Ohimè ch'io cado - Pera Ensemble, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Mehmet Cemal Yeşilçay

Ohimè ch’io cado, ohimè

ch’inciampo ancor il piè

Pur come pria,

E la sfiorita mia

Caduta speme

Pur di novo rigar

Con fresco lagrimar

Hor mi conviene.

Lasso, del vecchio ardor

Conosco l’orme ancor

Dentro nel petto;

Ch’ha rotto il vago aspetto

E i guardi amati

Lo smalto adamantin

Ond’armaro il meschin

Pensier gelati.

Folle, credev’io pur

D’aver schermo sicur

Da un nudo arciero;

E pur io sí guerriero

Hor son codardo

Ne vaglio sostener

Il colpo lusinghier

D’un solo sguardo.

O Campion immortal

Sdegno;

come sí fral

Hor fuggi indietro;

A sott’armi di vetro

Incanto errante

M’hai condotto infedel

Contro spada crudel

D’aspro diamante.

O come sa punir

Tirann’amor l’ardir

D’alma rubella!

Una dolce favella,

Un seren volto

Un vezzoso mirar,

Sogliono rilegar

Un cor disciolto.

Occhi belli, ah se fu

Sempre bella virtù

Giusta pietate!

Deh voi non mi negate

Il guardo e’l viso

Che mi sa la prigion

Per sí bella cagion

Il Paradiso.

Alas I fall, alas

I still stumble at the foot

Even as before,

And my fading

Falling hope

Even of novo rigar

With fresh tears

Hor suits me.

Lasso, of the old ardor

I still know the enormous

Inside the chest;

Which broke the vague aspect

And the beloved watches

The adamantin enamel

Ond'armaro the mean

Frozen pensier.

Crazy, I thought

To have a secure screen

By a naked archer;

And yet I am a warrior

I'm a coward

I sift it to support

The flattering shot

Just one look.

O Campion immortal

Disdain;

as sí fral

Hor flee back;

Under arms of glass

Wandering enchantment

You led me unfaithful

Against cruel sword

A bitter diamond.

Or how he knows how to punish

Tirann’amor l'ardir

D’alma rubella!

A sweet speech,

A seren face

A charming mirar,

They usually rilegar

A dissolved heart.

Beautiful eyes, ah if it was

Always beautiful virtue

Just have pity!

Oh, you don't deny me

The look and the face

What do you think of imprisonment?

For such a beautiful cause

Heaven.