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Una furtiva lagrima - Romanza
from Act II, Scene 2 of the Italian opera L'Elisir d'Amore by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto: Felice Romani

Role: Nemorino, a young peasant in love with Adina
Voice Part: tenor       Fach: tenor leggiero
Setting: The interior of Adina's house in an Italian village, 19th century
Synopsis: Nemorino has just taken a second dose of love potion. Unbeknownst to him, he has also just inherited a fortune and when he enters the room, he is flocked by the women in the room. Confident because of his dose of "love potion" (which is really just wine), he ignores them as well as his love Adina. Adina is hurt by this and leaves. Nemorino notices her unhappiness and realizes that she does care for him. He sings of his joy at finding that she loves him.
Range: Tessitura:
F3 - G#/Ab4A#/Bb3 - G#/Ab4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Stephen McCloskey (added 1998-01-29)
Una furtiva lagrima, Nemorino's aria from L'Elisir d'Amore

Una furtiva lagrima 		A sullen and secretive tear
negli occhi suoi spuntò... 	That started there in her eye...
quelle festose giovani 		Those socialising bright young things
invidiar sembrò... 		Seemed to provoke its envy...
Che più cercando io vo? 	What more searching need I do?
M'ama, lo vedo. 		She loves me, that I see.
Un solo istante i palpiti 	For just one moment the beating
del suo bel cor sentir!.. 	Of her hot pulse could be felt!..
Co' suoi sospir confondere 	With her sighing confounding
per poco i miei sospir!... 	Momentarily my sighs!...
Cielo, si può morir; 		Oh God, I shall expire;
di più non chiedo.		I can't ask for more.

Translated by Stephen McCloskey (S.McCloskey@ulst.ac.uk)
Sounds:
MIDI version by Haydee Villar
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Tenor Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. 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.
Recordings:
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