Classical Music | Soprano

Recorded on 01/31/2006, uploaded on 01/08/2009

Musician's or Publisher's Notes

Vaga luna, che inargenti      Vincenzo Bellini

Vaga luna, che inargenti (Anonymous)

Lovely moon, you who shed silver light

On these shores and on these flowers

And breathe the language

Of love to the elements,

You are now the sole witness

Of my ardent longing,

And can recount my throbs and sighs

To her who fills me with love.

Tell her too that distance

Cannot assuage my grief,

That if I cherish a hope,

It is only for the future.

Tell her that, day and night,

I count the hours of sorrow,

That a flattering hope

Comforts me in my love.

Courtesy of International Music Foundation.