Transizione: Vecchi signori

József Rippl-Rónai: Mio padre e lo zio Piacsek con vino rosso, 1907

«Byale (Biała Podlaska, provincia di Lublino), 1926. Padre e figlio. Per proteggersi dal Male,
Leyzer Bawół, il fabbro non mi dirà quanti anni ha, ma deve essere più di cento. Ormai
suo figlio continua il mestiere, e il vecchio è diventato un medico. Mette
a posto braccia e gambe rotte.» Foto di Alter Kacyzne

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Odysseus Elytis: Ο Ήλιος ο Ηλιάτορας (The Sovereign Sun). Music by Dimitris Lagios, sung by Giorgos Dalaras (1982). First piece: The Song of the Sun Εσείς στεριές και θάλασσες τ' αμπέλια κι οι χρυσές ελιές ακούτε τα χαμπέρια μου μέσα στα μεσημέρια μου «Σ' όλους τους τόπους κι αν γυρνώ μόνον ετούτον αγαπώ!» Από τη μέση του εγκρεμού στη μέση του αλλού πελάγου «Σ' όλους τους τόπους κι αν γυρνώ μόνον ετούτον αγαπώ!» Με τα μικρά χαμίνια του καβάλα στα δελφίνια του με τις κοπέλες τις γυμνές που καίγονται στις αμμουδιές «Σ' όλους τους τόπους κι αν γυρνώ μόνον ετούτον αγαπώ!» • You rocks and seas vines and golden olives hear my word as I follow my course: I turn above all places but I love this only one! At the middle of the universe among all the islands of the sea I turn above all places but I love this only one! With its little rascals riding on dolphins with its nude girls laying on the seashore: I turn above all places but I love this only one!

Palma • The City • The old Palma in the Escalas photos • The first velocipede in Mallorca • The Born promenade and Edison’s voice • Columns of the mosque • The Arabitch Bath • The Jewish quarter • L’«orologio degli ebrei» sulla facciata del municipio (es) • Patios of Palma • Electri city • Doors of La Calatrava • Library of La Real • Rodin in Mallorca • The dragon of Mrs. Coc • Hidden dragons • Double-tailed plot • Biblioteca de Babel: The house of my friend • Wang Wei looks out of his studio • Snowfall in Palma • Restaurant Las Olas • The Basque restaurant Bodega Santurce • Bull’s tail • El Molinar neighborhood • Milenium bicycle shop • Amor en Palma • St. Anthony blessing the animals, 2009 • Sant’Antonio benedice gli animali, 2014 • La processione dei demoni nel giorno di Sant’Antonio • On St. Sebastian’s feast • Sausage roasting on St. Sebastian’s day • Erasmus and St. Christopher • Yin-yang of St. Nicholas • Roman and Chinese flowers in Mallorca • Palma International • Holy Week in Palma • Processione di Venerdì Santo • Compression • Palma’s concrete coasts • Guts • Martian chronicles • Typo • History • After the feast • Night • Addio The Islands • Cabras, dragones, liebres • Sailing to Cabrera • Cabrera: the way to the peak • Serra de ses Figueres

The Western Mountains • Golden apples • More golden apples • Pebbles of Port d’es Canonge • The Governor’s Turn • The Postman’s Path • Deià • The Ermita de la Trinitat • The cats of the Tower of the Souls • Lighthouses • Spring in San Telmo • Escorca • Sacred mountain • Chapel of Sant Llorenç The Eastern Hills and the Plains • Arab wine from Butibalausí • Fires of St. Anthony • The Albufera • Choking ants’ nests • Pollença • Some more Pollença • Sineu, Chinese colony • Sineu, Beijing time • Giants in Santanyí • Algaida, dance on the feast of St. James’ • Llucmajor, roof tiles • Hermit cats • Seashore of Ses Covetes the rest • Journey to Mallorca, January 2014 • The first olive oil from Mallorca • Nokia box and Cola Cao • Absurd poetry of the Balearic Government • “Balearic languages” • The beginnings of book printing in Mallorca • Goose Game 1652 • Playing with bones • Memory of James the Conqueror • Rolevinck’ Fasciculus temporum • The demon of speed • Sea for sale. Llonovoy • Portuguese dance • Happiness • Agua

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omnis mundi creatura quasi liber et pictura nobis est et speculum del mondo ogni creatura è un libro e una pittura e uno specchio per noi Alanus ab Insulis (1128-1202) l’uccello • Space for flying • God-bird 1 • God-bird 2 • God-bird 3 • Chinese magpies • Persian thrust in Budapest • Uccello armeno a Venezia • canari bird in London • Owl above the olive trees • Waiting for you, comrade bird l’usignolo • Sephardic nightingales • Singing for the second time • Singing for the third time • The prisoner’s romance • The zorzal • Morning bird il gallo • The rooster is crowing • Crowing for the second time il corvo • Grow a crow il piccione • Piccione urbano a Praga la farfalla • Heavenly and earthly love la tigre • Tiger’s Year in Budapest • Paper tiger i dodici animali • The great circle of time • Circular time

il cane • Dogs of God • The Trastevere’s dog • Lupus in tabula • Dogtours • Dogs of Sant Antoni • Sailor dogs • Semiramis’ dogs • Estonian military dogs • Dog on board • Frat dogs of Istanbul • Double-tailed dogs in Palma • Basket l’orso • Bear cub • Bear hunting • Hunter’s equipment • The bear fires back • Bear ceremony in Moscow • Wandering bear • The Bear King • Little and Great Bear • Wine to the Two Bears • The two envious bear cubs • The Hungarian and his bear • Bear cave • Fox Tale il lione • The educated lion • Lioness in Odesa • The lion’s tail • Double-tailed lion e l’agnello • Agnus Dei capre del mondo! • Gorgan • Chongqing • Mallorca, West • Mallorca, North • Mallorca, South • Istanbul • The Holy Land • The Goat Island l’asino • Bookmobile la scimmia • Monkey’s love • Kill King Kong! la volpe • Fox Tale • The fox and the cheese • The fox and the mouse

il gatto • Muska • Yoshka • Hero cats of Leningrad • The Muromtsev Dacha • Cat funerals • Chinese cats • Cats in Mallorca • Cat in Cantabria • Argentine cats • The Cat Bride • Man with a Cat • The wind-swept spirit • Il pianeta dei gatti il coniglio • Rabbit in the moon • Year of the rabbit l’elefante • Czech elephant • Chinese elephant • Argentine elephant • Portuguese elephant • Nazi elephant il rinoceronte • 0. Rhinocerology • 1. The Pope’s rhinoceros • 2. Rhino on the reverse • 3. The first litter • 4. The truth suppressed • 5. A distant relative • Bookmobile il drago/serpente/coccodrillo • Dragon invasion • Hidden dragons • Terra Sancta • Dragon anatomy • Il serpente sugli affissi politici • Il dragone di Shaun Tan a Venezia • Blogger il pesce • Little and big fishes • The big fish la balena • Leviathan, or, The whale il mostro • Pantagruel’s monsters • The monster of Anatolia la formica • Ant marries il grillo/la cavalletta • Like the cicada • Winter grasshoppers l’insetto • Apotheosis of the bookworm