Paroles et traduction Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mojca Erdmann, Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 2: "Una donna a quindici anni"

Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 2: "Una donna a quindici anni"

Una donna a quindici anni
De'e saper ogni gran moda
Dove il diavolo ha la coda
Cosa e bene e mal cos'e
De'e saper le maliziette
Che innamorano gli amanti
Finger riso finger pianti
Inventar i bei perche

Finger riso finger pianti
Inventar i bei perche

De'e in un momento dar retta a cento
Colle pupille parlar con mille
Dar speme a tutti sien belli o brutti
Saper nascondersi senza confondersi
Senz'arrossire saper mentire
Saper mentire
E qual regina dall'alto soglio
Col posso e voglio farsi ubbidir
E qual regina dall'alto soglio
Col posso e voglio farsi ubbidir
Par ch'abbian gusto di tal dottrina
Viva Despina che sa servir!
De'e in un momento dar retta a cento
Colle pupille parlar con mille
Dar speme a tutti sien belli o brutti
Saper nascondersi senza confondersi
Senz'arrossire saper mentire
Saper mentire
E qual regina dall'alto soglio
Col posso e voglio farsi ubbidir
E qual regina dall'alto soglio
Col posso e voglio farsi ubbidir
E qual regina dall'alto soglio
Col posso e voglio farsi ubbidir

Par ch'abbian gusto di tal dottrina
Viva Despina che sa servir!
Viva Despina che sa servir!
Viva Despina che sa servir!
Che sa servir!
Che sa servir!

Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 2: "A Woman of Fifteen"

A woman of fifteen
Should know all the very latest trends
Where the devil keeps his tail
What is good and what is bad
Should know all the little tricks
That drive lovers wild
Pretend to laugh, pretend to cry
Invent beautiful excuses

Pretend to laugh, pretend to cry
Invent beautiful excuses

Should be able to pay attention to a hundred men at once
To speak to a thousand with her eyes
To give hope to all, whether they're handsome or ugly
To know how to hide without getting caught
To know how to lie without blushing
To know how to lie
And like a queen from her lofty throne
With her "I can" and "I will," make herself obeyed
And like a queen from her lofty throne
With her "I can" and "I will," make herself obeyed
It seems they delight in such lessons
Long live Despina who knows how to serve!
Should be able to pay attention to a hundred men at once
To speak to a thousand with her eyes
To give hope to all, whether they're handsome or ugly
To know how to hide without getting caught
To know how to lie without blushing
To know how to lie
And like a queen from her lofty throne
With her "I can" and "I will," make herself obeyed
And like a queen from her lofty throne
With her "I can" and "I will," make herself obeyed
And like a queen from her lofty throne
With her "I can" and "I will," make herself obeyed

It seems they delight in such lessons
Long live Despina who knows how to serve!
Long live Despina who knows how to serve!
Long live Despina who knows how to serve!
Who knows how to serve!
Who knows how to serve!