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from Act II, Scene I of the Italian opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte

Role: Zerlina, a peasant girl, Masetto's fiancee
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: soubrette
Setting: The front of an inn
Synopsis: After Masetto has been beaten up by Don Giovanni (who is disguised as Leporello), Zerlina finds him and asks what happened. He replies that Leporello beat him up and Zerlina promises to soothe his wounds with her love.
Range: Tessitura:
G4 - G5G4 - F5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Camila Argolo Freitas Batista (added 1998-04-17)
Vedrai, carino, Zerlina's aria from Don Giovanni

Vedrai, carino,		You will see, my dear
se sei buonino,		if you'll be good
Che bel rimedio		the cure
ti voglio dar!		I have for you!
È naturale,		It's natural
non dà disgusto,	It won't give you disgust
E lo speziale		though no apothecary
non lo sa far.		can prescribe it.
È un certo balsamo	It's a certain balm
Ch'io porto addosso,	I carry within me
Dare tel posso,		which I can give you,
Se il vuoi provar.	if you'll try it.
Saper vorresti		You want to know
dove mi sta?		where I keep it?
Sentilo battere,	Then feel it beating,
toccami qua!		put your hand here.

Translation by Camila Argolo Freitas Batista (camila@infonet.com.br)
Translation into English by Tina Gray (added 1998-04-17)
Vedrai, carino, Zerlina's aria from Don Giovanni

Vedrai, carino se sei buonino	You shall see, my dear if you are good
Che bel rimedio ti voglio dar.	What fine medicine I want to give you.
E naturale,...non da disgusto,	it is natural,...it’s doesn’t tast bad,
E lo speciale non lo sa far.	and no pharmacist knows how to make it.
E un certo balsamo 		It’s a certain balm 
che porto addosso,		that I carry about me
Dare te’l posso se’l voi provar	I can give it to you if you wish to try it.
Saper vorresti..Dove mi stà?	Would you like to know where I keep it?
Sentilo battere, toccami quà.	Hear it beating, touch me here.

Translation by Tina Gray (tgray@mail.usyd.edu.au)
Sheet Music/Scores:
Larsen, Robert. Arias for Soprano. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
The Ultimate Soprano Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Prima Donna's Album. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
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