PARTENOPE205 PARTENOPE Opera in three acts Libretto by Silvio Stampiglia First performed at King’s Theater, Haymarket, London ‘on February 24, 1730 CHARACTERS Partenope, Queen of Naples, in love with Arsace: soprano ‘Arsace, Prince of Corinth, in love with Rosmira and later Partenope: contralto Rosmira, Princess of Cyprus, disguised as a man (Burimene): alto ‘Anmnindo, Prince of Rhodes, also in love with Partenope: alto Emilio, Prince of Cuma,' also in love with Partenope: tenor Onmonte, captain of Partenope's guard: bass Soldiers, Naples populace ‘THE PLOT ACTI In a scene of great ceremony, Partenope invokes the blessing of Apollo on her newly founded city of Naples, but soon finds herself the center of a multi-faceted intrigue. The queen's favorite suitor, Arsace, and Partenope renew vows of eternal fidelity, but Arsace has already tacitly admitted he loves Rosmira, who has arrived in Naples disguised as the ‘Armenian prince Eurimene claiming to have been shipwrecked. Armindo, Prince of Rhodes, also loves Partenope but will not say so publicly as he knows of her involvement with ‘Arsace. To complicate matters, Rosmira in her male disguise as Prince Eurimene, claims also to love Partenope, whose hand as his queen is solicited by the invading Emilio, Prince of Cuma. When she refuses Emilio, he declares war. Even the appointment of a prince to command her army causes confusion, and she eventually decides to do the job herself. ACTIL The troops face up to each other, and Partenope is saved from death by Armindo. Arsace rescues Rosmira and captures Emilio, and Partenope's triumph is apparently complete. But not for long. Rosmira/Eurimene reminds her that it was Armindo who saved her life. Emilio claims to be Arsace's prisoner rather than Eurimene/Rosmira's, and Rosmira prepares to fight Arsace, who cannot accept the challenge since he, and he alone, knows her true identity as a woman but has sworn not to reveal it. Though Partenope sticks by him, Arsace loses face with the others, who think him a coward, all except Rosmira/Eurimene, who defends him. Partenope orders the release of "Eurimene”, then starts to make up her mind whether she prefers Arsace or Armindo, the latter of whom has just declared his love. Rosmira complicates matters by asking (as Eurimene) to impart a secret to Partenope which will help the cause of Armindo, ACT II Eurimene's secret comes into the open: "his" quarrel with Arsace is on account of Arsace’s abandonment of a certain Rosmira, Princess of Cyprus, a charge Arsace admits. In the forthcoming duel, Emilio will be Arsace's second, Armindo Eurimene's. Arsace is in a trap and, to the surprise of Partenope, addresses Rosmira, who wakens him from a deep sleep, by her true name. Rejected by both women, Arsace inveighs against love's cruelty, then prepares for the duel. He is mocked for his half-hearted efforts by Rosmira but turns the tables by demanding they should fight bare-chested. Rosmira is outwitted, admits who she really is, and claims Arsace has proven his love by maintaining silence in the face of provocation. Partenope renounces Arsace, destines him for Rosmira, takes Armindo for her husband, and finishes the opera by proclaiming Emilio her ally. * Cuma, an ancient XIII century region on the shores of the Black Sea in what is today Turkey.206 Partenope, Act I ACTI (The sun is rising. Part of the city of Naples near the sea is adorned with great solemnity; in the center, an altar with the statue of Apollo. There are priests with sacrificial victims, and ‘nymphs with laurel leaves. There is a large crowd in attendance. Partenope sits on a throne, with Arsace and Armindo in attendance.) PARTENOPE tu dellettfelse ‘mura di ewesta ke innaltsai Tu, — deli'eccelse mura di questa che — innalzai Thou, tothelofty — citywalls ofthis which Traised tfitade altera luminozo dio prendi la ‘kura cittade altera, ohtuminoso Dio, prendi la cura, city ‘majestic, oh luminous God, grant the care; (Oh Thou, most luminous God, grant Thy favor towards the lofty city walls of this maj city which I have raised,) ‘dalla twa ‘sfera_nel_ suo fertile sen dalla tua sfera nel suo fertile sen from Thy sphere onto its fertile bosom ‘raddsi berninni raggi benignit shining grace _ benign! (and shed Thy benign, shining grace from Thy lofty sphere down to its fertile core!) ‘abbjan ‘nido glo'rjozo ‘akwile ed i tfipni Habbian —_nido_glorioso aquile ed icigni. May they find anest glorious eagles and swans. (May eagles and swans find there a splendid nest.) ‘sotto Kauspitf twoiprezo_al mio ‘nome Sotto gl'auspic tuol preso al mio nome Under the auspices Thine, taken tomy name veda al tuo imper ‘dsenti © provintfe. ‘dome veda al tuo imper genti_e ——provineie dome. letsee to Thy empire peoples and provinces _in tribute. (Let its people and provinces, in tribute to my name [the city of Partenope], be taken under ‘Thy auspices.) CHORUS ‘viva partenope —‘kjara_al pari del ‘sole Viva Partenope, chiara al pari del sole Longlive Partenope, bright as the sun (Long live Partenope [Naples]) ke indora Te sue ‘spjaddse ——_fekondi lautrora che — indora lesue spinggie fecondi, ‘aurora, that gilds its beaches plentiful, its dawn,Partenope, Act | 207 © oni ‘muza ne ‘kant ene ‘skriva € ogni musa ne canti e ne seriva, and every muse maysingabout it and_—_about it may write (and may all the muses exalt it in song and write about 1) (The fire kindles suddenly on the altar.) PARTENOPE miei fidi atride il elo Mie fidi, arride il Cielo; My faithful ones, smiles onus heaven; ‘pronti al ‘nume di ‘delo_‘vittime offrite pronti al © Nume di Delo._vittime offrite now tothe god of Delos victims offer voi ‘ifinte di fori, voi cinte di fiori, ‘you (who are) girded with flowers, © ‘grati intfensi di sfrondati_——alllori © grati incensi di sfrondati_——_alllori. and pleasant incenses from the leaves of laurels. (My faithful ones, heaven smiles benignly upon us. Now you who are girded with flowers, light the laurel leaves and let their pleasant incense waft over us as you offer victims to the god of Delos.) (Enter Rosmira, disguised as an Armenian man.) ARMINDO arsatfe Arsace. ARSACE armindo Armindo. ARMINDO (pointing to Rosmira) oisserva Osserva. Observe. ARSACE (aside) © kwal ‘volto © —prezente ‘aki ‘okki mijei (Equal volto @ presente —_a gli occhi mi (And what face is present before my eyes!) PARTENOPE ola ke wi Ki ssei Ol, che vuoi! chi sei? Hothere, what do you want? Who are you?208 Partenope, Act I ROSMIRA (aside) indger de'ddsio voi massistete 9 ddei (Finger dega'io; voi massistete, oh Del!) (Pretend I must; you, assist me, oh gods!) dsene'roza —_redsina ‘delle kampapne —_armene Generosa Regina, delle campagne Armene Generous Queen, from the lands of Armenia, il ‘prentfipe —eurimene = ate sinykina il prencipe -—-Eurimene = a_—ste__s'inchina. the prince Eurimene before you bows. (She bows.) PARTENOPE ‘sordsi€ = di_—la tua. ‘brama Sorgi, © di_—iatua_brama. Rise, and speak your wish. ROSMIRA (aside, having noticed Arsace) arsatfe e—-kwi nom mingainno la fama (Arsace @ = qui, non m'ingannd la fama.) (Arsace is here; didnot deceiveme the —_report.) (then the report wasn't false.) kon ‘tfento vele e€ —Yento Con cento vele © — cento With ahundred sails anda hundred. ‘londe io skorrea kwanidorrida tempesta onde io scorrea, quand'orrida _tempesta thewaves 1 plowed, when a horrible tempest fwor ke Ja mia ‘tutte _assorbi Ie navi fuor che la mia tutte assorbi Je navis except mine all overwhelmed the ships; (Lset out to sea with hundreds and hundreds of ships; then a te except mine;) mi'spinse a ‘kwesto 'lido mispinse a —_ questo lido, itcastme to. — this. shore, e kwisomitrae di tue —_virtutil ‘grido e — qui__mitrae di tue —_virtuti't grido. and here conductsme of your renownthe —_ call. (and your fame has brought me here before you.) PARTENOPE ‘ora “dimmi ke ‘kjedi Ora dimmi, che chiedi? Now tell me, what — is your request?Partenope, Act I 209 ROSMIRA a mie mizerje aita A mie miserie aita, For (allmy) my woes (Irequest) help, poike le ‘mertfi pretisjoze = rare poiché le merci preziose =e rare since the goods precious and rare, ‘tutte assorbi lavidita del ‘mare tutte assorbi idith del mare. all of it (was) absorbed (by) the avidity of the sea. (since all the precious and rare goods {I had brought for you as homage] were swallowed up by the stormy seas.) PARTENOPE prentfipe ke ben tale il'tuo brio _tipaleza Prencipe, che ben tale _iltuo brio _ ti palesa, Prince, for well assuch your spirit shows you to be, (Prince, and I believe your spirit shows me that you indeed deserve the tile,) 2 pjeta del tuo ‘male ho pieta del tuo male, Thave pity on your