LEAST IN NORTH AMERICAN CIRCLES. LOTS OF BLOKES HAVE PINK SHIRTS NOW. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE 20TH CENTURY THAT WOMEN STARTED WEARING PINK. ODDLY, BLUE WAS CONSIDERED A MORE FEMININE COLOUR. I DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS FROM THE SMITHSONIAN:I say, Jollyrei has gone somewhat more....cerise... in his tastes!
I didn't really think pink was your colour, old boy!
PINK IS VERY MUCH IN VOGUE AMONG THE YOUNGER SET THESE DAYS, AT LEAST IN NORTH AMERICAN CIRCLES. LOTS OF BLOKES HAVE PINK SHIRTS NOW. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE 20TH CENTURY THAT WOMEN STARTED WEARING PINK. ODDLY, BLUE WAS CONSIDERED A MORE FEMININE COLOUR. I DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS FROM THE SMITHSONIAN:
"A June 1918 article from the trade publication Earnshaw’s Infants’ Department said, “The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl.”"
INSOFAR AS MY ANTHROPOMORPHIC PERSONA HERE IS HARDLY "GENDER SPECIFIC" ITSELF, I DON'T SUPPOSE IT MATTERS MUCH WHAT COLOURS I ASSOCIATE WITH, BUT WOULD GENERALLY CHOOSE BLACK IN ANY CASE, AS IT CONVEYS THE PROPER RESPECT FOR THE OFFICE.
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WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?
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It was Franz Schubert, not SchumannDer Tod und das Mädchen
From the lied by Franz Schumann. Text derived from a poem written by German poet Matthias Claudius.
Das Mädchen:
Vorüber! Ach, vorüber!
Geh, wilder Knochenmann!
Ich bin noch jung! Geh, lieber,
Und rühre mich nicht an.
Und rühre mich nicht an.
Der Tod:
Gib deine Hand, du schön und zart Gebild!
Bin Freund, und komme nicht, zu strafen.
Sei gutes Muts! ich bin nicht wild,
Sollst sanft in meinen Armen schlafen!
Death and the Maiden
The Maiden:
Pass me by! Oh, pass me by!
Go, fierce man of bones!
I am still young! Go, rather,
And do not touch me.
And do not touch me.
Death:
Give me your hand, you beautiful and tender form!
I am a friend, and come not to punish.
Be of good cheer! I am not fierce,
Softly shall you sleep in my arms!
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Indeed, you aren't the first to notice that. MarkIt was Franz Schubert, not Schumann
Schubert, not Schumann - easily confused!
He used the melody he'd composed for the song
in the 2nd movement of his string quartet no. 14 in D minor,
one of the most gripping, even frightening, pieces of music in the repertoire:
And it was the title of a pretty powerful play by Ariel Dorfman
(made into a film, less successful in my view,
by Roman Polanski with Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley)
about a woman who'd been tortured as a political prisoner
by a masked man who played that music while he tortured her -
and comes face-to-face with him - or believes she has!
It was Franz Schubert, not Schumann
Yes, we've done that convo.Indeed, you aren't the first to notice that. Mark
You don't realise how fascinatingly attractive you are, Death,HAVE YOU SEEN HOW THESE GIRLS HERE DIE, AND THEN SUDDENLY THEY'RE BACK AND DOING IT AGAIN?
You know, I never even made the connection. Nice job, Wragg!
Thanks for posting this one, Jolly -
I have some catching up to do on reviews for some of our manip-story threads, and you have just identified a Wragg source for 'Alice Barabbas'!
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A rather charming image, in its own way.
You know, I never even made the connection. Nice job, Wragg!
Also, well spotted, Bob!
'felt the Earth move' takes on a whole new meaning!SO, THAT WAS GOOD FOR YOU TOO?
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