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L'altra notte in fondo al mare
from Act III of the Italian opera Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
Libretto: Arrigo Boito

Role: Margherita, a peasant girl, daughter of Marta
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: spinto soprano
Setting: Margherita's prison cell, Germany, medieval times
Synopsis: Margherita has poisoned her mother and killed her illegitimate baby and now has been imprisoned. She sings of her insanity and her coming execution.
Range: Tessitura:
D4 - B5E4 - F#/Gb5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Stephen Parker (added 1998-03-23)
L'altra notte, Margherita's aria from Mefistofele

L'altra notte in fondo al mare 
Il mio bimbo hanno gittato, 
Or per farmi delirare dicon ch'io 
L'abbia affogato. 
L'aura è fredda, 
Il carcer fosco, 
E la mesta anima mia 
Come il passero del bosco 
Vola, vola, vola via. 
Ah! Pietà di me! 
In letargico sopore 
E' mia madre addormentata, 
E per colmo dell'orrore dicon ch'io 
L'abbia attoscata. 
L'aura è fredda, 
Il carcer fosco, ecc.
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Soprano Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Anthology of Italian Opera - Soprano. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
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