Hello All,
Welcome to Blog number two. So, here are two video links I would like you to watch/listen to, while following the words or score below. Si. Mi chiamano Mimi is Mimi's first act aria from "La Boheme" here sung by two Italian sopranos - Mirella Freni (from Modena) and Renata Scotto (from the coast of Liguria). Interestingly, they grew up only about 200 miles from one another and yet they don't always agree on what vowels are open and closed. Notice right off the bat how different their [a] vowels are. Having said that, I want you to notice all their vowels as well and how they handle the language in general. It's not a short aria (a little over 5 minutes) but there is a lot of Italian which is good for us! Start noticing how diphthongs are handled and glides and so forth – how words are connected to one another; almost as if sentences are made up of one long word. Mostly I want you to get used to seeing words and knowing how they sound as well as learning about Italian style. Please write on your own blog any observations you might have. Your observations can be that you like one over the other but please say why that might be.
Welcome to Blog number two. So, here are two video links I would like you to watch/listen to, while following the words or score below. Si. Mi chiamano Mimi is Mimi's first act aria from "La Boheme" here sung by two Italian sopranos - Mirella Freni (from Modena) and Renata Scotto (from the coast of Liguria). Interestingly, they grew up only about 200 miles from one another and yet they don't always agree on what vowels are open and closed. Notice right off the bat how different their [a] vowels are. Having said that, I want you to notice all their vowels as well and how they handle the language in general. It's not a short aria (a little over 5 minutes) but there is a lot of Italian which is good for us! Start noticing how diphthongs are handled and glides and so forth – how words are connected to one another; almost as if sentences are made up of one long word. Mostly I want you to get used to seeing words and knowing how they sound as well as learning about Italian style. Please write on your own blog any observations you might have. Your observations can be that you like one over the other but please say why that might be.
The words and the
translation are below. I’ve also
provided a link of the full score if you want to follow along with the score.
Enjoy - R
Renata Scotto
Renata Scotto
Mirella Freni
Sheet music
Sì.
Mi chiaman Mimi, Yes, they call me Mimi,
ma
il mio nome è Lucia. But my
name is Lucy
La
storia mia è breve. My
history is brief
A
tela o a seta With
cloth or to silk
ricamo
in casa e fuori... I embroider
at home or outside...
Son
tranquilla e lieta I am
peaceful and happy
ed
è mio svago And it
is my pastime
far
gigli e rose. To make
lilies and roses
Mi
piaccion quelle cose I like these
things
che
han sì dolce malìa, That
have so sweet a smell,
che
parlano d'amor, di primavere, That
speak of love, of spring,
di
sogni e di chimere, That
speak of dreams and of chimera
quelle
cose che han nome poesia... These
things that have poetic names
Lei
m'intende? Do you
understand me?
Mi
chiamano Mimì, They
call me Mimi,
il
perché non so. And why
I don't know.
Sola,
mi fo Alone, I
make
il
pranzo da me stessa. The
same lunch for myself.
Non
vado sempre a messa, I do not
always go to mass,
ma
prego assai il Signore. But I
pray a lot to the Lord.
Vivo
sola, soletta I live
alone, alone.
là
in una bianca cameretta: There
is a white little room
guardo
sui tetti e in cielo; I look upon
the roofs and heaven.
ma
quando vien lo sgelo But
when the thaw comes
il
primo sole è mio The
first sun is mine
il
primo bacio dell'aprile è mio! The
first kiss of April is mine!
Germoglia
in un vaso una rosa... Rose buds in a
vase
Foglia
a foglia la spio! Leaf and leaf
I watch it!
Cosi
gentile il profumo d'un fiore! That
gentle perfume of a flower!
Ma
i fior ch'io faccio, But the
flowers that I make
Ahimè!
non hanno odore. Ah me! they
don't have odor!
Altro
di me non le saprei narrare. About me I
would not know how to tell
Sono
la sua vicina che la vien fuori Sono la sua vicina che la vien I am your
neighbor who comes unexpectedly
fuori d'ora a importunare. to
bother you.
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