TASK 1:
In pairs:
Do a PPT presentation presenting Lithuanian culture to your European partners.
Think of a song in your language which may well represent the way of living, the habits of young people, for example, and translate it into English. Your partners will do the same, then you will translate their song into your own language.
Tautvydas
We would present our Lithuanian culture with the song of Inculto – Welcome to
Lithuania, you can listen to this song here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOGzo5Wfi98 I hope you will like it.
TASK 2:
Choose one of these:
a) ‘If you had to present your school community to a group of international students at a Youth conference/Forum, which song would you choose?’
Raimonda
Last January our class participated in Vanguard Show, organized at school and won the First place, this clip may well represent us and our class 
b) ‘If you had to choose a song to represent you to people in 2200 in a time capsule, which song/CD/DVD/clip would you choose?
antanas
If I had to choose a song to represent my people in 2200 Iwould choose this song:marijonas mikutavicius-trys milijonai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDicivGGGag
lyrics of the song translated by Antanas
possibly too much and for too long, we were fighting
possibly for too long we were repeating the word honor, jee jee
maybe sometimes we were too much demanding
and sometimes we were too quiet to win
but as I used to be there,
I was singing happy songs of victories,
raising two fingers to the sky
because the winner can’t be put on trial
nobody would throw a stone
everything happened long time ago.
you lived too quiet for too long
my rushing blood will recover
like the grass is recovering after a long rain, jee, jee!
don’t suffer for the medal
is it really worth to fight till the end for the honor?
let’s start from the beginning
though we are only three million
don’t bleed for the gold
you will stay a legend, until we lose hope
even if we fail to become the champions by mistake
I used to repeat for thousand times to my friend:
we are good, we will win, today we are powerful, he would answer:go to hell
he appeared to be right
but it’s better not to live at all than not to believe jee
we dont give up, even if we fail
nine times in a row
we are not from those
who lose even before they try
we have no fears
when everything settles down and ends
it is possible to die from happiness or despair
even if you only play chess, or standards
it happens that sometimes
you are left alone without a friend
and you still feel that you are protected
we have grown up over a night
and gained new powers
don’t suffer for the medal
is it really worth to fight till the end for the honor?
let’s start from the beginning
though we are only three million
don’t bleed for the gold
you will stay a legend, until we lose hope
even if we fail to become the champions by mistake
don’t suffer for the medal
is it really worth to fight till the end for the honor?
let’s start from the beginning
though we are only three million
don’t bleed for the gold
you will stay a legend, until we lose hope
even if we fail to become the champions by mistake
c) “A song of protest” about
- politics
- social issues…
Vaida
I think smoke is not healthy and not fashionable.
This song say: NO SMOKING!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHwavr9AdnA
TASK 3:
Find out what ‘musical myths’ your foreign counterparts have about Lithuanian culture.
Publish your findings and debunk those myths.
Edita
It’s not only cold in Lithuania
On the morning of 1 January the city of Vilnius awoke having become the European Capital of Culture. This title which Lithuania was striving to achieve for more than five years while preparing for the country’s Millennium celebration will belong to Vilnius and Linz (Austria) for the whole year of 2009. This title was transferred to these two cities from the last year’s European Capitals of Culture Liverpool (Great Britain) and Stavanger (Norway).
“After becoming the European Capital of Culture 2009 Vilnius will present the program of cultural events and projects which will be organized and implemented throughout the whole year. This program is exclusively developed for the year of the capital of culture“, said Elona Bajorinienė, the director of the public institution “Vilnius – Europos kultūros sostinė 2009“ (Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009).
The perspective to implement the program “Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009“ was projected in the Resolution of the Government of Lithuania in 2003. In 2004 Lithuania officially applied to the institutions of the European Union (EU) concerning the award of the status of the European Capital of Culture to Vilnius. In November 2005 under the Resolution of the Council of the EU Vilnius and Linz were announced European Capitals of Culture for the year 2009.
Vilnius is the farthest removed to the East EU city ever become the European Capital of Culture. From 1985 till 2009 this title has already been awarded to 37 European cities.
You can check for more using this link http://www.culturelive.lt/en/2009/
On the morning of 1 January the city of Vilnius awoke having become the European Capital of Culture. This title which Lithuania was striving to achieve for more than five years while preparing for the country’s Millennium celebration will belong to Vilnius and Linz (Austria) for the whole year of 2009. This title was transferred to these two cities from the last year’s European Capitals of Culture Liverpool (Great Britain) and Stavanger (Norway).
“After becoming the European Capital of Culture 2009 Vilnius will present the program of cultural events and projects which will be organized and implemented throughout the whole year. This program is exclusively developed for the year of the capital of culture“, said Elona Bajorinienė, the director of the public institution “Vilnius – Europos kultūros sostinė 2009“ (Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009).
The perspective to implement the program “Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009“ was projected in the Resolution of the Government of Lithuania in 2003. In 2004 Lithuania officially applied to the institutions of the European Union (EU) concerning the award of the status of the European Capital of Culture to Vilnius. In November 2005 under the Resolution of the Council of the EU Vilnius and Linz were announced European Capitals of Culture for the year 2009.
