Giunse alfin il momento - Deh, vieni, non tardar

Susanna's recitative and aria in the fourth act with Dawn Upshaw.
Salzburg 1991

Giunse alfin il momento
che godrò senz'affanno
in braccio all'idol mio. Timide cure,
uscite dal mio petto,
a turbar non venite il mio diletto!
Oh, come par che all'amoroso foco
l'amenità del loco,
la terra e il ciel risponda,
come la notte i furti miei seconda!

Deh, vieni, non tardar, oh gioia bella,
vieni ove amore per goder t'appella,
finché non splende in ciel notturna face,
finché l'aria è ancor bruna e il mondo tace.
Qui mormora il ruscel, qui scherza l'aura,
che col dolce sussurro il cor ristaura,
qui ridono i fioretti e l'erba è fresca,
ai piaceri d'amor qui tutto adesca.
Vieni, ben mio, tra queste piante ascose,
ti vo' la fronte incoronar di rose.

Finally there is the moment
I can enjoy without regret
in the arms of my beloved.
Timid worries
leave my bosom
and don't return to disturb my pleasure!
Oh, how it seems, as if love's fire
in the beauty of this place,
in earth and sky is reflected.
How the night helps in my stealth.

Oh, come, don't hesitate, oh beautiful joy,
come where love calls you to pleasure,
as long as the nightly torch does not shine at the sky,
as long as the air is dark and the world is quiet.
Here murmurs the stream, the wisp is teasing,
which with sweet whispering revives the heart,
here laugh the flowers and the grass is fresh
to invite everyone to the joys of love.
Come, my love, hidden between those plants
I will crown your brow with roses.

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[MysticBlueIceBlast]

What are the words to this beautiful aria? Please let me know.

[scordeteyla]

you can check the description for the italian words as well now, if you like...

[ToriAngeli]

Her singing is miraculous. As deceptively simple as this aria is, to sing it THAT well is no small feat, especially since the temptation is to slack off because it IS a relatively simple aria. What a marvelous performance.

I also gotta talk about his reactions, too, which were amazing. Figaro, previously angry, is now absolutely crushed. I kept thinking, "How can she keep going while he's making THAT face?"

[Mike Francis Josol]

I Was Redirected by Wikipedie :)

[dragonzlyric]

that's great to hear you're expanding your range. I have a friend who is very much a lyric but is still singing only soubrette arias and roles. Everyone usually starts as singspiel tenors or soubrettes and then develops to a different fach as they mature and their voices get richer. Those that stay as soubrettes are actually rare but beautiful in that they will always sound young.

[helencheddar]

i'm in the midst of changing into a light coloratura so sort of.

[dragonzlyric]

Are you still a soubrette now? Or has your voice grown since then?

[fabrice mulquin]

SUPERBE !!! can you tell me if this production exist in DVD ?? Thank you .

[varine94]

One of the best Susannas ever! She sings so tenderly...)

[Sue Harvey]

Magic!!!

[sillysamantha93]

Whoa! I don't think i could sing this THAT well. It'd be interesting to see if anyone could top it! Beautiful song though! =)

[dfgrbtr]

@pinelopit That's exactly the word. :)

I guess it's not just the aspiration of voiceless stops (if they are stressed and are not proceeded by an S sound bla bla). The T sound in English is not produced in the exact same place in the mouth as in Italian, for instance. It may be a bit closer to the Italian Z in 'lezione'.

Italian is a beautiful, beautiful language. :)))

[helencheddar]

she's a soubrette actually. like me :) i think she's got an amazing voice.