German Secular Songs and Instrumental Music from the time of Luther. CONVIVIUM MUSICUM. ENSEMBLE VILLANELLA. SVEN BERGER.

ARNOLD VON BRUCK
Arnold von Bruck (also Arnold de Pruck, Arnoldus Brugensis, indicating his origin) (c. 1500 – February 6, 1554) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in several Habsburg courts. He was one of the most famous and influential composers in German-speaking areas during the first half of the 16th century, the period of the Protestant Reformation; however he seems to have remained a Roman Catholic.

LYRICS

“A soldier walked over the field,
as so many times before;
he had neither possessions, nor money.
He passed by a tavern,
as so many times before.
The ale-wife looked out of the window,
and then a little bit more,
as so many times before.
(Here follows a list of herbs,
all of aphrodisiac properties)

The article says that now that China is focusing this money inward, it is beginning to decouple itself from this relationship. In a sense, it says that citizens of China have been underwriting the balanced mortgage payments of US citizens. As China now focuses it’s money inwards, it may be able to continue on it’s major growth patterns even while other countries are in decline.

The article is a little scary if you are a US citizen, and probably exciting news if you are a Chinese citizen.

I am one of the US citizens (expats) living in China (Macau) since it has opened up more warmly to the West at the turn of the century. I see the unbelievable amount of construction projects and the quick influx of Western culture to this area. When I say influx of Western culture – I mean the desire for goods and possessions. The mental state of China remains firmly Chinese. And as I am slowly learning, it is a paradigm very different and difficult for Westerners to understand.

If China decouples – it will likely decouple on it’s own trajectory. Read the full Motley Fool article here:

http://www.fool.com/investing/international/2008/11/12/why-chinas-stimulus-plan-will-change-the-world.aspx