1.

Юная душа, где ты летала,
По каким заоблачным мирам?
Сколько тайн великих ты познала?
Не заглянешь ли теперь и к нам?
Отворились ветхие засовы,
С грустью ты покинула эфир.
Юная душа, прими оковы,
И добро пожаловать в наш мир.

П.1:
Мир, о чьих законах и порядках
Слухи не стремятся распускать,
Где человек, потерянный в догадках,
Сам себя не может отыскать…

2.
Юная душа во сне летала,
А проснулась – слезы льет ручьем.
Рано, слишком рано, слишком мало…
Ты еще не знаешь ни о чем.
Ты еще надежд не знаешь краха
И желаний наших черных дыр.
Юная душа, прими без страха
Этот страшный, этот чуждый мир.

П.2:

Где судьба в нервических припадках
Может то калечить, то ласкать,
И человек, потерянный в догадках,
Сам себя не в силах отыскать…

3.
Ты спишь, но время близится к рассвету,
Солнца луч упал тебе на грудь.
Впредь всегда иди навстречу свету,
Чтоб, проснувшись, снова не заснуть.
Ангелы слетелись к изголовью,
Демоны отправились на пир.
Юная душа, прими с любовью
Этот странный, этот чудный мир,

П.3:

Мир, в чьих угощениях горько-сладких
Скрыта неземная благодать,
И человек, затерянный в загадках,
Сам себя не в силах разгадать…

Юная душа

Diner Guy

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The time I almost didn't make it to Switzerland.

TRANSCRIPT
Hello everyone. My name is Guyomar, and I’d like to take you elsewhere with me. Today we’re visiting Switzerland, well, my memories of Switzerland. I never planned to go to Switzerland, and I haven’t spent very much time there, but I ended up visiting once because I was invited by a friend, a classmate, who, when she learned that I was going to be Paris, said, “Oh, why don’t you come over? Why don’t you come and stay with my parent, stay my parents’ place in Switzerland?” And of course, I said yes, without giving it very much thought. I remember that it didn’t even cross my mind that I would need a special visa to enter Switzerland, though I did. It’s astonishingly lucky that I made it there as I planned, because it was truly a last-minute scramble to get my visa. It involved an unplanned trip to New York, where I wasn’t living, and where I had to go present myself at the Swiss Embassy, but that’s another story. I was a little irresponsible as an undergrad, very head in the clouds. Still am, in some ways. But I remember being astonished by how beautiful Switzerland was, and I have a very vivid memory of biking there.

I don’t usually ride bikes, and I hadn’t biked since my childhood. So it was truly a memorable experience to get to know the surroundings: the lakes, the fields…for the most part, there was no one else on the road. I was riding alone. Almost no cars went by, and I remember feeling incredibly free, optimistic, fresh-minded. I got a little carried away and wasn’t really paying attention, and I remember falling down, falling off the bike, but it didn’t spoil my day, my ride, my mood. It was an incredibly beautiful, reinvigorating place to go after a really busy semester. 

I think that when I left, I was in a really great state of mind to begin my work. There are places like that, that just make you feel renewed, refreshed, energetic. They’re very peaceful. They’re still. They’re calm. And when you’ve been there a few days, suddenly you feel better than ever, and that’s how I remember Switzerland. That’s all for today. We’ll talk next time. Bye!

Falling off a bike in Switzerland (click here for the transcript)

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Falling off a bike in Switzerland (click here for the transcript)

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