Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901):
Saper Vorreste
(from Un Ballo in Maschera) (1859)
Text: Antonio Somma, from Eugene Scribe?s libretto for
Daniel-François-Esprit Auber?s opera Gustave III, ou le bal masqué
Original Key/Recorded Key: G Major
Teach-Track begins: m. 1
Accompaniment Track begins: m. 1
Pianist: Daniel Michalak
Saper vorreste di che si veste,
To know you would like of what he is wearing,
(You would like to know what he is wearing)
Quando l'è cosa ch' ei vuol nascosa.
When it is the thing that he wants hidden.
Oscar lo sa, ma nol dirà,
Oscar knows it, but not will tell
Tra là là là là
Pieno d'amor mi balza il cor,
Full of love in me beats the heart,
Ma pur discreto serba il segreto.
But still discreetly it keeps the secret.
Nol rapirà grado o beltà,
Neither will it rob rank or beauty,
Tra là là là là