Opera title: | Madame Butterfly |
Composer: | Giacomo Antonio Puccini |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Madame Butterfly Synopsis |
Libretto: | Madame Butterfly Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
Type: | aria |
Role(s): | Cio-Cio San |
Voice(s): | Soprano |
Act: | 2.02 |
Previous scene: | E izaghi ed izanami sarundascio |
Next scene: | Chiamera Butterfly dalla lontana |
Canadian soprano Maria Pellegrini
From Madama Butterfly by G. Puccini
Cio-Cio-San "Butterfly" imagines Pinkerton's return: One beautiful day, we will see arising a strand of smoke over the far horizon on the sea and then the white ship will appear. It will enter into the port, it rumbles its salute. Do you see it? He is coming! I don't go down to meet him, not I. I stay upon the edge of the hill and wait a long time but do not grow weary of the waiting. And leaving from the crowded city, a man, a little speck climbs the hill.
Who is it? Who is it? And as he arrives
What will he say? He will call Butterfly from the distance. I without answering stay hidden to tease him a little, a little as to not die.
At the first meeting, a little troubled, he will call,"Little one, dear wife, Orange Blossom." All this will happen, I promise you this. Hold back your fears - I with secure faith wait for him.
1985
BUTTERFLY
sorpresa
Piangi? Perché? perché?
Ah, la fede ti manca...
fiduciosa e sorridente
Senti.
fa la scena come s realmente vi assistesse e si avvicina poco a poco allo shosi del fondo
Un bel dì, vedremo
levarsi un fil di fumo
dall'estremo confin del mare.
E poi la nave appare.
Poi la nave bianca
entra nel porto,
romba il suo saluto.
Vedi? È venuto!
Io non gli scendo incontro. Io no.
Mi metto là sul ciglio del colle e aspetto,
e aspetto gran tempo e non mi pesa,
la lunga attesa.
E uscito dalla folla cittadina
un uomo, un picciol punto
s'avvia per la collina.
Chi sarà? chi sarà?
E come sarà giunto
che dirà? che dirà?
Chiamerà Butterfly dalla lontana.
Io snza dar risposta
me ne starò nascosta
un po' per celia...
e un po' per non morire al primo incontro,
ed egli alquanto in pena chiamerà,
chiamerà: iccina mogliettina
olezzo di verbena,
i nomi che mi dava al suo venire
a Suzuki
Tutto questo avverrà, te lo prometto.
Tienti la tua paura,
io consicura fede l'aspetto.
BUTTERFLY
surprise
You cry? Why? why?
Ah, you miss faith ...
confident and smiling
Listen.
he makes the scene as if he really witnessed it and gradually approaches the depth of the bottom
A good day, we'll see
get a little smoke
from the extreme confin of the sea.
And then the ship appears.
Then the white ship
enter the port,
he salutes his greeting.
You see? It came!
I do not meet him. Not me.
I stand there on the edge of the hill and wait,
and I wait a long time and it does not weigh me,
the long wait.
And out of the city crowd
a man, a small point
he goes to the hill.
Who will be? who will be?
And how it will come
what will he say? what will he say?
He will call Butterfly from far away.
I snza give an answer
I will be hidden from it
a little for celia ...
and a little 'not to die at the first meeting,
and he will rather call in,
will call: iccina wifey
verbena oil,
the names that gave me to his coming
to Suzuki
All this will happen, I promise you.
Keep your fear,
I trust the appearance.
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