Col celarvi a chi v'ama
Opera details:
Opera title: | Alcina |
Composer: | Georg Handel |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Alcina Synopsis |
Libretto: | Alcina Libretto |
Translation(s): | English |
Aria details:
Type: | aria |
Role(s): | Ruggiero / Melisso |
Voice(s): | Mezzo-Soprano |
Act: | 2.01 |
| Previous scene: | Tornami a vagheggiar |
| Next scene: | Qual portento mi richiama |
Alcina, Act II: "Col celarvi a chi v'ama un momento"
Singer: Joan SutherlandProvided to YouTube by IIP-DDS
Alcina, Act II: "Col celarvi a chi v'ama un momento" · Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra and Joan Sutherland
Handel: Alcina
℗ Maestoso
Released on: 2000-01-01
Artist: Joan Sutherland
Artist: London Symphony Orchestra
Artist: Richard Bonynge
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1 - Joan Sutherland
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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
RUGGIERO
Col celarvi a chi v'ama un momento,
care luci, crudeli voi siete!
lo vi cerco, e pur voi mi togliete
il contento, la speme d'un sguardo...
Entra Melisso nella forma di Atlante, che aveva educato Ruggiero.
MELISSO
Taci, taci, codardo.
Rimira il mio sembiante,
ed arrossisci in rivedere Atlante.
RUGGIERO
Oh! de' primi anni miei fedele educator.
MELISSO
Menti.
RUGGIERO
T'abbraccio.
Vuol abbracciarlo, ma viene respinto.
MELISSO
Vanne lunge; io ti scaccio,
molle, infame Ruggiero.
Così tu corrispondi
a tanti miei per te sofferti affanni?
RUGGIERO
Amor... dovere...
MELISSO
E poi?
RUGGIERO
Cortesia di gentil...
MELISSO
Segui.
RUGGIERO
Pietate...
MELISSO
Ti arresti, e ti confondi?
D'amor vile guerriero:
è questo della gloria il bel sentiero?
RUGGIERO
Un fato...
MELISSO
Questa in dito ora ti poni, verace gemma,
e se più a me non credi,
mira, Ruggiero, e la tua infamia vedi.
English Libretto or Translation:
RUGGIERO
Withholding you from those who love a moment,
dear lights, cruel you are!
I look for you, and you remove me
the happy, the hope of a look ...
Melisso enters in the form of Atlas, who had educated Ruggiero.
MELISSO
Be quiet, keep quiet, coward.
Remain my semblant,
and blush in revising Atlas.
RUGGIERO
Oh! of the first years my faithful educator.
MELISSO
Minds.
RUGGIERO
I embrace you.
He wants to hug him, but he is rejected.
MELISSO
Vanne lunge; I send you away,
springs, infamous Ruggiero.
So you correspond
to so many of mine for you suffered troubles?
RUGGIERO
Love ... duty ...
MELISSO
And then?
RUGGIERO
Courtesy of gentil ...
MELISSO
Follow.
RUGGIERO
Pity ...
MELISSO
Do you stop and get confused?
D'amor vile warrior:
is this the beautiful path of glory?
RUGGIERO
A fate ...
MELISSO
This in your finger now you place yourself, true gem,
and if you do not believe me anymore,
Mira, Ruggiero, and your infamy, see.
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