Nessun Dorma Lyrics in English The Three Tenors

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Nessun Dorma by The Three Tenors from Italian to English.

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Nobody sleep, nobody sleep

You too, oh Princess

In your cold room

You watch the stars

That quiver with love

And with hope

But my secret's locked inside me

Nobody will know my name

No, no, I'll tell it on your lips

When the light shines

And my kiss will break the silence

That makes you mine

Fade, oh night

Set, stars

At dawn I'll win

I'll win, I'll win

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SONG MEANING

Nessun Dorma is a triumphant aria from Puccini’s opera Turandot, here delivered with the spine-tingling power of The Three Tenors. The mysterious Prince Calaf commands that “no one shall sleep” because, by dawn, he must either reveal his name to the icy Princess Turandot or face death. As night stretches on, the prince gazes at the same trembling stars she sees, brimming with secret love and unbreakable hope. His identity is locked inside him, yet he promises that her lips will speak his name when the morning light breaks.

What sounds like a lullaby is actually a bold declaration of victory: Calaf believes that his passionate kiss will shatter the cold silence between them and crown him the winner of her heart. With the repeated cry Vincerò! (“I will conquer!”) the aria swells into a soaring anthem of courage, desire, and unwavering faith—reminding us that love, when fueled by determination, can outshine even the darkest night.

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