Vilnius is the farthest removed to the East EU city ever become the European Capital of Culture. From 1985 till 2009 this title has already been awarded to 37 European cities.
http://www.culturelive.lt/2009/EAP/2009music/2009art-jazz-5/
Check this link while completing the task!
We would present our Lithuanian culture with the song of Inculto – Welcome to
Lithuania, you can listen to this song here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOGzo5Wfi98 I hope you will like it.
If I had to present my school group I would choose Lithuanian musical group B‘avarija song – „Mes čia“
lyrics
Aš sau prisiekiau negailėt savęs,
Kovot už tris,kol akys degs.
Aukoti viską dėl tikrų draugų,
Kad nugalėtume kartu.
Priedainis
Mes čia,
Buryje savų draugų,
Širdys plaka šiuo ritmu,
Mes dainuojame kartu.
Mes čia,
Čia kur mėlynas dangus,
Čia kur kriokiantis lietus,
Čia mes sveikinam draugus.
Juk tam ir duota mums
Tik ši diena.
Trumputė laimės valanda.
Kad susitelkę iš visų jegų,
Mes nugalėtume kartu.
Mes čia,
Buryje savų draugų,
širdys plaka šiuo ritmu,
Mes dainuojame kartu.
Mes čia,
Čia kur mėlynas dangus,
Čia kur kriokiantis lietus,
Čia mes sveikinam draugus
Mes čia!
I think this song could present my class because we all are friendly, we help each other and we are good friends.
I think smoke is not healthy and not fashionable.
This song say: NO SMOKING!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHwavr9AdnA
“Anatolijus, Dūmas ir Grūdas – Rūkymas žudo”
Savo mergaitės seniai nemačiau,
Dulkėta gatve pas ją aš ėjau..
Žygiuodamas sau cigaretę rūkiau,
Iš laimės aš dūmus į orą pūčiau.
– Labas, mergyte, – tau pasakiau,
Bučiuką į lūpas iš karto daviau.
Suraukus veiduką, atstūmei mane:
– Mesi rūkyti kada tu, ar ne?
Daktarai, Antoškė, Grūdas ir Dūmas
Jus visus įspėja:
Širdys plyšta, plaučiai griūna -
Gyvenimas trumpėja!!!!
Rūkymas, rūkymas, rūkymas žudo!!!!!!
Jau geriau to nedaryti -
Meskime rūkyti!!
Pamokos man – nuolatinė kančia,
Pertraukos laukiu, kad parūkyt paslapčia.
Dar du klasiokai stovi greta,
Traukiame dūmą, nes esam jėga!
Kol traukėm už kampo, mokyklos kieme,
Pamatė mus auklėtoja rūkančius čia,
Drebėjo mums kinkos, išvydus vos ją -
Dabar jau tėveliam praneš vakare!
Daktarai, Antoškė, Grūdas ir Dūmas
Jus visus įspėja:
Širdys plyšta, plaučiai griūna -
Gyvenimas trumpėja!!!!
Rūkymas, rūkymas, rūkymas žudo!!!!!!
Jau geriau to nedaryti -
Meskime rūkyti!!
Rūkiau cigaretę savo kieme,
Pro langą kaimynė pamatė mane,
Suskambo skambutis mano bute,
Pasiekė šeimą nelaboji žinia.
O grįžus namo, su plačia šypsena
Mane pasitiko supykus mama:
– Mielas vaikeli, ir ką sau mąstai?
Atmink, kad rūkyti – be proto blogai!!!!
Daktarai, Antoškė, Grūdas ir Dūmas
Jus visus įspėja:
Širdys plyšta, plaučiai griūna -
Gyvenimas trumpėja!!!!
Rūkymas, rūkymas, rūkymas žudo!!!!!!
Jau geriau to nedaryti -
Meskime rūkyti!!
Rūkymas, rūkymas, rūkymas žudo!!!!!!
Jau geriau to nedaryti -
Meskime rūkyti!!!!!!
Thank you for the songs and lyrics, the next step is translating into English. Good luck!
B’avarija
We are here
I swore never to save myself,
to fight for three, till eyes can burn,
to sacrifice everything for real friends,
to win together.
We are here
all the closest friends,
Hearts are beating the same rhythm ,
We are singing together.
We are here
near the blue sky,
where the rain is falling
Here we are welcoming friends.
After all, this day
is given for us to celebrate
a short happy hour.
Gather all your power
and win the fate.
We are here
All the closest friends,
Hearts are beating the same rhythm ,
We are singing together.
We are here
near the blue sky,
where the rain is falling
Here we are welcoming friends.
