Stephen wrote:
>> I do appreciate some operas and oratorios too.  But thankfully, I don't
>> understand a thing of what those voices are talking about.  
> 
> That may be a blessing ;-)

This comment reminds me of this song by Siegfried Wagner (not a great 
performance, but the only video I can find):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V49_GhWzp3w

The title translates to "The Tale of the Big, Fat Pancake" :-)  It's one 
of the lieder that I really don't mind not being able to understand 
(although reading through the lyrics was admittedly rather fun, so maybe 
that's my loss).

It also reminds me a bit of Bach's coffee cantata.

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