Original Compositions / English Translations of Art Songs & Arias / Program Notes
Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro,
Al mio duolo, a'miei sospir!
O mi rendi il mio tesoro,
O mi lascia almen morir.
--The Countess's aria from Le Nozze di Figaro
--Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838)
Grant me, O Love, some sure remedy
to all my sorrows, and for all my sighs!
Either give my treasure back to me,
Or leastwise allow me to die.
--English translation c2012 by E. Lein