Il sogno (The dream 꿈)
Text: Giuseppina Guacci
Music: Saverio Mercadante
Sognava, o mia diletta,
Sognai ch'io t'era accanto,
Che al sen t'avea ristretta,
Che univa il nostro pianto,
Scordava ogni mia guerra,
Scordava e cielo e terra,
Pregava, oh! Fosse questo
Per me l'estremo dì.
Quegli occhi disiati
Vidi brillar d'amore,
io vidi, e gl'infiammati
desir m'ardean il core.
Quella celeste idea
Il sonno mi rompea.
Ahi! Mi tornò funesto
Il sol che il giorno aprì.
Il sogno [S. Mercadante] - Garry Magee
I dreamed, oh my beloved,
I dreamed that I was with you...
That I pressed you to my heart
That our tears flowed together,
I forgot all my wars,
I forgot both earth and sky...
And I prayed, I prayed...
Oh! let this be my last day!
Those desired eyes of yours,
I saw them shining with love,
I saw, and your burning glances
inflamed my heart with desire.
That heavenly vision
destroyed my dream... I saw you...
Ah! I awoke to sorrow
as dawned the morrow's sun.
I forgot all my wars,
I forgot both earth and sky...
And I prayed, I prayed...
Oh! let this be my last day!
Ah! I awoke to sorrow
as dawned the morrow's sun.
