Soprano aria from Puccini’s opera « Tosca »

“我为艺术而活”^* (意) 路易治.易利卡 与 吉汝瑟皮.基亚高萨 谱词

普茨尼歌剧”托絲卡”女高音咏叹调

Tr. YK Chan 陈耀国译

Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore, 我为艺术而活，为愛情而活，
non feci mai male ad anima viva!… 我从不伤害一個活着的灵魂！
Con man furtiva 我用一双隱秘的手
quante miserie conobbi, aiutai… 援助了很多我认识的苦难者…
Sempre con fe’ sincera, 我时常诚懇地
la mia preghiera 把我的祈愿
ai santi tabernacoli salì. 禀升到神堂前面。
Sempre con fe’ sincera 又时常诚懇地
diedi fiori agli altar. 在祭壇上奉献鲜花。
Nell’ora del dolore 在这個悲痛的时刻
perché, perché Signore, 天父您为什么，为什么，
perché me ne rimuneri così? 这样酬报我？
Diedi gioielli 我奉献的首饰
della Madonna al manto, 送到聖母的神台，
e diedi il canto 以及歌唱颂赞
agli astri, al ciel, che ne ridean più belli. 星星、天堂，使它们从未这般光晖燦爛。
Nell’ora del dolore, 在这個惨痛的时刻，
perché, perché Signore, 天父您为什么，为什么，
perché me ne rimuneri così? 为什么这样酬报我？

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Sung by Maria Callas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkJPL-_T0I

by Suzanne Murphy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyhEMD6rAOI

by Angela Gheoghiu: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OIExoUb8jk&feature=related Z

by Liping Zhang:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wACxL0d9Qm

Desdemona and Emilia

Soprano aria (death song)¹ from Verdi’s opera “Otello” 

Tr. YK Chan 陈耀国译

柳之歌               (意) 阿里高.布意徒 譜词 

芃尓第歌剧<奧赛罗>女高音咏叹调 (哀歌) ¹

Son mesta tanto, tanto.                                 我觉得非常非常悲伤。

Mia madre aveva una povera ancella     我妈曾有亇贫窮的女僕

Innamorata e bella;                                       她衷情又漂亮；

Era il suo nome                                                 她的名字是

Barbara. Amava                                              巴巴菈。她愛上

Un uom che poi l’abbandonò, cantava         一亇後來拋棄她的男人，她唱過

Una canone: la canzon del Salice.              一首歌：柳之歌。

[Mi disciogli le chiome]                                   [把我的头发松散吧]

Io questa sera ho la memoria piena          今晚我記得很清楚

Di quella cantilena:                                            这首小曲：

“Piangea cantando                                          “她边唱边哭泣，

Nell’erma landa,                                                在那荒地上，

Piangea la mesta.                                             那怨女在哭泣。

O Salce! Salce! Salce!                                       噢柳树！ 柳树！ 柳树！

Sedea chinando                                                她坐着俯首

Sul sen la testa!                                                於懷！

O Salce! Salce! Salce!                                    噢柳树！柳树！ 柳树！ 

Cantiamo! Cantiamo! Il Salce funebre            让我们唱吧！我们唱吧！那喪殯般的柳树

Sarà la mia ghirlanda.”                              将是我的花环” 

[Affrettati; fra poce giunge Otello.]      [快點吧；奧赛罗快來到啦！]

“Scorreano irivi fra le zolle in fior,       “溪水流过种滿鲜花的大地，

Gemea quel core affranto,                          那破裂的心呻吟着，

E dalle ciglia le sgorgava il cor                和她的心在眼底放了出來

L’amara onda del pianto,                            是痛苦的淚潮，

Salce! Salce! Salce!                                          柳树！ 柳树！ 柳树！ 

Cantiamo! Cantiamo!                                      让我们唱吧！我们唱吧！

Il Salce fenebre sarà la mia ghirlanda.     那喪殯般的柳树将是我的花环。 

Scendean gli augelli a vol dai rami cupi   鳥兒们从黑暗的树枝飛下來

Verso quel dolce canto.                                   朝着那甜蜜的歌声。

E gli occhi suoi piangean tanto, tanto,      她的眼睛也多多哭泣着，

Da impietosir le rupi.”                                       可帶动石头的哀憐。”

[Riponi quest’anello.]                                        [你把这指環放到別处吧.]

