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Matona, lovely maiden, oh listen to the song, I sing beneath thy window while night clouds roll along, Don don . ...
Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)
MATONA, MIA CARA
Translated by W. ...
This song, written by Di Lasso in the 1400s, is actually supposed to be funny. The words are spoken by a clumsy Swill German man trying to court an Italian woman. ... Apparently, in Italian the words sound very much like common exclamations, so if not sung with proper diction, the lines take on totally different meanings
Approximate Word count = 353 Approximate Pages = 1.4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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