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Mozart and Scatology, the truth is..??
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who resigned his Salzburg position few weeks ago started his Paris tour and visited Augsburg, Mannheim, Paris and Munich. While his reputation as musician is keep increasing,
rumors about him and scatology just started to spread
out all over the Europe.
Mozart's letter to his cousin, Maria Anna Theklla was
leaked to public last week and people started to get
suspicious about himas a sexual pervert. The letter contained many scatological expressions Wolfgang Amadeous Mozart
and word playings.
Few evidences and datas support the assumpition has been sharing through all different social medias. And the issue is quickly spread out through all different countries.
[One of Mozart's letter to his father-One of the letters Mozart wrote to his father while visiting Augsburg reports an encounter Mozart and his cousin had with a priest named Father Emilian:]
[He was] an arrogant ass and a simple-minded little wit of his profession ... finally when he was a little drunk, which happened soon, he started on about music. He sang a canon, and said: I have never in my life heard anything more beautiful ... He started. I took the third voice, but I slipped in an entirely different text: 'P[ater] E: o du schwanz, leck mich im arsch' ["Father Emilian, oh you prick, lick me in the ass"]. Sotto Voceto my cousin. Then we laughed together for another half hour
[A letter of 5 November 1777 to Mozart's cousin Maria Anna Thekla Mozartis an example of Mozart's
use of scatology]
Well, I wish you good night But first shit into your bed and make it burst. Sleep soundly, my love Into your mouth your arse you'll shove.
Maria Anna Thekla Mozartis According to the endocrinologist, Benjamin Simkin, 39 of Mozart's letters include scatological passages. Most of these are directed to his own family, specifically his father Leopold, mother Anna Maria, sister Nannerl and cousin Maria Anna.
Also, Benjamin Simkin mentioned the original manuscript of Mozart's Canon “Difficile Lectu”. “Difficile Lectu” containe few words which displayed scatological humor. One of them is “Leck du mich im Arsh”, for which a relatively polite English rendering is “Kiss my arse”.
Part of “Difficile Lectu”
The more pople pay their attenion, the more facts about Mozart has been discovered. The scatological letters are found not only from Mozart but also his family members include Anna Maria, Mozart's cousin. After his family member's letters has been reveled, public who support Mozart's scatological words as part of jock rather than symptom of scatological pervert.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who resigned his Salzburg position few weeks ago started his Paris tour and visited Augsburg, Mannheim, Paris and Munich. While his reputation as musician is keep increasing,
rumors about him and scatology just started to spread
out all over the Europe.
Mozart's letter to his cousin, Maria Anna Theklla was
leaked to public last week and people started to get
suspicious about himas a sexual pervert. The letter contained many scatological expressions Wolfgang Amadeous Mozart
and word playings.
Few evidences and datas support the assumpition has been sharing through all different social medias. And the issue is quickly spread out through all different countries.
[One of Mozart's letter to his father-One of the letters Mozart wrote to his father while visiting Augsburg reports an encounter Mozart and his cousin had with a priest named Father Emilian:]
[He was] an arrogant ass and a simple-minded little wit of his profession ... finally when he was a little drunk, which happened soon, he started on about music. He sang a canon, and said: I have never in my life heard anything more beautiful ... He started. I took the third voice, but I slipped in an entirely different text: 'P[ater] E: o du schwanz, leck mich im arsch' ["Father Emilian, oh you prick, lick me in the ass"]. Sotto Voceto my cousin. Then we laughed together for another half hour
[A letter of 5 November 1777 to Mozart's cousin Maria Anna Thekla Mozartis an example of Mozart's
use of scatology]
Well, I wish you good night But first shit into your bed and make it burst. Sleep soundly, my love Into your mouth your arse you'll shove.
Maria Anna Thekla Mozartis According to the endocrinologist, Benjamin Simkin, 39 of Mozart's letters include scatological passages. Most of these are directed to his own family, specifically his father Leopold, mother Anna Maria, sister Nannerl and cousin Maria Anna.
Also, Benjamin Simkin mentioned the original manuscript of Mozart's Canon “Difficile Lectu”. “Difficile Lectu” containe few words which displayed scatological humor. One of them is “Leck du mich im Arsh”, for which a relatively polite English rendering is “Kiss my arse”.
Part of “Difficile Lectu”
The more pople pay their attenion, the more facts about Mozart has been discovered. The scatological letters are found not only from Mozart but also his family members include Anna Maria, Mozart's cousin. After his family member's letters has been reveled, public who support Mozart's scatological words as part of jock rather than symptom of scatological pervert.
[A letter of Anna Maria to her husband Wolfgang Mozart in 26 September 1777]
Addio, ben mio. Keep well, my love. Into your mouth your arse you'll shove. I wish you good night, my dear,
Mozart didn't demand any explanation about this issue yet but the formal interview will be held in few weeks and public is looking forward to expiscate the truth. As all experts give different explanations and have vary thoughts about the later life of Mozart as a musician, the issuse will get more attention for a while.
Addio, ben mio. Keep well, my love. Into your mouth your arse you'll shove. I wish you good night, my dear,
Mozart didn't demand any explanation about this issue yet but the formal interview will be held in few weeks and public is looking forward to expiscate the truth. As all experts give different explanations and have vary thoughts about the later life of Mozart as a musician, the issuse will get more attention for a while.