Mirella Freni, birth name Mirella Fregni, (born 27 February 1935, Modena, Italy) is an Italian opera soprano whose repertoire includes Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Freni was married for many years to the Bulgarian bass Nicolai Ghiaurov, with whom she performed and recorded… en.wikipedia.org Lyrics & English Translation Qui la voce sua soave (Here his soft voice) mi chiamava…e poi sparì. (Called me…and then vanished.) Qui giurava esser fedele, (Here he swore to be faithful,) qui il giurava, (This he was vowing,) E poi crudele, mi fuggì! (And then cruelly fled from me!) Ah, mai più qui assorti insieme (Oh! No longer to be joined together) nella gioia dei sospir. (In the joy of sighing.) Ah, rendetemi la speme, (Oh, return my hope) o lasciate, lasciatemi morir. (Or let me die.) Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna! (Come, beloved, the moon is in the sky!) Tutto tace intorno intorno; (Everything is quiet around us) finchè spunti in cielo il giorno, (Until day breaks in the sky,) vien, ti posa sul mio cor! (Come and alight upon my heart!) Deh!, t'affretta, o Arturo mio, (Hurry up, oh, my Arthur,) riedi, o caro, alla tua Elvira: (Return, my dear, to your Elvira) essa piange e ti sospira, (She cries and sighs for you,) vien, o caro, all'amore, ecc. (Come, my dear, to love…) Link to this wonderful artist's personal website: www.belcanto.it Please Enjoy! I send my kind and warm regards,