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Si colmi il calice di vino - Brindisi
from Act II, Scene 3 of the Italian opera Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Role: Lady Macbeth, the wife of Macbeth
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: dramatic coloratura
Setting: A banquet hall in Macbeth's castle, Scotland
Synopsis: Macbeth asks his wife to sing for him and all the people assembled at the banquet and she responds with this drinking song.
Range: Tessitura:
D4 - C6F4 - A#/Bb5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Ugo Berardi (added 2000-01-05)
Si colmi il calice di vino eletto,  Lady Macbeth's aria from Macbeth

Si colmi il calice di vino eletto;	Fill your cups of chosen wine;
Nasca il diletto, muoia il dolor.	Let pleasure rise, let sorrow die.
Da noi s'involino gli odi e gli sdegni,	Let hatred and disdain be far from us,
Folleggi e regni qui solo amor...	let only love reign and frolic...
Gustiamo il balsamo d'ogni ferita,	Let us taste the balm of each wound,
Che nuova vita ridona al cor		that gives a new life to our hearts.
Cacciam le torbide cure dal petto;	Let us drive the dark cares out of each breast;
Nasca il diletto muoia il dolor.	let pleasure rise, let sorrow die.

Translation by Ugo Berardi (pro.ugo@tin.it)
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
Verdi, Giuseppe. Aria Album for Soprano - Vol. 1. Published by Edition Peters. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
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