. Verdi's opera Sicilian vespers : containing the Italian text and all the principal airs . eaven, to theeOur humble praises ascend ;Who saved the hearts of the brave From the steel of the turn thy grateful thoughts . [To the land of land which is the imageOf paradise a nobler aspirationThy bosom fire ;While the glorious lightShines out before is the infamy,The glory is [Approaching Elena ; to John and the other Sicilians.]Mercy, Elena—my friends !Let my sorrow move , Sicilians. [Spurning him.]No, no, base
. Verdi's opera Sicilian vespers : containing the Italian text and all the principal airs . eaven, to theeOur humble praises ascend ;Who saved the hearts of the brave From the steel of the turn thy grateful thoughts . [To the land of land which is the imageOf paradise a nobler aspirationThy bosom fire ;While the glorious lightShines out before is the infamy,The glory is [Approaching Elena ; to John and the other Sicilians.]Mercy, Elena—my friends !Let my sorrow move , Sicilians. [Spurning him.]No, no, base , I will support thee. [To Arrigo. Joyous with me thou shalt No—leave me. Never ! [In a tone of despair. John. Now that our enemy shields thee, [ thou art is ours ; death mine. | Towards his comrades. 0 TERRA ADORATA—O ILL-FATED COUNTRY. Air. Finale. O ter • ra a-do - ra -O ill - fat - ed coun - ta, mio pri - mo - try, so deep - ly so - spia - dor roed ?-: ti la - scio propros-irate now and 94 SICILIAN VESPERS. iSfcSf. ^ibi^s^^^^^sii^^j san • gue,death thou nel art duol!doomd ! Il sanThe best - to tuo spiare in pri roson. più belthe bra lo sac vest dis • m^wmmmi^Mm^^wmwm cenarm da, ed, e fo een trea - sea a lui splen •- sons foul wea - - da - pon la lu - ceraisd a del sol!gainst thee ! Arr. Per colpa del fato, ecc. Gin., Francesi. Rivolgi ora grato, ecc. \A un gesto di Guido, vengon trascinati via Giovanna,Elena, ed i Siciliani. Arrigo vuol correre dietroloro. Guido il trattiene. Giovanna e Elena lo res-pingono con disprezzo, nel mentre eh egli loro tendele mani in atto di supplicare. Oppresso, annichilito,Arrigo vacilla e cade nelle braccia di Guido. Caluil sipario. FINE DELL* ATTO TERZO. ATTO IV. SCENA I.—Cortile cT un fortezza. A sinistra un stanzache conduce all alloggio dei prigionieri. A dritta, cancelloche comunica coli intemo della fortezza. Nel fondo crestamerlata d una parte delle mura e po
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