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Quickie Ring

jim in austin — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:45:43 -0800

If you're in a hurry or just don't care much for opera, here's Richard Wagner's "Ring der Nibelungen" in 45 seconds (SYTL). Also a good chance to brush up on your German.

By: starzero

starzero — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:57:28 -0800

Quick translation Now: Wagner's ring in 45 seconds. Part 1: The Rhine Gold: Dwarf Alberich steals gold from the daughters of the Rhine, forges ring. Giant brothers build giant mansion, get into giant fight. Result: 1 dead, 1 lindowrm. Part 2: Operation Valkyrie: Tom Cruise saves Germany. Erm. No. Wrong. Part 2: The Valkyrie: Brother shags sister, Wotan baffled. This part comes with a great ring tone. Part 3: Siegfried: Wonderboy kills megamonster. Awesome. Part 4: Twilight of the Gods: Hagen stabs Siegfried, Brunhilde plummets into fire. Flames consume Valhalla. Ring back to Frodo.

By: jedicus

jedicus — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:14:22 -0800

Do check out the links in the 'more info,' which lead to a comic, easy-to-follow, English explanation of the Cycle presented by Anna Russell.

By: billybobtoo

billybobtoo — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:26:23 -0800

it's in some funny language. can you please make one in english. k tks by.

By: infinitewindow

infinitewindow — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:30:20 -0800

A previous German youtube summary of an epic saga.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:38:28 -0800

that was hilarious.

By: dunkadunc

dunkadunc — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:44:18 -0800

A few weeks ago, I managed to rather surprise one of my professors here in Austria by rattling off the first few stanzas of the Nibelungenlied. Thanks, nerdy GER 305 professor, for making us learn it by heart!.

By: wendell

wendell — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:12:13 -0800

Extra credit for Lord of the Rings and Ring Tone references, but no Three-Ring Circus or "You See the Ring and Then You Die"? If it were in English, maybe they could have thrown in "Ring Around the Rosie (or the Collar)", Wring It Out and Quasimodo the Bell Ringer. And Hagen Dazs (sic) Ice Cream. Still cool. Now can we get "War and Peace" in 45 Seconds in Russian?

By: ClarissaWAM

ClarissaWAM — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:25:41 -0800

Thx, I LOL'ed, wd (not) watch again. A+++

By: The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew

The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:47:41 -0800

What's a SYLT? Single Young Lesbian Termite? Sweet Yellow Lipped Trickster? Smelly Yiddish-Lebanese Translator? Selling you ten lingonberries? I JUST DON'T KNOW ANYMORE or maybe you just typo'd SLYT. But that's not funny, now is it?

By: jim in austin

jim in austin — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:53:00 -0800

Dr Honeydew, best have that dyslexia looked into...

By: kmz

kmz — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:12:46 -0800

Would this be a good place to mention the awesome Radiolab/WYNC Special episode about The Ring Cycle?

By: The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew

The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:58:21 -0800

well fuck.

By: litleozy

litleozy — Sun, 24 May 2009 05:40:02 -0800

its has pretty pictures and somehow it being incomprehensible (to me) makes it funner

By: LooseFilter

LooseFilter — Sun, 24 May 2009 07:38:17 -0800

This is still 45 seconds too much Wagner for me.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:13:41 -0800

Tolkien out-Wagners Wagner: The most unexpected of Tolkien's posthumous publications is his poetic response to the gap in the Nibelung legend

By: Schlimmbesserung

Schlimmbesserung — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:14:28 -0800

"Wagner's music is much better than it sounds." -Mark Twain