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"Viva la vida" is a Spanish phrase, translated to English as "long live life". [1] [2] [3] Lyrically, the album contains references to love, life, death and war. Recording sessions for the album took place from November 2006 to April 2008 and featured production by Jon Hopkins, Rik Simpson, Markus Dravs, and Brian Eno.
Millán Astray responded: "Death to intelligence! Long live death!" provoking applause from the Falangists. Pemán, in an effort to calm the crowd, exclaimed "No! Long live intelligence! Death to the bad intellectuals!" Unamuno continued: "This is the temple of intelligence, and I am its high priest. You are profaning its sacred domain.
A book Macrobii ("Long-Livers") is a work devoted to longevity. It was attributed to the ancient Greek author Lucian , although it is now accepted that he could not have written it. [ 55 ] Most examples given in it are lifespans of 80 to 100 years, but some are much longer:
Scott is a writer and is deeply moved by the book so much that he often leaves copies of the book in public places for others to find and read. He leaves a note in the book for the assumed reader explaining how this book changed his life. Chris Evans, the main character/narrator, finally picks up the book to read. After reading the book, the ...
The song's Spanish title, "Viva la Vida", is taken from a painting by 20th-century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. In Spanish, viva translates to "long live", [ 7 ] so "Long Live Life" is an accurate translation and the painting reflects the artistic irony of acclaiming life while suffering physically. [ 8 ]
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (/ uː n ə ˈ m uː n oʊ /; Spanish: [miˈɣ̞el ð̞e̞ unaˈmuno i ˈxuɣ̞o]; 29 September 1864 – 31 December 1936) was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher, professor of Greek and Classics, and later rector at the University of Salamanca.
The book was published two years after the survivors were rescued. The author interviewed many of the survivors as well as the family members of the passengers. He wanted to write the story as it had happened without embellishment. The author wrote: I was given a free hand in writing this book by both the publisher and the sixteen survivors.
Viva la revolución (Spanish), or Vive la révolution (French), translated as "long live the revolution", refers primarily to: The French Revolution (1789–1799) The Cuban Revolution (1953–1959) It may also refer to: