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GRagazzo
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Speaks: Italian, English*
Studies: Spanish, Swedish, French

 
 Message 25 of 35
31 March 2012 at 12:13am | IP Logged 
More Italian songs~

Qualcosa di grande- (Luna Pop)

Sara Perche ti amo- (Richi e poveri)

Vivimi- (Laura Pausini)

Edited by GRagazzo on 31 March 2012 at 12:14am

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blauw
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Speaks: English, Flemish*, French, Italian
Studies: Russian

 
 Message 26 of 35
02 April 2012 at 5:46pm | IP Logged 
Dutch:

- "Testament" by Boudewijn de Groot

- "Het is een nacht" by Guus Meeuws

- "Verdronken vlinder" by Boudewijn de Groot

- "Naast jou" by Boudewijn de Groot

- "Vrienden van vroeger" by Boudewijn de Groot

- "Eva" by Boudewijn de Groot

- "Lieve kleine piranha" by Gorki

- "Daar gaat ze" by Clouseau

- "Anne" by Clouseau


I have a hard time not listing every single song by Boudewijn de Groot, who is as close as Dutch-language music has come to perfection, thanks to brilliant lyricist Lennaert Nijgh.

They have also made some excellent translations of English songs, like "Er komen andere tijden" (Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changing"), "Een respectabel man" (The Kinks' "A Well-Respected Man") and "Het geluid van Stilte" (Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence").

The band Laïs is also very good.


Russian:

I really love Владимир Высоцкий and Наутилус Помпилиус.


Portuguese:

Just about anything by Três Cantos, and "Nunca me esquecí de ti" by Rui Veloso.

Edited by blauw on 02 April 2012 at 5:52pm

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Flarioca
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Brazil
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Speaks: Portuguese*, Esperanto, French, EnglishC2, Spanish, German, Italian
Studies: Catalan, Mandarin

 
 Message 27 of 35
29 December 2012 at 10:41pm | IP Logged 
My list:

Portuguese

Rosa
Sons de Carrilhões
Nem às Paredes Confesso
Cordas de Aço
O Sol Nascerá
Ai Mouraria
Carinhoso
Aquarela na Quixaba
Quantas Lágrimas
Sete Cantigas para Voar
Mas Quem Disse que Eu Te Esqueço
Último Desejo
Lábios que Beijei
Sonho de Magia
Águas de Março
Penas do Tiê

German

Suite Nr. 3 D-Dur
5. Brandenburgisches Konzert - 3. Satz
An die Freude
Rondo Alla Turca
Lieder ohne Worte op.19-1 E major
Sonnenaufgang
Zigeunerleben
Walkürenritt
Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Leben ohne Liebe kannst du nicht
Der Wind hat mir ein Lied erzählt
Mir geht's gut

English

Dream
In the Still of the Night
Rhapsody in Blue
Old Stack O'Lee Blues
The Very Thought of You
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
It Had to be You
St. Louis Blues
The Entertainer
Whispering
I'll See You in My Dreams
Here Comes the Sun
Too Many Rivers

Spanish

Murmullo
Orgullecida
La Edad del Cielo
La Barca
El Día que Me Quieras
La Cumparsita
Concierto Aranjuez - Adagio
Guantanamera
Yolanda
Solo le Pido a Dios

French

Clair de Lune
Le Cygne
Nuages
Tears
Ne Me Quitte Pas
La Vie en Rose
Que c'est Triste Venise
La Mer
Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?
L'Internationale


Italian

Primavera
Va, Pensiero
La Strada
4 marzo 1943
Io que Amo Solo Te
La voglia, la pazzia
La Chiarastella
Tera e aqua
La Solitudine
Anema e Cuore (I know, this is Neapolitan!!)

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Michel1020
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 Message 28 of 35
30 December 2012 at 2:34pm | IP Logged 
French.

Michel Sardou - Les lacs du Connemara

Michel Sardou - Vladimir Ilitch

Barbara - Göttingen

Claude François - Comme d'habitude
This is the original of My way -
Comme d'habitude and My way run on the same music but they are not a translation of each other. The french point is to be alone but not single - the singer is talking to his wife and telling us his dayly routine. This version ends a little too soon however it has french subtitles.

