Sul Fin D'un Soffio Etesio

Sul fil d'un soffio etesio Nannetta's aria from the opera Falstaff (soprano) Libretto adapted by Arrigo Boito (1842-1918) from William Shakespeare's (1564-1616) The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV, parts 1 and 2. Set by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Nannetta Sul fil

soffio

etesio1

On-the thread of-a breeze (On the breath of an etesian breeze)

etesian

[sul

d'un

fil

scorrete,

dun

agili

sof.fjo

larve,

skor.re.te

a.di.li

lar.ve]

fly-freely,

agile

spirits,

fra

i

[fra

rami

i

e.te.si.o

un

ra.mi

un

among the branches a (among the branches the silvery-white glow) d'alba

lunare

apparve.

of-the-rising

moon

has-appeared.

Danzate!

e

[dal.ba

lu.na.e

[dan.tsa.te

e

un

[mi.zu.i

un

you-measure a (tap out a gentle sound,) le

[le

magiche

ma.di.ke

cesio

glow

silver-white

il il

passo

blando

footstep

gentle

pas.so

blan.do]

blando

suon,

gentle

sound,

blan.do

swn]

accoppiando

ak.kop.pjan.do

carole

ka..le

the magic combining dances (their magic combining the dances with the song.) Chorus La selva

[la

sl.va

t.zjo]

ap.par.ve]

Dance! and the (Dance, your gentle footsteps) misuri

baglior

ba.or

dorme

dr.me

e

e

sperde

spr.de

alla

kan.tson]

with-the

song.

incenso

ed

ombra;

and

shadow;

in.tn.so

The wood sleeps and dispenses perfume (The wood is asleep and breathes out perfume and shadow;)

1

canzon.

al.la

ed

Etesian breezes are winds that occasionally blow from the eastern Mediterranean.

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om.bra]

e

par

[e

nell'aer

par

denso

nel.laer

un

dn.so

verde

un

ver.de

and it-seems the-air is-dense as-a green (and the dense forest air seems to be a green refuge) in

fondo

al

mar.

at-the

bottom

of-the

sea.

[in

fon.do

Nannetta Erriam

al

sotto

asilo

a.zi.lo]

refuge

mar]

[r.rjam

sot.to

la

la

luna

scegliendo

e.n.do

fjor

da

fjo.e]

Let-us-wander

beneath

the

moon

choosing

flower

by

flower;

ogni

lu.na

[o.i

corolla

ko.l.la

in

core

each

blossom

in-its

Coi

gigli

[koi

in

e

di.i

k.e

pr.ta

sua

fortuna.

heart

brings

(its

own)

good-fortune.

viole

le

fatate

[dal.le

vi..le

mani

fa.ta.te

la

sua

scriviam

skri.vjam

ma.ni

germoglino

dr.mo.i.no

from-our enchanted hands let-blossom (let words blossom from our enchanted hands.) Parole

alluminate

fiore;

la

di

puro

fr.tu.na]

de'

nomi

arcani;

some

names

secret;

de

With lilies and (the) violets, let-us-write (With lilies and violets, let us write some secret names;) dalle

da

porta

le

e

fior

no.mi

parole.

pa..le]

words. argento

e

d'or...

[pa.r.le

al.lu.mi.na.te

di

pu.o

ar.dn.to

e

dr]

Words

illuminated

with

pure

silver

and

gold…

carmi

e

malie.

[kar.mi

e

ma.lie]

incantations

and

spells.

Le [la

fate

fa.te

hanno, an.no

per per

cifre,

ti.fre

The fairies have, for letters, (Fairies have for the letters (of the alphabet), flowers.)

i

fior.

the

flowers.

i

fjor]

(Literal translation and IPA transcription © 2018 by Bard Suverkrop—IPA Source, LLC)

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