Pietro Brosio Gallery: November 2016

November 30, 2016

Trees

"Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life".

Hermann Hesse

November 25, 2016

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

What a jolly Queen! Smiling from ear to ear Queen dons HUGE flower hat to mark good deeds

The Queen will join the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey today to mark the 60th anniversary of the project which bears his name.

EXPRESS.CO.UK

November 18, 2016

Light and Dark

"Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance."
Roy T. Bennett

November 2, 2016

'O sole mio

The 3 Tenors (Domingo, Carreras, Pavarotti), live, Los Angeles, 1994
’O sole mio is a globally known Neapolitan song written in 1898. Its lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the music was composed by Eduardo di Capua while he was admiring a magnificent sunrise in Odessa (Ucraina). ’O sole mio is the Neapolitan equivalent of standard Italian "Il mio sole" and translates literally as "my sunshine".

It's Now or Never is a ballad recorded by Elvis Presley in 1960. It is one of two popular songs based on the Italian song 'O Sole mio, the other being There's No Tomorrow, recorded by U.S. singer Tony Martin in 1949, which inspired Presley's version.

Where have the flowers gone?

Where have all the flowers gone,
long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone,
long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Gone to young girls, every one!
When will they ever learn,
when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone,
long time passing?
Where have all the young girls gone,
long time ago?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone to young men, every one!
When will they ever learn,
when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young men gone,
long time passing?
Where have all the young men gone,
long time ago?
Where have all the young men gone?
Gone to soldiers, every one!
When will they ever learn,
when will they ever learn?
And where have all the soldiers gone,
long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone,
long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, every one!
When will they ever learn,
when will they ever learn?
And where have all the graveyards gone,
long time passing?
Where have all the graveyards gone,
long time ago?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, every one!
When will they ever learn,
oh when will they ever learn?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls picked them, every one.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Pete Seeger, 1956

Pietro Brosio Gallery

"The Universal Peace", 1976, oil on canvas 100x70cm.

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