Sharing the magic of music - Honour to us all

Another music post. Because I'm tired and busy. I do have a review in works I wnat to share but I don't know when I'Ll be able to finish it. So you get another song for now.
This time it's Honor to us all, the hungarian version and the hungarian translated backt to english I'm too lazy to experiment with the text so it looks proper, if you klick on the picture, it'll be nice and organised, under the picture I added them all as text.

This is what you give me to work with           Nem lesz veled könnyű a dolgom,     I won’t have an easy job with you

Well, honey, I've seen worse              azt bizony látom már.                         I can already see that

We're going to turn this sow's ear       Usgyi a kádba, de tüstént,                   Into the bathtube at once

Into a silk purse                                              a kefe már vár.                                               the brush is already waiting for you

We'll have you washed and dried       Megmossuk egy-kettő                         We’ll wash her quickly

Primped and polished                         szutykos leánykából                           That’s how a dirty little girl

Till you glow with pride                     így lesz nő.                                         becomes a woman

Trust me recipe for instant bride         Holnap kezdődhet a menyegző,                     The wedding may stat tomorrow

You'll bring honor to us all                 hozzon örömöt e nap.                         let this day bring joy

Wait and see, When we're through     Hernyóból pillangó,                            from caterpillar to butterfly

Boys will gladly go to war for you     így hát megéri a sok hűhó                   So the fuss is worth it

With good fortune                              nem kell csoda,                                              No miracle needed

And a great hairdo                              ha a kontyod jó                                              if you have a great updo

You'll bring honor to us all                 Hozzon örömöt e nap.                        let this day bring joy

A girl can bring her family                 A női nemnek ékessége                      A gem between females

Great honor in one way                                  úgy lehet a lány,                                 a girl can besome

By striking a good match                    ha erényesen él                                              If she leads a virtuous life

And this could be the day                   a férje oldalán.                                               on her husbands side

Men want girls with good taste                       Nagy vizsga vár most rád                   A big exam is waiting for you now

Calm    Obedient                                 gyors és ügyes légy,                            Be quick and skillful

Who work fast-paced                         de tartsd a szád!                                  but be silent

With good breeding                            Karcsú leszel,                                     Your waist will be thin

And a tiny waist                                 mint a hajló nád,                                 like reed blown by the wind

You'll bring honor to us all                 hozzon örömöt e nap.                         let this day bring joy

We all must serve our Emperor                      Mi mind a császárt szolgáljuk,                        We all serve the Emperor

Who guards us from the Huns                        ki díszes trónján ül                             who sits on his decorated throne

A man by bearing arms                                  A férfi páncélt ölt,                              The man takes the armor

A girl by bearing sons                         a nő fiúkat szül.                                             The woman bears sons

When we're through, You can't fail    Bátorság, nem lesz baj,                                   Be courageous, there won’t be trouble

Like a lotus blossom                           hidd el, nem hagyjuk,                         believe that we won’t let

Soft and pale                                      hogy szégyent vallj.                            you fail

How could any fellow say "no sale"   Érted bolondul a férfi raj.                   The swarm of men will be crazy for you

You'll bring honor to us all                 Hozzon örömöt e nap.                        let this day bring joy

There, you're ready                            -Így ni, készen vagyunk.                    There, we're ready

Not yet. An apple for serenity            -Pillanat, az alma jó lámpaláz ellen,    A moment, apple against stagefright

A pendant for balance                        a medál pedig megnyugtat.                 and the medal calms you

Beads of jade for beauty                    Gyöngysor kell, hogy szép légy,         Beads are needed so that you’re beautiful

You must proudly show it                  tedd fel s hordd is büszkén!               take them and wear them proudly

Now add a cricket just for luck                      És kell egy tücsök pech ellen,             And a cricket is needed against bad luck

And even you can't blow it                 no így már minden rendben.               So, now is everything all right,

Ancestors, hear my plea                     Jó sorsom, megkérlek,                        My good Fate, I beg you

