Keen observer of current events. If you still think politics in your country exists in a vacuum, open your eyes and get out more.
Lyrics:
Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!
Le tue labbra, senza i baci miei,
Scoloriron
Fredde, fredde!
E chiudesti, o bimbo, gli occhi belli!
Non potendo carezzarmi,
Le manine componesti in croce!
E tu sei morto senza sapere
Quanto t'amava questa tua mamma!
Ora che sei un angelo del cielo,
Ora tu puoi vederla la tua mamma!
Tu puoi scendere giù del firmamento
Ed aleggiare intorno a me ti sento
Sei qui, sei qui mi baci m'accarezzi.
Ah! Dimmi quando in ciel potrò vederti?
Quando potrò baciarti!
Oh! Dolce fine di ogni mio dolore!
Quando in cielo con te potrò salire?
Quando potrò morire?
Quando potrò morire? Potrò morire?
Dillo alla mamma, creatura bella,
Con un leggero scintillar di stella
Parlami, parlami.
Amore, amore, amore!
Translation:
Without thy mother, dearest, thou didst die!
Thy sweet lips without my fond kisses grew white and cold as snow!
And thine eyes thou didst close, my darling!
Then, unable to caress me, thy tiny hands were crossed on thy chest!
And thou didst die without e'er knowing with what wild passion thy mother loved thee!
Now that thou art an angel of the heavens
Thou wilt at last behold thy mother's face.
Thou canst descend to me from up above
And I seem to hear thy flight through the space.
I feel thy kisses and thy caresses!
Oh tell me, when may I see thee in heaven
When will I know thy kisses?
Oh sweetest end of all my bitter sorrows,
Tell me when I may hope to fly to thee
When will death o'ertake me?
Do tell your mother, sweetest of all children
With the bright light of yonder flickering stars,
Speak, oh speak, my sweetheart!
Maria Callas (December 2, 1923 - September 16, 1977). American-born Greek soprano.
Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976)
Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor.
Theme from A Summer Place was recorded as an instrumental for a 1959 film A Summer Place. The song was a number one hit for nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960.
Composed by Giachino Rossini (1792–1868), the greatest Italian composer of his time.
This opera depicts the story of Switzerland's legendary founding fathers and a courageous 13th century folk hero, Wilhelm Tell, who symbolized the struggle for political and individual freedom. According to legend, Tell was forced to shoot an apple from his son's head after refusing to pay homage to a Hapsburg liege. His courage and famed marksmanship launched an uprising that brought the Swiss independence from the Hapsburg dynasty.
This recording is part of a music article performed by the Orchestra and Chorus of Rome's Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. It was conducted by the world's leading opera conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, who is also the Music Director of the Royal Opera House. It features Canadian baritone Gerald Finley, American tenor John Osborn and sopranos Malin Byström and Marie-Nicole Lemieux.
