La donna è mobile

The Doctor performing "La donna è mobile"

"La donna è mobile" was an canzone 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 daydream 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 e di pensier 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. changes their minds. 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. 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