Text & Translation
Anzoleta co passa la regata
Italian source:
Count Carlo Pepoli
povereti i ghe da drento,
ah contrario tira el vento,
i gha l’acqua in so favor.
El mio Momolo dov’elo?
Ah lo vedo, el xe secondo.
Ah! che smania! mi confondo,
a tremar me sento el cuor.
Su coragio, voga, prima d’esser al paleto se ti voghi,
ghe scometo, tutti indrio ti lassarà.
Caro, par che ei svola, el li magna tutti quanti,
meza barca l’è andà avanti,
ah capisso, el m’a vardà.
Angelina during the regatta
English translation ©
Anon.
The poor things, they’re nearly done in,
Ah, the wind is against them,
But the tide’s in their favour.
My Momolo, where is he?
Ah, I see him, in second place.
Ah! the excitement’s too much for me,
I can feel my heart racing.
Come on, keep it up, row, row,
You must be first to the finish,
If you keep rowing, I’ll lay a bet
You’ll leave all the others behind.
Dear boy, it’s as if he’s flying,
And he’s beating the lot of them,
He’s gone half a length ahead,
Ah! Now I understand – he’s seen me.
Anzoleta co passa la regata
Italian source:
Count Carlo Pepoli
Angelina during the regatta
English source:
Anon.
I xe qua, vardeli,
Here they come, here they come, look at them,
povereti i ghe da drento,
The poor things, they’re nearly done in,
ah contrario tira el vento,
Ah, the wind is against them,
i gha l’acqua in so favor.
But the tide’s in their favour.
El mio Momolo dov’elo?
My Momolo, where is he?
Ah lo vedo, el xe secondo.
Ah, I see him, in second place.
Ah! che smania! mi confondo,
Ah! the excitement’s too much for me,
a tremar me sento el cuor.
I can feel my heart racing.
Su coragio, voga, prima d’esser al paleto se ti voghi,
Come on, keep it up, row, row,
ghe scometo, tutti indrio ti lassarà.
You must be first to the finish,
Caro, par che ei svola, el li magna tutti quanti,
If you keep rowing, I’ll lay a bet
meza barca l’è andà avanti,
You’ll leave all the others behind.
ah capisso, el m’a vardà.
Composer
Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer, who was know for his 39 operas, as well as his songs, chamber music, and piano pieces. Despite setting new standards for opera, he gave up large-scale composition in his thirties, focusing instead…
