Name: L'elisir d'amore: "Una furtiva lagrima"
Duration: P00H04M51S
Description: "Una furtiva lagrima" (A furtive tear) is the romanza from act 2, scene 8 of the Italian opera L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti.

L'elisir d'amore: "Una furtiva lagrima"

from Colors of a Lyric by Orson Van Gay II

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"Una furtiva lagrima" (A furtive tear) is the romanza from act 2, scene 8 of the Italian opera L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti.

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Una furtiva lagrima
negli occhi suoi spuntò:
Quelle festose giovani
invidiar sembrò.

Che più cercando io vo?
Che più cercando io vo?
M'ama! Sì, m'ama,
lo vedo, lo vedo.

Un solo istante i palpiti
del suo bel cor sentir!
I miei sospir confondere
per poco a' suoi sospir!
I palpiti, i palpiti sentir,
confondere i miei co' suoi sospir.

Cielo, si può morir;
di più non chiedo, non chiedo.
Ah, cielo! Si può! Si può morir!
Di più non chiedo, non chiedo.
Si può morir! Si può morir d'amor.

Literal translation
A furtive tear
in her eyes appeared:
Those festive young girls
she seemed to envy.

What more need I look for?
What more need I look for?
She loves me! Yes, she loves me,
I see it, I see it.

For a single instant the beats
of her beautiful heart to hear!
My sighs to blend
for a while with her sighs!
Her heartbeats, her heartbeats to hear,
my sighs with hers to merge.

Heavens! One could die!
More I cannot ask, I cannot ask.
Oh, heavens! One could, one could die!
More I cannot ask, I cannot ask.
One could die! One could die of love!

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from Colors of a Lyric, released October 31, 2023
Executive Produced by Orson Van Gay II
Piano Accompaniment: Lenny Hayes
Mixing and Mastering: Josh Margolis - Sonic Fuel Studios
Photography: Andy Wong
Album Cover: Orson Van Gay II

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Orson Van Gay II Los Angeles, California

Mr. Van Gay has performed in major opera houses across the nation. Memorable performances include: LA Opera, Disney Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall. Tenor soloist with ,LA Phil, Cal Phil. Featured in commercials shows for Netlfix, t.v. and Disney. Proud recipient of 2022 inaugural Hurst Artist of the year award.
“Orson Van Gay II’s top notes were thrilling...” (OperaWire)
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