Povera Barbara !                                                 可憐的巴巴菈！

Solea la storia                                                      这個故事一般是

Con questo semplice suono finir                 以此简单的調子完結的：

“Egli era nato per la sua gloria,                 他是为他的榮耀而出生

Io per amar…”                                                    而我是为愛情… ”

Ascola.  Odo un lamento.                              听着，我听到有呻吟声。

Taci.  Chi batte a quella porta ?…              靜一下。誰在叩那门？…

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¹ Sung by Renata Tebaldi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5UBUHTvvcY

Vivaldi was born on 4 March 332 years ago.  He was known as the “Red (hair) Priest” of Venice.  See his biography at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi

Each season of his “Le quarttro stagioni/The Four Seasons” violin concerti is an independent violin concerto of three movements, accompanied by poems.  See  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Seasons_(Vivaldi)#List_of_concertos_and_movements.

Listen to the Spring concerto without  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4kTei0XrCs or with animation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-dHxJNsxJc.

春                           (意) 安东尼奧.菲凡尔迪

Tr. YK Chan 陈耀国譯

Primavera/Spring

Allegro
Giunt’ è la Primavera e festosetti
La Salutan gl’ Augei con lieto canto,
E i fonti allo Spirar de’ Zeffiretti
Con dolce mormorio Scorrono intanto:
Vengon’ coprendo l’ aer di nero amanto
E Lampi, e tuoni ad annuntiarla eletti
Indi tacendo questi, gl’ Augelletti;
Tornan’ di nuovo al lor canoro incanto.

Largo

quindi sul fiorito ameno prato
Al caro mormorio di fronde e piante
Dorme ‘l Caprar col fido can’ à lato.

Allegro
Di pastoral Zampogna al suon festante
Danzan Ninfe e Pastor nel tetto amato
Di primavera all’ apparir brillante.

快板

立春的時節到了
鳥兒喜唱着歡迎她回臨的歌,

Tenor aria¹ from Verdi’s opera “Aïda”

Tr. YK Chan 陈耀国译

Ramades, Egyptian general, tenor

天堂般美的阿伊达            (意) 安东尼奧.吉斯兰索尼 谱词

芃尓第歌剧<阿伊达>男高音詠叹調

Se quell guerrier io fossi!                  假若我是那亇战士！

Se il mio sognosi avverasse!…           假若我的夢想成真！

Un esercito di prodi                           一支勇武的兵团

Da me guidato…e la vittoria…          受我指挥…又获胜利…

E il plauso di Menfi tutta!                  又获全曼菲城的拥戴！

E a te, mia dolce Aïda, tornar           与及你阿伊达，让我回到你可爱的身旁

Di lauri cinto…                                   戴着橄欖冠…

Dirti: per te ho pugnto,                      我告诉你：我为你而战，

Per te ho vinto!                                     为你获胜！

Celeste Aïda, forma divina,                天堂般美的阿伊达，天赐的形象，

Mistico serto di luce e fior,                 神秘光辉花环，

Del mio pensiero tu sei regina,          你是我思念中的女皇，

Tu di mia vita sei lo splendor.           你是我生命的光彩。

Il tuo bel cielo vorrei ridarti,            我会还你可愛晴空，

Le dolci brezze del pario suol;          和你乡土上的和风；

Un regal serto sul crin posarti,         给你戴上髮顶的皇冠，

Ergerti un trono vicino al sol.            给你迠立邻近太阳的皇座。

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¹ Sung by the Canadian tenor, Jon Vickers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nsi3kGjxnE

By the Swedish tenor Jussi Björling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsVIWXEw8EE

Trivia: Sophia Loren played the title role of the Ethiopian princess, Aïda, in a 1953 Hollywood film.  See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045483/

Greta Garbo in "Camille" as Marguerite (=Violetta in "La Traviata")

Soprano aria from Verdi’s opera La Traviata

时常自由自在                      (意) F.M.¹皮亚费 谱词

[梵尔第歌剧<茶花女>的女高音咏叹調²]

Tr. YK Chan 陳耀国译

Gioia!…Gioia!…                                                     欢乐吧！…欢乐吧！…     

Sempre libera degg’io                                      我必须时常自由自在    

Foleggiare di gioia in gioia,                          於欢乐中來去雀躍，

Vo’ che scorra il viver mio                               我愿旋滑在生命

Pe’ sentieri del piacer.                                        享乐的途径。

Nasca il giorno, o il giorno muoia,                无论是日出日落，

Sempre lieta ne’ ritrovi,                                     在交际会內时常寻欢，

A diletti sempre nuovi                                        常到新鲜的欢乐景界

Dée volar il mio pensier.                                    我的感想随此飛达。

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¹ Francesco Maria 法兰车斯高.马里亚

² Sung by Maria Callas–  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Vof_gHnNs

