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    Luciano Pavarotti – E lucevan le stelle

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E lucevan le stelle

E lucevan le stelle ...
ed olezzava la terra
stridea l'uscio dell'orto ...
e un passo sfiorava la rena ...
Entrava ella fragrante,
mi cadea fra le braccia.
 
O! dolci baci, o languide carezze,
mentr'io fremente le belle forme disciogliea dai veli!
Svanì per sempre il sogno mio d'amore.
L'ora è fuggita, e muoio disperato!
E muoio disperato!
E non ho amato mai tanto la vita,
tanto la vita!
 
English
Translation123#4

And the stars were shining

And the stars were shining,
And the earth was scented.
The gate of the garden creaked
And a footstep grazed the sand...
Fragrant, she entered
And fell into my arms.
 
Oh, sweet kisses and languorous caresses,
While feverishly I stripped the beautiful form of its veils!
Forever, my dream of love has vanished.
That moment has fled, and I die in desperation.
And I die in desperation!
And I never before loved life so much,
Loved life so much!
 

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ronnseelyronnseely    Thu, 04/10/2018 - 22:12

Thanks for the translation. The first line of this aria is almost always translated as "The stars were shining...", which isn't right.
"E lucevan le stelle..." means "And the stars were shining..." The first word of the aria is "And" The librettist put that first word there on purpose, and I don't understand why everyone ignores it. Startng the aria with the word "And" is a fascinating decision. When it begins "...And the stars were shining.." it's as if we're catching him in mid-thought. Yes, it sounds a little funny in English to start the aria "And the stars were shining..." but its supposed to. It sounds a little funny in the Italian too. When translators leave out the "And" in order to "fix" or improve the translation, they're doing it a real disservice.

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