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diva

what it means

Diva is Italian for goddess, and the drawing takes that literally: a singer on her own small plinth, eyes shut, roses already thrown. It began as the highest praise an opera house had for a woman on its stage. Then it kept the pedestal and grew a second meaning. Call somebody a diva now and you usually mean the demands — the dressing room, the walk-out, the assistant sent back for the right water. The two senses still need each other. Nobody calls a bad singer a diva. The word only works when the talent is real and the behaviour is the price of it.

Diva es «diosa» en italiano, y el dibujo lo toma al pie de la letra: una cantante sobre su pedestal, los ojos cerrados, las rosas ya en el suelo. Empezó como el mayor elogio de la ópera; luego conservó el pedestal y ganó otro sentido: las exigencias, el camerino, el plantón. Nadie llama diva a quien canta mal.

Diva é «deusa» em italiano, e o desenho leva isso ao pé da letra: uma cantora no seu pedestal, olhos fechados, rosas já no chão. Começou como o maior elogio da ópera; depois manteve o pedestal e ganhou outro sentido: as exigências, o camarim, a saída no meio do ensaio. Ninguém chama de diva quem canta mal.

Diva, c'est « déesse » en italien, et le dessin le prend au mot : une chanteuse sur son socle, les yeux fermés, les roses déjà jetées. Ce fut le plus grand éloge de l'opéra ; puis le mot a gardé le socle et pris un second sens : les exigences, la loge, le départ en pleine répétition. Personne n'appelle diva qui chante mal.

Diva berarti «dewi» dalam bahasa Italia, dan gambarnya menerimanya apa adanya: penyanyi di atas tumpuan kecil, mata terpejam, mawar sudah berjatuhan. Dulu pujian tertinggi di panggung opera; kini artinya tuntutan, ruang rias, pergi di tengah latihan. Penyanyi buruk tak pernah disebut diva.

Diva İtalyancada «tanrıça» demek; çizim bunu harfiyen alıyor: kaidesinde bir şarkıcı, gözleri kapalı, güller çoktan atılmış. Önce operanın en büyük övgüsüydü; sonra anlamı talepler, kulis, provayı yarıda bırakmak oldu. Kötü söyleyene kimse diva demez.

Diva はイタリア語で「女神」。絵はそれを文字どおりに描きます——小さな台の上の歌手、閉じた目、足元にはもう薔薇。もとはオペラ最上の賛辞でした。やがて台座だけが残り、意味が増えます。要求、楽屋、途中退場。下手な歌手を diva とは決して呼びません。

  1. 01

    noun

    a celebrated singer, especially in opera

    The diva took her third curtain call.

  2. 02

    noun

    someone whose talent arrives with constant demands

    One diva in a band is enough.

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