La Voce Della Luna

Choir appeared on OCT 6th 2007 in Ballarat at the Sovereign Hill Music Festival .... The music that made us as a nation was celebrated with the newest festival in the Victorian calendar. From Oct 5-7th 2007 Ballarat's living museum hosted some of Australia's best musicians,storytellers and performers.
La Voce della Luna was invited to honour the history of Italian Migration and acknowledge the important italian connection to the Eureka Stockade. Raffaello Carboni, the famous linguist and amatuer writer who self published his eye witness account of the Eureka Stockade in 1855 was celebrated in the passionate spirit of the traditional songs of the choir.

While Raffaello hoped to strike it rich in the goldfields,he never did ,instead he became a translator for the foreign miners and a right hand man to Eureka Rebellion leader Peter Laylor. In his disgust at all the lies and rumours about the rebellion ,he wrote his classic book ' Eureka Stockade" which he published himself.Famous in Australian history ,he died a few years after leaving Australia as unknown in Italy despite helping to advance the cause of Italy's Independance movement with Garibaldi.
Below are the pertinant lyrics of Raffaello that wisely say" Listen to me ,the lie, like a whirlwind,cleasr itself a royal road,either in town or country,through the whole face of the earth. The fool in his heart says "there is no God!" The truth, however slow,step by step, like a little child,someday at last finds a footpath to light. Then the righteous flourish like a palm tree!"

 This is a 12 minute mini Opera. For music please contact Kavisha Mazzella  on email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

TUNC JUSTUS © Peer Music/ Kavisha Mazzella/Raffaello Carbone 1855/ 2004

Mendacium sibi sicut
turbinus viam augustam
in urbe et orbe terrarum apperuit
Mendacium sibi sicut
turbinus viam augustam
in urbe et orbe terrarum apperuit
Stultus dicit in corde suo
" Non est Deus! "

Veritas vero lente
Passu passu sicut puer
tandem aliquando
janunculat ad lucem
Veritas vero lente
Passu passu sicut puer
tandem aliquando
janunculat ad lucem
Tunc justus ut palma florescit
Fire! Fire!©lyrics and music Kavisha Mazzella/Peer Music
Fire! Fire! In the streets
Hear ! Hear the marching feet !
Ue! Raffaello!
The world is burning as we speak !
We can no longer be weak!
Ue! Raffaello!
Ue ! Raffaello!
We're poor. We don't want to be poor !
We can't put up with any more
Did we come so far
for a fresh start
for this New World
to break our heart!

*Joe Joe !!!the hunt is on
this cruel law is all wrong
Ue Raffaello!
why must we bow and scrape?
and resign to bitter fate
Ue Raffaello! Ue Raffaello!

We're poor , but we must take a stand !
for ev'ry woman, child and man.
let's lend a hand
forge our demand
to end this cruel command


The viscious prosper at our cost,
Our children hunger, we are lost
if we do nothing!( nothing )
We sew til dawn our fingers bleed
and from our blood a flag is born
It's really something!(something!)
instrumental!

Sing out strong one and all
Down Government's dusty hall
Our song of freedom!
we may be dead but were not gone
our spirits living on and on
They give us strength to go on !
Ue- Raffaello! Ue- Raffaello!

We're poor , but we must make a stand
For ev'ry woman child and man
we'll use our voice
and we'll rejoice
as We the people
make our choice!

(*"Joe"was a code word meaning Joe Hotham the then Victorian Governor. When the brutal governor's troops were searching the tents hunting for liscences, the miners would whisper and warn each other with the words" Joe! Joe!" )