Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Description: a spinster, former servant to Dr. Bartolo
Voice Part: mezzo-soprano
Vocal Fach: lyric mezzo
Arias:
Il capro e la capretta, Marcellina's aria from Le Nozze di Figaro
Il capro e la capretta The billy-goat and the she-goat
son sempre in amistà, Are always friends,
l'agnello all'agnelletta The male lamb and the female lamb
la guerra mai non fa. Never make war on each other.
Le più feroci belve The most ferocious wild animal
per selve e per campagne in the woods and in the country
lascian le lor compagne Leaves their companions
in pace e libertà. in peace and freedom.
Sol noi povere femmine Only we poor women
che tanto amiam questi uomini, That love so much these men,
trattate siam dai perfidi Must deal always with cruelty from the
ognor con crudeltà! treacherous ones!
Translation by Robert Glaubitz (ariaman@aria-database.com)
