Mario Lanza Chiribiribin Gordeeva and Grinkov

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Mario's beautiful voice and photos of him along with the exceptional ice skating skill of Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov combine to make a vocal and visual treat. To better enjoy the song, the original Neapolitan lyrics and their English translation are found here below. • • Photos of Mario Lanza are from his film The Great Caruso. This film and Mario's other ones are available for purchase from Turner Classic Movies. • • Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov (RUS) are actually skating to Vocalise by Rachmaninoff at the 1994 World Professionals, Pairs' Artistic Program in Maryland. The video is from: • Gordeeva Grinkov (RUS) - 1994 World... • • Alberto Pestalozza (1858--8 June 1934) composed (with Carlo Tiochet) and published a popular Italian song, Ciribiribin , in 1898. (Quote is from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_...) • • Neapolitan lyrics and English translation by http://soundofthunder.wordpress.com/2... • • Su finiscila coi baci • It ends with kisses • Bel moruccio birichin • [from] A handsome dark-haired rascal • E non vedi tu la luna • And don't you see the moon • Che dal ciel fa capolin? • That serves to cap the sky? • • E se pur la luna spia • And if the moon also spies on us • Noi las ciamola guardar • the chamberlain looks at us • Anzi il pallido suo raggio • Rather its pale rays • Ci consiglia a seguitar! • It counsels us to carry on! • • Ma poi chissà? Cosa dirà? • But then who knows? What will it say? • Eh via dirà. Cosa dira? Dira? Dira? • It will say. What will it say? Will say? Will say? • • Ciribiribin, Ciribiribin, Ciribiribin • Ciribiribin, Ciribiribin, Ciribiribin • Ciribiribin, che bel facin • Ciribiribin, such a beautiful face • Che sguardo dolce assassin • Such a sweet looking assassin • Ciribiribin, che bel nassin • Ciribiribin, such a beautiful little nose • Che bel dentin, che bel bocchin! • Such beautiful little teeth, such a beautiful little mouth • • Ciribiribin, che bel nassin • Ciribiribin, such a beautiful little nose • Che bel dentin, che bel bocchin! • Such beautiful little teeth, such a beautiful little mouth • Ciribiribin, Ciribiribin • Ciribiribin, Ciribiribin • Ciribiribin, che bel bocchin! • Ciribiribin, such a beautiful little mouth! • • The following master artists and their paintings are listed in the order of their appearance in the video: • 1) Oswald Achenbach (1827 - 1905) - Moonlit Scene of the Bay of Naples • 2) Australian Govt. , Dept. of the Environment, Australian Antarctic Division, photo by Chris Hill • 3) Tranquillo Cremona (1837-1878) - L'edera (Ivy), 1878, detail • 4) Carl Schweninger Jr (1854 -- 1903) - title unknown • 5) Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1817 -- 1900) - The Bay of Naples, 1845 • 6) Tranquillo Cremona (1837-1878) - L'edera (Ivy), 1878 • 7) Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1817 -- 1900) -- View of the Sea by Moonlight • 8) Aernout van der Neer (c. 1603 -- 1677) -- Moonlit Landscape with Bridge • 9) Winslow Homer (1836--1910) -- Moonlight • 10) Tranquillo Cremona (1837-1878) -- title unknown • 11) Tranquillo Cremona (1837-1878) -- A Double Portrait • 12) Tranquillo Cremona (1837-1878) - Attrazione, 1874 • 13) Tranquillo Cremona (1837-1878) -- title unknown • 14) James Sant (1820-1916) -- The Moonlit Beauty • 15) Francesco Hayez (1791 -- 1881) - The Kiss (1859), detail • 16) Luigi Conconi -- Coppia abbracciata che danza, detail, 1888 • 17) Tranquillo Cremona (1837-1878) -- Volto Di Ragazza

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