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Va, vecchio John
from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Arrigo Boito

Role: Sir John Falstaff, a fat knight
Voice Part: baritone       Fach: heavy bass
Setting: Inside the Garter Inn, Windsor, England, early 15th century
Synopsis: When Dame Quickly tells Falstaff that both Mistress Page and Mistress Ford are in love with him, he rejoices with self-satisfaction.
Range: Tessitura:
C#/Db3 - D#/Eb4C#/Db3 - C4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 1997-09-29)
Va, vecchio John, Falstaff's aria from Falstaff

Va vecchio John,
Va per la tua via.
Questa tua vecchia carne ancor spreme
Qualche dolcezza a te.
Tutte le donne ammutinate insieme
Si dannano per me!
Buon corpo di Sir John,
Ch'io nutro e sazio,
Va, ti ringrazio.

Bene accolta sia La fontana
Che spande un simile liquore!
Va, vecchio John per la tua via.
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