Ebe Stignani as Amneris acted by Lois Maxwell (Bond's Miss Moneypenny :-)
Giuseppe Campora as Radamès acted by Luciano Marra,
Renata Tebaldi as Aida acted by Sophia Loren
in film released in 1951
AMNERIS Quale insolita gioia
nel tuo sguardo! Di quale
nobil fierezza ti balena il volto!
Degna di invidia oh! quanto
saria la donna il cui bramato aspetto
tanta luce di gaudio in te destasse!
RADAMÈS D'un sogno avventuroso
si beava il mio cuore ~ Oggi, la diva
profferse il nome del guerrier che al campo
le schiere egizie condurrà... S'io fossi
a tale onor prescelto...
AMNERIS Né un altro sogno mai
più gentil... più soave...
al cuore ti parlò?... Non hai tu in Menfi
desiderii... speranze?...
RADAMÈS (vedendo Aida)
Aida!
AMNERIS (Ei si turba... e quale
sguardo rivolse a lei!
Aida!... a me rivale...
forse saria costei?)
AMNERIS (dopo breve silenzio, volgendosi ad Aida)
Vieni, o diletta, appressati...
schiava non sei né ancella
qui dove in dolce fascino
io ti chiamai sorella...
Piangi?... delle tue lacrime
svela il segreto a me.
AIDA Ohimè! di guerra fremere
l'atroce grido io sento...
per la infelice patria,
per me... per voi pavento.
AMNERIS Favelli il ver? né s'agita
più grave cura in te?
AMN.
In thy visage I trace a joy unwonted!
What martial ardour
Is beaming in thy noble glances!
Ah me! how worthy were of all envy
The woman whose dearly wish'd for presence
Could have power to kindle in thee such rapture!
RAD.
A dream of proud ambition
In my heart I was nursing — Isis this day
Has declared my name the warrior chief appointed
To lead to battle Egypt's hosts, — ah, for this honour
Say what if I were chosen!
AMN.
Has not another vision,
One more sweet, more enchanting,
Found favour in your heart? Is there in Memphis
No attraction more charming?
RAD. [seeing Aida]
Aida!
AMN.
(He is troubled — ne'er lover
Gazed with more raptured eyes!
Aida! should I discover
One who with me now vies)?
[after a short pause turning to Aida]
Come hither, thou I dearly prize —
Slave art thou none, nor menial,
Here have I made by fondest ties
Sister, a name more genial.
Weep'st thou? the secret let me know
Wherefore thy tears now flow!
AIDA
Alas! the cry of war I hear
Vast hosts I see assemble,
Therefore the country's fate I fear,
For me, for all I tremble.
AMN.
And art thou sure no deeper woe
Now bids thy tears to flow?
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