Matona, mia cara - Lasso, Orlando di

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"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) and include some French words which the soldier seems to mistake for Italian – ''bon, compagnon'' – and ''‘follere’,'' which means nothing in Italian but closely resembles the vulgar verb ''fottere''. It also may be from Late Latin, the present active infinitive of ''folleo'', to ''puff out'' like a bellows (suggesting the soldier wants to sing a song of bragging or puffery). (Dictionary reference here: http://www.wordsense.eu/folleo/#Latin) The text has many double meanings, extremely difficult to transpose into 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 strong language has led to ‘adjusted’ versions that have replacements for the most offensive words, ''ficcar'' (baciar) and ''urtar'' (ballar)."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre / Form → Madrigals

♯ Key F major

⁄ Time Signature 4/2

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range F2 – D5

¶ Language → Italian

Measures 58

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 5

CPDL # 58626

Editor Allen Garvin

Posted 2020-05-15

License Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial

♫Pitch Ranges

Canto

C4 – D5

Alto

G3 – A4

Tenore

E-3 – F4

Basso

F2 – B-3

¶Lyrics / Text

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.''