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Renata Scotto (born 24 February 1934) is an Italian soprano and opera director. Recognized for her sense of style, musicality and as a remarkable singer-actress, Scotto is considered one of the preeminent singers of her generation, specializing in the bel canto repertoire with excursions into the verismo and Verdi repertoires. Since retiring from the stage as a singer in 2002, she has turned successfully into directing opera as well as teaching in Italy and America, along with academic posts at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Juilliard School in New York...

Lyrics & English Translation

ANNA
Are you weeping?
What causes such tears?
This is my wedding day.
The King awaits me...
the candles on the altar, are lit,
it is decorated with flowers.
Give me quickly my
white robe; adorn my hair
with my crown or roses.
That Percy know nothing about it,
the King has ordered it so.

CORO
Oh tragic memory!

ANNA
Oh..who is grieving?
Who spoke of Percy?
Let me not see him;
let me hide myself from his
gaze. It is useless... He comes...
he accuses me... he scolds me...
ah! he scolds me, accuses me.
Ah!

Ah! forgive me, forgive me...
I am unhappy.
Take me away from
this utter misery
Are you smiling?
Oh joy!
Do not let me die abandoned here, no.
You are smiling? Percy?
Oh joy!

Lead me to the dear castle
where I was born,
to the green plane trees,
to that brook that still
murmurs to our sighs...
Ah!
there I forget Past griefs;
give me back one day of my youth,
give me back one day of our love.

Lead me to the dear castle
where I was born;
give me back one day
of our love..
just one single day of our love.


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