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Emma wrote: "I don't know if this is the right folder to post this, but if it's not... I don't know, please change it for me. Sorry in advance.I've been translating an opera that's never been translated into..."
Sorry, my search revealed absolutely nada! Though I believe it should be Dorillo, and not Dorilla. All typing Dorilla got me was a load of stuff on Gorrilla's!
All my search brought up were references to Vivaldi
R.F.G. wrote: "All my search brought up were references to Vivaldi"Lol! I don't feel quite so blonde now! Where the Gorrilla's came from I have no idea! Maybe this is an opera by Vivaldi, and nothing to do with Greek mythology?
Okay, try Wikipedia La Fida Ninfa like me you may get it in Portuguese but it translates with Bing perfectly.Tirsis is using a nom de plume in this opera. So it's an opera based on Greek Mythology, about a Greek god pretending to be a mortal...
Here is the link to the translation, I hope it helps, Emma.
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV...
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_fida_... This is the original in Portuguese!
Thank you so far!Here's the text of the aria. It's from an opera called Una Cosa Rara
Customs, wit, love,
These joined two pastors
And from two hearts
One was formed.
Merry were the spouses
As long as love lasted!
But in her, slowly,
The flame began to weaken.
It burned for another object,
That inconstant woman,
And that ill-bread affection
Caused suspicion in the husband.
And so he waited
For the faithless woman
And was one day surprised
In a way that I won’t say.
Shame, spite, and anger
Came from his lips.
So he created a wound
In both of their lives
And made their bodies bloody
Because of his unfaithful lover.
And on the dying lips
Of that unfaithful wife,
Her dying soul
Opened the doors,
And died a double death
Of a sword and of a broken heart.
Think, like in my unhappy Lilla,
A Tirsis and Dorilla
Are still able to be found.
So basically Dorilla became unfaithful and Tirsis freaked out and killed her.
...and the moral of this story guys and gals is think before you bonk your best friend's wife/husband...or it could be the death of you!
Ha! Well in the opera it's more like 'even though she might be unfaithful I should forgive her and not kill her'
Emma wrote: "Ha! Well in the opera it's more like 'even though she might be unfaithful I should forgive her and not kill her'"Nah, trust me, she'll only go and do it again if he forgives her, it's the excitement she's seeking...the thrill of the chase, once she hooks the guy she loses interest and moves on to the next conquest. So just kill her off, get it over with is my advice to the wronged man! Off with her head, or biblically stoned to death!
And trust me, he may forgive, but he will never, ever forget, and nor will he allow her to forget either.
I just had a new book title and story jump into my head when writing this piece... author groans in pain-my head's full up! I need to finish editing, The House of Death, and start work on the WIP, Growing Old Disgracefully, in order to make room for all the new ideas my muse is throwing at me before my head explodes!
Well she never actually betrayed him. A Prince was wooing her and she said that she was engaged but he kept trying and her fiancée got freaked out so his friend said that he should kill her, so the fiancée goes into an aria about how someone once did that but decides not to. Believe me I've seen enough operas to know how love works. Even in the one where the super faithful wives' husbands pretend to go to war and come back to test their wives faithfulness (on a bet), they give in.
You know how love works in theory, the practise is a little more complex I'm afraid, Emma. It doesn't always follow the master plan, and many people are apt to confuse love, with lust--it's wanton cousin!When you get to my age there aren't many surprises left, because mostly you already have a large collection of t shirts, collected along life's weary path - the videos too!
LOL if you think being young is hard,just wait until you get old and the only thing you have to look forward to then is retirement...
I dont think it's hard. I think being young is boring.
Emma wrote: "I dont think it's hard. I think being young is boring."If I could transfer all the knowledge crammed into my head with me I'd happily swap middle-ish age for youth!
For as the rhyme goes, 'we live but three score years and ten'...which means I am almost out of time, so I sincerely hope they got the equasion wrong!
You see I don't feel my age at all, inside I am still 16,the only trouble is, my body refuses to believe me!
Yeah inside I am at least 21 but not on the outside...
Emma wrote: "Yeah inside I am at least 21 but not on the outside..."Old head, young shoulders! Treasure your youth, Emma, before you know it you'll be middle aged, wondering where the years went.
Don't worry, you aren't alone- I have just helped my 12 year old put nail stickers on her nails and put a second coat of varnish on them! She is dressed to the 9's, wearing lipstick, and with her new hairstyle you would mistake her for a 16 year old! Luckily she will be with me this evening at a soiree at her old school, and not sneaking into a nightclub somewhere with her friends!
Emma wrote: "Hahaha!"The sneaking in to nightclubs is what I did at her age! My parents didn't know the half of the stuff I got up to...late sixties wild child!
Luckily we live in the back of beyond, and the nearest nightclub is in the town and requires mum to act as chauffer! So tonights soiree is a chance for her to show her old chums how grown up she is compared to them now she's at college! And it's a chance for her mother to socialise with her friends, have a drink, and a meal (tonight it's a Raclette- cheese melted over baked potatoes eaten with ham and salami!)which doesn't break the bank and provides funds for the school to take the children on holiday next month to Paris!
Yeah, that's it, Richard.I want to live on my own and have a job that I like to do (study language) rather than be stuck with people that I hate doing things that bore me to death (or insanity)
I'd love to go to Paris... but Florence first :) but before that all I'm going to China, so...
Emma wrote: "Yeah, that's it, Richard.I want to live on my own and have a job that I like to do (study language) rather than be stuck with people that I hate doing things that bore me to death (or insanity)
I..."
I've been to Paris, I have the paintings bought on le rive gauche...I'm not a city lover I'm afraid, give me the countryside any day. I have to go again in the not to distant future...I promised Sophie a tour of the capital followed by a couple of days in Euro Disney!
Emma wrote: "Cool :) I love the city... sigh."Notre Dame is impressive, the bridge with the gold statues too, can't remember its name, I have a photo of it somewhere though. The Eifful Tower is good too, though I didn't go up to the top...I'm afraid of heights. Monmartre is a bit of a let down as nothing happens in the daylight, except you get mugged on the metro, and yes it happened to my other half, the stupid man left his wallet in his back pocket!
Sounds like an opera to me. Someone has an affair... someone gets murdered/dies/commits suicide and takes 5 acts to die. Oh and there is a misunderstanding of some sort. Maybe there are some gods/devils/monsters involved.Sing it in Italian and it sounds great:)
It might be an opera - after all, da Ponte (the librettist) knew a lot about contemporary operas.By the way, the article is in Spanish...
And, you know, not all opera is tragic.
I've been translating an opera that's never been translated into English before, and there's a part where one of the characters is referencing Greek or Roman mythology. I don't know what the myth is, or if it even exists, but if someone could help me find out, that'd be awesome!!
It's about 'Tiri' ('Tirsis') and 'Dorilla', a couple that is in love, but then Dorilla becomes unfaithful.
Thank you in advance!