misfortune, eal ‘merto tuo mimpepno eal merto tuo m'impegno and tothe merit yours I will do my utmost dar ‘nella ‘reddsa mia ‘posto kon'denno dar nella reggia mia posto ‘condegno. to grant inthe court mine a station worthy for you. (feel pity for your misfortune, and will do my utmost to offer you a position in my court worthy of your merit.) ROSMIRA ‘somme ‘grattsje titendo Somme grazie tirendo. Infinite thanks give you. ORMONTE (to Partenope, as he leads in a messenger) redsina im folte ‘skjere il popolo kumano Regina, in folte _schiere il —_popolo Cumano My Queen, in thick ranks the people of Cuma iggombra tutto il e€ il pjano ingombra tutto il —viein-_ monte e il piano, have overtaken allof the nearby mountain andthe -—_ plain (Partenope remains pensive.)210 Partenope, Act I ARSACE, ke sara mmai Che sara m: ‘What can this be? ARMINDO. ke ‘sento Che — sento? What do hear? PARTENOPE (‘0 Ormonte) ‘nulla intenidesti Nulla intendesti? Nothing, did you find out? ORMONTE ‘solo ke'mi il ‘primo lor prentfipe e+ “dutfe Solo ch'Emilio, il, primo lor Prencipe ~~ Duce, Only that Emilio, the chief their prince and leader, ‘tek parlar dezia teco parlar desia, with you to speak desires, © ‘kwesto messaiddser dal ‘kampo imjvia € questo messaggier dal campo invia, and this messenger __from his camp dispatches. (Only that Emilio, their chief prince and leader wishes to speak to you and has sent this messenger here from his camp.) (Partenope still seems thoughaful.) ARMINDO. ke Che ARSACE. non te'mer Non temer. Fear nothing. ROSMIRA e sovenga ke kwi—‘dunse euriimene E tisovenga che qui_—giunse Eurimene. And remember that here came —_Eurimene (And remember that Eurimene is here {to help youl.) PARTENOPE (to the messenger, who then leaves) emiljs ‘venga Emilio venga. (Let) Emilio. come.Partenope, Act 1 kostui non turbi del. mio. kor la Costui nonturbi del mio. cor la Thatman ——willrnot disturb of | my — heart the ‘segwimi —_ormonte © ty mi'sjegwi seguimi, Ormonte, ¢ —tu_—_—misiegui, followme Ormonte, and you, follow me, ARIA PARTENOPE lator ed il destin kombattera per Lamor ed ilddestin combattera per Love and fate will fight for avr kkorone al krin Avrd corone al erin, I shall wear crowns onmy brow, € non katene al pie € non catene al pid. but no chains on my foot. 21 ppatfe pace; peace of mind; arsatfe Arsace, (Partenope and Ormonte exit. Arsace, as he leaves, looks at Rosmira and says:) ARIA ARSACE, > eurimene aS litdea di © — Eurimene —ha_—Tidea’_ di Either Eurimene has theair of © rocmira sifindse curimene © —-Rosmira si finge Eurimene. or Rosmira pretends to be Eurimene. piu lo 'zgwardo = in)_——kwel_ ‘voto Pid Jo sguardo in quel volto ‘The more my — gaze. on that face piu komfuza —westalma_—_ditvjene pid confusa quest'alma —_diviene. themore —confused_-—my soul becomes. saiddsira ‘aggira, turns, (The longer my gaze surveys those features, the more confused I become.) (He exits. Enter Armindo.) ROSMIRA (to Armindo) kavailjer se Ki ddei ‘rendam ‘pago il tu Cavalier, se gli Dei rendan pago il tuo Sirknight, if the gods have fulfilled your ‘dimmi ki sei dimmi chi sei? tell me, who are you? kor cor, heart,212 Partenope, Act I ARMINDO io son armindo To son Armindo, 1 am Armindo. ed 9 il_— supremo —impero di ‘rod ed ho il_— supremo —imperodi_ Rodi. and have the supreme empire of Rhodes. (and am the supreme ruler of [the island of] Rhodes.) ROSMIRA tuo sembjante —‘parmi isto Htuo sembiante —parmi trist Your countenance seems tome sad; dsovar ti pwo — eurimene giovar ti pud Eurimene? to be of service can Eurimene? (may Eurimene be of service to you?) ARMINDO non si trova rimedjo ‘alle mie ‘pene Non si trova rimedio alle mie pene. ‘There cannot be found aremedy for = my _ suffering. ROSMIRA © forse latua ‘pena amore Eg forse latua pena amore? Isit perhaps your suffering love? (Could love be the cause of your suffering?) ARMINDO. & amore Eg amore. tis love. ROSMIRA per ‘dsenjo okkulto ewer Per genio occulto, ever, Because ofa sympathy secret, it's true, ‘sento il tus ‘male sento tuo male. can feel (compassion for) your _ distress. (Because of the secret sympathy [I fee! for you}, I can feel compassion for your distress.) ARMINDO 2 per te genio egwale Ho per te —_ genio eguale, Thave for you sympathy as well, ke mith fa— velar del kor Karan che mi ti —fa_—svelar del cor —_gl'arcani, that me —toyou makes reveal ofmy heart the secrets.Partenope, Act I 213 partenspe € ~—il mio. ‘nume Partenope 2 —ilmio. Nume. Partenope iss my ~—_goddess. (Ihave a like sympathy for you, which allows me to reveal to you the secrets of my heart; ‘yes, Partenope is my [beloved] goddess.) ROSMIRA. ed ella ‘sente dite peta Ed ella sente dite peta? And she, does she feel for you _ pity? (And does she show compassion for your amorous feeling for her?) ARMINDO findse ol mio amor non sa Finge, ol mio amor non sa, She pretends, or my love _she is not aware of. ROSMIRA non ti skopristi Non ti scopristi? Didn't you reveal (your feelings)? ARMINDO. ed oa ke pro Ed a che pro? ‘And for what purpose? ROSMIRA perke Perch? Why so? ARMINDO- ad arsatfe dguiro kkostansa fe Ad Arsace giurd costama ef, To — Arsace she swore constancy and _—_loyalty. ROSMIRA e arsatfe E Arsace? And Arsace? ARMINDO ‘pena © more di partenope = amante Pena © more di Partenope —_amante. He suffers and dies. of ~—-Partenope —the adorer. ROSMIRA a traditore arminds ardiffi e parla Armindo, —_ardisi e parla; Ammindo, bedaring ——and_talk (to her);214 Partenope, Act I se kon ‘lagrime okkulte i fiKK “app Se con _lagrime occulte il cigliobagni, If with tears hidden your eyes you bathe, (lf your eyes are overflowing with hidden tears,) perke ddi tei damor del fel ti anni perché di lei, d'amor, del Ciel tilagni? why about her, about love, about heaven do you complain? (why do you complain about her, about love and heaven?) ARIA ROSMIRA se non tisai spjegar Se non tisai spiegar, If youdon't_ know how to speak up, sol te sol te. only of yourself. (it's only your own fault.) ‘patfe se wwoi trovar Pace se vuoi trovar, Peace of mind, if youwish —_to find, (if you wish to find peace of mind,) ‘sappi tferkar mertfe sappi cercar merce. be willing tosearch for mercy. (know how to search for mercy.) (She exits.) ARMINDO armindo ——ardiffi e —'prova di palezarti amante Armindo, —_ardisci, © prova di palesarti amante; Ammindo, be bold and try to._—reveal yourself (as) a lover; (and try to tell [Partenope] that you love her;) ‘ashi audatfi talor fortuna ‘dsova agli audaci talor fortuna giova. tothe bold at times fortune is propitious. ARIA ARMINDO ‘vokko ‘dire al — mio tezor0 Voglio dire al mio _tesoro! Twant tosay to my treasure " Forms of loving address are many in Italian: mio tesoro (my treasure), mio bene (my beloved), mio ‘amore (my love), mio nume (my God), mia vita (my life), mia speme/spene (my hope), and also some (of these in inversion: fesoro mio, amore mio, vita mia, and some others.Partenope, Act 1 ‘piango © mors piango € moro, weep and die, © ke bramo al mem pieta e che bramo al men pieta. and that Terave at east (some) pity. e dir ‘voKKo kil mio. ‘kore E dir —_voglio ch'il “mio core, And tosay my heart, ‘tutto fede € tutto amore © ——trofeo tutto fede e tutto amore,é ——trofeo all faith and all’ love, isthe trophy 215 di sua betta di sua belt, of her beauty. (The scene changes to a royal hall, where Arsace and Rosmira are having a conversation.) ARSACE (seeing Rosmira approaching) ake um — volts fatal mi da gram ‘pena Ant che un volto fatal mida gran pena! Ah! A face fatal givesme —— great _ suffering! ‘ekkolo appunto Eccolo appunto. Here itis. (Here is {that fatal face that causes me such grief.) ROSMIRA a ingannator (Ah, ingannator!) (Ah, that deceiver!) ARSACE vanedd3o di rozmira ail sembjante Vaneggio? di Rosmira hai’! sembiante, ‘Am I dreaming? Of — Rosmira youhave the countenance, ai karo. ‘bene © kwal amai rozmira ahi, caro bene! € qual amai_ Rosmira, ah, dear beloved! And justas Tloved Rosmira, ‘amo eurimene amo Eurimene. Tove Eurimene. ROSMIRA ma date nom vorrei al pari di rozmira Ma da te_—_non vorrei al pari di Rosmira But by you wouldn't wish, just. like Rosmira, ‘esser_traidito esser tradito. tobe betrayed216 (Arsace is confused and dumbfounded.) ARSACE ‘kome ‘Come? What? ROSMIRA arsatfe Arsace, Arsace, tisei tis have you become ‘sent Senti: Listen: per per in order segwir seguir to follow al al at © ppur ti'dsungo epur tigiungo and Tmeet up with you ARSACE ‘bella Bella.. Fair one. ROSMIRA ‘bella Bella Fair one mi kjami mi chiami, you call me, wu tu, you, uke tu, che you, who nom ‘mami non m'ami? do not love me? ARSACE, ‘amo T'amo... Tlove you... ROSMIRA nom pwo ki Non pud chi