Another love poem.

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On PP. A love poem which is translated from Hebrew to English, there are a few of others translated poems posted, but this one caught my attention the most.

Khamsin on the Hills

Do you remember that
khamsin on the hills? The branches
full of thorns sent to us by
the thirsty wild plums? The
blazing rocks and the scent
of toasted pine needles?
The blush that rose on your cheeks, and the drops
of your gentle sweat? My soul
reached out to you then my love.
And I did not guess there that such
would be our lives: crowns of thorns,
and the heat of the khamsim, and the blush of
the sweat of love. And the sorrow that eats
at us from inside for the speed of elusive
time and the lightning vision of
painful memory, flying away.

—Elisha Porat

Below the poem and after the credits to the translator, it is explained that "Khamsin" is "from the Arab language, a hot dry and windy day in Israel and the Levant."

The lines that make me interested the most are:
"And I did not guess there that such
would be our lives: crowns of thorns
And the sorrow that eats
at us from inside for the speed of elusive
time and the lightning vision of
painful memory, flying away."

I can relate it to the usual sorrowful poems of Viggo himself. And of course I can't help it but relate it to Orlando. Also, the start reminds me of "One of those Kisses"; "And you will remember the nights..."

Any idea?

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Do you have any idea of what Orlando says at 11:31 of this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL2GZXSgzLI&t=1s
I know that he doesn't say "Viggo", he can't be saying Viggo, but what does he say? Videos? I can surely hear the "Vi" at the beginning.

Now on the video a bit. Generally, I disliked how it was all so scripted for the most part. It was basically that woman throwing sentences at him and Orlando repeating them. But I loved the part where he begins to eat those grapes and asks of the fans to tell him what is their favourite movie (that question was unscripted as far as I have understood, no one told him to ask that and he did so on his own) and while waiting for the replies, that woman threw another sentence for him to repeat but he just ignored her and started cheering on Lord of the Rings. :D "Okay, Lord of the Rings! There we go. Lord of the Rings~ There we go. So that's your favourite. Did you prefer Lord of the Rings to the Hobbit? I think so, right? Lord of the Rings (in the manner of "It's LotR we are talking about after all")." I found it much amusing. It begins from 13:20 - 13:57.