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Ich baue ganz auf deine Stärke - No. 17
from Act III, Scene I of the German opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Christoph Friedrich Bretzner

Role: Belmonte, Konstanze's lover
Voice Part: tenor       Fach: tenor leggiero
Setting: the palace square
Synopsis: As Belmonte and Pedrillo plan to steal their women back from the Pasha, Belmonte sings that love has been and continues to be all his strength and that he will rely on its power.
Range: Tessitura:
D#/Eb3 - A#/Bb4G3 - G4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Camila Argolo Freitas Batista (added 1997-08-06)
Ich baue ganz auf deine Stärke
	Belmonte's aria from Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Ich baue ganz auf deine Stärke,		I build on your power,
Vertrau', o Liebe, deiner Macht,	grant me, o Love, your strength.
Denn ach! Was wurden nicht für Werke	For ah! What deeds cannot be achieved
Schon oft durch dich zu Stand'gebracht?	through your might!
Was aller Welt unmöglich scheint,	What seems impossible to all the world
Wird durch die Liebe doch vereint.	can be accomplished trough love.

Translation by Camila Argolo Freitas Batista (camila@infonet.com.br)
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Tenor Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
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