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Trooper's Serenade
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Submitted on: Aug 03, 2008 - 09:46:15 AM
Last Updated: Aug 03 2008 - 09:46:15 AM

Description Music: Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)
Vocals: Dirigent

The original text is sung by a German soldier who can speak very little Italian. This fact is given very well in the lyrics, which resemble exactly a strong German accent (even in modern Italian). The text has many double meanings, extremely difficult to transpose in other languages. The skill of the author exploits the limited language of the soldier, using simple expressions that help him to achieve an extremely funny monologue.

The artwork is taken from a 2000 year old wall-painting from Pompeji (1st century).

Lyrics Matona, mia cara, Mi follere canzon,
Cantar sotto finestra, Lantze bon compagnon.
Don don don, diri diri, don don don don.

Ti prego m'ascoltare, che mi cantar de bon,
E mi ti foller bene, come greco e capon.
Don don don, diri diri, don don don don.

Comandar alle cacce, cacciar, cacciar con le falcon,
Mi ti portar becacce, grasse come rognon.
Don don don, diri diri, don don don don.

Se mi non saper dire, tante belle razon,
Petrarcha mi non saper, Ne fonte d'Helicon.
Don don don, diri diri, don don don don.

Se ti mi foller bene, mi non esser poltron,
Mi ficcar tutta notte urtar, urtar, urtar come monton,
Don don don, diri diri, don don don don.

English Translation:
My lovely Lady, I want a song to sing
Under your window: this lancer is jolly fellow!
Don don don, diri diri, don don don don.

Please listen to me, because I'm singing well
And I'm fond of you, like a ram is of a sheep!
Don don don, diri diri, don don don don.

When I go hunting, I hunt with the falcon,
And I'll bring you a woodcock, as fat as a kidney
Don don don, diri diri, don don don don.

I cannot tell you many elegant things,
I know nothing of Petrarch, nor the Fountain of Helicon
Don don don, diri diri, don don don don.

If you'll love me I won't be lazy
I will fuck all night long, I will thrust like a ram
Don don don, diri diri, don don don don.

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	Skean said 158 days ago
	Hey Hove cool is this.. hahaha.. You nail it my friend this is very very cool in many ways.. Terrific :D Take care --- Kenta

	michael2 said 157 days ago
	dude i always love your stuff. the arrangements just slay me. and this one has some amazing lyrics as well "thrust like a ram;" classic. it's like the original incarnation of Spinal Tap: I will hunt, kill and screw like a man. great job, I love how you manage to mix such chops with humor. you're kind of a genius bro, no constructive criticism here.

	peacepiano said 157 days ago
	Another Another of these wonderful vocal pieces. Your pitch control as you harmonize with yourself is impressive. Thanks Bill

	magnatone said 157 days ago
	Troopers Serenade I'm with Michael - totally totally slayed. Extraordinary!

	Reinholt56 said 157 days ago
	Hi Dirigent.... I thought that this piece was super. There are parts that reminded me of early English music and so I really enjoyed listening to it. Take care. Paul

	said 157 days ago
	Trooper's Seranade dirigent Your just awsome you could never make a song sound horrible. 'for a change could you' LOL I doubt it !!! Not heard one by you that I did not think was really awsome. Loved this one also. Thank you for another good download. You Rock :) Peace Dee

	alfalpha said 157 days ago
	diri, diri don, don,,,,HEH! Lovely stuff, yet again! ...what a lovely tune...faved! Cheers! Alf

	sloparts said 156 days ago
	The "Master" of Choral, does it again. There are few who can do what you do at all, much less with such purity of voice and harmony. This is wonderfully rich and harmonic, and at the same time fun and funny. Kudos my friend for another extremely good piece of work. Ed

	jiguma said 156 days ago
	Andreas! This is just beautiful - an amazing performance and a seamlessly beautiful recording. As you know, your posts at MJ have led me to appreciate and enjoy a totally different type of music. I really look forward to these posts of yours - totally professional, endlessly intriguing and timelessly imaginative. Prima! Neil

	guitapick said 156 days ago
	Bravo! Inspirational... ;)

	composerclark said 152 days ago
	Sex Fantastic! And hilarious too; these lyrics could be turned into a rap, I think! Re: your picture... you mean they were having sex 2,000 years ago? THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!!! ;-) Oh, and it goes without saying, but beautiful singing and harmony.

	dirigent said 152 days ago
	2000 years of Sex Thanks for stopping by. I just choose this picture to show why this German trooper is fond of Italy. Ok it's shallow - but I think this guy is shallow ...

	LunaTrick said 136 days ago
	Fantastic.... I truly look forward to hearing each of choral pieces - keep them coming!

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