Comments on: When Pavarotti Died http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Edward Campbell http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/#comment-5573 Edward Campbell Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:53:37 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/#comment-5573 Vale: "Luciano". The slightest connection. A bro-in-law of mine, is one, John Pola. An ancestor arrived from Italy (or thereabouts) in mid 19th century and began growing wines in Victoria. Pavarotti's first music teacher was a Pola. Vale: “Luciano”. The slightest connection. A bro-in-law of mine, is one, John Pola. An ancestor arrived from Italy (or thereabouts) in mid 19th century and began growing wines in Victoria. Pavarotti’s first music
teacher was a Pola.

]]> By: gerald spezio http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/#comment-5501 gerald spezio Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:07:06 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/#comment-5501 I eat crow and sparrows, too. I should know better that to question Puccini and Corseri. Babbino can mean daddy, too. And Puccini meant it so. Scusa me. Stupido. I blame Domenic Scali and his native speaking mother. I eat crow and sparrows, too.
I should know better that to question Puccini and Corseri.
Babbino can mean daddy, too. And Puccini meant it so.
Scusa me. Stupido.
I blame Domenic Scali and his native speaking mother.

]]> By: Michael Kenny http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/#comment-5489 Michael Kenny Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:38:47 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/#comment-5489 Harry Truman once said that a statesman is a dead politician. Here in Pavarotti's native Europe, future statesmen have indeed been making statements and, as far as I can gather, he is to get more or less a state funeral in Modena with all the political cream in attendance. I don't think Dubya has said anything, but being a dog lover, he probably prefers Beethoven and anyway, Pav-pav-whatever was said to be on very familiar terms with Don Giovanni, who, judging by his name, sounds like a Mafia boss ("the singing don"). Harry Truman once said that a statesman is a dead politician. Here in Pavarotti’s native Europe, future statesmen have indeed been making statements and, as far as I can gather, he is to get more or less a state funeral in Modena with all the political cream in attendance. I don’t think Dubya has said anything, but being a dog lover, he probably prefers Beethoven and anyway, Pav-pav-whatever was said to be on very familiar terms with Don Giovanni, who, judging by his name, sounds like a Mafia boss (“the singing don”).

]]> By: gerald spezio http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/#comment-5485 gerald spezio Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:09:24 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/#comment-5485 From one working class wop to another. I'm not a writer or a poet. I'm a reader. I try to read everything carefully. Babbino in wop means "dolt or bonehead." So, "O mio babbino caro" would translate to; "O my dear dolt." Those nice Italian ladies must surely know their mother tongue. Bambino in wop is masculine for baby or child. Now you've got it. It is still a terrific poem. Every wop worth his spaghetti sauce loves Luciano. Cheegitout, and then respond to my well intentioned criticism of your horrendous post at this site yesterday. Yes, I know Thoreau - our greatest philosopher he is not. But, "mind-forged manacles" tells us nothing. When a man of your long learning, political awareness, and cultivated intelligence makes a serious error, I pay attention. Bamboozle does not translate into "O sole mio." From one working class wop to another. I’m not a writer or a poet.
I’m a reader. I try to read everything carefully.

Babbino in wop means “dolt or bonehead.”
So, “O mio babbino caro” would translate to; “O my dear dolt.”

Those nice Italian ladies must surely know their mother tongue.

Bambino in wop is masculine for baby or child. Now you’ve got it.
It is still a terrific poem.

Every wop worth his spaghetti sauce loves Luciano.

Cheegitout, and then respond to my well intentioned criticism of your horrendous post at this site yesterday. Yes, I know Thoreau – our greatest philosopher he is not. But, “mind-forged manacles” tells us nothing. When a man of your long learning, political awareness, and cultivated intelligence makes a serious error, I pay attention.

Bamboozle does not translate into “O sole mio.”

]]> By: John Halle http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/#comment-5474 John Halle Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:04:15 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/09/when-pavarotti-died/#comment-5474 Beautiful work, Gary. Thank you. Beautiful work, Gary.

Thank you.

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