- I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls. Balfe. The Bohemian Girl
The Gipsy Girl's Dream*
I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls,
With vassals and serfs at my side,
And of all who assembled within those walls,
That I was the hope and the pride.
I had riches too great to count, could boast
- In questa reggia. Puccini. Turandot with Pavarotti
Turandot
In questa reggia, or son mill'anni e mille,
un grido disperato risonò.
E quel grido, traverso stirpe e stirpe
qui nell'anima mia si rifugiò!
Principessa Lou-Ling,
ava dolce e serena che regnavi
nel tuo cupo silenzio in gioia pura,
- When Daisies pied
When daisies pied and violets blue
[And lady-smocks all silver white,
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue,]1
Do paint the meadows with delight,
The cuckoo, then on ev'ry tree
Mocks married men, for thus sings he,
Cuckoo,
Cuckoo, cuckoo: o word of fear,