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Arsace: Recitativo: Ombra felice! tornerò a rivederti. Apri i bei lumi, e consola, deh, almeno in questo istante con un pietoso sguardo il fido amante. Porgimi la tua destra, un pegno estremo del tuo affetto mi dona. Ah, che la mia costanza or m'abbandona. Io ti lascio... Aria: Io ti lascio, e questo addio se sia l'ultimo non so. Ah, chi sa, bell'idol mio, se mai più ti rivedrò. Vengo, oh ciel! vengo, deh lascia, oh ciel! deh lascia, oh pene! per te sol, mio ben, pavento. Il più barbaro tormento, giusti dei, chi mai provò, Vengo, oh ciel! deh lascia, oh pene, il più barbaro tormento, giusti dei, chi mai provò.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Ombra felice... Io ti lascio", K. 255, written for the opera "Arsace" (Act II, Scena 8) by Michele Mortellari [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Happy shadows... I leave you", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ombre heureuse -- Je te quitte", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-25
Line count: 27
Word count: 112
Arsace : Récitatif : Ombre heureuse ! je reviendrai pour te revoir. Ouvre tes beaux yeux, et console, ah, au moins un instant, d'un regard plein de pitié le fidèle amant. Offre-moi ta main, comme dernière marque de ton affection, donne-la-moi. Ah, ma constance maintenant m'abandonne. Je te quitte... Aria : Je te quitte, et si cet adieu sera le dernier, je ne le sais. Ah, qui sait, mon bel amour, si je te reverrai jamais. Je viens, ô ciel ! je viens, ah, laisse-moi, ô ciel ! je viens, laisse-moi, ô douleur ! Pour toi seule, mon amour, je crains. C'est le tourment le plus barbare, dieux justes, que j'ai jamais éprouvée. Je viens, ô ciel, ah laisse-moi, ô douleur, c'est le tourment le plus barbare, dieux justes, que j'ai jamais éprouvé.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni de Gamerra (1743 - 1803)
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-25
Line count: 27
Word count: 126