Ludwig van Beethoven feat. Cecilia Bartoli, Kammerorchester Basel & Muhai Tang - Ah Perfido!, Op. 65: "Ah, Perfido!" - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Ludwig van Beethoven feat. Cecilia Bartoli, Kammerorchester Basel & Muhai Tang - Ah Perfido!, Op. 65: "Ah, Perfido!"




Ah Perfido!, Op. 65: "Ah, Perfido!"
Alas, faithless one!: "Alas, faithless one!"
Ah, perfido, spergiuro
Alas, faithless, perjured one,
Barbaro traditor, tu parti?
Barbarian, traitor, you leave me?
E son questi gli ultimi tuoi congedi?
And are these your last farewells?
Ove s'intese tirannia più crudel?
Where was ever heard of tyranny more cruel?
Va', scellerato, va', pur fuggi da me
Go, scoundrel, go, though you flee from me,
L'ira de' numi non fuggirai
You shall not escape the wrath of the gods,
Se v'è giustizia in ciel, se v'è pietà
If there is justice in heaven, if there be pity,
Congiureranno a gara tutti a punirti
They will all conspire to punish you.
Ombra seguace, presente ovunque vai
Shadow that follows, ever-present wherever you go,
Vedrò le mie vendette
I shall see my vengeance.
Io già le godo immaginando
I already revel in imagining it,
I fulmini ti veggo già balenar d'intorno
I already see the lightning flashing around you.
Ah no, Fermate, vindici Dei
Ah no! Stay your hand, avenging gods!
Risparmiate quel cor, ferite il mio
Spare that heart, strike mine instead.
S'ei non è più qual era, son io qual fui
If he is no longer as he was, I am what I was.
Per lui vivea, voglio morir per lui
I lived for him, and I want to die for him.





Writer(s): Ludwig Van-beethoven


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