Somewhere at 7.20pm (Fensi)
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Often, as we fall asleep, slight noises, such as voices, words, buzzing sounds, may suddenly expand, causing us to startle and thus depriving us from the rest we wish for. We may waver a little, between sleeping and waking, losing ourselves in the living ramifications which develop from this state. “Somewhere at 7 :20 p.m.” imagines and explores this area of sounds, inspired by a traditional Tuscan lullaby that Sara Minelli and I chose, so as to create a piece in which a single performer could mingle the resonances of the voice and the bass flute. An intimate domestic scene, in which a mother’s lulling voice meets the child’s dreaming imagination, struggling anxiously to fall asleep. (Fensi)
The text of the lullaby in Italian:
Ninna nanna sette e venti,
il bambino s’addormenti,
s’ addormenta e fa un bel sonno
e si sveglia domani a giorno.
Ninna nanna sette e venti,
il bambino mette i denti,
e ne mette una ventina
fra stasera e domattina.
Ninna nanna otto e dua,
il bambino c’ha tanta bua.
Nanna oggi, nanna ieri,
e le sporte un son panieri,
i panieri un son le sporte
e la vita un è la morte;
e la morte un è la vita:
la canzone l’è già finita!
English translation:
Lullaby at 07: 20 pm ,
may the baby fall asleep,
he falls asleep and dreams so deep
and wakes tomorrow from his sleep.
Lullaby at 07:20 pm
the baby is getting his teeth,
and he’ll get about ten of them
between tonight and tomorrow morning.
Lullaby at 08:02 pm
the baby is in pain.
Lullaby today, lullaby yesterday,
and the bags are not baskets,
the baskets are not bags,
and life is not death;
and death is not life:
the song is already over.
