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Scintille, diamant - No. 19
from Act II of the French opera Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
Libretto: Jules Barbier

Role: Dapertutto, a magician, one embodiment of Hoffmann's enemy
Voice Part: bass-baritone       Fach: bass-baritone
Setting: Giulietta's palace, Venice, 19th century
Synopsis: Dapertutto sings of his diamond ring with which he controls Giulietta. He hopes that he can use the ring and Giulietta to capture Hoffmann.
Range: Tessitura:
B2 - F#/Gb4E3 - E4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Ann Feeney (added 1997-04-17)
Scintille, diamant, Dapertutto's aria from Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Scintille, diamant, 				Glitter, diamond,
Miroir où se prend l'alouette,	 		Mirror that catches the lark
Scintille, diamant, fascine, attirre-la		Sparkle, diamond, fascinate, draw her
L'alouette ou la femme a cet appas vainqueur	The lark or the woman to this conquering bait. 
Vont de l'aile ou du coeur			Will fly with her wings or her heart 
L'une y laisse la vie 				One leaves her life there, 
Et l'autre y perd son âme.			The other loses her soul. 
Beau diamant, scintille, attire-la.		Beautiful diamond, glitter, draw her.

Word-by-word translation by Ann Feeney, afeeney@Mcs.Net
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