Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore

Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore

From: Tosca
By: Puccini
Voice Type(s): Soprano

Melody
E ♭/D ♯
Full
E ♭/D ♯

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924):
Vissi d?arte, vissi d?amore
(from Tosca) (1899)
Text:  Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, after Victorien Sardou?s play La Tosca

Original Key/Recorded Key:  E-flat Minor/Major
Teach-Track begins:  m. 1
Accompaniment Track begins: m. 1
Pianist:  Daniel Michalak
    

Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore,
I-lived for art, I-lived for-love,

non feci mai male ad anima viva!
not did-I never evil to soul living!

Con man furtiva quante miserie conobbi, aiutai...
With hand secret how-many miseries I-knew, I-relieved...

Sempre con fe sincera,
Always with faith sincere,

la mia preghiera ai santi tabernacoli sali.
[the] my prayers in-[the holy tabernacles] (church) arose.

Sempre con fe sincera, diedi fiori agl' altar.
Always with faith sincere, I-gave flowers for-the altars.

Nell'ora del dolore perche, perche, Signore,
In-the-hour of-[the] sorrow, why, why, Lord,

perche me ne rimuneri cosi?
why me for-it do-you-reward thus?

Diedi gioielli della Madonna al manto,
I-gave jewels of-the Madonna to-the mantle,

e diedi il canto agli astri, al ciel,
and I-gave [the] (my) singing to-the stars, to-the heavens,

che ne ridean piu belli...
which because-of-it smiled more beautifully...

Nell'ora del dolor perche, perche, Signor, ah...
In-the-hour of-[the] suffering, why, why, Lord, ah...

perche me ne rimuneri cosi?
why me for-it do-you-reward thus?