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Celeste Aida - Romanza
from Act I of the Italian opera Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni

Role: Radamès, an officer in the Egyptian army
Voice Part: tenor       Fach: dramatic tenor/heldentenor
Setting: A hall in the Palace of the Kings at Memphis.
Synopsis: Rumors of an impending war with Ethiopia have been circulating. Radamès has just been told by Ramfis that Isis has named a new, young man to command the Egyptian Army. Radamès wishes it were he so he could free Aida.
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Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Giuseppe Cusmano (added 1998-02-26)
Celeste Aïda, Radamès's aria from Aïda

Se quel guerrier io fossi!			If I were that warrior!
Se il mio sogno si avverasse!			If my dream came true!
Un esercito di prodi da me guidato		An army of brave men lead by me
E la vittoria e il plauso di Menfi tutti!	And all victories and the praise of Menfi
E a te, mia dolce Aïda, 			And to you, my sweet Aida,
Tornar di lauri cinto				Returning wrapped in laurels
Dirti: per te ho pugnato,			I would say: I've fought for you,
Per te ho vinto!				I've won for you!

Celeste Aïda, forma divina,		Heavenly Aida, divine shape,
Mistico serto di luce e fior,		mystic garland of light and flowers,
Del mio pensiero tu sei regina,		you are queen of my thoughts,
Tu di mia vita sei lo splendor.		you are the splendour of my life
Il tuo bel cielo vorrei ridarti,	I would like to give you your sky back,
Le dolci brezze del patrio suol :	the sweet breeze of the fatherland:
Un regal serto sul crin posarti,	to put a regal garland on your heart
Ergerti un trono vicino al sol,		to build up a throne for you next to the sun

(second verse replace "Mistico serto di luce" with "Mistico raggio di luce", 
translated as "Mystic ray of light", RTG)

Translation by Giuseppe Cusmano (gcusman@tin.it)
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 Operas: The Complete Vocal Scores (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Celeste Aida. Published by Ricordi. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
The Ultimate Tenor Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Cantolopera: Arias for Tenor - Volume 2. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Celebri Arie di Opere - Volume 4. Published by Ricordi. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Cantolopera: Verdi Arias for Tenor. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Adler, Kurt. Operatic Anthology, Volume 3 - Tenor. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Enrico Caruso - Voices of the Opera Series. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Anthology of Italian Opera - Tenor. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Italian Tenor Arias with Orchestra, vol. II. Published by Music Minus One. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Franco Corelli - Voices of the Opera Series. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Favorite Tenor Arias. Published by Ricordi. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
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