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Topic: Today's trivia ? -- What is the QotN singing about?  (Read 1870 times)

Offline Bob

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Today's trivia ? -- What is the QotN singing about?
on: August 24, 2008, 04:23:55 PM
What is the Queen of the Night singing about?
Favorite new teacher quote -- "You found the only possible wrong answer."

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Re: Today's trivia ? -- What is the QotN singing about?
Reply #1 on: August 24, 2008, 04:35:39 PM
What is the Queen of the Night singing about?

"Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen"

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Re: Today's trivia ? -- What is the QotN singing about?
Reply #2 on: August 25, 2008, 01:21:29 AM
Revenge of the heart?
Favorite new teacher quote -- "You found the only possible wrong answer."

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Re: Today's trivia ? -- What is the QotN singing about?
Reply #3 on: August 25, 2008, 07:01:37 AM
"The revenge of hell boils in my heart"

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Re: Today's trivia ? -- What is the QotN singing about?
Reply #4 on: August 25, 2008, 07:49:10 AM
"The revenge of hell boils in my heart"

Hmmm.  That sounds serious. :o  :)
He was not of an age, but for all time.

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Re: Today's trivia ? -- What is the QotN singing about?
Reply #5 on: August 25, 2008, 11:34:41 AM
Mmm, yes.

What is she so made about then? 
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Re: Today's trivia ? -- What is the QotN singing about?
Reply #6 on: August 26, 2008, 07:29:50 AM
Because Sarastro's staff has kidnapped her daughter Pamina (If I remember correctly)

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Re: Today's trivia ? -- What is the QotN singing about?
Reply #7 on: August 26, 2008, 12:13:17 PM
sarastro is mad at her daughter..  :) This song is really hard and I can't sing it until now (grrr... I have to sing this one next competition, aargh!) *die*
when dignity, love, and joy meet...

OMG, it's spa time!!! ;D
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