Françoise Hardy - Mon amie la rose (with subtitles)

Pierre Perret - Les baisers
Very rich definitions of a kiss. Funny.

Pierre Perret - Fillette le bonheur c'est toujours pour demain
Very romantic.

Pierre Perret - Les jolies colonies de vacances
If you are a child and you prefer to spend holiday with your parents - they have to listen to this one.

Pierre Perret - Le zizi
Very rich definitions of the penis - very funny.

Pierre Perret - Lyli

Pierre Perret - Mon petit loup
In this one he tries to bring back her taste for live in a woman who was sexually abused. A listing of beautifull things to listen to or to see and places to visit.


Edited by Michel1020 on 30 December 2012 at 2:36pm

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kermitthefrog
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Studies: English, German

 
 Message 29 of 35
06 March 2013 at 1:38am | IP Logged 
Polish
I tried to choose different kinds of music, because all we've got different tastes

1) Leży Marian :D I chose this as a first video to make you laugh :D I love it, it's very funny thing :D
2) Hey - Kto tam? Kto jest w środku?
3) Maanam - To tylko tango
4) Wilki - Nie stało się nic
5) Indios Bravos - Drogi one of the polish reggae songs
6) Dżem - Dzień, w którym pękło niebo and this is something for blues' fans :)
7) Myslovitz - Długość dźwięku samotności this is one of these You-have-to-listen songs
8) R. Przemyk i K. Nosowska - Kochana
9) Budka Suflera - Sen o dolinie Polish Rock Ballad
10) Maanam - Oddech szczura and the last song. It should be played on first Polish lessons on courses :D

I learn German and sometimes I like to hear German songs:

1) Wir sind helden - Guten Tag this song is like a big Energy Kick :D

And I love listening to French, in songs, in movies, everywhere

1) Vive la Fête - Assez this song is... too good ;)
2) Vive la Fête - Exactement

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leroc
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 Message 30 of 35
06 March 2013 at 2:27am | IP Logged 
blauw wrote:
Dutch:

- "Testament" by Boudewijn de Groot

- "Het is een nacht" by Guus Meeuws

- "Verdronken vlinder" by Boudewijn de Groot

- "Naast jou" by Boudewijn de Groot

- "Vrienden van vroeger" by Boudewijn de Groot

- "Eva" by Boudewijn de Groot

- "Lieve kleine piranha" by Gorki

- "Daar gaat ze" by Clouseau

- "Anne" by Clouseau



Great! I was waiting for some Dutch music to come on here! And I noticed no list for Italian included Vivere by Carlo Buti, arguably one of the most classic Italian songs of the 20th century from Italy's 'Golden Voice'.
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renaissancemedi
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 Message 31 of 35
06 March 2013 at 3:29pm | IP Logged 
Great thread.
There are many songs I could recommend for greek, but having in mind that this is a language learning forum, here is a selection that might help you learn!



ΠΟΣΟ ΛΥΠΑΜΑΙ -ΣΟΦΙΑ ΒΕΜΠΟ - POSO LIPAMAI
Melina Mercouri
(Melina Mercouri) Pote tin Kyriaki - never on Sunday
Σούλα Μπιρμπίλη- Ήρθες αγάπη μου (Γ.Σπανός)
Μαρινέλλα - όμορφη πόλη / Μ. Θεοδωράκης

These are old classics.
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Via Diva
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 Message 32 of 35
24 April 2013 at 7:17am | IP Logged 
Russian:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxRHcQNyP7k - (Splean - We will stay hibernate)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaSicf98fn4 - (Splean - Lighthouse, from Mayakovsky's poem ! ( ) http://max.mmlc.northwestern.edu/~mdenner/Demo/texts/lilichk a.html )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiKGXhoHm8k - (Splean - Say)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSDlSbri_sA - (Lyube - Sympathy seeker)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH4vXQSat4Y - (Lyube - Russians)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDs3H6_Z27Q - (Lyube - There, Beyond Mists http://lyricstranslate.com/en/tam-za-tumanami-tam-za-tumanam i-there-beyond-mists.html-0 )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVW2_WvQ_FY - (Lyube - Combat http://lyricstranslate.com/en/kombatbattalion-commander-comb at.html )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_mVfs7uX18 -2 - (Bi-2 - Silver, video with subs translation in English)


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