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Examples
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The man stared at me, and so I burned it, page by page, and laughed, and sang a foolish song that I thought of: _Stride la vampa!
The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow Upton Sinclair 1923
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"It don 'matteh, boss, de vampa tuhn roun' in a minute an 'jump on de boat an' smoddeh we all."
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
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Fernando_ and _Stride la vampa_, and rising to heights she seldom attempted, _Modi ab modi_ and _Ab fors 'è lui che l'anima_; pouring forth without restraint all the long-pent yearing of her heart, all the madness and misery of a desire which might be expressed in no other way; until outside in the street the passers-by slackened their steps and lingered before the windows, wondering at that strange storm of melody.
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As its strains die away in the distance, Azucena breaks out into an aria of intense energy, with very expressive accompaniment ( "Stride le vampa"), in which she tells the fearful story of the burning of her mother.
The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers 1876
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The gypsy camp scene, beautifully staged in a manner that evoked a Bruegel painting, is studded with instantly recognizable gems: the famous "Anvil" chorus; the jittery "Stride la vampa" flashback; the haunting confessional "Condotta ell'era in ceppi."
The Seattle Times 2010
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The gypsy camp scene, beautifully staged in a manner that evoked a Bruegel painting, is studded with instantly recognizable gems: the famous "Anvil" chorus; the jittery "Stride la vampa" flashback; the haunting confessional "Condotta ell'era in ceppi."
The Seattle Times 2010
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[SoM] Il Commissario Montalbano - La vampa d'agosto [DvdRip-Xvis-Ita-Mp3] 0 seeder (s), 0 leecher (s), 0 total peer (s) - Torrent Health:
unknown title 2009
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[SoM] Il Commissario Montalbano - La vampa d'agosto [DvdRip-Xvis-Ita-Mp3] 2 seeder (s), 0 leecher (s), 2 total peer (s) - Torrent Health:
unknown title 2009
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[SoM] Il Commissario Montalbano - La vampa d'agosto [DvdRip-Xvis-Ita-Mp3] 0 seeder (s), 0 leecher (s), 0 total peer (s) - Torrent Health:
unknown title 2009
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[SoM] Il Commissario Montalbano - La vampa d'agosto [DvdRip-Xvis-Ita-Mp3] 0 seeder (s), 0 leecher (s), 0 total peer (s) - Torrent Health:
unknown title 2009
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