Piangerò la sorte mia
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Recitativeo
E pur così in un giorno
perdo fasti, e grandezze? Ahi fato rio!
Cesare il mio bel nume è forse estinto;
Cornelia, e Sesto inermi son, né sanno
darmi soccorso. O dio!
Non resta alcuna speme al viver mio.
Aria
Piangerò la sorte mia
sì crudele e tanto ria
finché vita in petto avrò.
Ma poi morta d'ogn'intorno
il tiranno e notte e giorno
fatta spettro agiterò.
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Word count: 66
So it is that in one day I lose
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
Recitative
So it is that in one day I lose
both splendor and grandeur? Ah cruel fate!
Caesar, my beautiful god, may be dead;
Cornelia and Sesto are powerless and
do not know how to help me. O god!
No hope remains in my life.
Aria
I shall weep over my cruel fate
so long as there remains
life in my breast.
But once I have perished,
I shall become a ghost and torment that tyrant
from all directions, day and night.
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Note: the recitative was translated by Emily Ezust and the aria was translated by Andrew Schneider.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-03
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Word count: 80