Hasse: Artaserse, Air d'Artabano,
"Pallido il sole"
("Quel usignuolo", Track 8)
John Constable, Old Sarum, 1829, Oil on canvas, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.
Pallido il sole, torbido il cielo,
pena minaccia, morte prepara,
tutto mi spira rimorso e orror.
Timor mi cinge di freddo gelo,
dolor mi rende la vita amara,
io stesso fremo contro il mio cor. | | Pale the sun and murky the sky,
punishment threatens, death lies in wait,
all inspires remorse and horror.
Fear envelops me in icy coldness,
sorrow makes my life bitter,
I shudder at my own feelings. |
Text from CD insert.
