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For school, my English teacher just assigned us Beowulf. I'm currently on page fifteen and, so far, it's incredibly interesting. This is the first sort of poetry-slash-prose novel that I've ever read, and probably the oldest book I've ever read, excluding the Bible, so this is a new experience for me. However, I'm very much enjoying it so far.

There are lots of great bits in the story, but this piece is one that just caught my eye:

These were hard times, heart-breaking
for the prince of the Shieldings; powerful counsellors,
the highest in the land, would lend advice,
plotting how best the bold defenders
might resist and beat off sudden attacks.
Sometimes at pagan shrines they vowed
offerings to idols, swore oaths
that the killer of souls might come to their aid
and save the people. That was their way,
their heathenish hope; deep in their hearts
they remembered hell. The Almighty Judge
of good deeds and bad, the Lord God,
Head of the Heavens and High King of the World,
was unknown to them. Oh, cursed is he
who in time of trouble has to thrust his soul
in the fire's embrace, forfeiting help;
he has nowhere to turn. But blessed is he
who after death can approach the Lord
and find friendship in the Father's embrace.

I'm not sure why, but that piece just resonated with me. Doesn't it just flow and sound so amazingly wonderful?

To me, it did. I wish I could write poetry like that.

Guess the song meme.

I'm sorry, but I can't resist.

1. Randomly pick a song from your music library.
2. Find the lyrics for the first four verses/chorus
3. Go to Google translation and translate the lyrics from English into German.
4. Take the new German lyrics and translate them into French.
5. Take the new French lyrics and translate them into English.
6. Post the NEW English lyrics and have people guess the original song.

Broken Hearts and last Abschiede
Nights without rest
But the songs sleep aid from the pain
I know, I wish you down
She told that I would be about
I am simply setting up the strength to say

CHORUS
I am unfortunately
For all revolutionaries who promise that I will not keep about
It's all me,
This time it's the last time I ever ask you to remain
But you've already on your way

Filled with sadness, full of pain
When you know that I am responsible
For the release of Your Heart Out in the rain
And I know that your gonna walk away
And let me pay the price
Before you going to say that I wanted

CHORUS REPEAT

Could not force them to live in my own
But if you must go,
So please girls, Leave Me Alone
'Cause I do not want to see
You And Me go our separate ways
I am begging you to stay
If it is not too late

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I don't really expect any of you to get this, but I would be seriously impressed if you did. :-D