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La donna e mobile — The Doctor performing *La donna è mobile*

La donna è mobile was an aria from the Italian opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, from the 19th century.

In 2368 Data listened to Verdi's La Donna è mobile in order to analyze its aesthetics. (TNG: "A Matter of Time")

The Doctor was quite fond of this particular song, and sang it often to himself while doing work in sickbay. On one occasion he was singing it in his office, but his vocal processor cut out because Seven had to temporarily remove his singing abilities. (VOY: "Life Line")

In 2376, when a program The Doctor created to allow him to day dream went awry, he imagined himself performing this piece before a large crowd in the mess hall. When Tuvok entered pon farr, The Doctor sang an altered version to distract him. (VOY: "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy")

Listen to The Doctor sing La donna è mobile and the altered version^file info

La donna è mobile

Italian

English

Altered lyrics

La donna è mobile

qual piuma al vento

muta d'accento

e di pensiero

Sempre un'amabile

leggiadro viso

in pianto e in riso

è menzognero

(chorus)

La donna è mobil

qual piuma al vento

muta d'accento

e di pensier

È sempre misero

chi a lei s'affida

chi le confida

mal cauto il core

Pur mai non sentesi

felice appieno

chi su quel seno

non liba amore

The women are unsettled

As feathers in the wind,

Each moment

changes their minds.

In tears, or even smiles,

Yes, women's lovely face,

Forever

beguiles us!

(chorus)

The women are unsettled

As feathers in the wind,

Each moment

changes their minds.

The men that is so mad

To trust a women's heart

Forever

must be sad

But still there is no bliss,

Upon this Earth compared

To that

of a sweet kiss!

Tuvok, I understand.

You are a Vulcan man.

You have just gone without,

For seven years, about.

Paris please find a way,

To load a hypospray.

I will give you the sign,

Just aim for his behind.

Hormones are raging.

Synapses blazing.

It's all so veeery

Illogical.

Illllogical.

Background

The altered version was written primarily by Joe Menosky, with small parts by Robert Picardo. Menosky's version had "Paris, if you don't mind, a hypospray you'll find," and Picardo changed it to "Paris please find a way, to load a hypospray."

External link

La donna è mobile at Wikipedia

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+[[File:La donna e mobile.jpg|thumb|The Doctor performing ''La donna è mobile'']]
-'''''La donna è mobile''''' was a song from the [[Italy|Italian]] [[opera]] ''Rigoletto'' by Giuseppe Verdi, from the [[19th century]].
+'''''La donna è mobile''''' was an [[music|aria]] from the [[Italian]] [[opera]] ''[[Rigoletto]]'' by [[Giuseppe Verdi]], from the [[19th century]].
+In [[2368]] [[Data]] listened to Verdi's ''La Donna è mobile'' in order to analyze its aesthetics. ({{TNG|A Matter of Time}})
-[[The Doctor]] was quite fond of this particular song, and sang it often to himself while doing work in sickbay. On one occasion he was singing it in his office, but his vocal processor cut out because [[Seven of Nine|Seven]] had to temporarily remove his singing abilities. ([[VOY]]: "[[Life Line]]")
+[[The Doctor]] was quite fond of this particular song, and sang it often to himself while doing work in [[sickbay]]. On one occasion he was singing it in his office, but his [[vocal processor]] cut out because [[Seven of Nine|Seven]] had to temporarily remove his singing abilities. ({{VOY|Life Line}})
-In [[2376]], while a program the Doctor created to allow him to "day dream" went awry, he imagined himself performing this piece before a large crowd in the messhall, until [[Tuvok]] entered ''[[Pon farr]]'', and he sang an altered version to distract him. ([[VOY]]: "[[Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy]]")
+In [[2376]], when a program The Doctor created to allow him to day dream went awry, he imagined himself performing this piece before a large crowd in the [[mess hall]]. When [[Tuvok]] entered ''[[pon farr]]'', The Doctor sang an altered version to distract him. ({{VOY|Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy}})
-==Lyrics==
+*{{audio|file=Altered_Version_of_'La_Donna_è_Mobile'.ogg|text=Listen to The Doctor sing ''La donna è mobile'' and the altered version}}
-''La donna è mobile''<br>
-''qual piuma al vento''<br>
-''muta d'accento''<br>
-''e di pensiero''<br>
+{| class="mainpage" style="width: 100%; clear: both"
-''Sempre un'amabile''<br>
+|-
-''leggiadro viso''<br>
+! colspan="3" style="text-align: center" | ''La donna è mobile''
-''in pianto e in riso''<br>
+|-
-''è menzognero''<br>
+! Italian
+! English
+! Altered lyrics
+|-
+|
+:La donna è mobile
+:qual piuma al vento
+:muta d'accento
+:e di pensiero
+:Sempre un'amabile
-(chorus)
+:leggiadro viso
-''La donna è mobil''<br>
+:in pianto e in riso
-''qual piuma al vento''<br>
+:è menzognero
-''muta d'accento''<br>
-''e di pensier''<br>
-''e di pensier''<br>
-''e di pensier''<br>
+:''(chorus)''
-''È sempre misero''<br>
+:La donna è mobil
-''chi a lei s'affida''<br>
+:qual piuma al vento
-''chi le confida''<br>
+:muta d'accento
-''mal cauto il core''<br>
+:e di pensier
+:e di pensier
+:e di pensier
+:È sempre misero
-''Pur mai non sentesi''<br>
+:chi a lei s'affida
-''felice appieno''<br>
-''chi su quel seno''<br>
+:chi le confida
+:mal cauto il core
-''non liba amore''<br>
+:Pur mai non sentesi
-==Altered Lyrics==
+:felice appieno
-''Tuvok, I understand.''<br>
+:chi su quel seno
-''You are a Vulcan man.''<br>
+:non liba amore
-''You have just gone without,''<br>
+|
-''For seven years, about.''<br>
+:The women are unsettled
+:As feathers in the wind,
+:Each moment
+:changes their minds.
+:In tears, or even smiles,
-''Paris please find a way,''<br>
+:Yes, women's lovely face,
-''To load a hypospray.''<br>
+:Forever
-''I will give you the sign,''<br>
+:beguiles us!
-''Just aim for his behind.''<br>
+:''(chorus)''
-''Hormones are raging.''<br>
+:The women are unsettled
-''Synapses blazing.''<br>
+:As feathers in the wind,
-''It's all so veeery''<br>
+:Each moment
-''Illogical.''<br>
+:changes their minds.
-''Illllogical.''<br>
+:changes their minds.
+:changes their minds.
+:The men that is so mad
-==Further Information==
+:To trust a women's heart
+:Forever
+:must be sad
+:But still there is no bliss,
+:Upon this Earth compared
+:To that
+:of a sweet kiss!
+|
+:Tuvok, I understand.
+:You are a Vulcan man.
+:You have just gone without,
+:For seven years, about.
+:Paris please find a way,
-'''See also:'''  [[Music]]
+:To load a hypospray.
+:I will give you the sign,
+:Just aim for his behind.
-[[Category:Earth]]
+:Hormones are raging.
-[[Category:Music]]
+:Synapses blazing.
+:It's all so veeery
+:Illogical.
+:Illogical.
+:Illllogical.
+|-
+|}
+== Background ==
+*The altered version was written primarily by [[Joe Menosky]], with small parts by [[Robert Picardo]]. Menosky's version had "''Paris, if you don't mind, a hypospray you'll find,''" and Picardo changed it to "''Paris please find a way, to load a hypospray.''"
+== External link ==
+* {{wikipedia-title|La donna è mobile}}
+[[Category:Earth music]]
+[[de:La donna è mobile]]