Cannot (one) who aspira di aspira di aspires of amar amar love rozmira Rosmira. Rosmira. inggrato Ingrato, Partenope, Act I kozi presto zmatrito cosi presto smarrito? so quickly confused? te tutto abban'dono te, tutto abbandono, you, everything _T've left behind, fin rozmira jo'sono fin: Rosmira to sono. last: Rosmira = Tam. ke fede no nai che fede non hai, who faith have not, partenspe al ‘sof Partenope al_—_soglio Partenope tothe throne traditor traditor! (You) ingrate, traitor! (Anyone who covets Partenope's throne cannot love Rosmira. You ingrate, traitor!) ARSACE, "kwjetati 9 ‘kara Quietati, oh carat Calmdown, oh —_ dearest! © pentito 2 pentito Is repentful il mio kor ilmio cor, my heart;Partenope, Act I 217 takkuzo il fallo per aveme il perdono taccuso il fallo per averne il perdono, Tadmitto you my error in order to obtain your — forgiveness. (Rosmira, after moment of surprise, assumes a resolute air.) ROSMIRA nom'vokk> —dsa_—ade'ppata——rimprove'rarti Non voglio gid. sdegnata_-—_rimproverarti Ido not wish already scomed to scold you latua ‘rotta ‘fede latua rotta fede; (for) your broken faith; e sol favor non'grande il ~=—kor_— ti Kjede e sol favor non grande il cor _tichiede. and only a favor not big my heart asks you. (and I only ask you for a small favor.) ARSACE, ‘dimmi ke kjedi Dimmi che —chiedi? Tell me, what do you wish? ROSMIRA pria dottener——kwanto io vwo prometti e ‘dsura Pria d'ottener quanto jovud, prometti ——giura, Before obtaining what Iwish, promise and swear. ARSACE ‘dguro adamore al. tfelo ai ‘num Giuro adamore, al. Cielo, ai Numi, I swear by love, by heaven, by the gods ROSMIRA a frena la sakrilega~——‘ingwa Ah! frena la saerilega lingua Ah! Stop your sacrilegious tongue! ea ki daurasti e a chi_—_giurasti? And by whom did you swear? ‘dsura non ‘sulla. twa ‘sulla mia fede Giura non sulla tua, sulla mia fede, Swear not on yours, (but) on = my _faith;, (Swear by my faith, not yours;) {fo rozmira ti'kjede cid Rosmira _tichiede. this Rosmira asks of you.218 Partenope, Act I ARSACE io ‘sulla To sulla 1 bythe ROSMIRA ‘sulla ‘fede mia Sulla fede mia. Bythe faith mine, ARSACE. ‘dsuro far'pago il tuo dezio Giuro far pago tuo desio. swear tocamy out your desire. (I swear to do as you say.) ROSMIRA non'devi dir_—kio. sia’ ‘donna Nondevi dir ch'io sia donna, Youmusin't tell that ama woman, © ke rozmira io sia mi prometti ko'zi e che Rosmira io._—sia._-—- Mi prometti cosi? and that —-Rosmira Tam. Will you promise me this? ARSACE kozi pprometto Cosi prometto. This I promise, ARIA ROSMIRA un ‘altra ‘volta arkor mi promettesti amor Unaltra volta. ancor_mi promettesti amor, Another time already you promised me _ love, poi minga'nnasti poi m’ingannasti. then you deceived me. tradita uun di rozmira tua koi tradita undi Rosmira tua cosi, Ofhaving —_betrayed once Rosmira yours thus, knvdel ti basti erudel, tibasti, cruel man, _is enough for you. (it should be enough, you cruel man, to have betrayed your Rosmira like that one time.) (She exits.)Partenope, Act I 219 ARSACE rozmira 2 ddio ‘sotto. mentite ‘spokke Rosmira, Oh Dio! sotto mentite spoglie Rosmira, oh God! Under adeceiving attire dime sem'vjene in trattfa dime senviene = in_—_—traceia, of me — shecomes in. pursuit, rinova le mie ‘dokke © wol kiotatfa rinova Je mie doglie, © vuolch'iotaccia, renews my sorrows and wishes that | say nothing. (Oh God, Rosmira in disguise! She comes to renew my sorrows and wants me to keep quiet!) ARIA ARSACE ‘sento. amor kon ‘novi ‘dardi Sento amor con novi dardi, Ifeel_ love with new darts,” ma il pjudoltfe =e id ma il piidoke = @ but the sweetest isthe © fra. tfento attfezi E fra cento acest ‘And among ahundred fiery il primjero al fim_pre'vale il primiero —alfin_prevale. the first one finally prevails. (He exits. Enter Partenope and Ormonte.) PARTENOPE stam ‘pronti i mjei_gwerrjer Stan pronti imiei guerrier Are they ready, my warriors, ORMONTE ‘opnuno allalta impreza ‘Ognuno allalta impresa Everyone _—_forthis lofty enterprise sol di tua glorja © tua sol di tua gloria e ~—tua alone of your glory and your ‘primo ‘strale primo strale. first arrow. ‘sgwardi sguardi glances, armi Varmi? arms? ‘strindser stringer to take up their ‘vago vago desirous is difeza difesa. defense. (Every one of your warriors is ready and able to defend your glory in this lofty enterprise.) 2 The darts of Cupid, which inflict sweet pain on the lovesick.220 Partenope, Act I PARTENOPE se ‘gwerra emiljo vwol si ‘gwemra labbja Se guerra Emilio vuol, si guerra Vabbia. If war Emilio wants, yes, war he shall have. ORMONTE ‘forse me'&Kor ka‘dson ‘spera lindutfe Forse meglior cagion spera induce, Perhaps abetter reason hope induces him (Perhaps he's hoping for something better.) e sol per ‘pompa sua uy ‘kampo addutfe e sol per = pompasua un campo adduce. and only for _ his vainglory his camp he's brought here. (and he has brought his troops here only for display.) PARTENOPE e se purkozissia stia il mio ‘kampo skje'rato E se __—_purcosisia, stia ill mio_ campo schierato And if itislikethat, letstay my camp in ranks a 'pompa mia a pompa mia, for my vainglory. (if [you think] that is the case, let my army in its camp stand ready for my vainglory.) ARIA ORMONTE talppresta “forse amore sol ‘dyoja. = sol_—_pjatfer ‘appresta forse amore sol gioia © —sol_—_—piacer; Prepares for you perhaps love only joy and _— only _ pleasure; (Maybe love only grants you joy and pleasure;) tu rasserena il, kore.preparati. © ager tu rasserena —il_~—=—score,-preparati © a goder. you, cheer up your heart and prepare to —_enjoy yourself. (He exits. Partenope stays and Armindo joins her.) ARMINDO sipnora Signora! My lady! PARTENOPE armindo =e ‘sempre koizi ‘meso =e dolente Armindo, e ——_ sempre cost mesto € —— dolente! Armindo, and still likethat, sad and painful? e ke ~—taffliddse == sol per dsovarti e che t'affligge? Sol per_—_giovarti And what ailsyou? Only tobe of help to youPartenope, Act I 21 io ‘Kjeggo la kadgon del tual io chieggo la cagion del tuo mal. 1 inguire (asto) the reason for your 255, ARMINDO ‘dirla non ‘deddso Dirla non deggio. Say it I must not (cannot reveal it.) PARTENOPE ma —_perke Ma perche? But why? ARMINDO ‘temo ‘solo ke sia doffeza ‘tua ‘kwesto mio ‘dwolo Temo solo che sia d'offesa tua questo mio duolo. Ifear only that itmightbe —_offensiveto you, -—this,- my — grief. (Lonly fear that my grief might be offensive to you.) PARTENOPE ‘parla e€ = se. pur moffendi = io—ti perdono Parla, e se_—~— pur m'offendi, ~—i0.-—‘ti perdono. Speak, and if indeed youoffend me, 1 _shall forgive you. ARMINDO (gazing at her tenderly) di so'vrana belllettsa a'wampo Di sovrana bellezza For sovereign beauty . (Lam passionately in love with a sovereign beauty...) PARTENOPE il ‘nome 1 nome? Her name? ARMINDO. ‘troppo kjeddesti addio Troppo chiedesti;_addio. Too much you've asked; farewell PARTENOPE armindo ‘kome skoprlo a= me_— Io dei Armindo, come? scoprirlo a me lode, ‘Armindo, what is this? Divulgeit_ to. me_—-youmust, se ‘brami ‘patfe se brami ace. if youdesire _peace of mind.222 Partenope, Act I ARMINDO no partenope —addio sem'vjene _arsatfe No, Partenope, —_addio; sen viene Arsace. No, Partenope, farewell; is approaching Arsace. PARTENOPE par ke tizdeppi ——“kontro Hui Par che tisdegni contro Iwi, It seems that youre angry with him, ARMINDO rivale me in amor Rivale me in amor. Arival heistome in love. PARTENOPE e son io ke sospirar i fa E son io che sospirar = tifa? And isit I who sigh you — makes? (Am [then the cause for your [amorous] sighing?) ARMINDO retdsina aiddio Regina, addio! My Queen, farewell! (He exits. Enter Arsace.) ARSACE (to Partenope) e dike reo. son io E di che reo son _—_ fo? And of what guilty am =— 1? (What am I guilty of?) PARTENOPE daver “fatto del tuo ‘skjavo il kor D'aver fatto del tuo —_schiavo il cor Ofhaving made of yours _asslave the heart (Of having made my heart a slave of yours;) (Of having made me fall in love with you:) per me —lajgwiffe _armindo per me —Ianguisce —Armindo. for me —_languishes—_Armindo. ARSACE Armindo? PARTENOPE essai kwanto Ki'devo eppur te Essai quanto gli devo, eppur te And youknow — howmuch = Towehim; and yet you mio mi sol de'zio sol desio. alone 1 desire.Partenope, Act I ARSACE (with a longing gaze) fi'ssando il ‘gwardo in te rozmira Fissando il, guardo inte. (Rosmira By fixing my — gaze on you... (Rosmira per te ‘moro Per te moro, For you Idie,.. PARTENOPE ed io per Ed io per And I for ARSACE “kara ‘dsoja cara gioia, «dearest joy (of mine), PARTENOPE a'mato ‘bene --amato bene. dearest beloved. ‘ARSACE tal ‘basta Taci, basta, Be silent, enough. PARTENOPE perke Perché? Why? ARSACE ‘dgund3e eurimene Giunge