A sacred anthem for 3-part mixed choir a cappella of Orthodox Christian prayer.
Set our hearts on fire with love to thee, O Christ our God, that in its flame we may love thee with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul, and with all our strength, and our neighbor as ourselves, so that keeping thy commandments, we may glorify thee, the Giver of all good gifts. Amen.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPKNMjsxpdc
The Greek island of Santorini is a very popular resort in the Aegean Sea. Many of the tourists who visit the island say that it was their dream to visit Santorini at least once in their lifetime. Located at the top of the steep cliff, Fira appears to be a city floating like a cloud in the sky. The white-washed buildings along the cliffs are said to resemble drifting snow. People from all over the world find this landscape incredibly enchanting.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbd4oeBzMyY
A Japanese aquarium that was once in dire straits has become the world's center for jellyfish research, thanks to its current director, Okuizumi Kazuya. He proposed setting up a jellyfish exhibit many years ago. At the time, he was a young man with little self-esteem. But the success of the exhibit gave him a new perspective. Today, he's become a leading expert in jellyfish, and his fish tank designs have been adopted by aquariums world over. He shares his passion for jellyfish with our host, Robert Campbell.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiXZ7ySN0bY
(In true YouTube Somewhere Street tradition, please be aware that copyright protected music was excised starting at 38:38. The missing narration has been turned into onscreen captions. The silence lasts about 36 seconds.)
Originally a penal colony for convicts, Sydney was declared a British colony during the late 18th century. Due to a gold rush in the mid-19th century, laborers poured into Australia from around the world and the population of the town grew dramatically. The city of Sidney is now one of Oceania's leading financial hubs. In this episode we begin with a stroll through the city area with its skyscrapers and end it in the rowhouse neighborhood of Paddington.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hMEJFtpCIc
The 2018 US National Book Award for Translated Literature went to Yoko Tawada's "The Emissary," a phantasmagoric description of the dystopian world after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Based in Germany, Tawada has won numerous awards for her output in both Japanese and German. Her works have been translated into various languages. She shares with us her thoughts on how writing in a different language and culture has shaped her perspective on Japan and made her aware of the importance of transcending the language barrier.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37LEpdlpz8Y
A sacred anthem for 3-part mixed choir a cappella of a prayer by St. Symeon the New Theologian.
Come, true light.
Come, light eternal.
Come, hidden mystery.
Come, treasure without name.
Come, reality beyond all words.
Come, person beyond all understanding.
Come, rejoicing without end.
Come, light that knows no evening.
Come, unfailing expectation of the saved.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLFS-1AYWPo
Successive headmasters of Kyoto's oldest ikebana school honor the spirit of imbuing life into the flowers they arrange. Senko Ikenobo discusses the importance and universality of living with nature.
From the NHK program "We, in the Time of Corona"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etsobDwtX90
A historic fight between sumo wrestlers and the Megumi firefighting gang is dramatized in this play, which ends in a free-for-all on stage. Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke is our guide. The firemen on the left, headed by their leader Tatsugoro confront the sumo wrestlers on the right, headed by their leader, champion wrestler Yotsuguruma.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wudz7rxNcI