Se mai pomposo

English Libretto or Translation:

SECOND SCENE
Idomeneo, Ilia

Recitative
ILIA
If ever the god of Delos
appeared in splendour on the Argive horizon,
he does so this day. O sire,
whose august presence
restores your beloved subjects to life,
You comfort their eyes which mourned you as dead.

IDOMENEO
Gentle princess, let sweet serenity
return to your own eyes, too;
end your long grief.
Ilia, I and all I own are at your disposal,
and it will be my concern
to offer you clear proof
of my friendship.

ILIA
I am sure of it, and I would be wrong to doubt it.