If I had to choose a song to represent my people in 2200 Iwould choose this song:marijonas mikutavicius-trys milijonai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDicivGGGag
galbut per daug ir per ilgai mes kariavom
galbut per ilgai kartojom zodi slove, jee, jee
gal kartais per daug is kitu reikalavom
ir kartais per tyliai mes norejom nugalet
bet as ten buvau,
laimingas pergales dainas dainavau,
iskeles du pirstus i dangu laikiau,
nes nugaletoju jau niekas neteis
i juos akmens nepaleis
viskas buvo seniai.
tu per ilgai per ramiai gyvenai
nes mano gyvas kraujas vel atsigaus
kaip atsigauna zole po gero lietaus, jee, jee!
nesikankink del medalio
ar verta kovot ligi galo del savo garbes
pabandom is naujo
nors esam pasauly tik trys milijonai
neliek savo kraujo del aukso
nes busi legenda, kol nepraradom vilties
net jeigu ir vel
tik per klaida netapom mes cempionais
ir as tukstanti kartu sakiau savo draugui:
mes geri mes galingi mes siandien laimesim jis sake ne velnio
ir jis tukstanti kartu buvo teisus, bet -
bet geriau negyvent, negu visai netiket, jee
nenuleidziam galvos, net jeigu mums nesiseka
devynis kartus is eiles
juk mes ne is tu
kur pralaimi dar nenugaleti.
ir nebelieka jau baimes
kada viskas nurimo ir baiges
gali numirt is nevilties ar is laimes
net jei zaidi tik sachmatais arba dartais
juk buna kad kartais
lieki vienas be draugo
ir jauti jog kazkas tave saugo
mes per viena nakti dideli uzaugom
ir mes galingi is naujo
nesikankink del medalio
ar verta kovot ligi galo del savo garbes
pabandom is naujo
nors esam pasauly tik trys milijonai
neliek savo kraujo del aukso
nes busi legenda, kol nepraradom vilties
net jeigu ir vel
tik per klaida netapom mes cempionais
nesikankink del medalio
ar verta kovot ligi galo del savo garbes
pabandom is naujo
nors esam pasauly tik trys milijonai
neliek savo kraujo del aukso
nes busi legenda, kol nepraradom vilties
net jeigu ir vel
tik per klaida netapom mes cempionais
Marijonas Mikutavicius – three millions
possibly too much and for too long, we were fighting
possibly for too long we were repeating the word honor, jee jee
maybe sometimes we were too much demanding
and sometimes we were too quiet to win
but as I used to be there,
I was singing happy songs of victories,
raising two fingers to the sky
because the winner can’t be put on trial
nobody would throw a stone
everything happened long time ago.
you lived too quiet for too long
my rushing blood will recover
like the grass is recovering after a long rain, jee, jee!
don’t suffer for the medal
is it really worth to fight till the end for the honor?
let’s start from the beginning
though we are only three million
don’t bleed for the gold
you will stay a legend, until we lose hope
even if we fail to become the champions by mistake
I used to repeat for thousand times to my friend:
we are good, we will win, today we are powerful, he would answer:go to hell
he appeared to be right
but it’s better not to live at all than not to believe jee
we dont give up, even if we fail
nine times in a row
we are not from those
who lose even before they try
we have no fears
when everything settles down and ends
it is possible to die from happiness or despair
even if you only play chess, or standards
it happens that sometimes
you are left alone without a friend
and you still feel that you are protected
we have grown up over a night
and gained new powers
don’t suffer for the medal
is it really worth to fight till the end for the honor?
let’s start from the beginning
though we are only three million
don’t bleed for the gold
you will stay a legend, until we lose hope
even if we fail to become the champions by mistake
don’t suffer for the medal
is it really worth to fight till the end for the honor?
let’s start from the beginning
though we are only three million
don’t bleed for the gold
you will stay a legend, until we lose hope
even if we fail to become the champions by mistake
Anatolijus, Grūdas and Dūmas – Smoking is a killer!!!
I saw my girl-friend long ago,
so headed to a meeting on a dusty street
I was marching and smoking a cigarette,
Felt so lucky blowing smoke to the air.
-Hello, baby!- I said to you,
I kissed your lips, but
You frowned your face and pushed me away
-Are you going to give up smoking or not?
Doctors, Antoškė, Grūdas and Dūmas
Everybody is warning!
Hearts can break, lungs will fail,
You are shortening your life
Smoking, smoking, smoking is a killer!
We’d better stop
and give it up!
-Lessons are a constant pain,
I’m waiting for a break, to smoke secretly
Two classmate are next me
We are smoking and feel so cool!!
While we were smoking in the school yard
Our teacher noticed us
We were terribly scared
She would tell our parents
Doctors, Antoškė, Grūdas and Dūmas
Everybody is warning!
Hearts can break, lungs will fail,
You are shortening your life
Smoking, smoking, smoking is a killer!
We’d better stop
and give it up!
When I was smoking in my own yard
Our neighbor saw me
She rang the bell on my door
And notified my family.
When I came back home smiling
My mum was already waiting for me
-What are you thinking about?
Don’t you know that smoking is dangerous.
Hello everyone! I’m from Bulgaria and I just heard the songs you’ve offered. I like them and especially their melody. About one of the songs: I’m also against smoking and I like that you have chosen such a song to represent your country – this tells a lot about your virtue system. =) Good job!