March 9, 2007
This song, the second in the show, is built around a pun. Peccato means “sin,” but the phrase Che peccato is used like the English “What a shame!” The singers are Don Silvestro, the priest, and Clementina, the mayor’s daughter, who has a crush on him (which he, secretly, reciprocates) and goes daily to confess [...]
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March 8, 2007
Buttalo Via Throw It Away CLEMENTINA Daccelo a noi a te non serve C: Give it to us – you don’t need it Quel legname* daccelo a noi Give that wood to us. ORTENSIA Del legname ormai che te ne fai? O: What will you do with that wood now? SILVESTRO Il suo legname non [...]
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