Eurimene. Eurimene is coming. PARTENOPE ese ‘dgundge eurimene Ese giunge Eurimene? And what if — Eurimene is coming? ARSACE wo kun strainjer diskopra i nostri Vuo' ch'un stranier discopra i nostri Do youwish thata stranger discover our PARTENOPE ‘gloria © = dum foo onesto Gloria 2 d'un foco_onesto. Glory itis ofa flame honest. ((Our love] is the glory of an honest ardor.) oblio oblio.) I forget.) amori amori? love? 223224 Partenope, Act I (to Eurimene/Rosmira) ‘senti eurimene il mio. bel ‘ume e Senti, Eurimene, il mio bel Nume & Listen, Eurimene, my handsome —god_—is ROSMIRA e tusei riamata EE tusei riamata? And youare loved back? PARTENOPE son riamata Son riamata. Tam — loved back. ARSACE oime (Ohi (Woe is me!) PARTENOPE, © tidsurammo fe E ci giurammo fe And — weswore one another faith. ROSMIRA (making as if to leave) ‘sorte spjettata Sorte spietata, Fate pitiless. PARTENOPE ‘dove Dove, Eurimene? Where, Eurimene (are you going)? ROSMIRA vo a lakrimar la mia_zventtura Vo a lacrimar la mia._sventura Tam going to_—_weep for my misfortune PARTENOPE e —kwalzventura E qual sventura? And what misfortune (is that)? ARSACE io son skoperto (lo son scoperto!) (Ive been found out!) ‘kwesto questo. this man. altrove altrove. elsewhere.Partenope, Act 1 225 ROSMIRA (to Arsace) askolta taimai ‘daltri ‘ora sei T'amai; @'altri ora sei, Tonce loved you; of another woman now youre, pur ‘sper ‘patfe pur spero ace. yet, Thope for __peace of mind sol per tormentarmi arsatfe sol per tormentarmi, Arsace. You were bom only to _tormentme, _Arsace. ARSACE (aside) respira “kore amante (Respira, core amante.) (Breathe, [my] loving heart.) ROSMIRA ‘skuza ti'vedo im —‘volto. unnonsoke ke — ‘poka ‘fede addi Scusa, tivedoin volt. unmonsoche, che poca fede _addita, Excuseme, [see inyour face something that _—ilittle faith inspires, ese ‘donna fossio e se donna foss'io, and if = awoman I were, del tu “‘dgenjo ‘esser tradita del tuo genio esser tradita, by your disposition tobe betrayed. PARTENOPE kompatisko fi alttfentike ad ‘onta del mis ben Compatisco gli _accentiche ad onta del mio ben Tsympathize forthe words that against my beloved dal ‘labbro “Pfoxai dal labbro seioglis from your lip(s) you utter; ma perke ppur a —tel_~—s mio. “spirto ma perché pur a tell__—smio_—_spirto but because also for you my spirit inclines, (but because in my heart I feel a kindness towards you as well,) sarai mio kavaljer io tua redsina sarai mio cavalier, fo tua_—-Regina, youshall become my —_ cavalier, 1, your queen, ARIA PARTENOPE sei mia ‘dsoja_ sei mig ‘bene Sei mia gioia, sei mio bene, You are my joy, youare my beloved,26 Partenope, Act I sei mia patfe mia sperantsa set mia pace € mia speranza. you are my —peaceofmind and my —_hope. del mio. ‘kore la—_kostantsa Del mio core la —_costanza Of my — heart the constancy sara ‘ssempre Ja tua ‘spene sara sempre latua spene. shall be always your hope. (The constancy of my heart should always be your fondest hope.) (She exits.) ROSMIRA i novelli amor twoi io 1 novelli amor tuoi io i The new loves yours I myself heard; (I myself already heard of your new love affairs;) ‘nega imfe'del se pwoi nega, infedel, se puoi. deny it, faithless one, if —_-youcan. ARSACE, rozmira ‘abbi pjeta ‘delle mie ‘pene Rosmira, abi pieta delle mie pene. Rosmira, have pity on my _ suffering. ROSMIRA rozmira non son io ‘son eurimene Rosmira _nonsonio, sono _Eurimene. Rosmira Tam not, Jam — Eurimene, ARSACE ‘bella de nomvoler ‘kara takketa Bella, deh! non voler.... cara, taccheta! Fairone, please, donot wish... dearest, calm yourself! ROSMIRA sa'rai dellira mia bersakfo = meta, Sarai dellira mia bersaglio - ¢ =——meta. You willbe ofmy ire the target ~— and _—_goall ARIA ARSACE ‘dimmi pjetozo tfel di kweste ‘belle mie Dimmi, Pietoso Ciel, di queste belle mie Tell me, pitying heaven, of these beauties mine, ‘kwale abbandono abbandono? which one shall I abandon?Partenope, Act I 21 se toms al primo amore Se torno al primo amore, If Igoback tomy first love, par ke il —_sekonds par che il_—_secondo itwill seem thatthe second one _—_will exclaim: a traditore "ah, traditore!” “ah, you traitor!" se a kwesto poi mi'volts Se a questo poi mivolto, If to _thisone then Itur, ‘kwello gridare askolto kon lameniteval_—'swono quello gridare ascolto con lamentevol —_suono: that one sereaming shall hear with applaintive sound: rikordati ——_imfetdel kil ‘primo io ‘sono “ricordati, —infedel, ch'il primo io sono.” "remember, faithless one, that the. first one Tam." ("that I was your first love.") (A royal hall. Enter Ormonte and Emilio from one side. Partenope, Arsace, Armindo and Rosmira stay on the other.) ORMONTE ‘ekko emiljo Ecco Emilio Here is Emilio! EMILIO reiina alle tue ‘pjante par kio ‘venga ne'miko Reina,’ alle tue —_piante par ch'io venga nemico, My Queen, at your feet itmay seem that 1 come (as) enemy, © vengo amante e —vengo amante. but Tcome (as an) adorer. PARTENOPE "kome Come? How so? EMILIO il eto ed il, toma. ame Nieto ed = i= trono ame. Your bed and your > This is an older spe reina and reine throne for me ‘of regina, the word for queen. In Spanish and French we find, respectively,28 Partenope, Act I € de ‘popoli mjei_sarai redsina € de popoli miei sarai Regina. and ofthe people mine you shall be queen. ARMINDO. ai ke rikjesta (Ahi, che richiesta!) (Ah, what a request!) ROSMIRA (softly, to Arsace) waisti Udisti? Did you hear? ARSACE a me _—_ non spjatfe ‘kella A me non spiace ch'ella To me __ isnot displeasing _that she (L.wouldn't mind if she belonged to Emilio.) ROSMIRA (to Arsace) 'pove'ro arsatfe Povero Arsace! You poor Arsace! ARMINDO ‘sella ‘fede io _pe'risko Stella cede, io perisco. Ifshe ives in, 1 shall perish. ROSMIRA (to Arsace) © tu sospiri E tu sospiri? And you sigh? ARSACE ison lo no. no. ROSMIRA (to Arsace) ti kompattisko ‘Ti compatisco. I feel sorry for you. PARTENOPE € per ‘kjedermi_ amor _‘dsundsi E per chiedermi = amor _giungi And to begmefor love you come as im mal ‘punto dsunidsesti in mal punto_giungesti. Ata bad time you've come. (You've really chosen a bad time for it.) ne'miko nemico? enemy?Partenope, Act I 29 ARMINDO- 2 doltfe ‘zdenno (© dolce sdegno!) (Oh sweet anger!) ROSMIRA (to Arsace) arsatfe ti ristora Arsace, tiristora, Arsace, be glad. ARSACE de nom maffliddser pj Deh! non m'affligger pia, Please, donot torment me any more! ROSMIRA nom basta. arjkora Non basta ancora. It’s not enough yet. (Chaven't tormented you enough, [you faithless traitor, deceiving man]!) EMILIO (to Partenope) ‘gwerra niom'vokko € = de two al ‘lamps Guerra non vogtio, © de! — tuoi al Tampo War Idonot wish, and of your eyes atthe flash ‘vinto mi‘kjamo ed —abbandono il ‘kampo vinto michiamo, ed abbandonoil__-— campo. vanquished Icall myself, and Tabandon = my —_camp. (Lo not wish war, and vanquished by the flash of your [lovely] eyes, I shall abandon my war encampment.) (He kneels and lays down his sword at the feet of Partenope.) PARTENOPE ‘sordsi ‘press dime ‘vile ti rendi Sorgi; presso dime vile tirendi; Rise; near me, cowardly ——_you present yourself, va punnae = i_—‘popol twoi teddsi e © difendi va, pugna,e i_~—popol tuoi reggie —diifendi. go, fight, and the people yours rule and defend. (You present yourself to me as a coward; go fight, and [learn to] rule and defend your own people.) ARIA EMILIO ankio punnar saipro armato di valor Anch'io pugnar sapro, armatodi valor, Also I to fight will know how, armed with valor ma non di ‘zdeppo ma non di_—sdegno. but not with rage.230 © vintfer E vincer And tobe victorious Partenope, Act I tente'ro tenterd, I shall try, sol del tuo tedd3o amor per farmi ‘denno sol del tuo_—reggio amor per —_farmi degno. only of your royal love to —_—make myself worthy. (And I shall try to obtain victory, only to make myself worthy of your royal love.) (He exits.) PARTENOPE arsatfe tu sarai Arsace,tu —sarai Arsace, you shall be ‘deKKi ezertfiti mei ‘dutfe primjero degli eserciti miei Duce primiero. ofthe army mine the leader principal. (the prime leader of my army.) ARMINDO none im me ‘pari. al —s._—vallor_ gwe'rjero Non in me pari suo valor guerriero? Isn'tit in me equal to_—_his-—valor_ warring? (Isn't my valor as a warrior equal to his?) ROSMIRA no ne me forse uy kore e'gwal al suo Non & me forse un core egual al suo? Isn't there me perhaps a heart equal to his? ARSACE ‘dsuroallimpreza imyvitta fe Giuro all'impresa invitta fe. I swear to this enterprise an invincible faith, (1 swear to carry out my duties with unshakable faith.) ROSMIRA ke fede ai pur ke ti ra'vvizo Che fede? hai pur, che tiravviso, What faith? Youhave rather, (now) that [look at you, ‘senni dimfedelta skotpiti im ‘vizo segni d'infedelta scolpiti in viso. signs _of unfaithfulness sculptured on your face. (What faith? Now that I look at you, falsehood is written all over your face.) PARTENOPE (angrily) a partenope—innantsi A Partenope —_innanzi... Of —Partenope _in front. (C¥ou talk to Arsace like that), in front of me?)Partenope, Act I 231 ARSACE (to Partenope) a frena ire di dsovinetta eta ‘skolpa | ardire Abt frena lire; di giovinetta eta scolpa I'ardire. ‘Ah! Refrain your anger; of a young boy's age forgive the boldness. (consider this young boy's age and forgive his boldness.)