LL-L "Introduction" 2003.11.23 (06) [E]

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From: Obayemi Onafuwa <onafuwa at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Literature" 2003.11.23 (03) [E]

Greetings to everyone.

I love Brahms's music, and knowing the Scots version
of the song illuminates the Ballades (I was lucky to
see Brendel perform them in Carnegie Hall a couple of
years ago and, yes, the first ballad was suitably
broody and blood-wet).

And I've always wondered about that word "Duniya"
because it pops up everywhere from Mande languages to
Yoruba, Hindi and Arabic.  I was grateful for the
explanation of its origins.

I'm new here, of course, but I look forward to
learning all sorts of things about Netherlandish (and
associated matters) from the members of the list.

best regards,

Yemi Onafuwa
(Department of Art History, Columbia University, New York)

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Introduction

Hello, Yemi!

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