Dear Commons Community,
Last week at the We Love New York Homecoming Concert and backed by the NY Philharmonic Orchestra, Jennifer Hudson gave a wonderful rendition of Nessun Dorma from Puccini’s Turandot. There were tears in the eyes of people in the audience. This aria was a favorite among a number of major opera singers including Luciano Pavarotti. The lyrics with an English translation are below.
Enjoy!
Tony
Nessun dorma, nessun dorma
You too, o, Princess
Tu pure, o, Principessa
In your cold room
Nella tua fredda stanza
Look at the stars that tremble
Guardi le stelle che tremano
Of love and hope
D’amore e di speranza
Ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me
No one will know my name
Il nome mio nessun saprà
No, no, I’ll say it on your mouth
No, no, sulla tua bocca lo dirò
When the light shines
Quando la luce splenderà
Ed il mio bacio scioglierà il silenzio
That makes you mine
Che ti fa mia
(No one will know his name)
(Il nome suo nessun saprà)
(And we must, alas, die, die)
(E noi dovrem, ahimé, morir, morir)
Dilegua, o notte
Set, stars
Tramontate, stelle
Set, stars
Tramontate, stelle
I’ll win at dawn
All’alba vincerò
I will win
Vincerò
I will win
Vincerò
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