tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post8789562059954521094..comments2023-10-10T08:33:26.926-06:00Comments on Byzigenous Buddhapalian: More of L'elisir d'amore and other ponderingsPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-9019112126913189002009-07-14T06:10:12.495-06:002009-07-14T06:10:12.495-06:00I had not paused to think of it, Göran, but I am s...I had not paused to think of it, Göran, but I am sure it is now that you mention it.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-54673559952499098152009-07-13T23:49:11.125-06:002009-07-13T23:49:11.125-06:00Is Dulcamara a pun on dulce (= mild) and amara (= ...Is Dulcamara a pun on dulce (= mild) and amara (= bitter)´, perchance?Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-6902409197781151952009-07-13T21:04:38.497-06:002009-07-13T21:04:38.497-06:00How marvelous it must have been, Brian!
I've ...How marvelous it must have been, Brian!<br /><br />I've not been to Vienna. Yet.<br /><br />It seems sad to me to contemplate being condemned to think in only one language if there are opportunities to learn more.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-74779715237982596522009-07-13T20:58:41.217-06:002009-07-13T20:58:41.217-06:00Reminds me of seeing 'The Barber of Seville...Reminds me of seeing 'The Barber of Seville' when I was in Vienna in 2000.<br />Sung of course in Italian with German surtitles. My schoolboy Latin, French and German came in very useful that night.Brian Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802352695666737088noreply@blogger.com