the other foo

[kip_w]

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Before there was the Fufumal, Kate Gladstone favored rec.music.filk with this (predicated on the statement that "Little Bunny Foo Foo" uses a tune taken from the "Lacrimosa" of Verdi's Requiem. Kate speaks next:

If Giuseppe Verdi had written a children's opera ... 

FUFU IL CONIGLIO

Fufu il Coniglio
Saltando per la selva,
Raccogliendo i topolini,
Schiacciando sulla testa!

    Discende la Buona Fata ...
     E lui dice ... :
Fufu Il Coniglio
Non amo vostra intenzione,
Raccogliendo i topolini,
Schiacciando sulla testa!
    Conseguentemente ...
    Te provvederai TRE INDULGENZE!
    E, si tu no obbedisse a mi,
    Te transformerai in un imbecille!

Fufu il Coniglio
Saltando per la selva,
Raccogliendo i topolini,
Schiacciando sulla testa!

    Discende la Buona Fata ...
     E lui dice ... :
Fufu Il Coniglio
Non amo vostra intenzione,
Raccogliendo i topolini,
Schiacciando sulla testa!
    Conseguentemente ...
    Te provvederai DUE INDULGENZE!
    E, si tu no obbedisse a mi,
    Te transformerai in un imbecille! 
Fufu il Coniglio
Saltando per la selva,
Raccogliendo i topolini,
Schiacciando sulla testa!

    Discende la Buona Fata ...
     E lui dice ... :
Fufu Il Coniglio
Non amo vostra intenzione,
Raccogliendo i topolini,
Schiacciando sulla testa!
    Conseguentemente ...
    Te provvederai UNO INDULGENZA!
    E, si tu no obbedisse a mi,
    Te transformerai in un imbecille! 
Fufu il Coniglio
Saltando per la selva,
Raccogliendo i topolini,
Schiacciando sulla testa!

    Discende la Buona Fata ...
     E lui dice ... :
Fufu Il Coniglio
Non amo vostra intenzione,
Raccogliendo i topolini,
Schiacciando sulla testa!
    Conseguentemente ...
    Ho provisto TRE INDULGENZE!
    E, perchè tu no has obbedetto a mi,
    Te transformerei in un imbecille!"
    E cosi ha fatto.

IL MORALE: Oggi in silve, domani imbecile.*      

CODA:
     Fufu il Imbecille
     Saltando per la selva ...

* translator's note: my poor equivalent for "Hare today, goon tomorrow" -- plays on the Italian proverb "Oggi in figura, domani in sepoltura"

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Comments

[annafdd.livejournal.com]

Why the hell does somebody who patently does not know Italian attempt something as difficult as poetry translation? Do they think any imbecile can translate on a smattering of vague knowledge of the language?

This is not Italian. This is some pig-Italian and, frankly, insulting.

Who the hell is this?

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

My fault. I responded to someone's request to see it by posting it. The author's name is given above, and on the Fufumal item. I was wondering what suggestions you'd have on this. I didn't realize it would upset you.

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

I emailed Kate. She sends her regrets and says to withdraw it, and I should ask you if you feel like rendering a substitute (I told her it's what you do) that I could put up in its place. If not, I understand that it's perhaps like asking for free legal advice from a lawyer at a party.

No insult was intended.

[phil-boswell.livejournal.com]

You're right, sorry. I was out of line and posted while thinking about too many things at once.

I've removed my stupidity; if you want to remove this as well, please do by all means.

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the retraction. You can still express your opinion, of course.

Please pardon my awkwardness. This is the first time I felt like I was moderating a thread.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

Quanto meraviglioso!

[ogam.livejournal.com]

*in between paroxysms of laughter*

Thank you SOOOOOOO much for sharing this, kip_w: I have shared it with a belovèd friend and co-conspirator in culinary capers who is a board member of the San José Opera Company in SJ, CA.

As a theoretical linguist and university-level language instructor (ESL, French, and Spanish), I pass annafdd a Long Island Iced Tea and my best wishes for a long and happy life.

Thank you so much for sharing this, Kip! *raises a glass to you and buys you one, too*

*goes back to rolling on the floor laughing my butt off*

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

Well, she's a native speaker and translates for a living, so I expect her opinion has some weight. Still, I suspect the rules aren't as tight for avowed humor. Anyway, that tempest has passed, and I'm no storm chaser. Glad you liked it.