Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Mantalla Moon

Fear of showing my age notwithstanding, I am wondering if anyone can
shed light on the meaning of 'Mantalla Moon'.
The expression appears in a very old (1971) but still wonderful song
by Joni Mitchell 'Carey'.
The context is as follows:
'.....And they're playing that scratchy rock'n'roll
Beneath the Mantalla Moon'
There is nothing prior to this excerpt nor after which would assist in
any way in having a fuller understanding the meaning.
Thanking everyone in advance for their kind attention to this matter,
I remain, as always
Bambi
dtb

dtb
bye and thanks
Gennaro
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Gennaro ha scritto
 > Bambi ha scritto...
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dtb
I shouldn't respond to a letter that describes a 1971 song
as being "very old"! However, against my better judgement,
I can tell you this:
On my copy of Joni Mitchell's "Blue", the phrase goes "the
Matalla moon."
Matalla is a place on the island of Crete.
The following is from a Cretan webpage:
"Aghia Galini and Matalla were hippie communes in the 60s and 
70s and they are both places where latter day hippies come 
to hang out during summer" 
(
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~rex/andys/crete.htm
)
Note also that in the song "California" from the same album,
this line: "I met a redneck on a Grecian isle ...", which
I offer as supportive evidence.
I hope this leads you closer to a satisfactory resolution
of your inquiry.
Ciao, 
Raymot
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bam...@tin.it
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Montélimar. E' un cioccolatino che si trova nelle scatole di cioccolatini
assortiti. Non mi piace, quindi non mi ricordo di preciso com'è fatto, ma
IIRC è una specie di torrone ricoperto di cioccolato.
Mary
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IIRC è una specie di torrone ricoperto di cioccolato.
Thanks :-)
bye
Gennaro
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 Pleased I am indeed to see
Cosa significa questa frase? Il significato di "indeed" in una frase del genere
non lo comprendo :)
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 wrote:
" > Pleased I am indeed to see
" 
" Cosa significa questa frase? Il significato di "indeed" in una frase del genere
" non lo comprendo :)
Penserai mica che in inglese sia obbligatorio mettere il soggetto al primo
posto? 
Invece che scrivere "I am indeed pleased" come avremmo fatto noi mortali,
Bambi ha scelto di iniziare col nome del predicato, per rafforzare il fatto
che lei e` davvero compiaciuta.
Altro esempio: "Tender is the night" 
ciao, .mau.

Altro esempio: "Tender is the night"
Blur ?
Bye Asoka xx'82
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 wrote:
" >Altro esempio: "Tender is the night"
" Blur ?
Jackson Browne (ma l'originale e` il titolo di un libro di Scott
Fitzgerald)
ciao, .mau.


Scott Fitzgerald.  :-))
Mary
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E' un rafforzativo. Lo puoi sostituire in questa frase con "very". Nell'inglese
moderno si direbbe "I'm very pleased to see you".
A volte, "indeed" significa "veramente" o "certamente".
Mary
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