Text & Translation
Mentre del caro lido
Italian source:
Anon.
La barca s'allontana,
Saluta il dì cadente
Mestissima campana;
Ed a me punge il core
La memoria d'amore.
Ma vane son le lagrime
Al mesto pellegrino,
Ma giova solo piangere
A chi ti sta vicino,
Che piansi teco anch'io
Il dì d'un altro addio.
Addio Brunetta,
Son già lontano,
Il pianto vano,
Vano il dolor.
Questa mia nave
Farà ritorno,
Ma non il giorno
Del nostro amor.
Ch'essa ritrova
Lo stesso lido,
lo trovo infido
Lo stesso cor.
While the boat draws away
English translation ©
Roger Parker & Opera Rara
From the beloved shore,
A most doleful bell
Salutes the dying day;
And the memory of love
Stings my heart.
But tears are in vain
For the sad pilgrim,
All that helps is weeping
For the one who is near to you,
And I weep with you
Over the day of another farewell.
Farewell Brunetta,
I'm already far away,
There's no use crying,
Sorrow is in vain.
My ship
Will return,
But what won't return
Is the day of our love.
If my ship reaches the
The same shore,
I will find
The same unfaithful heart.
Mentre del caro lido
Italian source:
Anon.
While the boat draws away
English source:
Roger Parker & Opera Rara
Mentre dal caro lido
While the boat draws away
La barca s'allontana,
From the beloved shore,
Saluta il dì cadente
A most doleful bell
Mestissima campana;
Salutes the dying day;
Ed a me punge il core
And the memory of love
La memoria d'amore.
Stings my heart.
Ma vane son le lagrime
But tears are in vain
Al mesto pellegrino,
For the sad pilgrim,
Ma giova solo piangere
All that helps is weeping
A chi ti sta vicino,
For the one who is near to you,
Che piansi teco anch'io
And I weep with you
Il dì d'un altro addio.
Over the day of another farewell.
Addio Brunetta,
Farewell Brunetta,
Son già lontano,
I'm already far away,
Il pianto vano,
There's no use crying,
Vano il dolor.
Sorrow is in vain.
Questa mia nave
My ship
Farà ritorno,
Will return,
Ma non il giorno
But what won't return
Del nostro amor.
Is the day of our love.
Ch'essa ritrova
If my ship reaches the
Lo stesso lido,
The same shore,
lo trovo infido
I will find
Lo stesso cor.
The same unfaithful heart.
Composer
Gaetano Donizetti
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti was an Italian composer. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, Donizetti was a leading composer of the bel canto opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century. Read more here.
