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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="95%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>T O P I C ��� R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Peregrinus</b> <br /><small>Member # 504</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2006,7,18,19,4,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 18, 2006</span> <span class="timeformat-0">07:04 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> I caught <a href="http://dojo.fi/%7Erancid/loituma__.swf" target="_blank">this</a> not too long ago. I knew the anime it's from (Bleach), and I know the character, and I like the music. Today, The World on NPR told us where the music came from, and I now know I love traditional Finnish folk music.<br /><br />--Jonah<br /><br />P.S. I am not responsible if anyone hypnotises themselves watching this. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Peregrinus</b> <br /><small>Member # 504</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2006,7,18,19,15,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 18, 2006</span> <span class="timeformat-0">07:15 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> By the way, Ritten, that's a leek she's twirling (okay, a <i>negi</i>, but that's pretty much the same thing).<br /><br />--Jonah <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Ritten</b> <br /><small>Member # 417</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2006,7,18,19,21,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 18, 2006</span> <span class="timeformat-0">07:21 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Thistle and Shammrock was often playing on Sundays in my household. The station here comes in for crap. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>bX</b> <br /><small>Member # 419</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2006,7,21,0,55,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 21, 2006</span> <span class="timeformat-0">12:55 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Ha! I caught that piece on NPR as well, Jonah. I had assumed my flash player had bunged something up so I was only getting a couple frames of what was intended to be a longer/more involved animation. Glad to know it wasn't that, but maybe wish there was more to it. The song <i>is</i> truly great.<br /><br />For those who might want to ruin it by knowing what the hell she's singing here's a translation I found:<br /> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's <br />and set my feet a-tapping oh!<br />Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but<br />Ieva she managed to fool her, you know.<br />'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no<br />when we're all busy dancing to and fro!<br /> <br />Ieva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing<br />as people crowded round to wish her luck.<br />Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother<br />the handsome young man, the dashing buck.<br />'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat<br />when he's all busy dancing to and fro!<br /> <br />Ieva's mother she shut herself away<br />in her own quiet room to hum a hymn.<br />Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun<br />in a neighbor's house when the lights are dim.<br />'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say<br />when you're all busy dancing to and fro!<br /> <br />When the music stopped then the real fun began<br />and that's when the laddie fooled around.<br />When he took her home, when the dancing was over<br />her mother angrily waiting they found.<br />But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep<br />and we'll soon be dancing to and fro!<br /> <br />I said to her mother now stop that noise <br />or I won't be responsible for what I do.<br />If you go quietly and stay in your room<br />you won't get hurt while your daughter I woo.<br />'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy<br />when he's all busy dancing to and fro!<br /> <br />One thing I tell you is you won't trap me,<br />no, you won't find me an easy catch.<br />Travel to the east and travel to the west but<br />Ieva and I are going to make a match.<br />'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort<br />when he's all busy dancing to and fro.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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