Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

Bada! A te la mala Pasqua.

English translation:

Beware ! An evil Easter to you !

Added to glossary by Umberto Cassano
Sep 2, 2007 08:48
16 yrs ago
Italian term

Bada! A te la mala Pasqua.

Italian to English Art/Literary Other other
This is the opera Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni.
Santuzza says this to Turiddu and shortly after he is killed. Thanks...
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 Mind ! An evil Easter to you !
Change log

Sep 2, 2007 20:05: simona dachille Created KOG entry

Nov 23, 2007 19:57: Umberto Cassano changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"

Nov 23, 2007 19:57: Umberto Cassano changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/126799">simona dachille's</a> old entry - "Bada! A te la mala Pasqua."" to ""Beware ! An evil Easter to you !""

Proposed translations

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12 mins
Selected

Mind ! An evil Easter to you !

See p. 77

http://www.emiclassics.com/phpNewSite/historical/pdfs/cavpag...

HTH

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Note added at 15 mins (2007-09-02 09:03:35 GMT)
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Mind ! E' un mio tentativo goffo di rendere "bada" che lo troverai tradotto in quel documento come

Take care !
Watch out
Look out !

HTH

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Note added at 39 mins (2007-09-02 09:27:32 GMT)
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Un'alternativa dal sapore più retorico

SANTUZZA (nel colmo dell'ira.)

A te la mala Pasqua, spergiuro!

SANTUZZA (in greatest fury.)
On thee come Evil Easter, thou false swearer!

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14370/14370-h/14370-h.htm

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Note added at 42 mins (2007-09-02 09:30:47 GMT)
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May your Easter be cursed, you traitor

www.vaopera.org/downloads/documents/Cav-PagStudyGuide.doc
Note from asker:
Thanks Umberto, you're a superstar!!
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agree Margherita Romagnoli
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agree Alessandra Renna : Bravo, Umberto!
1 hr
Ho solo trovato un po' di riferimenti sul web ! Ciao, Alessandra :-)
agree Pnina
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Grazie Pnina !
agree silvia b (X)
4 hrs
Grazie, Silvia :-)
agree P.L.F. Persio : indeed, you're a superstar!
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le plus grand des astres ou le plus grand désastre ? Veramente io mi sento come in una canzone di David Sylvian che dice di sentirsi "earthbound...starblind". La canzone s'intitola "Damage". Ciao e grazie :-)
agree potra : Good, how about beware in place of mind?
6 hrs
Ottimo ! Beware is the right word . Grazie
agree Claudia Luque Bedregal : ciao Umberto, buon inizio settimana! :)
9 hrs
Grazie Claudia !
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