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Linda di Chamounix
quesf anima'
Erglish transla.tior by John B ri ggs Gaetano Donizetti
In Act I, Llnda stngs thls &rla, descrlbing her etem&llovo for carlo whtch sha.tl bhd thern together lI1heavenas it does on earrh.

Mbclerato(J =eo)

trop-po e--gl no-stro Ia-vo r i - t o coa-ye - gno io uontro-va-i il mio


lat - ed, anil ab - sent from o r d,earplace of meet -ing, in oain I u:ait - ed my
for

Oar - lo, e chi sa ma quanf e-glia-vri. s o f - fer - to, non al par di


Car - lo, and uho can lell me the pang our part-ing cost htm, not so greaa a9
!et

Colyright 1951 by Theodore pressor Co.


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Antlante (J =sa)

me! P e - grro d'a - mo - re que fio - .ri


mi e! Pled,ge of- af - fec - tion he has left me

sciir! te - ne - ro co- rel e per quel co - re io I'a - mo, u-ni - co di_ lui
floto't! - iler heart- and ftom my hea l loue hirn, hum - ble lho_ his

PO-Ye-ri en-tram-bi sia - mo, vi - viarn db-!cor, di


Pov-et-tJ, is tounil a -bout us, rre li1)e on loae and,
.,--.-\

spe - me pit - to - re i - g:do-te_gn- co - ra, b - gli s'in-nal-ze - ia


hop - ingl A paint - er not yl fa-mous,some da1, hb will be
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i lo - ra a.h! ao
pqlt ,tE oht jos tohat I rai

len - ti; sa- rb sua sDo-sa d|[ _ lo - ra, oh no i con - ten


gft - eil; and, I sholl be his uife then, O joX' O ahat rap

o lu - ce di quest' de - li - zia a-hor e ei - ta,


o light of all my to Xau my ttuth is plight . ed,

la no-stra sor-tq_u - !i id tei-ra in ciel sa - rl,


our aouls shal,l be u - - e d un - til lho end of time;

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deh, vie-ni a me ri - po-sa-ti su que-sto cor che


O come to ne, be - loo - ed., this loa -ing heort a

che te so - spi - rE-e bra - ntdr che .per te sol vi - vrhl


e -oer long-ing you, and, lil)es for lou a - Lone!
is fot -

o lu-ce di quest' a - - rllar a- morrde- li-zia e vi - ta,


o l,ight of all, my be it g, to !o1L ntf troth is plight - ed,

u - Di - ta tto-stra soa tQ_-in ter-rQrin ciel sa - ri' u - ai -ta no-stfa


ovr aqvle ehol'lbe oa otrz un - lil the end of time, our soulssiorl, be u -
8a

P:'F.-;-' /i

sor te, in ciel, in ciel sa


nat etl,- un - til the end, of time,

U + I I V r
f crese. A f roco piit

O- lu - 6e-di quest, : f
O- tr;ght of- arl ir ; O"

O lu- ce di quest' a--


O tisht of all my be

de-li -

de - li-zig-a-mor e Ia no - stra sot-te u - ni - t a


to jrou my troth is plight our soulssilcll be u - - etl,
a

in ter- ra in ciel sa - r:r! deh,vie - ni a me, ri - po-


ut - lil the etud, of time! O cotue to ne, be - Iou ed!

cresc.e string,

su que - sto cor che che te so - spi - rg_e bra - , ma,


this lov - ing heart a is eu - er long-ing for_ !ou,

c.he per te sol vi o lu-ce di quest'


anA Uoe$ for low o' o tight of 4ll tn! be

a - mor, de - li - zie-e vi - ta' ti - ni - ta no-stra sor


to lnu m! trcth is pli6ht - ed., our souls s)lcll be cs or,e
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- te in ter - rQa.jn ciel s a - sor - te


- un - til the enil nit - ed,

ia ciel

-- in ciel, rn- sa - rirl vie -ni al 6ro


- for e'ef:, ah! - ef more! a -

che sPr lo, si, sol vi


_tou, it Ioag - tnc lr f,or rou a
i

c o - re che te so - spi - ra, che per te so si sol


dores X'ou, is long -ing for- you,lites for you otl -
for 1,ou a - lone

ei <^l ei - YT.I Per


fot yov a - lone, a l,otrc,for
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ai, vie ni, vie


lo , for

Slr S; "i' so1 vi - wir per te, ah, si, vi


ah! for you a - lone' a lone, a lone, a

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