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Ah, je meurs, l'âme joyeuse (Io morrò, ma lieto in core) - Romance
from Act IV (Act III in four-act version), Scene 2 of the Italian|French opera Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Joseph Méry

Role: Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
Voice Part: baritone       Fach: lyric baritone
Setting: The prison cell of Carlos, Madrid, Spain, 1559
Synopsis: Rodrigo has been shot but he does not fear death, for his death will save the life of Carlos and thus, Spain.
Range: Tessitura:
E3 - F#/Gb4F3 - F#/Gb4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Guia Monti (added 1997-09-28). Notes: from Italian text
Io morrò, ma lieto in core, Rodrigo's aria from Don Carlos

O Carlo, ascolta,			O Carlos, listen:
la madre t'aspetta			your mother awaits
a San Giusto doman; 			for you at San Yuste tomorrow; 
tutto ella sa...			she knows it all...
Ah! la terra mi manca... Carlo mio,	I die...o my Carlos,
a me porgi la man!...			give me your hand!...

Io morrò, ma lieto in core,		I will die glad in my heart
che potei così serbar			for I have given Spain
alla Spagna un salvatore!		a saviour!
Ah! di me non ti scordar!		Ah! don't forget me!
Regnare tu dovevi,			You had to rule,
ed io morir per te.			And I had to die for you.
Ah! io morrò, ma lieto in core,		Ah, I will die glad in my heart,
che potei così serbar, etc.		for I have given  etc.
Ah! la terra mi manca...		I'm dying...
la mano a me... a me...			give me your hand... your hand...
Ah! salva la Fiandra...			Ah! save Flanders...
Carlo, addio! Ah! ah!...		Farewell, Carlos!...Ah! ah!...

Translated by Guia Monti (guiam@tinn.net)
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