Antonio Caldara (ca. 1670-1736):
Come raggio di sol
Text: Anonymous
Recorded (Schirmer Medium High) Key: G Minor
Original (Baroque) Key: E Minor
Teach-Track begins: m. 1
Accompaniment Track begins: m. 1
Pianist: Daniel Michalak
N. B. This recording features the version of ?Come raggio? that appears in the Schirmer edition of 24 Italian Songs and Arias. Aside from a few changes in dynamics and a slightly faster tempo (1/4-note = 56-63 vs. 1/4-note = 46), the version which appears in the recent John Glenn Paton (ed.) edition of 26 Italian Songs and Arias (Alfred Publishing, Van Nuys, CA, 1991) is effectively identical.
Notes © 1999 by Daniel O. Michalak
Come raggio di sol, mite e sereno,
As (a) ray of (the) sun, mild and serene,
sovra placidi flutti si riposa
upon (the) placid waves itself rests
mentre del mare nel profondo seno
while of-the sea in-the profound bosom
sta la tempesta ascosa,
remains the tempest hidden,
cosi riso talor gaio e pacato
so laughter sometimes gay and peaceful
di contento, di gioia un labbro infiora,
with contentment, with joy a lip touches,
mentre nel suo segreto il cor piagato
while in-[the] its secret (depths) the heart wounded
s'angoscia e si martora.
itself-anguishes and itself tortures.