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from Act III of the Italian opera Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni

Role: Aïda, daughter of the King of Ethiopia, slave of Amneris
Voice Part: Soprano       Fach: Dramatic Soprano
Setting: The banks of the Nile
Synopsis: It is the eve of Amneris' wedding to Radamès and Aida has come to the banks of the nile near the temple to meet Radamès. She mourns her homeland which she will never see again.
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Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Rebecca Burstein (added 1999-10-28)
O patria mia, Aïda's aria from Aïda

Qui Radamès verrà!			Radames will come here!
Che vorrà dirmi?  Io tremo!		What will he want to say to me? I tremble!
Ah! se tu vieni a recarmi, o crudel,	Ah! If you come to bring me, cruel one,
L'ultimo addio, 			your last farewell, 
del Nilo i cupi vortici			the dark whirlpools of the Nile
Mi daran tomba e pace forse,		will give me a tomb, and perhaps peace,
e pace forse e oblio.			and perhaps peace and oblivion.

Oh patria mia, mai più ti rivedrò!	O my country, never more will I see you!
Mai più! mai più ti rivedrò!		Never more, never more will I see you!
O cieli azzurri o dolci aure native	O blue skies, o sweet native breezes,
Dove sereno il mio mattin brillò	where the morning of my life shone peacefully,

O verdi colli o profumate rive		o green hills, o fragrant river-banks,
O patria mia, mai più ti rivedrò!	o my country, never more will I see you!
Mai più! no, no, mai più, mai più!	Never more! no, no, never more!
O fresche valli, o queto asil beato	O cool valleys, o calm refuge
Che un di promesso dall'amor mi fu	which one day was promised to me by love,

Or che d'amore il sogno è dileguato	now that the dream of love has vanished,
O patria mia, non ti vedrò mai più.	o my country, I will see you never more.
Oh patria mia, mai più ti rivedrò!	O my country, never more will I see you!

Translation by Rebecca Burstein (rburstei@brynmawr.edu)
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Sheet Music/Scores:
Verdi, Giuseppe. Aida. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Aida. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Aida. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Aida. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Aida. Published by Dover. Available at Amazon.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Verdi Arias for Soprano. Published by Music Minus One. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. O patria mia, O cieli azzuri. Published by Classical Vocal Reprint. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
The Ultimate Soprano Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Verdi Operas: The Complete Vocal Scores (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Verdi - Arias for Soprano Vol. 1. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
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