Ah, non credea...Ah, non giunge - Bellini's La Sonnambula
Two Spirit disabled soprano, Mixti (they/them) formerly known as Helena Colindres and pianist, Jon (he/him) King perform Amina's final aria in Vincenzo Bellini's La Sonnambula (the sleep walker).
Italiano:
Ah! non credea mirarti
Sì presto estinto, o fiore;
Passasti al par d'amore,
Che un giorno sol durò.
Piange sui fiori.
Ah! non giunge uman pensiero
Al contento ond'io son piena:
A' miei sensi io credo appena;
Tu m'affida, o mio tesor.
Ah mi abbraccia, e sempre insieme
Sempre uniti in una speme,
Della terra in cui viviamo
Ci formiamo un ciel d'amor.
English:
Ah! I did not believe to aim you
Yes soon extinct, or flower;
You passed to the par of love,
That one day only lasted.
He cries on the flowers.
Ah! human thought does not come
To the satisfaction I am full:
I just believe in my senses;
You trust me, my treasure.
Ah hugs me, and always together
Always united in a hope,
Of the earth in which we live
We form a heaven of love.