* PARTENOPE nom pj ke arsatfe sia il dutfe. Non pitt che Arsace sin il_~—Duce. No longer that Arsace be the leader. amitfi dite perke vniti a pupnar Amici, udite:_perché uniti a pugnar My friends, listen: so that asone to fight Jonor vi'sproni —lamaddzone io sata voi mjei__kampjoni Yonor visproni; 'Amazone io sard, voi, miei campioni. honor may goad you, the Amazon I shall be, (and) you, my — champions. (So that you shall fight as one, spurred by honor, I shall be the Amazon and you my champions.) ARIA PARTENOPE (to Arsace) io titlevo limpero dellarmi lo tilevo Vimpero _—_dell'armi, 1 takeaway from you the command of my troops, non limpero dellanima mia non Timpero —dell'anima_— mia, not the sway over the soul mine. (but not the sway over my heart.) perke amor non indsusta wo farmi Perch amor non — ingiusta pud— farmi Because ove not unjust may make me benke Kil kore tidia benché chil core tidi even though it causes that my heart I give to you. (Love itself does not render me unjust, since it has caused me to give you my heart.) (She exits. Arsace, Rosmira and Armindo remain.) ARSACE (to Rosmira [as Eurimene}) ‘alfa de laffa o prentfe i (fimenti Lascia, deh! lascia, oPrence, i cimentit Let g0, please let go, ohprince, of these hazardous trials! * Arsace, talking to Partenope, is referring to Rosmira as a young boy, Eurimene.232 Partenope, Act 1 ROSMIRA dgeloz0 di mia ‘glorja forse koi ffatvelli Geloso di mia gloria forse cos favelli? Jealous of my — glory maybe thus you speak? (Are you speaking to me like that because you are jealous of my glory?) ARSACE (hesitatingly) eno ti'kjeggo —perke _kombatter ‘brat Eh no... tichieggo.... perché combatter — brami? Er, no.. Task you... why to fight do you wish? (aside) a tater ‘deddso (Ant tacer deggio!) (Ah, —keepsilent I must!) ROSMIRA amor ‘glorja_ mi ‘spindse di partenope —atttfezo Amor, gloria mi spinge, di Partenope —_ acceso; Love, glory impelsme, (for) over__-Partenope ‘am buming; (Lam aflame for Partenope;) © ben sai kil mig dwol e tu ben 5 mio duol and you well know that my —_(love) pangs te prevente a_i spjegai te presente a_—lei_—_spiegai. with you present to her _—_Trevealed. ARMINDO ee dsa per lei ti saetto kkupido EB gia per lei tisaettd Cupido? And already for her were yousmitten by Cupid? (And have Cupid's arrows’ already smitten your heart over her?) ROSMIRA mi saettts ‘nol 'njego Misaetto, no'l niego. He pierced me (with his arrows), Twon't deny it ARMINDO (aside) miko inyfido (Amico infido!) (Faithless friend!) ARSACE (to Rosmira) ‘kredi dexéanni sul fjorita aprile Credi degi'anni sul fiorito Aprile Do you believe of your years intheir flowering April # Saettare, means to be hit by an arrow (saetta)Partenope, Act I 233 ‘farti immortal —_temio farti immortal? to make yourself immortal? (Do you believe that you can become immortal just because you are in the flowering springtime of your youth? I shudder...) ROSMIRA ‘tema ki ec vile Tema chi 2 vile. Let him shudder who is acoward. (Only cowards shudder.) ARIA ARSACE (to Rosmira) © fikKo il mio. timore damor edi peta E —figlio. mio timore d’amor © dipleta, Is ason my fear of love and of pity. (My fear is bom of love and pity.) ‘ora spie'garsi il kore Ora spiegarsi il core Now — toexpress itself my heart, ‘mesko nom pwo non sa meglio non pud, non sa. better itcannot, doesn't know how. (My heart doesn't know how better to express its feelings.) (He exits. Armindo and Rosmira remain.) ARMINDO 'prentfe dite mitapps ti fido Je mie ‘pene e tu Prence, dite milagno; _tifido Jemie pene, etu... Prince, you Treproach; I confide to you my woes, and you... ROSMIRA rivale tuo non sonio —mifiggo «alt. —fa'vore Rivale tuo non son io; mi fingo al tuo favore Arrival yours I'am not; Ipretend, for your __ benefit, di partenope —a'mante per deviar di Partenope —_amante per devia (tobe) with Partenope in love to deflect ‘dalla sua ‘mente arsatfe dalla sua mente Arsace. from her mind Arsace. (Lam not your rival; for your benefit I only pretend to be in love with Partenope, to take her mind off Arsace.) ARMINDO. make fia se ilo brio al fin jatfe Ma che fia, se iltuo brio al le piace? But — what happens if your spirit eventually _ pleases her?234 Partenope, Act I ROSMIRA Ia tfedo ate Lacedo ate. Teedeher —_toyou. ARMINDO ese te aver devia Ese fe aver desia? And if you tohave she desires? (And if she still wants you?) ROSMIRA ‘altro ‘brama ‘kore Altro brama il mio core; To something else aspires my heart; (My heart longs for other things:) iimjei ‘spirti da amor ‘sempre remoti imiel spirt, da Amor sempre remoti my — spirit, from Cupid always distant, a tfintja sol 'voffond = alpprender-—_voti a Cintia sol vogliono — aprender _—_voti to Cynthia® alone wishes to dedicate its vows. (my spirit, always shy of Cupid, wishes to dedicate its vows to Cynthia alone.) ARIA ROSMIRA io ‘segwo sol fjers tra ‘boski_ le elve To seguo sol fiero tra boschi le —_belve, 1 follow alone, proudly, among bushes the wild animals, daimor ‘nelle ‘selvepa'vento il sentjero d'amor nelle selve _pavento il sentiero, of love inthe forests 1 fear the path, (but I avoid the fatal paths of love,) so ben il —_perke so ben il percha, Tknow well the reason. kupido knidele asssale imfeddele Cupido erudele assale infedeles Cupid, (ever so) cruel, assails faithlessly; le jer pjatgate e ‘sempre umiljate le fier pingate e sempre umiliate the beasts wounded and always humbled Cynthia, the moon; a surname of Artemis or Diana, who represents the moon, and who was called Cynthia from Mount Cynthius in Delos, where she was born. The name was one of many applied to Elizabeth I by contemporary poetsPartenope, Act 1 io vedo al — mio pje io vedo al = mio. pid. 1 see at = my_—foot. (and [at the end] I see these wounded, humbled beasts, [mortally wounded] at my feet.) END OF ACTI 235236 Partenope, Act II acTIT (A camp where Emilio's army is prepared for battle. The squadrons of Partenope, led by Ormonte, are advancing upon them, followed by Arsace, Rosmira and Armindo,) Sinfonia EMILIO (to his troops) ‘Forti mie ‘skjere ‘alla vitfina impreza Forti mie schiere, alla vieina impresa Strong my troops, for the coming combat io vollessi animarvi stio animarvi, if to give you courage, ‘troppo al vostro. vatlor_sarei doffeza troppo al vostro valor sarei d'offesa. much to your valor I'd cause offense. (My brave troops, if I were to wish you courage for the coming battle, I'd be impugning your valor.) se per dezio di glorja_armate ‘siete Se per desio di gloria_armate siete, If fora desire for glory armed you are, so ke puinare © vintfere salpete so che pugnare =e ~—vincere sapete. Tknow that to fight and tobe victorious ‘you know how. (Now that you have taken up arms in pursuit of our glory, I am convinced that you will fight and be victorious in the end.) (Partenope, followed by the above, advances, drums rolling, placing her troops facing Enilio's ranks.) March EMILIO ma le —_nemike ‘skwadre —partenope_—_—konidutfe Ma le _nemiche squadre Partenope _conduce? But the enemy squadrons Partenope —_is leading? a non ardi ‘tindser il ferro in wel bel ‘seno Ah! non ardite tinger il ferro in quel bel_—seno! ‘Ah, do not dare toredden your swords into that lovely bosom! dite Usite. Listen. (He talks to his troops.) PARTENOPE (io her troops) 'sjamo demiljo a fronte ‘Siamo @Emilio —a_—frote; Weare ofEmilio infront; (We are facing Emilio's army;)Partenope, Act I! 237 ‘dselo di vill timor nom ‘passi in noi gelo di vil timor non passi in noi, ice of cowardly — fear _—must not penetrate = in us, (let the shivers of cowardice not deter us from our duty;) ke lavitorja sta perme per voi che lavittoria sta per me, per voi. for victory there is for me (and) for you. CHORUS PARTENOPE, ARSACE, ROSMIRA, ARMINDO, EMILIO, ORMONTE kom valoroza ‘mano lezertfito —_-ku'mano Con valorosa mano, 'esercito. —- Cumano, With avictorious hand, the troops. of Cuma, fi eroi_partenopei_—oppun ferotfe abbatta gli eroi_Partenopei_— ognun feroce abbatta: the heroes of Partenope everyone _—ferociously must lay low; opnuns a'ssakka a batttakka ‘ognuno assagliat © a_—sattaglia! everyone must assail! To__—_battle! (The battle ensues and Partenope retreats from one quarter, pursued by the enemy, at which time Armindo arrives to help her.) PARTENOPE sokkorso Soccorso! Help! ARMINDO. arminds © teko Armindo 8 ——teco. Armindo is. with you. PARTENOPE arminds aita ate Armindo, alta; ate Ammindo, help; deddsio degg'io toyou Towe ARMINDO. suttfida Stuccida. Kill them. (Kill our enemy's soldiers!) PARTENOPE, si dizarmi Si disarmi. Disarm them! la Hiberta la vita la liberta, la vita, my freedom, my life.238 Partenope, Act It ARMINDO (as he sees the fleeing enemy) linimiko ke fuddse Linimico _che fugge. Theenemy is fleeing ARMINDO, PARTENOPE alllarmi All'armit To arms! (The battle continues; Rosmira reappears, almost overwhelmed by Emilio; Arsace arrives and frees her with the help of a few soldiers, while at the same time taking Emilio prisoner.) Sinfonia EMILIO (to Arsace) ‘renditi © pure estinto Renditi, opure estinto... Surrender, or else (once you're) dead... ARSACE ‘Yedi emiljo sei vinto Cedi, Emilio, sei vinto. Yield, Emilio, you're vanquished. (you are my captive.) EMILIO non'tfeds al tus._—_vallor ‘eds al mis. fato Noncedo al_—~—stuo’_—valor, cedo al mio fato, Tdonot yield to your valor, Tyield to my fate. (He lets his sword drop.) ROSMIRA arsatfe i ‘meno arditi a sokkorrer tem vola Arsace, i meno arditi a soccorrer—_ten vola; Arsace, the less bold to succor ‘you must fly; la ‘spada mia sa trionyfar ben ‘sola la spada_ mia sa trionfa ben sola. the sword mine knows how to triumph quite alone. (Arsace, go help the less bold ones; I will wield my sword quite well by myself.) EMILIO (to Rosmira) gwerjer non ‘tanto orgoxko Guerrier, non tanto orgoglio! My warrior, not so much vainglory! (Partenope and Armindo return with many of their soldiers.) PARTENOPE vintfemmo al Vineemmo, amici, We've won, friends,Partenope, Act It 239 (indicating Emilio) em de mei trate’ ‘pompa glo'joza sei etude’ miei trofei pompa gloriosa sel. and you of + my _trophies (the) display most glorious are. {and I shall display you, Emilio, as the most glorious of my victories.) ma di ki vo. salper la preda sia Ma di chi_—vo'_—saper la preda_ sia. But to whom, Twish to know, this prize shall belong, prized captive belong?) ARSACE, (indicating Rosmira) la preda ‘dambo noi La preda @ 'ambo noi. The prize _ belongs to both of us ROSMIRA la preda e La preda & The prize belongsto me. PARTENOPE emiljo sol sia kustodito Emilio sol sia custodito. Emilio alone must be guarded. EMILIO, inkino latwa ‘leddse 9 reina © il mio destino Inchino latua legge, o Reina, & —ilmio destino. Tbow (to) your law, ohQueen, itis my —_—fate. (Emilio is led off by the guards.) CHORUS PARTENOPE vi tfirkondi la ‘glorja_daillori Vi circondi Ia gloria. d'allori May you be surrounded by the ~— glory of laurels! ARSACE latua fama traskorri —‘onpi'_'riva Latua fama trascorri ogni rival (May) your fame overflow every _ riverbank! ARMINDO. nari ‘kwesta i twoi ‘kjari_ splentdori Narri questa ituoi chiari splendorit May it proclaim, this, your shining majesty! (May your fame proclaim your luminous majesty!)240 Partenope, Act It ROSMIRA ‘empja i idi ‘deat ‘alti twoi‘gridi Empia lidi degli alti tuoi gridit Fill the shores. with the loud your shouts! (May all shores resound with your shouts [of victory]. ORMONTE € —— tonori la ‘tromba festiva E__ tonori la tromba festiva! And — may yoube honored (by) the _festive trumpet! ALL ‘viva partenape Viva Partenope! Long live _Partenope! (Long live the city of Naples!) (They all leave to the sound of a military band. The scene changes to a street in the city, where we find Emilio, guarded by soldiers.) EMILIO “kontro um pudiko amor kotanto ‘zdenno Contro un pudico amor cotanto sdegno, Against a chaste love, such anger, protervi ddei perke ssoffrite protervi Dei? Perche soffrite (ye) arrogant gods? Why — do you suffer ke dalle mie bandjere ——ribellasse fortuna che dalle mie bandiere —_—ribellasse fortuna? that towards my banners should rebel good luck? (Why, oh gods, did you allow fortune to be contrary to my battle flags?) a zventurato —amante aimfelitfe — gwe'rjero An! sventurato amante, aht int guerriero! ‘Ah, unfortunate lover, ah, unhappy warrior! ‘ewando ‘spero aver ‘glorja Quando spero. aver gloria, When Thope to obtain glory, © um ‘volts amato e€ un volto amato, and a countenance beloved, ‘me kontrarjo lamor nemiko il fato m’8 contrario ‘amor, nemico il fato. is contrary to me love (and) inimical fate. (When I hope to obtain glory and a beloved woman, love opposes my wishes, and fate is hostile.)ARIA EMILIO ‘barbaro ato Barbaro ato, Barbarous fate, ‘nom ‘veggo ‘nelle Non veggo nelle Idon't see inthe ke ‘rabbja che —rabbia, but rage, Partenope, Act It 241 si ‘speme mi tra ‘povero amore la speme mitradi, ——_povero amore! yes, my hopes betrayedme, unfortunate —_love! ‘stelle al oko mio —nibellle stelle, al focomio —_rubellle, stars, to my passion rebellious, krudetta ‘zdepno e furore crudelti ——_sdegno e cruelty, anger and (In the stars inimical to my passion, I see only rage, cruelty and fury.) (The scene changes to a procession, with Partenope bringing trophies, followed by Arsace, Rosmira, Armindo, Ormonte and Emilio.) ARIA PARTENOPE ‘kare ‘mura in sibel. ‘d30mm0. Care mura, in si bel_—_ giorno Dear city walls, on sucha lovely day a wi ‘tomo © viports i a voi torno e —— viporto i to you ‘[retum and bring you the ROSMIRA (to Partenope) partenope ti pjattfa tikjegga se Partenope, ti piaccia tichiegga 5" Partenope, permit me ask you ifitis kil forte armindo sife chill forte Armindo — sife that strong Armindo —_—made himself (the agent of) in gram _perisko in gran _periglio? with great danger? “auri lauri laurels ver true tuo tuo your mjei miei. mine. ‘skampo seampo escape (sit true that strong Armindo helped you escape to safety from the dangers of the battle?) PARTENOPE e ‘vvero gE vero. Its true. ROSMIRA il valor valor the courage dormonte d'Ormonte, of Ormonte,242 Partenope, Act Il io vimto emiljo avea Io —_vinto Emilio avea; 1 vanquished Emilio had; (and I had defeated Emilio already;) ma kon tua_—_‘patfe ma con tua pace but with your peaceful attitude (but by dint of your peaceful attitude [towards Arsace]) ke mai di grandea—— fatto. in che mai di grandeha fatto’ in what if anything of brave did = do inthe (what brave deed did he perform in the battle?) PARTENOPE (in anger) si temerarjo—amjkora Si temerario —_ancora...? So bold still? ROSMIRA non tadirar sipnora fu mio il Non tadirar, —Signora;_ fu’ = mio il Do not getangry, my lady; was mine the © ben di tui_—mitido eben di mi rido. and well at im Tlaugh. ‘gwerra guerra battle trtomfo trionfo, triumph, arsatfe Arsace? Arsace? (Dont get angry, my lady; the triumph was mine alone, and I can laugh {at Arsace] now.) (to Arsace) a singotiar battakka —ora_—ti'sfido A singotar battaglia ora ti sfido. To single combat now I challenge you. PARTENOPE “kwesto di pju sarresti Questo i pia? Starrestit This 00? Arrest him! (10 Rosmira) da indsusto ardir sei ‘moss0 Da —_ingiusto ardir sei mosso. By —anunjust —_—boldness you are driven. ARSACE (aside) e — favellar nom posso (© favellar. non posso!) (And speak out cannot!)Partenope, Act II 243 ROSMIRA sei rikuza il tfimento eum vile S'ei_ ricusa il cimento & un vile, Ifhe refuses the combat hes a coward, ARMINDO (aside, meaning Arsace) © il'soffre (E __ilsoffre2) (And _ he puts up with it?) PARTENOPE (to Arsace, meaning "Eurimene") ‘dimmi perke kkostui toltaddsa oppor Dimmi, perehé costui toltraggia _ogn'ora? Tell me, why does this man insult you at all times? ROSMIRA sol perke ‘tama Sol perché t'ama. Only because he loves you. PARTENOPE (o Rosmira, in anger) © ty nom tatfi arjkora E tu non ta ancora? And you aren't keeping quiet, ever? (Will you ever shut up!!) (to Arsace) ‘sentsa ils amor e ke spear potria Senza tuo amor, e che —_sperar potria? Without your love (and) what _ to hope could I? (What do I have to hope for, without your love?) ROSMIRA ‘viver nellamor mio ‘Yjeto e ——konttento Viver nell'amor mio lito e€ ——contento. To live in my love, happy and contented, (to Armindo) ‘parlo ‘solo a tuo pro (Parlo solo a tuo_— pra) (Imtalking only on your _behalf.) ARMINDO. ma parli al vento (Ma parli al vento.) (But you're talking tothe wind.) ARIA PARTENOPE vokKo amare insin kio ‘moro Voglio amare insin ch'io moro, Iwant to love until 1 die,244 Partenope, Act I ‘lidol mio. per mio ristora Tidol mio per mio _ristoro, iy idol for my —_ comfort, (to Rosmira, with a haughty glance) © perke sso ke ti Spjatfe eperche = so. che and because I know that ‘strindser poi Ia 'vokKo, «al —petto Stringer poi__lo voglio