Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Voi, che sapete (from Le Nozze di Figaro) (The Marriage of Figaro) (1786) Text: Lorenzo da Ponte, after Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais? play La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro Original Key/Recorded Key: B-flat Major Teach-Track begins: m. 1 (8 m. before voice enters) Accompaniment Track begins: same as teach-track Pianist: Daniel Michalak
Voi che sapete che cosa e amor, You that know what [thing] is love, donne, vedete s'io l'ho nel cor. ladies, see if-I have it in-the heart Quello ch'io provo vi ridiro That which-I experience, to-you I-will-repeat. E per me nuovo, capir nol so. It-is new for me, I don't know how to-understand it. Sento un affetto pien di desir, I-feel a longing full of desire, ch'ora e diletto, ch'ora e martir. that-now is delight, that-now is suffering. Gelo, e poi sento l'alma avvampar I-freeze, and then I-feel the-soul burst-into-flame, e in un momento torno a gelar; and in a moment I-go-back to freezing; ricerco un bene fuori di me, I-search-for a blessing outside of me, non so ch'il tiene, non so cos'e. I don't know who holds it; I don't know what it is. Sospiro e gemo senza voler, I-sigh and moan without wishing-to, palpito e tremo senza saper. I-throb and tremble without knowing (that I do). Non trovo pace notte ne di, I do not find peace night nor day, ma pur mi piace languir cosi. but yet it-pleases me to-pine thus.