Dame Joan Sutherland – “La gita in gondola” (“Barcarolla” or “Voli l’agile barchetta”) – “Soir\u00e9es Musicales” – Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – 1868).<\/p>\n
LIVE Recording at the “Maggio Musicale Fiorentino” – Firenze (I) – June 12, 1968.<\/p>\n
Dame Joan Sutherland Soprano
\nM.\u00b0 Richard Bonynge Piano.<\/p>\n
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“La gita in gondola”
\n“Voli l’agile barchetta”
\nVersi del Conte Carlo Pepoli (1796 – 1881) <\/p>\n
Voli l’agile barchetta
\nvoga, voga marinar
\nor ch’Elvira mia diletta
\na me in braccio sfida il mar.<\/p>\n
Brilla in calma la laguna
\nuna vela non appar
\npalli detta e in ciel la luna
\ntutto in vita a sospirar.<\/p>\n
Voga, voga marinar.<\/p>\n
Se ad un bacio amor t’invita
\nnon temer mio bel tesor
\ntu saprai che sia la vita
\nsol nel bacio del amor.<\/p>\n
Ma gi\u00e0 un zeffiro sereno
\ndolce ondeggia il mar.
\nvieni Elvira a questo sen’
\nvieni e apprendi a palpitar!<\/p>\n
Voga, voga marinar.<\/p>\n
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“The trip in a gondola”
\n“Fly, agile little boat”
\nLyrics by Count Carlo Pepoli (1796 – 1881) <\/p>\n
Fly, agile little boat
\nrow, row, O sailor
\nnow Elvira, my delight,
\nis in my arms, I challenge the sea!<\/p>\n
Sparkless calming the lagoon
\nA sail doesn’t appear
\nPale is the moon in the sky
\nEverything is invited to sigh.<\/p>\n
Row, row, sailor.<\/p>\n
If to a kiss love invites you
\nDon’t be afraid my beautiful treasure,
\nYou’ll know that life exists
\nOnly in the kiss of love.<\/p>\n
But already a serene breeze
\nSweetly stires the sea
\nCome, Elvira, to this heart
\nCome and learn how it palpiteates!<\/p>\n
Row, row O sailor.<\/p>\n