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Howard Kaplan	Folklore: Kestrels in Traditional Songs & Ballads. (26)	RE: Folklore: Kestrels in Traditional Songs & Ball	20 Aug 08
In Boccaccio's Decameron, one of the stories is about Federigo Alberighi and Monna Giovanna, the former being a falconer. A few years ago, I set the tale as a very long song (I think it runs about 13 minutes). You can find a lead sheet with full lyrics and melody here; I haven't yet recorded it. Here's how it begins: When Federigo was a young and foolish knight, his fortune was not great. In Florence he'd a handsome, modest house; outside of town, a small estate. And with a hopeless love for Monna Giovanna, how fiercely did his young heart burn! Such love this chaste and virtuous wife would neither acknowledge nor return.

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