from Act II, Scene 1 of the Italian opera
Il Corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave
Role: Gulnara, the Pasha's favorite slave
Voice Part: soprano
Setting: Gulnara's rooms in the palace of Pasha Seid, Coron, early 19th century
Synopsis: Although she is being treated very well in Pasha Seid's palace, she knows that she is not free to leave. After the Pasha invites her to a feast, she goes but not before reaffirming her desire that God will grant her a love of her own.