Recently, I was helping out a friend with baby sitting her lovely daughter. We had beautiful time together, but please allow me to speak Chinese now, 带孩子真的很累！Although the girl was very nice, friendly and easy going, still I was so exhausted that I collapsed once I’ve got home and slept for at least 10 hours. …
“Slow, Slow Song” by Li Qing Zhao is one of my all-time favourite “Song Lyrics”. The “Song” that I mentioned in “Song Lyrics” is not the “Song” to sing, but the “Song” Dynasty (960 -1279) in China. And “lyrics” is a special kind of poetry composition that set words to available tune, not the other …
“The days and months hurried on, never delaying;Springs and Autumns sped by in endless alternation:And I thought how the trees and flowers were fading and falling.And feared that my fairest beauty would fade too.” Excerpt from “Li Sao” by Qu Yuan. This afternoon I’m reading a poem written by Qu Yuan (b.c. 335? – 296?). …
It is one of the most beautiful words in the German language, one of the most beautiful traits of the German essence, a term that, for example, the French would envy us fervently…. Es gehört mit zu den schönsten Worten der deutschen Sprache, zu den schönsten Zügen des deutschen Wesens, ein Begriff, um den uns …
“See! The splendour roses in garden!”“Yeah, they are wonderful. Also they are selected to grow on your grave.”“Look! the two black little horses is leaping lively on the meadow!”“Their pace would become slow when they are transporting your corpse. It may be very soon this would happen.” What a rich wisdom is hidden in this …
Today’s goal accomplished, finished reading this book. “Don’t cry, you’re still alive.” by Kirsten Boie is about the life of 3 teenagers after 2nd world war in war torn Hamburg, Germany. I need some time to let my mind rest before I can write a proper book review for this book. The book’s title says: …
In this essay “Shuo Mu Ye” , 林庚 Lin Geng（1910 – 2006）examines the names of the leaf in Chinese classical poetry. “Mu” 木 and “Ye”叶 both mean leaf, but in the poetic realm, the subtle differences between the two are individually and exclusively termed. The earliest works for which the distinction between the two can …
Anna Beer inspecting the lives of eight exceptional women composers in Western classical music. It starts with Francesca Caccini (1587 – 1641) and ends with Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994). Beer’s narrative style is clear and vivid, it was nearly impossible to put down the book once I started to read it. Gender inequality reflected at best …
Berg: Mountain Lust: RaptureIt could be Mount Everest or The Alps, but in this blog post, it is my favourite “WeinBERG”, vineyard in English. This was the view today, the trees are in bud. Look at the sunray after the rain! My current situation:In my organ lesson, I am currently working on “Six Little Preludes …
Ai Qing Selected Poems (EN)Translated by Robert DorsettAi Qing Schnee fällt aus Chinas Erde Gedichte (DE)Aus dem Chinesischen übertragen, kommentiert und mit einem Nachwort versehen von Susanne Hornfeck Ai Qing (1910- 1999)Ai Qing is a Chinese poet that I respect, but his writing style is not necessarily my favourite. There are still some of his …