New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-19
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III 'rrcvatore.

III 'Trcvatore.
There was an old woman who somewhere did dwell,
Who was burnt fora witch as the opera doth tell;
A daughter she had, too, gypsy so bold,
Who went TO house where an infant she stold.
JChorius in the Italian language, relative to the
way she tookit:l
Singing tooral, toledo and in dormero;
Allegro andanty and semper amo.
g0rno dorrore mia madre you know,
With fata orudel, G funnesta Il Co.
Now after they burnt up the old gypsy mother
The daughter came by with her own child and
'tOther;
When she saw her marin burning, it woke up
her ire,
And slung the stole baby smack into the fire.
TSizaling chorus, descriptive of the burning:l
Singing tooral toledo, and in dormero, etc.
Now when the poor baby was all of bake,
She found she'd burnt up her own by mistake;
And as she felt bad at the deed she had done,
She brought up the other and called it her son.
[Chorus in the barrow tone style:l
Singing tooral toledo, etc.
N Now, when the young man got two years OF dis
erection,
He took up with music all for profession,
Likewise young woman for sweetheart he got,
And all her affections upon him she sot.
fBasso-reliefo chorus, in which is set forth the
young woman's sentiments as expressed IN 1nrrin
lspguage;l
Tooral toledo, etc, etc.
There's chap now, Count, who comes in the
song, .. f. ,a@
1 Who likewise loved this lady uncommonly strong
And meeting Maurice, her lover, one night
They pulled out their weapons intending to fight
[Sprited chorus, expressing an ortnl combat
whicA was very nigh coming off,
Tooral, toledo, etc.
The next scene discovers Manrico, gypsy
With fellows who drank great deal and got tipsy
And who hammer on anvils like Jolly good fellows
While their wives mind the fires and their sons
blow the bellows.
Hardware chorius a la horse shoe1
Tooral, toledo, etc.
Which gave the occasion for all this fine writing,
The Count got Manrioo locked up in a jug,
And held him as tight as bug in rug.
[Doieful chorus, sparing the lagrime.l
l. Tooral, toledo, etc.
Then the lady came weeping and vailing around
! When Manrico was lying all on the cold ground,
With the old gypsy woman while baadsh he sung,
Resolved to die game though he'd got to be hung
[Game chorus, with the back up and strap
buckled DOWN.
Toorai, toledo, etc.
This Count came along-says the lady, says she.
If you'll let my love go, why then you may TAX
T. me-"
ESQ the Count he consented 10 open the door,
And wipe off the chalk 'gainst the bold Trovatore
[Troyatore--ac cove what sings. Frin8tanee, |
trovatore, as you hear by the folowing:l
Tooral, toledo, etc.
But the lady, shsShought, az will never be hi
wife,
And I'll swindle the Count if it costs me my life ;
So ven he came in there she lay on her side
And they found, sure enough twas by pison sh
died.
! [Chorius, expressive Of stryehnine pisin.l
/, Tooral, toledo, etc.
Then the folks made fire, cause the Count wa
so sore,
And in it they burnt the gay Trovatore;
Then the glpsey, says she, - Count, | wasn't hi
f. mother,
And I'm sorry to say you've burnt up you
brother.n
EChorius, expressing grand family cry.l
Tooral, toledo, etc, etc.