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by Carlo Goldoni (1707 - 1793)

Translation © by George Chaldezos

Salamelica

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Salamelica, 
Semprugna cara, 
Constantinupola-nupola-nupola-nupola! 
Sempre cantara, sempre ballara, 
Dadl dara, dadl dara, dei didl dum!

Text Authorship:

by Carlo Goldoni (1707 - 1793) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Salamelica", from the opera Lo speziale, Act 3, Scene 4 [
text verified 1 time
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (George Chaldezos) , title 1: "Salamaleicum", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: George Chaldezos

This text was added to the website: 2010-12-26
Line count: 5
Word count: 15

Salamaleicum

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Salamaleicum, 
Dear Sempronio, 
In Constantinople-nople-nople - nople! 
You will always sing, always dance. 
Dadl dara, dadl dara, dei didl dum!

Note: this song is sung by Volpino, disguised as a Turk inviting Sempronio to Costantinople, written in mock-Turkish.

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Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2016 by George Chaldezos, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Carlo Goldoni (1707 - 1793)
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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-31
Line count: 5
Word count: 19