Io senti sulla mia mano

English Libretto or Translation:

(Percy approaches Rochefort. Enrico withdraws in the opposite direction with Hervey. Ann in the middle, forces herself to hide her perturbation.)

ANNA:
(I felt his tear flow
on my hand…
and an even hotter flame
spreads though my heart.)

PERCY:
(to Rochefort)

(Ah! She thought of me far away:
she couldn’t bear my wandering
my heart forgets every anguish
I am born again, I hope once more)

ROCHEFORT:
(to Percy)

(Ah! What are you doing? Control yourself, madman.
Every eye is turned on you,
you’ve turned pale, on your face is written
the disorder of your heart.)

HENRY:
To you awaits the task
of ensuring that the great design is not in vain;
be the constant examiner
of every step, of every word.