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'''[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s songs''' were composed while he infiltrated [[Topkapı Palace]] as a [[minstrel]] to prevent an [[Attack on Suleiman I|attempt on Prince Suleiman]]'s life. | |||
==On singing== | |||
:"''I'm dressed up like a jester''" | :"''I'm dressed up like a jester''" | ||
:"''I act the fool and mime''" | :"''I act the fool and mime''" | ||
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:"''And run down all the time''" | :"''And run down all the time''" | ||
:"''I am a tackless minstrel''" | |||
:"''I sing off-key for coins''" | |||
:"''If you spot me in the street''" | |||
:"''Please kick me in the loins''" | |||
"''No one understands my plight''" | |||
"''The life of musician''" | |||
"''Singing for impatient men''" | |||
"''A terminal condition''" | |||
"''I can't believe I stand here'' | |||
"''And sing my time away''" | |||
"''But you who sit and smile at me''" | |||
"''Sincerely have no taste''" | |||
"''The things I do to save the world''" | |||
"''Surprise me time to time''" | |||
"''Like learning how to play the lute''" | |||
"''And making these words rhyme''" | |||
"''A minstrel's song I heard them say''" | |||
"''Brings maidens by the store''" | |||
"''But luck deserts me when I play''" | |||
"''They hasten to the door''" | |||
"''I sing in Italiano''" | |||
"''You understand no word''" | |||
"''But my Greek is non-existent''" | |||
"''And my Turkish is absurd''" | |||
"''I will sing in praise of children''" | |||
"''I will croon in praise of dames''" | |||
"''I will chant in praise of mighty men''" | |||
"''When I recall their names''" | |||
==Life and loves== | |||
:"''While traveling through [[Forlì]]''" | :"''While traveling through [[Forlì]]''" | ||
:"''I took [[Caterina Sforza|her]] at her leisure''" | :"''I took [[Caterina Sforza|her]] at her leisure''" | ||
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:"''Such business was my pleasure''" | :"''Such business was my pleasure''" | ||
:"'' | :"''Proud [[Romagna]]'s iron lady''" | ||
:"'' | :"''A rose of tempered steel''" | ||
:"'' | :"''Could raise the ardor of a corpse''" | ||
:"'' | :"''And teach a stone to feel''" | ||
:"''Oh the beauties of [[Florence|Firenze]] will melt a heart''" | :"''Oh the beauties of [[Florence|Firenze]] will melt a heart''" | ||
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:"''Lest fire you wish to pee''" | :"''Lest fire you wish to pee''" | ||
"''Kostantiniyye I beg you''" | |||
"''Let Byzantium endure''" | |||
"''Constantine's corpse would turn''" | |||
''"''Had not Istanbul the cure''" | |||
:"'' | :"''To judge a lady's character''" | ||
:"'' | :"''Not well her company''" | ||
:"'' | :"''If you should wish to seem a sage''" | ||
:"'' | :"''Come spent the night with me''" | ||
==The Borgias== | |||
:"''Young [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare]] I heard him say''" | :"''Young [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare]] I heard him say''" | ||
:"''Could not be killed by man''" | :"''Could not be killed by man''" | ||
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:"''To see where he might land''" | :"''To see where he might land''" | ||
"''Cesare, Cesare,''" | |||
"''A man of great depravity''" | |||
"''He thought himself immortal''" | |||
"''’till he had a date with gravity''" | |||
"''Before [[Rodrigo Borgia|Rodrigo]] was the [[Papacy|Pope]]''" | |||
"''He was a man of vices''" | |||
"''And once he gained the Holy See''" | |||
"''He raised his vices' prices''" | |||
:"''Fair [[Lucrezia Borgia|Lucrezia]]'' | |||
:"''Could not sate her appetite for lovers''" | |||
:"''But I suspect she would be fine''" | |||
:"''With two or three more brothers''" | |||
==Other enemies== | |||
:"''[[Vieri de' Pazzi|Vieri]] oh Vieri'' | |||
:"''Yes he of [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi]] fame''" | |||
:"''Was just as mad as his [[Francesco de' Pazzi|old man]]''" | |||
:"''And ended just the same''" | |||
"[[Venice|Venezia]]'s grim [[Marco Barbarigo|Doge]]''" | |||
"''A fierce and evil man''" | |||
"''Was just a trifle red of face''" | |||
"''When I upset his plan''" | |||
:"''There was once a man called [[Duccio de Luca|Duccio]]''" | |||
:"''A rat with lecherous taste''" | |||
:"''Whenever he would show himself''" | |||
:"''My fist would find his face''" | |||
Revision as of 15:57, 29 November 2011
Ezio Auditore's songs were composed while he infiltrated Topkapı Palace as a minstrel to prevent an attempt on Prince Suleiman's life.
On singing
- "I'm dressed up like a jester"
- "I act the fool and mime"
- "All the actions of those I curse"
- "And run down all the time"
- "I am a tackless minstrel"
- "I sing off-key for coins"
- "If you spot me in the street"
- "Please kick me in the loins"
"No one understands my plight" "The life of musician" "Singing for impatient men" "A terminal condition"
"I can't believe I stand here "And sing my time away" "But you who sit and smile at me" "Sincerely have no taste"
"The things I do to save the world" "Surprise me time to time" "Like learning how to play the lute" "And making these words rhyme"
"A minstrel's song I heard them say" "Brings maidens by the store" "But luck deserts me when I play" "They hasten to the door"
"I sing in Italiano" "You understand no word" "But my Greek is non-existent" "And my Turkish is absurd"
"I will sing in praise of children" "I will croon in praise of dames" "I will chant in praise of mighty men" "When I recall their names"
Life and loves
- "While traveling through Forlì"
- "I took her at her leisure"
- "She said 'It's strictly business'"
- "Such business was my pleasure"
- "Proud Romagna's iron lady"
- "A rose of tempered steel"
- "Could raise the ardor of a corpse"
- "And teach a stone to feel"
- "Oh the beauties of Firenze will melt a heart"
- "You'll see"
- "Beware the girls of Roma"
- "Lest fire you wish to pee"
"Kostantiniyye I beg you" "Let Byzantium endure" "Constantine's corpse would turn" "Had not Istanbul the cure"
- "To judge a lady's character"
- "Not well her company"
- "If you should wish to seem a sage"
- "Come spent the night with me"
The Borgias
- "Young Cesare I heard him say"
- "Could not be killed by man"
- "So I tossed him through the air"
- "To see where he might land"
"Cesare, Cesare," "A man of great depravity" "He thought himself immortal" "’till he had a date with gravity"
"Before Rodrigo was the Pope" "He was a man of vices" "And once he gained the Holy See" "He raised his vices' prices"
- "Fair Lucrezia
- "Could not sate her appetite for lovers"
- "But I suspect she would be fine"
- "With two or three more brothers"
Other enemies
"Venezia's grim Doge" "A fierce and evil man" "Was just a trifle red of face" "When I upset his plan"
- "There was once a man called Duccio"
- "A rat with lecherous taste"
- "Whenever he would show himself"
- "My fist would find his face"