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Aprendí que si canto no me muero. Y tengo ganas de vivir.
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The speaker presents singing as essential to survival, whether understood literally or as a powerful way of enduring. “I feel like living” adds a clear sense of renewed desire for life. Together, the lines connect singing with staying alive and wanting to continue.
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“همه مردم هر روز زندگی میکنند تا یک روز بمیرند. ما هر روز میمیریم تا یک روز زندگی کنیم.”
“Vivíamos bajo la regla del alcohólico: trabajar sólo por hoy, sin saber qué iba a pasar mañana.”
“Everything depends on what we do now.”
“Once you start caring about what other people think, in terms of music, I don’t think that’s very true. But the minute you start doing for yourself, people’s opinions fall away and they’re not as important.”
Read quote“I hear so much music which is Brecht. When you really listen, it’s blues.”
“The manly thing to do is to face the situation and find a way out.”
“The shocking events that fill us with dread today can transform us, and they can transform the world for the better.”
“We risked our lives, but we really had no choice.”
“When you’re having fun playing music, it makes its way to the listener.”
“Aún no ha llegado la hora de colgar los guantes.”
A Rhythm of Many Hands
When a school music club loses its instruments, Tavi secretly lends out her aunt’s finest accordions. The resulting confusion forces her to discover that a tradition grows strongest when its knowledge is shared.
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