                Anna Netrebko–  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSPK7Ayuw3s

Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2aLSat3h0w

回老家              陳耀国中譯及備注   Footnote from Wikipedia; translation by YK Chan for singing-along

Going home   going home      I am going home

Quiet like       some still day   I am going home

It’s not far      just close by      through an open door

Works all done   cares laid by   never fear no more

Mother’s there expecting me    Father’s waiting too

Lots of faces gather there   all the friends I knew

I am just going home

回老家   回老家   我正回老家

安静的   休止日   我正回老家

家不遠   相当近   門開從此進

工作完   関懷近   永不再害怕

母親在   等候我   父親也在等

很多人在一起   都是我朋友

我只回老家

No more fear   no more pain

No more stumbling by the way

The Walk to Paradise Garden, W. Eugene Smith, 1946

No more longing for the day

Going to run no more

Morning star lights the way

Restless dreams all gone

Shadows gone   break of day

Real life has begun

There is no break   there is no end    just living on

Wide awake   with a smile   going on & on

不再怕   不再痛

不再沿途屢跌跤

不再盼望好日子

不需再奔走

晨星照耀我途

亂夢全消失

影己往   天正亮

真生命己始     

沒中断   沒止境   只有永生

真清醒   又欢笑   永遠是如此

Going home   going home   I am going home

Shadows gone   break of day   real life has begun

I am just going home

回老家   回老家   我正回老家

影己往   天正亮   真生命己始

我只回老家

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*  It has been claimed that the theme from the Largo (2^nd movement in Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9)  was adapted into a spiritual-like song “Goin’ Home”, by black composer Harry Burleigh, whom Dvořák met during his American sojourn, and lyricist William Arms Fisher,^[9] but the song was actually written by Fisher and based on Dvořák’s Largo theme.

[Tenor aria^* from Verdi’s opera “Il Trovatore”]

那恐怖的柴堆    (意) 沙尔发多雷.卡马兰奴 谱词

[梵尔第歌剧<遊吟武士>的男高音咏叹調^*]

Tr. YK Chan 陳耀国译

Di quella pira l’orrendo foco                         那柴堆上恐怖的火焰

Tutte le fibre m’arse, avvampò!                燃烧着, 使我气熖焚身!

 Empi, spegnetela, o ch’io fra poco               妖怪们，熄灭它，

                                                                          若非的话我很快

Col sangue vostro la spegnerò!                    就用你们的血来熄灭它！

Era già  figlio prima d’amarti;                             我爱您之前已是您的兒子；

Non può frenarmi il tuo martir…                   您的苦难不能遏止我…

Madre infelice, corro a salvarti,                   不愉快的妈妈，我快來营救您，

O teco almeno corro a morir!                         或最少我快來与您同归于尽！

All’amrmi!  All’amrmi!                                      准备战斗吧！准备战斗吧！

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^{* This aria is well-knwon for its ending in a high C.}

     Di Quella Pira sing-Off   

1. Past tenors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTaZtrf_Y7M&feature=video_response
2. Modern tenors:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtnLJnheBvE&NR=1&feature=fvwp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFPzYNrQigg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4X40YHDNSY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaJAa6Tjhik&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtLkjQSlE48&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZWnhIuJOVo&feature=related

A popular English song version of this aria is known as "Over the Summer Sea"

La donna è mobile                  F.M.¹ Piave (1810-76)

[Tenor aria² from Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto”]

女人是善变的         (意) F.M. 皮亚费 谱词

[梵尔第歌剧<弄臣>的男高音咏叹調²]

Tr. YK Chan 陳耀国译 

La donna è mobile                  女人是善变的

Qual pium al vento,                她像一根羽毛随风

Muta d’accento                        改变她的话语，

E di pensiero.                           也转換她的思构。

Sempre un amabile                那经常可爱的

Leggiadro viso,                       优美的臉孔，

In pianto o in riso                    在哭泣或欢笑中

É menzognero.                          尽是在说谎。 

É sempre misero                      男人常常是可悲的

Chi a lei s’affida,                       因他相信女人，

Chi le confida                            也委托地

Mal cauto il core!                    错把心交给她！

Pur mai non sentesi                唯佢永远沒有感到

Fèlice appieno                         充份欢欣

Chi su quell seno                     倘在那胸脯上

Non liba amore!                      尚未品尝到爱情！

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¹ Francesco Maria 法兰车斯高.马里亚

² Sung by Nicolai Gedda: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS_iLmSy2w8;

sung by Luciano Pavarotti: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCFEk6Y8TmM&feature=related