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Voi, che sapete - No. 11, Arietta
from Act II of the Italian opera Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte

Role: Cherubino, a young page in the Count's service
Voice Part: mezzo-soprano       Fach: lyric mezzo
Setting: The Countess's bedroom
Synopsis: After Cherubino arrives in his new military uniform, he sings a plea to women to see how much love he has to give.
Range: Tessitura:
C4 - F5F4 - F5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Naomi Gurt Lind (added 1997-04-21)
Voi che sapete   --   Cherubino's aria from "Le Nozze di Figaro"

Voi che sapete che cosa e amor,		You who know what love is,
Donne, vedete s'io l'ho nel cor.	Ladies, see if I have it in my heart.
Quello ch'io provo vi ridiro,		I'll tell you what I'm feeling,
E per me nuovo, capir nol so.		It's new for me, and I understand nothing.
Sento un affetto, pien di desir,	I have a feeling, full of desire,
Ch'ora e diletto, ch'ora e martir.	Which is by turns delightful and miserable.
Gelo e poi sento l'alma avvampar,	I freeze and then feel my soul go up in flames,
E in un momento torno a gelar.		Then in a moment I turn to ice.
Ricerco un bene fuori di me,		I'm searching for affection outside of myself,
Non so ch'il tiene, non so cos'e.	I don't know how to hold it, nor even what it is!
Sospiro e gemo senza voler,		I sigh and lament without wanting to,
Palpito e tremo senza saper,		I twitter and tremble without knowing why,
Non trovo pace notte ne di,		I find peace neither night nor day,
Ma pur mi piace languir cosi.		But still I rather enjoy languishing this way.
Voi che sapete che cosa e amor,		You who know what love is,
Donne, vedete s'io l'ho nel cor.	Ladies, see if I have it in my heart.

Text by Lorenzo da Ponte
Translation by Naomi Gurt Lind
Translation into English by Jane Bishop (added 1997-04-21)
Voi, che sapete, Cherubino's aria from Le Nozze di Figaro

Voi, che sapete che cosa è amor,    	You ladies, who know what love is,
Donne, vedete s'io l'ho nel cor!    	See if I have it in my heart!
Quello ch'io provo, vi ridirò,      	I'll tell you what I'm going through,
È per me nuovo; capir nol so.       	It's new to me; I can't understand it.
Sento un affetto pien di desir,     	I feel a liking full of desire
Ch'ora è diletto, ch'ora e martir.  	That now is pleasure, now is agony.
Gelo, e poi sento l'alma avvampar,  	I freeze, and then feel my soul burning,
E in un momento torno a gelar.      	And in another moment go back to freezing.
Ricerco un bene fuori di me,        	I look for a good outside myself,
Non so chi il tiene, non so cos'è.  	I don't know who has it, I don't know
                                                        	what it is.
Sospiro e gemo senza voler,         	I sigh and groan without wanting to,
Palpito e tremo senza saper,        	I quiver and tremble without knowing it,
Non trovo pace notte nè di,         	I find no peace night or day,
Ma pur mi piace languir così!       	And yet I like suffering this way!
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