La Sonnambula / Act 1: "Perdona, O Mia Diletta... Prendi: L'anel Ti Dono" Lyrics in English Luciano Pavarotti , Joan Sutherland, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Sonnambula / Act 1: "Perdona, O Mia Diletta... Prendi: L'anel Ti Dono" by Luciano Pavarotti from Italian to English.
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Perdona, o mia diletta
Forgive me, my beloved
Il breve indugio
The short delay
In questo dì solenne
On this solemn day
Ad implorar ne andai sui nostri nodi
I went to beg for it on our knots
D'un angelo il favor, prostrato al marmo
The favor of an angel, prostrate to the marble
Dell'estinta mia madre, benedici
Of my late mother, bless
La mia sposa, le dissi
My bride, I told her
Ella possiede
She owns
Tutte le tue virtudi, ella felice
All your virtues, she is happy
Renda il tuo figlio qual rendesti il padre
Make your son what you made his father
lo spero, ben mio, m'udì la madre
I hope so, my dear, my mother heard me
fausto augurio
auspicious wish
Siate voi tutti, o amici
Be all of you, oh friends
Al contratto presenti
Present to the contract
Prendi: l'anel ti dono
Take it: I'll give you the ring
Che un dì recava all'ara
Which one day he brought to the altar
L'alma beata e cara
The blessed and dear soul
Che arride al nostro, al nostro amor, al nostro amore
Which smiles at ours, at our love, at our love
Sacro ti sia, sacro ti sia tal dono
May this gift be sacred to you, may this gift be sacred to you
Come fu sacro a lei
How sacred it was to her
Sia des tuoi voti e miei
Both your votes and mine
Fido custode, fido custode, custode ognor
Faithful guardian, faithful guardian, every guardian
Sposi or noi siamo
Now we are married
Sposi
Newlyweds
tenera parola
tender word
Cara, nel sen ti posi
Darling, you're in the right place
Questa gentil viola
This gentle viola
Puro, innocente fiore
Pure, innocent flower
Ei mi rammenti a te
He reminds me of you
non ne ha d'uopo il core
she doesn't have the heart to do it
Ei mi rammenti a te
He reminds me of you
Ei mi rammenti a te
He reminds me of you
Ei mi rammenti a te
He reminds me of you
Caro
Dear
Dal dì che univa
From the day that united
I nostri cori un Dio
Our choirs a God
Con te rimase il mio
Mine remained with you
Il tuo con me restò
Yours remained with me
Il tuo con me, il tuo con me restò
Yours with me, yours with me remained
vorrei trovar parole
I would like to find words
A spiegar com'io t'adoro
To explain how I adore you
Ma la voce, o mio tesoro
But the voice, my darling
Non risponde al mio pensier
He doesn't respond to my thoughts
Tutto, tutto in questo istante
Everything, everything in this moment
Parla a me del foco ond'ardi
Speak to me about the fire you burn
Io lo leggo ne' tuoi sguardi
I read it in your looks
Nel tuo vezzo lusinghier
In your flattering manner
L'alma mia nel tuo sembiante
My soul in your countenance
Vede appien la tua scolpita
He fully sees your sculpture
E a lei vola, è in lei rapita
And it flies to her, it is kidnapped in her
Di dolcezza e di piacer
Of sweetness and pleasure
Tutto, tutto in questo istante
Everything, everything in this moment
Parla a me del foco ond'ardi
Speak to me about the fire you burn
Io lo leggo ne' tuoi sguardi
I read it in your looks
Nel tuo vezzo lusinghier
In your flattering manner
vorrei trovar parole
I would like to find words
A spiegar com'io t'adoro
To explain how I adore you
Ma la voce, o mio tesoro
But the voice, my darling
Non risponde al mio pensier
He doesn't respond to my thoughts
vorrei trovar parole
I would like to find words
A spiegar com'io t'adoro
To explain how I adore you
Ma la voce, o mio tesoro
But the voice, my darling
Non risponde al mio pensier
He doesn't respond to my thoughts
Tutto, tutto in questo istante
Everything, everything in this moment
Parla a me del foco ond'ardi
Speak to me about the fire you burn
Io lo leggo ne' tuoi sguardi
I read it in your looks
Nel tuo vezzo lusinghier
In your flattering manner
L'alma mia nel tuo sembiante
My soul in your countenance
Vede appien la tua scolpita
He fully sees your sculpture
E a lei vola, è in lei rapita
And it flies to her, it is kidnapped in her
Di dolcezza e di piacer
Of sweetness and pleasure
Tutto, tutto in questo istante
Everything, everything in this moment
Parla a me del foco ond'ardi
Speak to me about the fire you burn
Io lo leggo ne' tuoi sguardi
I read it in your looks
Nel tuo vezzo lusinghier
In your flattering manner
A spiegar com'io t'adoro
To explain how I adore you
Nel tuo vezzo lusinghier
In your flattering manner
Nel tuo vezzo lusinghier
In your flattering manner
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