Vogliatemi bene
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Vogliatemi bene ("Love me") is one of the most famous arias from Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and a staple of the verismo canon. This aria was often performed by the legendary soprano Maria Callas, and her recording of it continues to be a favorite of opera aficionados. It was also featured in the 1950 Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson picture The Toast of New Orleans.
The aria takes place at the end of the first act, in a beautiful garden during a sweet, starry night. Butterfly gently kneels down at Pinkerton's feet, and tenderly looking at him, softly sings as follows:
[edit] Lyrics
- Vogliatemi bene,
- un bene piccolino,
- un bene da bambino,
- quale a me si conviene.
- Vogliatemi bene.
- Noi siamo gente avvezza alle piccole cose
- umili e silenziose,
- ad una tenerezza sfiorante e pur profonda
- come il ciel, come l’onda del mare!
Translation:
- Love me well,
- a little love,
- a childlike love,
- the kind that suits me.
- We're a people used
- to tiny things,
- humble and silent,
- to a tenderness that barely touches
- and yet is as deep as the sky
- or as the sea's wave.
[edit] External links
- YouTube - Mario Lanza Madama Butterfly Tenor Mario Lanza and soprano Kathryn Grayson sing Puccini's "Vogliatemi Bene" in this scene from their 1950 film The Toast of New Orleans.
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[edit] References
English translation by William Fense Weaver, published for a recording insert by Capitol Records, 1955.
