Sul mare luccia l'astro d'argento,Placida è l'onda, prospero è il vento
Venite all'agile barchetta mia...
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Con questo zeffiro, così soave
Oh! Com'è bello star su la nave!
Su passaggieri, venite via!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
In fra le tende bandir la cena
In una sera così serena!
Chi non domanda, chi non desia?
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Mare sì placido, vento sì caro
Scordar fa i triboli al marinaro,
E va gridando con allegria,
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
O dolce Napoli, o suol beato,
Ove sorridere volle il creato
Tu sei l'impero dell'armonia!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Or che tardate? Bella è la sera,
Spira un'auretta fresca e leggera,
Venite all'agile barchetta mia
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
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This song sound familiar; I remembered the chorus, "San-ta--Lu-cia", it was a song I had heard during my childhood. Yet little did I know that it was related to winter only until I came to this country. Lucia day is a celebration in some countries in this continent. If you're interested, go to this site to have a read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Lucia.
Coincidentally our lab also had a christmas table dinner tonight. Christmas table is usually an annual event here in this country. It is meant for bosses to treat their subordinates, thanking them for their hardwork and contribution in the year. Well, we also have this in the Chinese tradition (in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and even in some chinese community in South East Asian countries), mostly for companies/firms. The Chinese call it the "last tooth" (from the direct translation). Typically Chinese bosses will invite their employees for a banquet sometime during the end of the Chinese Lunar calendar, before Chinese New Year. Whether is it the "last tooth" or Christmas table or a dinner/luncheon hosted by the employer, it is one of the few occasions employees look forward to. Well who would complain for having free food and of course good food? But that's still not the most important, what makes it significant is it is a way for the employers to express their gratitude to their employees and also it will be a good time for everyone in the unit to interact.
All right, I've made up my mind now. Just for the sake of the free food, I'll suggest to my boss to have more of this type of event.
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