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Stride la vampa! - Canzone
from Act II - The Gypsy, Scene 1 of the Italian opera Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano

Role: Azucena, an old gypsy woman, the supposed mother of Manrico
Voice Part: contralto       Fach: contralto
Setting: A broken down shack in the Biscay Mountains, 1409.
Synopsis: Azucena describes her mother's death to Manrico and the crowd of gypsies. Her mother was burned on the stake for being a witch while the ones who convicted her falsely laughed and enjoyed themselves.
Range: Tessitura:
B3 - G5E4 - E5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Guia Monti (added 1997-07-20)
Stride la vampa!, Azucena's aria from Il Trovatore

Stride la vampa! - 	The crackling flame fizzles!
la folla indomita	the unyielding crowd
corre a quel fuoco - 	runs to that fire -
lieta in sembianza;	happy in countenance;
urli di gioia - 	Merry shouts
intorno echeggiano:	echo all around;
cinta di sgherri - 	escorted by guards
donna s' avanza!	a woman makes forth!
Sinistra splende - 	Sombre shines
sui volti orribili	on that terrible faces
la tetra fiamma - 	the gloomy flame
che s'alza al ciel!	that reaches up to the sky!
Stride la vampa! 	The crackling flame fizzles!
giunge la vittima	The victim arrives,
nerovestita, - 		clad in black,
discinta e scalza!	half-dressed, barefoot!
Grido feroce - 		A ferocious cry
di mortr levasi;	of death rises.
l' eco il ripete - 	the echo repeats
di balza in balza!	it all along the cliffs!  
Sinistra splende - 	Sombre shines
sui volti orribili	on that terrible faces
la tetra fiamma - 	the gloomy flame
che s'alza al ciel!	that reaches up to the sky!

Guia K. Monti  guiam@tinn.net
Sounds:
MIDI version by Marco Milano
Sheet Music/Scores:
none
Recordings:
none
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