Help me not to make a fool of me      légy ma kegyes hozzám szánjál meg  Be mercyfull to me have pity on me

And to not uproot my family tree       Féltő szüleim szívének                                   To the hearts of my parent who are afraid

Keep my father standing tall               hozzon megnyugvást e nap!               this day should bring relief

Scarier than the undertaker                 Az a lány ki a tűztől sem fél               The girl who’s not afraid of fire

We are meeting our matchmaker        reszket a házasságszerzőnél.               is trembling of fear at the Matchmaker's

Destiny, guard our girls                         Minden lány, termő ág                                   All girls are branches bearing fruit

And our future                                               Szépek, erényesek,                             They are beautiful and virtuous

As it fast unfurls                                 nem léhák                                           and not frivolous

Please look kindly on                         mit hoz jövőjük,                                 What their future brings

These cultured pearls                          még nem tudják                                  They don’t know yet

Each a perfect porcelain doll              Lelkük tiszta fehér lap.                                   Their souls white unwritten pages

Please bring honor to us                     Hozzon örömet...                                Bring joy

(repeated three times)                         (ismétlés 3x)                                       (repeated three times)

Please bring honor to us all                 Hozzon örömet e nap!                        Let this day bring joy

It"s party time - part 7

"Szívből üdvözlök itt minden testvért"

from Dance of the Vampires by Jim Steinman & Michael Kunze, Krolock welcomes his guests to his ball

So we thought Dolly would love to hear what was the party like. But who was to tell and what to tell? Everybody had something personal to share. And we agreed she'd be happiest if everybody told her own story about the ball. But so many guest would be a bit to much, especially when everybody is excited to tell about what happened and and talks at the same time.  So we decided that we all post about it and she can read everything. The boys weren't interested in writing so it's just the ladies, but each and every girl will write a post about the ball. As for the order, we threw some pieces of paper with numbers on them in a bag and everybody drew one. We thought we may need them again so we kept them. And all of us listed the party, evening activity that she thinks perfect. We are gathering ideas. ;)
 This little intro will be posted before everybodys post about the ball, so feel free to skip it if you've already read it and know what's going on. We wrote this one together, all of us who are going to tell about the dance.



7. Hannah Rapunzel - a beach party, watching the sunset would be part of it
The dancefloor was blue, like the sky. Or an exotic see. Just like his eyes. Dancing is like floating above the floor, like fairies.
It was like a dream.
I can't really describe it, yet I see it in my head as if it was reality at this very moment.
We were asked to take part in a dance teaching session before the party. I could already see myself twirling around in the room.
And soonn after the real dance was to start. I heard that Victoria had been talked over to wear that maglificent blue dress, because her own with the cape makes dancing impossible. It’s perfect for her, she... looks like a water fairy!

There she comes! She and Vester art he perfect couple, not one stepp missed and she is even able to maintain a conversation and…
'Hannah aren't you dancing?'
Seems like I didn't notice how quickly time went by while I sat there daydreaming.

It was my turn. I imagined I was a cherryblossom slowly falling from the tree, floating and twirling beautifully.

’Ugh.’
’I’m sorry. Is something the matter?’
’My arm hurts a bit It’s okay. I don’t want to ruin it when everybody is having fun’

I shook my head.
’It’s okay. Go to Sorghoktani over there and ask for help. She’s a doctor, she can do it.’
’And your dance? You’ve been waiting for it the longest time!’

’Health goes first and enjoy watching the others dancing more then doing it myself. Don’t they look like butterflyes?’
I sat down after Charles left and let my imagination go wild. I saw my friends as angels, butterflies, snowflakes, light dancingon water and other romantiic things like theese.
I was sad though that our little redhead butterfly couldn’t come.
I’m sorry this is quite short and not that interesting but alas, I’m better with paint and brush than with words.

