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from Act I, scene 1 of the French|Italian opera La Favorite (La Favorita) by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto: Alphonse Royer

Role: Fernand (Ferdinand), a young novice at the monastery of St. James of Compostella
Voice Part: tenor       Fach: tenor leggiero
Setting: the monastery of St James of Compostella, Castile, Spain, 1340
Synopsis: Fernand tells Balthasar, the Father Superior of the monastery, that he would like to renounce his vows because he has fallen in love with a woman. Although he doesn't know anything about her, he does know that she is young and beautiful like an angel and that he cannot get her out of his thoughts.
Range: Tessitura:
E3 - C#/Db5A3 - F#/Gb4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 2001-03-13)
Una vergine, un'angel di Dio, Fernando's aria from La Favorita

Una vergine, un'angel di Dio    
presso all'ara pregava con me.  
Una speme, un terrore, un desio 
scese all'alma e di gioia l'empiè.        
Ah, mio padre, mio padre!       
Quant'era mai bella! Quant'era mai bella!       
Ah, mio padre, mio padre!       
M'ha involata la pace del cor.  
Ah. volgo al nume la mente, ma quella   
allo sguardo presente m'e ognor.

Ah! da quel giorno che insiem 
le soavi aure grate con essa spirò.
queste mura a Fernando son gravi
altra sorte sognando anelò.
Ah mio padre, mio padre,
di mie  pene nell'atra procella 
un'aita ricerca il mio cor, ah!
ed al nume mi volgo, 
ma quella allo sguardo presente m'è ognor.
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