al petto, To clasp then Iwanthim tomy breast, per vendetta =e = per_—dispetto per vendetta =e = per’_—dispetto as vengeance ~—and-—in_-—_ contempt del tus ‘kore (€ =— per mia patfe del tuo core e€ per mia_ pace. of your heart and for = my ~—_peace of mind. ARSACE (to Rosmira) ti bramo amiko © teko Ti bramo amico,e eco Iwant that you be my friend, and with you nom vwol—‘gwerra il mio ‘kore non yuol_ guerra il mio. core. doesn't wish war my heart. (and I don't wish to quarrel with you.) EMILIO ke vilta (Che — viltaty (What cowardice!) ARMINDO. ke timore (Che timore! (What fear!) ROSMIRA mw vwoi plakarmi ed io Tu placarmi, ed — io You placateme, but 1 ‘solo ‘gwerra dezio solo guerra desio. only war desireARMINDO. ke valor (Che valor!) (What courage!) EMILIO ke ardimento (Che _ardimento!) (What boldness!) ARSACE ‘tanto rigore oblia Tanto rigore oblia. Such severity forget. (Stop being so severe with me.) ROSMIRA mai Io fara e Mai lofard, e Never willldoit, and ARSACE ROSMIRA mai piu di patfe Mai pit di_—_pace Ever again of peace DUET ARSACE ee wwoi kon E vuoi con ‘And youwish with di fero‘zdeppo di fiero sdegno with a fierce anger (illed with anger,) kozi skernirmi coi schernirmi like that tomock me ROSMIRA imfido ingrato (Infido, ingrato! Partenope, Act It ‘vokso vendikarmi voglio vendicarmi. Iwant to take revenge. ‘nom parlarmi non parlarmi don't speak to me. ‘dure tempre dure tempre (your) hard — disposition armato armato, armed, ‘sempre sempre? still? (Faithless, ungrateful man!) 245246 Partenope, Act I ARSACE. e ‘konto mme tanttira E contro me —_tant’ira ‘And against me such anger a nel tus petto il nido ha nel tuo—_petto nido? has in your breast the nest? (And does such anger for me dwell in your breast?) rozmira 9 dio im me —_lo'zgwardo—“dsira Rosmira, oh Dio, in me —losguardo gira; Rosmira, oh God, to me -youreyes tum; novnesser —si_——spjetata rozmira 9 ddio nonesser si_—spietata,--Rosmira, oh Dio! donotbe so _ pitiless, Rosmira, oh God! (Arsace exits. Rosmira is joined by Armindo and Emilio.) EMILIO, nom pwo ‘darsi_ in = im —‘petto Non pud —darsi_ in’ = un__petto... There cannot exist in one __breast.. (No human being can be like [Arsace]...) ARMINDO mai nom'vidi = in. uy ‘kore Mai non vidi in un core... Never havelseen in a_i. EMILIO ‘spirto piu ‘wile spirto pid vile. saspirit, more vile. ARMINDO € — kodardia ——-maiddgore ss codardia ——_maggiore. and cowardice greater. (and greater cowardice... {than in Arsace's heart].) ROSMIRA (chiding the nwo of them) alternar ‘falsi alttfenti Alternar falsi accenti To banter back and forth with false words di nabile gwertjero no ne da i nobile guerriero none aa ofa — noble warrior isn't (worthy) of ‘kontro il valor contro valor against the bravery kavailjersPartenope, Act II 247 ARMINDO perke “alle offeze tue —_‘muto diventa Perché alle offese tue muto diventa? Why at youroffenses speechless he becomes? (Why does he become speechless when you insult him?) EMILIO perke "kwando lo 'sfidi ‘e&Ki paventa Perche, quando lo sf, gli paventa? why, when youchallenge him, does he become afraid? ROSMIRA ‘forte lion ke insangwino le. ‘ddzanne Forte Vion, che insanguind le zane Amighty lion’ that bloodied the wild boars im mille a’ssalti al balenar del ‘lampo in mille assalti, al balenar del lampo in thousand attacks, atthe appearance of the flash ‘dna attfeza fatfella ‘tema d'una accesa facella trema; ofa flaming torch trembles; (will tremble at the sight of a flaming torch;) ‘della natura ‘alti arkani son ‘kwesti della natura alti areani son questi; of nature lofty secrets, are these; (those are nature's unfathomable, lofty secrets;) e tale arsatfe ei ke illustra & tale Arsaces ei che illustr is such Arsace; he who showed the might il suo ‘brands im ‘mille impreze ilsuo brandoin mille imprese, ofhis sword in athousand enterprises, (ina thousand well fought battles,) vede im = me —okkuhta a wi vede in me occulta a voi sees in me, unseen by you, sekreta fatfe ke = im = me —_‘ffintilla secreta face che in me _scintilla, a secret flame which within me glistens, e ke —zgomenta.—_arsatfe e che sgomenta —Arsace. and — which dismays Arsace.248 Partenope, Act II ARMINDO, EMILIO (together) non konosko ‘altra 'fjamma ‘altra fatfella Non conosco altra flamma, altra facella, Ido not know another flame, another torch, ke ‘kwella ‘karde im fronte ‘alla mia ‘bella che infronte alla. mia_— bella. than that which bums onthe brow of _-— my _beloved. ROSMIRA ke tumult daffetti 'prova anima mia Che —tumulto d'affetti prova What turmoil of affections is experiencing my soul! ‘latferan "kwesto 'seno del pari Laceran questo seno del pari Lacerate this breast at the same time amor furor © —— dselozia amor, furor, e _gelosia. love, fury, and jealousy. (My breast is tom apart equally by love, fury and jealousy.) ARIA ROSMIRA ‘furje son dellalma mia dgelozia —rabbja'e furor Furie son dell'alma mia gelosia, rabbiae furor. Furies are ofmysoul —_ jealousy, rage and — fury. (The anger in my soul is caused by jealousy, rage and fury.) a kapir il dselo © il fwoko A capir ilgelo en To understand the iciness andthe ~—ardor, © pur 'poko un ‘solo kor @ pur poco un solo cor. is indeed insufficient one single heart. (One [person's] single heart is truly not enough to understand the [emotions] of iciness and ardor.) (She exits. The scene changes to a garden, with Partenope and Arsace.) PARTENOPE apo di ki toffeze perke ‘ttante pre'gjere A pro di chi foffese perche tante preghiere? On behalf of (one) who offended you, why somany entreaties? (Why are you asking me these fond entreaties in favor of the man who insulted you?) ARSACE, pupno pper te Pugnd per te. He fought —for—-you.Partenope, Act II PARTENOPE ma kon —_infkaute ‘risse ardi ‘troppo Ma con _incaute risse ardi troppo But with careless incendiary words dared too much (But Eurimene uttered far too many careless and provocative statements,) ‘troppo ‘disse © troppo disse. and talked too much, ‘vokao appagarti ‘Voglio appagarti; Twish to grant your request; 249 eurimene Eurimene, Eurimene, (to a guard) olla 'pronti eurimene —_ponete in on, pronti Eurimene —_ponete in Hothere, quickly Eurimene set free; make pju—_innatsi dime venir non ‘o2i ma che pi, innanzi dime venir non osi. but that never before me —_tocome he shouldn't dare. (but et him not ever dare to come before me again.) (to a guard) ‘partie © ‘sappi_esse'gwir ‘kwanto timpozi Parti, © sappi_esseguir quanto timposi. Go, and know how to carry out, all that Tordered you. ARSACE ‘molto ti ‘devo Molto ti devo... Much owe you... PARTENOPE ‘ora belllidol mio serena il ume Ora, _bell'idol mio, serena il lume. Now, handsome idol of mine, calm your eye. (don't have such a troubled look in your eye.) ARSACE. a ke nom ‘posso 9 dio Ah, — che non posso, oh Dio! ‘Ah, — Teannot, oh God! PARTENOPE perke Perch? Why?250 Partenope, Act II ARSACE ‘strana zentura = io sent al kore Strana sventura io -—sento. al’ core, Astrange bad feeling = 1 suffer_inmy heart. PARTENOPE "kovesto € ‘vano timore Questo & vano timore. This is (only) hopeless fear. ARSACE ‘tutto konyfuzo ~~ mesto ‘palpita il sen Tutto confuso © mesto palpita il sen; All confused and sad_—_ throbs my bosom; (My throbbing heart is all confused and afflicted with sadness;) “kwalke imfortunjo © ‘kwesto qualche infortunio 8 questo. some unfortunate situation is this. (it may be a foreboding of ill fortune.) ARIA ARSACE dir vorrei laffanno del mio kor dir vorrei Vaffanno dels mio. cor, Tobeableto tell you Tdlike the anguish in. = my heart, ma intends 9 ma no. but donot comprehend it, no. ‘sino a penisjeri mjei naskosto € +~—kwel_dollor, Sino at pensieri miei nascosto. © @ === quel. dolor Asfaras — mythoughts hidden is that grief Kio vo soffrendo chiio vo! soffrendo, that am suffering. (Fd wish to tell you what is troubling my heart, but I myself do not comprehend it; the grief that I'm suffering reaches into my hidden thoughts.) (He exits. Enter Armindo.) ARMINDO redsina Regina! My Queen! PARTENOPE arminds aykora tu skoprir ki tinna‘mora Armindo, ancora tu scoprir chi t'innamora; Armindo, still, you musttome —_reveal ‘who conquered your heart;Partenope, Act It 251 © tale ilmio dezio di saper ki ella sia & tale ilmio desio di saper chi ella sia. is such my — wish to. know who she maybe. ‘kwella son io (aside) (Quella son io.) (Lam the one.) ARMINDO. © ‘una betta zB una belta. She is an illustrious beauty. PARTENOPE, ‘tanto tnnaltsi Tanto Vinnabi? Sohighly you praise her? solo sara si ‘bbella afi ‘okki twot Solo sara si bella agli occhi tuoi. Only she mustbe so__—lovely to —_youreyes. (She is probably only beautiful to your loving eyes.) ARMINDO io