As much anxiety necessarily exists for the future well-being of our beloved
infant Princess, we have determined to take upon ourselves the onerous
duties of her education. In accordance with the taste of her Royal mother
for that soft language which
"--sounds as if it should be writ on satin,"
we have commenced by translating the old nursery song of "Ride a
cock-horse" into most choice Italian, and have had it set to music by
Rossini; who, we are happy to state, has performed his task entirely to the
satisfaction of Mrs. Ratsey, the nurse of her Royal Highness; a lady
equally anxious with ourselves to instil into the infant mind an utter
contempt for everything English, except those effigies of her illustrious
mother which emanate from the Mint. The original of this exquisite and
simple ballad is too well known to need a transcript; the Italian version,
we doubt not, will become equally popular with aristocratic mamas and
fashionable nurses.
SU GALLO-CABALLO,
AN ITALIAN CAVATINA,
SUNG WITH UNBOUNDED APPLAUSE BY
MRS. RATSEY,
AT THE PRIVATE CONCERTS
OF THE
INFANT PRINCESS.
TO WHOM IT IS DEDICATED BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS'S ESPECIAL PERMISSION.
_Andantino con gran espress._
[Music: Key of G, 3/4 time.]
Su gàl - lo ca - vàl - - - lo A
[Music: key of G.]
Ban - bu - ri crò - ce, An - dia - mo a
_Fine._
[Music: key of G.]
mi-rar La - - vec chia - a trot - tar.
_Moderato e molto staccato._
[Music: key of D, 6/8 time.]
Ai dìta ha gli anelli Ai piè i campanelli, E musica avra Do-
_D. C._
[Music: key of D.]
vùnque sen va - - - - - - - -
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