Lyrics and translation Francesco Paolo Tosti, Plácido Domingo & Zubin Mehta - Ideale

Ideale

Io ti seguii come'iride di pace
I followed you like a rainbow of peace
Lungo le vie del cielo
Along the paths of heaven;
Io ti seguii come un'amica face
I followed you like a friendly face
De la notte nel velo
In the veil of darkness,
E ti sentii ne la luce e nell'aria
And I sensed you in the light, in the air,
Nel profumo dei fiori
In the perfume of flowers,
E fu piena la stanza solitaria
And the solitary room was full
Di te e dei tuoi splendori
Of you and your radiance.
In te rapito
Absorbed by you,
Al suon de la tua voce
Of the sound of your voice,
Lungamente sognai
I dreamed for a long time
E de la terra ogni affanno, ogni croce
And earth's every anxiety, every torment
In quel giorno scordai
In I forgot forgot
Torna, caro ideal
Come back, dear ideal,
Torna un istante
For an instant
A sorridermi ancora
To smile at me again,
E a me risplenderà nel tuo sembiante
And in your face will shine for me
Una novella aurora
A new dawn
Una novella aurora
A new dawn.

Torna, caro ideal
Come back, dear ideal,
Torna un istante
For an instant
A sorridermi ancora
To smile at me again,
E a me risplenderà nel tuo sembiante
And in your face will shine for me
Una novella aurora
A new dawn
Una novella aurora
A new dawn.
Torna, caro ideal, torna, torna

Ideale

Je t'ai suivie comme un arc-en-ciel de paix
I followed you like a rainbow of peace
Le long des chemins du ciel
Along the paths of heaven;
Je t'ai suivie comme un visage amical
I followed you like a friendly face
Dans le voile de la nuit,
In the veil of darkness,
Et je t'ai sentie dans la lumière et dans l'air,
And I sensed you in the light, in the air,
Dans le parfum des fleurs,
In the perfume of flowers,
Et la pièce solitaire fut emplie
And the solitary room was full
De toi et de ton éclat.
Of you and your radiance.
Absorbé par toi,
Absorbed by you,
Au son de ta voix,
Of the sound of your voice,
J'ai longtemps rêvé
I dreamed for a long time
Et de la terre chaque souci, chaque croix
And earth's every anxiety, every torment
En ce jour j'oubliai.
In I forgot forgot
Reviens, cher idéal,
Come back, dear ideal,
Reviens un instant
For an instant
Me sourire encore,
To smile at me again,
Et en ton visage brillera pour moi
And in your face will shine for me
Une aube nouvelle,
A new dawn
Une aube nouvelle.
A new dawn.

Reviens, cher idéal,
Come back, dear ideal,
Reviens un instant
For an instant
Me sourire encore,
To smile at me again,
Et en ton visage brillera pour moi
And in your face will shine for me
Une aube nouvelle,
A new dawn
Une aube nouvelle.
A new dawn.
Reviens, cher idéal, reviens, reviens.