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Languir per una bella - Cavatina
from Act I, Scene 1 of the Italian opera L'Italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini
Libretto: Angelo Anelli

Role: Lindoro, a young Italian in love with Isabella, also a slave of Mustafa
Voice Part: tenor       Fach: tenor leggiero
Setting: The palace of the Bey of Algiers, Algeria, early 19th century
Synopsis: Lindoro is unhappy because he is far from his love, Isabella. He fears that he will never see her again. The only pleasure that he has in slavery is the thought of her.
Range: Tessitura:
G3 - C5A#/Bb3 - A#/Bb4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Ates Uslu (added 1998-05-14)
Languir per una bella, Lindoro's aria from L'Italiana in Algeri

Languir per una bella		To languish for a beauty
E star lontan da quella,	and be far away from her
E il piu crudel tormento,	is the cruelest torment
Che provar possa un cor.	that a heart can undergo.
Forse verrà il momento;		Perhaps the moment will come;
Ma non lo spero ancor.		but I cannot hope for it yet.
Contenta quest'alma		My soul, content
In mezzo alle pene		amidst its woes,
Sol trova la calma		finds peace only
Pensando al suo bene,		in thinking of my dear one,
Che sempre costante		who remains
Si serba in amor.		ever faithful in love.

Translation by Ates Uslu
Sounds:
MIDI version by Giovanni Borello
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Tenor Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
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