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The Muppets – “Bohemian Rhapsody”

jackson published on January 5, 2010 in art and celebrity. 4 Comments Tags: , , , , .

We just got an email in from SuperForester Brenda, who writes:

“Not sure how SuperForesty this is, but it made my day and I think it will do the same for other peeps.


Have a wonderful day!-Brenda G.”Cheers right back at you, SuperForester Brenda! Thank you for sending this in.

See something grand and uplifting? Send it on in to us: contact{at}superforest{dot}org

SuperForest Soundtrack: Bonito by Jarabe De Palo

iman published on July 1, 2009 in zeitgeist. 3 Comments Tags: , , .

Hey all!
SuperForester Brenda suggested this great song by Jarabe de Palo. A song about seeing the beauty in anything and everything, the lyrics and tune are just about as uplifting and upbeat as any can get! Seeing as Brenda suggested it, I’ll let her describe why she likes it so much:

Well first of all, “bonito” means pretty/ beautiful. And thats it, everything is beautiful! From the sky to the funny looking spot on your back, everything is beautiful! This song illuminates the fact that when you look (really look) and feel everything around you, its amazingly beautiful. It’s one of the most happy-optimistic-love-life songs I know.

(the video starts out black by the way)

And how can you NOT be in a better move after checking out his awesome dancing!

Brenda was kind enough to translate her favorite verses (the ones I put in bold) and I filled in the rest in case anyone was curious as to what else was going on in the song…as is so often the case, this translation is a meager echo of the pure awesomeness of the original song:

Beautiful, everything seems beautiful to me
Beautiful morning
Beautiful place
Beautiful bed
How awesome does the sea look
Beautiful is the day
And it’s just begun, beautiful is life
Breathe, breathe, breathe

The telephone rings, my girlfriend complains
Things are going badly, life’s weighing her down
And living like that no longer interests her
And going on like that isn’t worth it
The love is lost, the party has ended
The engine that moves the earth stopped working
Life’s a joke with a sad ending
Future doesn’t exist, but I tell her…

Beautiful, everything seems beautiful to me
Peace is beautiful
Life is beautiful
To be born every day is beautiful
Truth when it has no resonance of dishonesty is beautiful
Friendship is beautiful
Smiles are beautiful
The quality in a person is beautiful
Beautiful are the people that don’t regret
Those that win and lose
That speak with no lies
People are beautiful and that’s why I say…
Beautiful, everything seems beautiful to me

How beautiful everything goes for you when it’s going beautifully for you
How beautiful it is

Beautiful, everything seems beautiful to me
The sea, the morning, the house, the shade
The earth, the peace, and life that goes by
Beautiful, everything seems beautiful to me
Your calmness, your salsa, the spot on your
Back, your face, your enthusiasm for the weekend

Beautiful the people that come and go
Beautiful the people who don’t get held back
Beautiful the people who have no age
Who listen, who understand, who have and give

Beautiful Portet, beautiful Peret
Beautiful rumba, beautiful José
Beautiful the breeze that’s in no rush
Beautiful this day, breathe, breathe!
Beautiful the people when they’re for real
Beautiful the people who are different
That tremble, that feel
That live the present
Beautiful the people who were here and are here no longer

Beautiful, everything seems beautiful to me

How beautiful everything goes for you when it’s going beautifully for you
How beautiful it is
How beautiful everything is when everything is
Beautiful, how beautiful it is to be

Beautiful, everything seems beautiful to me

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Dear dear world, have a lovely Wednesday!
-iman