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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Act 4 - Quali grazie ti rendo... Tue soavi parole (Live) · Orchestra of the Antipodes · Antony Walker · Damian Whiteley · Sara Macliver
L'Orfeo
℗ ℗ 2005 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Released on: 2005-08-05
Producer: Virginia Read Author: Alessandro Striggio Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
MESSAGGIERA Ma io, che in questa lingua Ho portato il coltello Ch'ha svenata ad Orfeo l'anima amante, Odiosa ai pastori et alle ninfe, Odiosa a me stessa, ove m'ascondo? Nottola infausta, il sole Fuggirò sempre e in solitario speco Menerò vita al mio dolor conforme.
English Libretto or Translation:
MESSENGER But I, who in my tongue have borne the knife that has slain Orpheus's loving heart, abhorrent to the shepherds and the nymphs, abhorrent to myself, where shall I hide me? An ill?omened creature of the night, I will forever shun the sun, and in a lonely cavern lead a life in keeping with my sorrow.