"Io son l’umile ancella" from "Adriana Lecouvreur" - Fr. Cilea - Rosanna Carteri - Sheet music

Rosanna Carteri performs "Io son l’umile ancella" by Francesco Cilea’s opera "Adriana Lecouvreur" with RAI di Milano conducted by Alfredo Simionetto - 24th of December 1956 - live
Support me on Patreon, so I can continue making new content! :) patreon.com/Ap...
Libretto:
Ecco, respiro appena,
Io son l'umile ancella
del genio creator;
Ei m'offre la favella
Io la diffondo ai cor’
Del verso io son l'accento,
l'eco del dramma uman
il fragile strumento
vassallo della man’
Mite, gioconda, atroce,
Mi chiamo Fedeltà ;
Un soffio è la mia voce,
che al novo di morrà .
English Translation:
There: now I can barely breathe…
I am the humble handmaid of the Muse,
who offers me the message
that I communicate to other hearts…
Of a poem, I am the interpretation,
the echo of human drama,
a delicate instrument
obedient to another’s hand…
Gentle, joyous, horrifying,
they call me Faithfulness:
my voice is but a breath
that tomorrow is no more.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the rights to the music, this video is created for educational purposes only.