Sharing the magic of music - Our sun has risen

"Isten áldásával István a király"

Literally: with Gods blessing, Stephen is King

From the rockopera King Sephen bey Szörényi & Bródy

Today (20th August) we celebrate the foundation of the state, the Birthday of the land I live in and so I'm sharing another bit from the Rockopera King Stephen (The other song I shared can be found here, there is also a little about the historical background there) He's the first hungarian king and he founded the state.
Traditionally,  the 20th August is considered the day king Stephen died (but who can tell that for sure after almost 1000 years). Before his death he asked Vrigin Mary to protect the land because he was worried because his heir, the husband of one of his daughters. He had two sons himself but one died as a child and the other died as a young adult during a hunting accident, or that's what's traditionally said. It could have been murder, too.

The song I'm sharing is from the moment he becomes king. I won't do an english translation for the whole but only for the short part that is sung in Hungarian (there are some Latin parts):

It has english subs but it looks like the translation is not a very good one so I did quickly my own version. It is still worth to look at it so you get a more complex picture what it is about.

Hungarian                                                 my English translation

Felkelt a napunk                                         Our sun has risen
István a mi urunk                                        Stephen is our ruler
Árad a kegyelem                                         the light of clemency
fénye reánk                                                  is poured on us
Hálás a szívünk                                           Our heart is full of gratitude
Zengjen az örömünk                                    let our joy be heard
Szép Magyarország                                     Beautiful Hungary
Édes Hazám!                                               my beloved homeland

Now just anjoy the music. This short section is repeated three times.

A quick review of my Disney dolls from 2015 - part 2

"I alone can tell now

what the end will be"

from Miss Saigon by Boublil and Schönberg, Finale

First things first: these are not the newest dolls. They came out in 2015.
I left off after Ariel so Now I'm picking up with Prince Eric.
You remember those pictures of him still in box, right?

Dolly, beeing her usual very kind and welcoming self:

She can't do a deboxing without...  oh yes she can (see Holiday Frozen Sisters deboxing) but she rarely lets an opportunity slide by. She loves to sit on boxes. Now back to Eric or, to be precise to his box.

It has some nice details the recent boxes don't have anymore.

He has a nice, movie accurate face with the fairytale couples mold and similar faceup.

His outfit is nica and closes at the back with velcro. It is a two piece outfit.

His boots are nice, too
Sadly the prince dolls have much less articulation than the girls, no wrist articulation and the neckjoint can do less as well.

My Eric has a little trouble with one of his elbow joints, it's really loose and can flip backward.

I believe this is not a very rare problem, I've seen it before.

He's a bit difficult to pose. Especially for party pictures.
Aladdin is next.

Of course Dolly is right there.

He can't get away.

A rule is a rule.

He has quite a fancy box.

The back of the box has a good picture of the doll.

Now deboxing.

Not an easy job but quite quick compared to other deboxings.

Fresh out of the box, hee needs some support under his feet but he can stand on his own. He looks worried.
His elbow joint are fine bot his neck is a bit loose - he was packed badly as I noticed while deboxing. Like all male dolls now, his hair is moulded. (a few years ago, before redoing the faces, Shang from Mulan had rooted hair) His little hat is not removable although it looks removable.

His outfit is nice and movie accurate in my opinion.

Also from the backside.

He is a nice doll and he's a nice addition to any collection. I still wish for more articulation for the boys.
Now it's Jasmine's turn. She's from2015 as already mentioned so she didn't come with Abu, sadly.

She has a quite fancy box with lots of very princessy decoration.

The backside of the box has the stock photo of the doll.

Let's get her out.

But before that, let's welcome her the Dolly way.

Stepping up the deboxing and using a bigger blade.

These ties are nasty. but at least no ties in her head.

And the tie around her waist is not white, it's the color of her skin

Almost free.

And she's free.

She has the usual princess articulation.

Her outfit is nice but she's missing the gem on her hairband.

She has nice long black hair but the hairstyle is not really accurate I think her hair needs to be redone.
Her shoes have the shape we see in the movie the color matches her outfit.

In the movie they are gold. The classic Jasmine doll from the big Aladdin set had golden shoes.

All in all she's also a nice addition and the girls are really happy she finally joined.