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Lyr Add: Madamina (Don Giovanni)

07 Jul 05 - 08:09 AM (#1516848)
Subject: Lyr Add: Madamina (Don Giovanni)
From: chico

Another questionable addition from lil ol me


Madamina, il catalogo e' questo, Leporello's aria from Don Giovanni

D       Bm             Em
Madamina, il catalogo è questo                My lady, this is the list
       C#°                   F#m
Delle belle che amò il padron mio;        of the beauties that my master has loved;
      D             7          G
un catalogo egli è che ho fatt'io;        a list that I made myself;
      A       7         D
Osservate, leggete con me.                Look here (and) read with me.
      Em       A7       D (A7 scale downwards, D)
Osservate, leggete con me.

    A7                  D   (A7 scale downwards, D)
In Italia seicento e quaranta;                In Italy sixhundred and forty;
      A7                   D (A7 scale downwards, D)
In Almagna duecento e trentuna;                In Germany twohundred and thirtyone;
          A7                      D
Cento in Francia, in Turchia novantuna;        Onehundred in France, in Turkey ninetyone;
E7       A7    D    Em? D G
Ma in Ispagna, ma in Ispagna                 But in Spain there are already a thousand and one.
    Asus4 A7    D   (Bm)
son già mille e tre.
                      E   (C#m)
V'han fra queste contadine,                There are among these peasant girls,
                F#m
Cameriere, cittadine,                        Servants, townspeople,
D                   E
V'han contesse, baronesse,                There are countesses, baronesses,
                   A
Marchesine, principesse.                Marquesses, princesses.
         E7    A       E7
E v'han donne d'ogni grado,                And there are women of every class,
A      E      A       E
D'ogni forma, d'ogni età.                Of every shape, of every age.
A      E      A       (E7)
D'ogni forma, d'ogni età

    A   E7             A   (E7 scale downwards)
In Italia seicento e quaranta;                
      A   E7               A (E7 scale downwards)
In Almagna duecento e trentuna;                
E7       A             E7       A
Cento in Francia, in Turchia novantuna;        
   D   Bm Ab°    E7    A    Bm A D
Ma, ma, ma in Ispagna, ma in Ispagna         
    E    7       A
son già mille e tre;
(E7)    A    (E7)    A
mill e tre, mille e tre

                      E         7          A
V'han fra queste contadine, Cameriere, cittadine,
                     E            7          A
V'han contesse, baronesse, marchesine, principesse.
                      E7
E v'han donne d'ogni grado, d'ogni forma, d'ogni età.                
       A F#m   E 7 F#m (E7)    A F#m Bm E7   A
D'ogni forma, d'ogni età, D'ogni forma, d'ogni età

D            G          D
Nella bionda egli ha l'usanza                With the blondes he usually
         G   A   7    D
Di lodar la, la gentilezza,                Praises their manners,
A      7 (D)       A
Nella bruna   la costanza,                With the brunettes their faithfulness,
   7    C#° A7    G D/A A (D/A=D with A bass)
Nella bian--ca la dolcezza.                With the gray-haired ones their sweetness.
A7       D   (A7)    D
Vuol d'inverno la grassotta,                In the winter he wants the heavy ones,
A7    D    A7    D    (A)
Vuol d'estate la magrotta;                In the summer he wants the slim ones;
D      A7       D
È la grande maestosa,                        The big ones are majestic,
7      G      A7 D   (G D G D)
È la grande maestosa,
       Bm          G       Em
La piccina, la piccina, la picinna        the little ones are charming,
                            A
La picinna, la picinna, la picinna
            
La picinna, la picinna, la picinna
   D    E7 A E A       D   E7 A
e ognor vezzo---sa, e ognor vezzosa,

D             G      D
Delle vecchi e fa conquista                He goes after the old ones
       G   A D A7    Bb   
Pel piacer di porle in lista;                for the pleasure of putting them on the list;
                   E°   (E7)
Sua passion predominante                His overiding passion
                   A
È la giovin principiante.                are the young beginners (adolescents).
A7    D    (A7)    D
Non si picca- se sia ricca                He doesn't care if a woman is rich
A7       D    A7       D
Se sia brutta, se sia bella;                if she's ugly, if she's pretty;
                            A 7
se sia ricca brutta, se sia bella;
D         G A D A7 Bb/Bm
Purché porti la -- gonella,                as long as she has a skirt on,
G    D    A7       D
Voi sapete quel che fa.                        you know what he does.
E    D    A7       D
Voi sapete quel che fa.
       D/A   G       D
Purché porti la -- gonella,
G      D    A7       D
Voi sapete quel che fa.
G      D    A7          C   A D
Voi sapete, voi sapete, quel che fa----.
A7       D       A7       D
quel che fa----, quel che fa----.
A7    D Bm G7 A7 D   (high d x2, low d)
Voi sapete quel che fa.

Translation by Leonora McClernan. Chords by 'Chico' (Inday314@aol.com)


07 Jul 05 - 08:12 AM (#1516855)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Madamina (Don Giovanni)
From: Liz the Squeak

Was Mozart writing from experience?!

Funny how things always sound romantic and sweet in another language....!

LTS


07 Jul 05 - 08:17 AM (#1516862)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Madamina (Don Giovanni)
From: chico

Score: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/bhq9391/large/index.html

Midi:
http://www.amato.org/amato0001/giovanni2001.html
http://www.amato.org/amato0001/midi/dongio04_madamina.mid