what world do you wanna live in???

Lately I found my self listening to Luciano Pavarotti, I really enjoy listening to the color of his voice. He was a great tenor singer, sadly he passed away in 2007, God rest his soul. Until today many people still adore his voice. He has a very unique sound that most people really enjoy; it's very calming yet it's still powerful. A particular song that I really like these days is the La Ci Darem La Mano or in the translation; There we'll be hand in hand, dear.

The La Ci Darem is a part of Don Giovanni, an opera that was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Don Giovanni it self is quite famous, but I particularly enjoy the La Ci Darem song. This song is sung by Don Giovanni and Zerlina. It goes something like this.

Don Giovanni
Là ci darem la mano,
Là mi dirai di sì.
Vedi, non è lontano;
Partiam, ben mio, da qui.

Zerlina
(Vorrei e non vorrei,
Mi trema un poco il cor.
Felice, è ver, sarei,
Ma può burlarmi ancor.)

Don Giovanni
Vieni, mio bel diletto!

Zerlina
(Mi fa pietà Masetto.)

Don Giovanni
Io cangierò tua sorte.

Zerlina
Presto... non son più forte.

Don Giovanni
Andiam!

Zerlina
Andiam!

A duet
Andiam, andiam, mio bene.
a ristorar le pene
D’un innocente amor

now the english translation;

Don Giovanni
There we’ll be hand in hand, dear,
There you will say, “I do.”
Look, it is right at hand, dear;
Let’s go from here, me and you.

Zerlina
(I want to, but it’s not pure,
My heart is ill at ease.
I would be happy, I’m sure,
But it may all be a tease.)

Don Giovanni
Come, sweetest love, let’s hurry!

Zerlina
(Masetto gives me worry.)

Don Giovanni
I’ll change your life forever.

Zerlina
Soon, dear… I don’t feel clever.

Don Giovanni
Let’s go!

Zerlina
Let’s go!

Together
Let’s go, my love, let’s go,
To heal the pain and woe
Of love that’s innocent.

looking at this song; the first thought that probably across your mind is a love song. Is a hesitation between a man and a woman. But actually in the play this is an affair song. Don Giovanni is asking Zerlina to leave her husband and join him. It's pretty interesting isn't it???

Before I know the meaning, I really enjoy just the music. It has catchy tunes and gentle flow; this song will blow you away. But, hey, I dunno why Mozart composed an affair song such a happy song. I thought about it and maybe the world with many crazy situation is more fun to live in that in a world with a happy face every time.

I found affair, cheat, jealousy and hatred make the world go around more; without such a bad attitude there will be no righteous person, everybody just right...doing the right thing, the right time...how boring is it??? There are no vibes in life; there are no life in life it self….. There will be no sadness, anger; happy will be normal, and nothing will bring happiness to people.

What do you prefer??? A badasss world??? Or a ‘perfect’ world??? You decide…