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HAVE to share this -- 'FATMAN OF THE OPERA' (Original Post) 70sEraVet 4 hrs ago OP
Iago in Othello. usonian 3 hrs ago #1
And now I know why boonecreek 2 hrs ago #2
It sure describes those evil bastards from hell. usonian 2 hrs ago #3

usonian

(25,721 posts)
1. Iago in Othello.
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 11:56 AM
3 hrs ago

From Shakespeare's and Verdi's Othello.
Iago speaking/singing. How ******* appropriate.


We're on a mission from God.



I believe in a cruel God
who created me in his image
and who in fury I name.
From the very vileness of a germ
or an atom, vile was I born.
I am a wretch because I am a man,
and I feel within me the primeval slime.
Yes! This is my creed!
I believe with a heart as steadfast
as that of the widow in church,
that the evil I think
and that which I perform
I think and do by destiny's decree.
I believe the just man to be a mocking actor
in face and heart;
that all his being is a lie,
tear, kiss, glance,
sacrifice and honour.
And I believe man the sport of evil fate
from the germ of the cradle
to the worm of the grave.
After all this mockery then comes Death.
And then? ... And then?
Death is nothingness,
heaven an old wives' tale.

Better in Italian (what isn't)

Credo in un Dío crudel
che m'ha creato simile a sè,
e che nell'íra io nomo.
Dalla viltà d'un germe
o d'un atòmo vile son nato.
Son scellerato perchè son uomo,
e sento il fango originario in me.
Sì! quest'è la mia fè!
Credo con fermo cuor,
siccome crede la vedovella al tempio,
che il mal ch'io penso
che da me procede
per mio destino adempio.
Credo che il giustoè
un istrion beffardo
e nel viso e nel cuor;
che tutto è in lui bugiardo,
lagrima, bacio, sguardo,
sacrificio ed onor.
E credo l'uom
gioco d'iniqua sorte
dal germe della culla
al verme dell'avel.
Vien dopo tanta irrision la Morte.
Epoi? ... e poi?
La Morte è il Nulla,
è vecchia fola il Ciel.

usonian

(25,721 posts)
3. It sure describes those evil bastards from hell.
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:37 PM
2 hrs ago

Rather accurately.

Shakespare knew.

🇮🇹 Just not in Italian. 🇮🇹

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