Today whole day long, this beautiful music J.S. Bach’s “Concerto for Two Violins in D minor” (BWV1043) is haunting me. The music I played with two violinists at a funeral. This funeral was special, not sad, rather encouraging. The old lady that passed away written a note, told us that she thanks God for the …
Buch Suleika Author: Johann Wolfgang Goethe / Marianne WillemerBook bought from the book store in Pergamon Museum Berlin Inspired by a Persian poet Hafez / Hafis (1325-1389), Goethe written 12 books of poem called West-Eastern Divan. Book of Suleika in one of the twelve. At time he was writing the poems, he exchanged letters with …
Book : Jamila (EN) Dshamilja (DE) UnionsverlagAuthor: Tschingis AitmatowBook borrowed from a friend This book is simply beautiful. May be it’s because I love music, the chapter that describes Daniyar’s singing in one August night took my soul away. A story about friendship between Jamila, Daniyar and Seit in Kyrgzstan during World War II. They …
I really like to walk in the vineyard, and often jokingly say to my friends that my backyard is a vineyard. The vintner was very hard working, he already start to prune the branches, just compare the unpruned grapevines at the left side, and the pruned vines at the right side. Every good vintner know …
I like to stay in a comfortable hotel, resort or friend’s guest room. I can enjoy the cleanness and tidiness without cleaning it. When I am out, I know my room will be cleaned when I am back. It is also very nice to enjoy a hearty breakfast without preparing it. After wake up, I …
One day I was having lunch with a friend in a restaurant in Germany and saw this tin. I was shocked, because the tin look like the tin I saw in Jakarta. People use the tin to stored prawn cracker or biscuit. Moreover, the word that printed on the tin is in Bahasa, the language …
My beloved is across the water, so close yet unreachable. Comparing Schilflied-Lenau, Jian Jia, The water is wide, Es waren zwei Königskinder.
Woke up by birds chirping at dawn is beautiful, only it’s far too early in the morning. Usually, I will continue to sleep again until the alarm clock ring. One morning, I woke up by a bird singing. The singing was so wonderful that I have to pay attention to it. Melodious, low and high …
Daß du mich liebst, das wußt’ ich,Ich hatt’ es längst entdeckt;Doch als du mir’s gestandenHat es mich tief erschreckt. Ich stieg wohl auf die BergeUnd jubelte und sang;Ich ging an’s Meer und weinteBey’m Sonnenuntergang. Mein Herz ist wie die SonneSo flammend anzusehn,Und in ein Meer von LiebeVersinkt es groß und schön. Heinrich Heine English Translation …
Stay uprightthe rose advises,show thorns,be proud,bow down only to love. Kurt Marti Original Text (German) Bleib aufrecht, rät die Rose, zeig Dornen, sei stolz, beuge dich nur der Liebe. Kurt Marti