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mobertol · 22-10-2011, 11:12

Flash mob of Ravel's Bolero in Copenhagen is much better, Accy's chav mob is a close second!

Verdi's "Va Pensiero" is usually sung with a bit more verve! It's aka The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves and is from his opera " Nabucco". It's a great favourite in Italy and is seen as a bit of a patriotic song (always on at Xmas concerts!)

Found the following translation but as with so many things it's better in the original language!

Fly, thought, on wings of gold;
go settle upon the slopes and the hills,
where, soft and mild, the sweet airs
of our native land smell fragrant!

Greet the banks of the Jordan
and Zion's toppled towers...
Oh, my country so beautiful and lost!
Oh, remembrance so dear and so fatal!

Golden harp of the prophetic seers,
why dost thou hang mute upon the willow?
Rekindle our bosom's memories,
and speak to us of times gone by!

Mindful of the fate of Jerusalem,
give forth a sound of crude lamentation,
or may the Lord inspire you a harmony of voices
which may instill virtue to suffering.

22-10-2011, 11:12	#3
mobertol God Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Italy Posts: 4,419 Liked: 1866 times Rep Power: 26229	Re: undercover opera Flash mob of Ravel's Bolero in Copenhagen is much better, Accy's chav mob is a close second! Verdi's "Va Pensiero" is usually sung with a bit more verve! It's aka The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves and is from his opera " Nabucco". It's a great favourite in Italy and is seen as a bit of a patriotic song (always on at Xmas concerts!) Found the following translation but as with so many things it's better in the original language! Fly, thought, on wings of gold; go settle upon the slopes and the hills, where, soft and mild, the sweet airs of our native land smell fragrant! Greet the banks of the Jordan and Zion's toppled towers... Oh, my country so beautiful and lost! Oh, remembrance so dear and so fatal! Golden harp of the prophetic seers, why dost thou hang mute upon the willow? Rekindle our bosom's memories, and speak to us of times gone by! Mindful of the fate of Jerusalem, give forth a sound of crude lamentation, or may the Lord inspire you a harmony of voices which may instill virtue to suffering. __________________ “Beauty is an experience, nothing else. It is not a fixed pattern or an arrangement of features. It is something felt, a glow or a communicated sense of fineness.” ~ D. H. Lawrence Last edited by mobertol; 22-10-2011 at 11:13. Reason: 3 ttt's in Better!