Merce dilette amiche

Dame Montserrat Caballé (Catalan: [munsəˈrat kəβəˈʎe], Spanish: [monseˈrat kaβaˈʎe]) (born 12 April 1933) is a Spanish operatic soprano. She has sung a wide variety of roles, but is best known as an exponent of the bel canto repertoire, notably the works of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi. Caballé's international breakthrough came in 1965 when she substituted for an indisposed Marilyn Horne in a semi-staged performance of Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia at New York's Carnegie Hall, which earned her a 25-minute standing ovation...

Lyrics & English Translation

Thank you, beloved friends,
for these charming flowers;
The lovely gift is a reflection
of your heartfelt sincerity!
Oh, welcome is the bond
that awaits me through love.
If you will bring me bridesmaids,
happy vows will fill my heart.
Thanks for the gift!
Ah, yes! Ah, yes!
Dearest dream, oh, sweet intoxication!
My heart leaps at this new love!
Already I breathe a soft air
that makes all my senses reel.
Oh, my Sicilian homeland,
a tranquil day shines bright.
Too much dreadful vengeance
tears at your wounded heart!
Be filled with hope, forget the pain
of all you have endured.
May the day of my rejoicing
be the day of your glory, too.
I welcome the gift of these flowers
Ah, yes! Ah, yes!
Dearest dream, oh, sweet intoxication!
My heart leaps at this unknown love!
Already I breathe a gentle air
that makes all my senses reel.
Already I breathe an air
that makes all my senses reel.
My senses reel!
My heart leaps at this unknown love!
My heart leaps with joy,
and all my senses reel.


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I send my kind and warm regards,