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Sempre in contrasti
from Intermezzo Primo of the Italian opera La Serva Padrona by Giovanni Pergolesi
Libretto: G.A. Federico

Role: Uberto, a well-to-do man
Voice Part: bass       Fach: lyric bass
Setting: Uberto's house, mid 1700's
Synopsis: Uberto is waiting for his chocolate which his servant Serpina was supposed to bring him three hours ago. However, it never showed up and now he is getting ready to go out. He tells Serpina how he does not like waiting around for things.
Range: Tessitura:
F2 - F4D3 - D4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 1999-07-28)
Sempre in contrasti, Uberto's aria from La Serva Padrona

Sempre in contrasti
con te si sta,
e qua e là;
e su e giù
e sì e no;
or questo basti;
finir si può.
Mache ti pare? ah!
Ho io a crepare?
Signor mio, no.
Però dovrai pur sempre 
piangere la tua disgrazia,
e allor dirai che ben ti sta.
Che dici tu?
Non è così?
Ah! Che! No! Sì, ma così è.
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