Below is the lyrics of the song Cesti: Il tito, Act 1: “Berenice, ove sei?" , artist - Ian Bostridge with translation
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Ian Bostridge
Berenice, ove sei?
Dove t’ascondi?
Luce degli occhi miei!
Berenice, ove sei?
Marmi o voi, che nel candore
Pareggiate la mia fé,
Per pietate palesate il mio sol,
Dite dov’è?
Folle, ma con chi parlo?
Ah che l’empia, l’indegna,
Conscia di sue lascivie,
E de’ miei torti,
Rapida qual baleno,
S’è ricovrata al nuovo amante in seno.
Furori armatemi,
Tutto ingombratemi
Di stigio ardor.
Cada svenata, e lacerata
L’empia spietata
Che già rapirmi
Con l’alma il cor.
Berenice, ove sei?
Dove t’ascondi?
Luce degli occhi miei!
Berenice, ove sei?
Marmi o voi, che nel candore
Pareggiate la mia fé,
Per pietate palesate il mio sol,
Dite dov’è?
Berenice, where are you?
Where are you hiding?
Light of my eyes!
Berenice, where are you?
Marbles or you, who in the whiteness
Equalize my faith,
For pity reveal my sun,
Where is it?
Crazy, but who am I talking to?
Ah that the wicked, the unworthy,
Aware of her lewdness,
And of my wrongs,
Quick as a flash,
She took refuge in her new lover in her bosom.
Armed fury,
All clutter me up
Of stigio ardor.
Fainted, and torn apart
The ruthless wickedness
That already kidnap me
With the alma the heart.
Berenice, where are you?
Where are you hiding?
Light of my eyes!
Berenice, where are you?
Marbles or you, who in the whiteness
Equalize my faith,
For pity reveal my sun,
Where is it?
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