Linda di Chamounix Gaetano Donizetti, 1797-1848

"Ah, tardai troPPo"

"O luce di quest' anima"
Opera in three acts.Text fton the Ialian of GaetanoRossiby Proch.
First performance,Vienna, 1812,

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Locale: Chamounix and Paris Time: 1760

The Matquis of Boisdbury has taken an interest in Linda, daughtel of one of'his poor tenants,
Antodioi.Hoping to fodrfavot with Linda, the Matquis promises to tenew the lease of the farm.
Antonio, haviog been warngd of the Marquis' ulteriol motives, sends Linda to Paris' She leaves
behiod in Chamounix a youngXrainter, Cado,,whom she loves'

In pads, tiodh,ii"iirstall'edih a beautifully furoished room by the couotess of Sirval, who is none
otl-rer than carlo's mothef, Liflda and cado are plaoning to be matried when a seties of calami-
ties befalls het. The Marquis visits her and oftets her riches to become his oistress. No soonei
does he depatt, rejected, than Carlo appears with news that his mother rrants to force him into
mariage with someone else. Next, a beggar enters-it is hel father' Mistaking appearances, and
believing her an abandoned woman, he cursesher and leaves. Finalln Pierotto, a faithful friend,
brings news of a mariage taking Place at the Sirval home. Overcome by grief, Lioda becomes
itrsane.

Back io Chamounix, Cado delivers the lease teoewal fot Linda's pareots' He hatdly recognizes
tle demented gitl, who is living at hoile agaio. He tells her his mothe! has finally coruented to
theit martiage. Whed this infotmatiolt Pietces the gitl's brain, she falls into a coma, aod awakens
in full saoig amid geat reioicing.
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Linda di Chamounix
quesf anima'
Erglish transla.tior by John B ri ggs Gaetano Donizetti
In Act I, Llnda stngs thls &rla, descrlbing her etem&llovo for carlo whtch sha.tl bhd thern together lI1heavenas it does on earrh.

Mbclerato(J =eo)

trop-po e--gl no-stro Ia-vo r i - t o coa-ye - gno io uontro-va-i il mio

lat - ed, anil ab - sent from o r d,earplace of meet -ing, in oain I u:ait - ed my
for

Oar - lo, e chi sa ma quanf e-glia-vri. s o f - fer - to, non al par di

Car - lo, and uho can lell me the pang our part-ing cost htm, not so greaa a9
!et

Colyright 1951 by Theodore pressor Co.

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Antlante (J =sa)

me! P e - grro d'a - mo - re que fio - .ri

mi e! Pled,ge of- af - fec - tion he has left me

sciir! te - ne - ro co- rel e per quel co - re io I'a - mo, u-ni - co di_ lui
floto't! - iler heart- and ftom my hea l loue hirn, hum - ble lho_ his

PO-Ye-ri en-tram-bi sia - mo, vi - viarn db-!cor, di

Pov-et-tJ, is tounil a -bout us, rre li1)e on loae and,
.,--.-\

spe - me pit - to - re i - g:do-te_gn- co - ra, b - gli s'in-nal-ze - ia

hop - ingl A paint - er not yl fa-mous,some da1, hb will be
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i lo - ra a.h! ao
pqlt ,tE oht jos tohat I rai

len - ti; sa- rb sua sDo-sa d|[ _ lo - ra, oh no i con - ten

gft - eil; and, I sholl be his uife then, O joX' O ahat rap

o lu - ce di quest' de - li - zia a-hor e ei - ta,

o light of all my to Xau my ttuth is plight . ed,

la no-stra sor-tq_u - !i id tei-ra in ciel sa - rl,

our aouls shal,l be u - - e d un - til lho end of time;

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deh, vie-ni a me ri - po-sa-ti su que-sto cor che

O come to ne, be - loo - ed., this loa -ing heort a

che te so - spi - rE-e bra - ntdr che .per te sol vi - vrhl

e -oer long-ing you, and, lil)es for lou a - Lone!
is fot -

o lu-ce di quest' a - - rllar a- morrde- li-zia e vi - ta,

o l,ight of all, my be it g, to !o1L ntf troth is plight - ed,

u - Di - ta tto-stra soa tQ_-in ter-rQrin ciel sa - ri' u - ai -ta no-stfa

ovr aqvle ehol'lbe oa otrz un - lil the end of time, our soulssiorl, be u -
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P:'F.-;-' /i

sor te, in ciel, in ciel sa

nat etl,- un - til the end, of time,

U + I I V r
f crese. A f roco piit

O- lu - 6e-di quest, : f
O- tr;ght of- arl ir ; O"

O lu- ce di quest' a--

O tisht of all my be

de-li -

de - li-zig-a-mor e Ia no - stra sot-te u - ni - t a

to jrou my troth is plight our soulssilcll be u - - etl,
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in ter- ra in ciel sa - r:r! deh,vie - ni a me, ri - po-

ut - lil the etud, of time! O cotue to ne, be - Iou ed!

cresc.e string,

su que - sto cor che che te so - spi - rg_e bra - , ma,

this lov - ing heart a is eu - er long-ing for_ !ou,

c.he per te sol vi o lu-ce di quest'

anA Uoe$ for low o' o tight of 4ll tn! be

a - mor, de - li - zie-e vi - ta' ti - ni - ta no-stra sor

to lnu m! trcth is pli6ht - ed., our souls s)lcll be cs or,e
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- te in ter - rQa.jn ciel s a - sor - te

- un - til the enil nit - ed,

ia ciel

-- in ciel, rn- sa - rirl vie -ni al 6ro

- for e'ef:, ah! - ef more! a -

che sPr lo, si, sol vi

_tou, it Ioag - tnc lr f,or rou a
i

c o - re che te so - spi - ra, che per te so si sol

dores X'ou, is long -ing for- you,lites for you otl -
for 1,ou a - lone

ei <^l ei - YT.I Per

fot yov a - lone, a l,otrc,for
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ai, vie ni, vie

lo , for

Slr S; "i' so1 vi - wir per te, ah, si, vi

ah! for you a - lone' a lone, a lone, a