felitfe sarei se fosse To felice sarei se fosse 1 happy wouldbe if she were ‘bella a i ‘okki mjei bella gli occhi miei, lovely inmy eyes, PARTENOPE importuno rival ‘turba wa 'patfe Importuno rival turba tua pace? A bothersome rival is disturbing your _peace of mind? ‘dimmi ki ekki dimmi chi eg 8 Tell me who he is. ARMINDO. e — arsatfe E Arsace. Its Arsace. PARTENOPE ei ‘dunkwe me imferdel Ei dunque me infedel? He then istome unfaithful?252 Partenope, Act IT ARMINDO. no ke —_kostamte No, ch'é_costante. No, he's constant. PARTENOPE ‘kome ssi pwo Come si pud? How can that be? ARMINDO ‘una e—_listessa ‘fjamma Una @ — Mistessa fiamma One is thesame — flame in kui sattfeze ——arsatfe edi in cui_—s'accese —Arsace, ed io in which waskindled _Arsace, and mattfezi m'accesi. (also) was kindled. (The same passionate ardor kindled the flames in both our hearts, Arsace's and mine.) PARTENOPE io non intendo dsa To non intendo gid. pur troppo intezi (Pur troppo intesi.) T cannot understand. (All too well_T understood.) ARMINDO e non intendi arkor E non intendi ancor? ‘And you donot realize it, still? PARTENOPE ‘kwella son io ke = sospitrar tifa Quella son io, che —_sospirar tifa She am 1, who sigh makes you. (So I'm the one who makes you sigh and languish?) ARMINDO redsina 2 ddio denon 2de'ppar Regina, oh Dio! deh! non sdegnar My Queen, oh God! Please don't disdain (the fact) PARTENOPE graidisko ‘Jamor tuo Gradisco Vamor tuo. Taccept with pleasure your love. ARMINDO ‘bramo Bramo... I wish, kis ‘tami ch'io t'ami. that love you.Partenope, Act Il 253 PARTENOPE ke ‘brami Che — brami What do you wish? ARIA ARMINDO non ‘kjedo 2 lutfi ‘vag Non chiedo, © — Inci_—_-vaghe, Idon't ask, oh eyes lovely, se il kor voi_—omiiferriste se il, cor_—-voi_—mifferiste, if my heart you —_ wounded, ke mi sainjate il kor che mi saniate il cor. that you should restore to health my —_heart. ‘bramo serbar le ‘pjage Bramo serbar le _piaghe wish tokeep the wounds ke nel mio ‘pet abpriste che nel mio petto_apriste, which in my heart you opened, © wo pupille belle ‘pjage novelle ankor © yud, pupille belle, _piaghe novelle ancor. and Iwant, lovely eyes, wounds new again. (and, my lady with the lovely eyes, wound me again and again!) (He exits.) PARTENOPE piu doppaltro——satrebbe ‘depo della‘mor mio Pia d'ogn'altro—_sarebbe degno dell'amor mio; More than any other he'd be worthy of my love; ma se peruano ed ‘amo arsatfe ma se per ui_—Ssnonardo = ed._—SSsamo Arsace, but for him — Tdon'tbum and love Arsace, ‘mi ‘skuzi armindo piu a = me altro ‘piatfe mi scusi Armindo, pid a me altro piace. let Armindo forgive me, more to me the other pleases. (but if my heart isn't quite aflame for him because of my love for Arsace, let Armindo forgive ‘me, because I love the other man better.) ARIA PARTENOPE kwal farfalleta —‘dsiro a kwel_ ume Qual farfalletta giro a quel lume Like a little butterfly I flutter around that fire254 Partenope, Act Il el mio _kutpido el mio Cupido and my — Cupid le belle ‘pjume ardendo va le belle piume ardendo va. his lovely feathers’ sets on fire, kwel brio mallletta perke mme ‘fido Quel brio m'alletta; perch m's fido, ‘That sparkle attracts me; because heistome true, Ja mia kostantsa —onnaltra avantsa lamia costanza ——ogn'altra avanza, my constancy above any other prevails, kanidsar fon sa cangiar non sa. (and) tochange —_it does not wish. (The scene changes; Armindo and Rosmira.) ARMINDO ‘kwants ‘gods eurimene _vederti in liberta Quanto godo, Eurimene, _vederti in liberta. How much Tam pleased, Eurimene, _seeing you (restored to) freedom. ROSMIRA ‘sono in kaltene Sono in catene. Tam in chains.? ARMINDO kewal delta tinnamora Qual belt t'innamora?® What beauty has captured your fancy? ROSMIRA ‘tempo. verra ke Io saprai tu arjkora ‘Tempo verra, che lo sapraitu ancora. Time willcome when you shall find out as well. ‘dimmi its amor skoprist a partenape Dimmi, iltuo amor scopristi a Partenope? Tell me, your love, did you reveal it to Partenope? ARMINDO si Si. Yes. "The feathers on Cupid's wings, which are kindled when someone is smitten by his arrows. ? What she means is that "she is fetered by the sweet chains of love". > A note to the slightly confused: Armindo, of course, thinks that Rosmira is a man (Eurimene),Partenope, Act It 255 Fikjesta richiesta! questions! tu ‘goda tu goda. you should enjoy. ROSMIRA mertfe kjeddesti Mereé chiedesti? Compassion did you beg for? ARMINDO. 9 No. No. ROSMIRA eke vil ‘tema © ‘kwesta E che vill tema 2 questa? ‘And what cowardly fear is’ this? ARMINDO- ai ke vana konosko ‘onni Abit chevana conosco ogni Oh! — Howuuseless. recognize every one (of your) ROSMIRA armindo is vo ke del_tus— amor Armindo, fo vo'_—sche_-— del_—« tuo’ amor. Ammind, 1 wish that of your love (1 want you to enjoy being in love.) ‘senti_ tem'vola ‘alla’ reidsinae ——dille Senti, ten vola alla Reginae —_—dille, Listen, hasten tothe queen and — tell her ke Je dedd3o.—_skotpric alto sekreto che —ledeggio ——scoprir alto secreto;, that toherImust reveal an important secret; fa ke parlar le ‘possa fa che parlar le possa, arrange that speak I may with her, (arrange for me to speak with her,) ed io mimpenpo ke te ed io —sm'impegno che a te and 1 shallseetoit that towards you ‘prenda arsatfe ‘zdepno © prenda Arsace a sdegno. and hold Arsace in contempt. ARMINDO- nol ‘kredo pur fatto kwanto Nol cred pur fard quanto I don't believe it, yet Ishalldo all that si volga sivolga she may bend, rikjedi richiedi. you ask.256 ROSMIRA ‘prentfipe Prencipe, Prince, (Armindo exits. ARSACE rozmira mia Rosmira mia, My Rosmira, ROSMIRA rozmira Rosmira Rosmira ARSACE e ankor E — ancor And still allamor mio all'amor mio to my love Partenope, Act Il va ‘spera komjforo = kredi va; spera conforto e ——eredi. g0; hope for comfort and believe Enter Arsace.) mio ‘bene mio bene! my beloved! non son io ‘sono. eurimene non son io, sono Eurimene. not am 1, Tam Eurimene, latua vendetta paga doffeze latua vendetta, aga d'offese, your vengeance, abounding —_in insults, so'vrasta sovrasta? dominates? (Your vengeance, abounding in insults, still prevails over my love?) ‘basti la pena al fallo mio Basti Ia pena al fallo mio. Enough (of) your punishment forthe error mine. (Cease your punishment for my transgression.) ROSMIRA nom ‘basta Non basta, It's not enough. ARSACE ‘toms a dsurarti fe ti 'dsuro amore Torno a giurarti fe, tigiuro amore, Again I sweartoyou faith, Tswearto you my love. ROSMIRA no non ti'‘kredo no sei traditore No, non ticredo, no, 8 traditore. No, Idonttbelieve you, 0, youre traitor. (She exits.) ARSACE kombattono il mio ‘kore dover onor ro'ssor pjeta ed amore Combattono ilmio core dover, onor, rossor, pieta ed amore. There struggle inmy heart duty, honor, shame, pity and love, (Duty, honor, shame, pity and love are struggling within my heart.)Partenope, Act Il 287 ARIA furibondo ‘spiral ‘vento Furibondo —spira il_—_vento Furiously blows the wind © skonjvoldse il = felo © ©~— il swol e — seonvolge —il,_~=— cielo. @ = ill. and disrupts the sky andthe ground. (The whirring wind in a storm disrupts the skies and the ground.) tal aidesso ‘lalma io ‘sents Tal adesso l'alma io sento As such now my soul 1 feel dal mio dwol dal mio duol. by my grief. END OF ACT IT258 Partenope, Act III te te you ‘venga eurimene venga Eurimene? come Eurimene? (that Eurimene should be brought before you?) ACT I (A garden. Arsace, Partenope, Armindo and Emilio.) Sinfonia ARMINDO redsina ti kompjatfe ke a Regi ‘ti compiace che a My Queen, —_ will itplease you that to larkano ke ralkkjude wir Lareano che -—racchiude udir The secret that_—_=he harbors in his breast hear PARTENOPE ‘solo dal ‘merto tuo ‘massa son io ad Solo dal —mertotuo —mossa son io ad Only dueto yourworth moved amI to olla si kjami (toa guard) Ol, si chiami, Hothere, call him in, ARSACE (aside) ‘ekko per me ‘novi ditzastri (Ecco per me — novi disastri.) (Here come for + me ~— new calamities.) PARTENOPE arsatfe ke ti'turba Arsace, che titurba? Arsace, what disturbs you? ARSACE, 9 redsina la mia zventtura 0 Regina, Jamia sventura Oh Queen, it seems my — misfortune PARTENOPE nom paventar Non paventar. Don't be afrai ARMINDO- go'drei ke imi kor kome ill two Godrei che ilmio cor, come il tuo Tdenjoyit if my — heart, like yours, EMILIO afkio del par vorrei ke Anch'io del par vorrei che Also I, as well, would so wish that (Lwould also like my heart to be as unhappy.) konyvjene conviene. you must. udic udir listen to ‘esser esser eurimene Eurimene. Eurimene. vitfina vicina. may be close by. “Fosse fosse were fosse were infelice, unhappy. il mio i mio. mine,Partenope, Act IIT ARSACE (to Emilio) mal akkorto voller ‘tfeko de'zio Malaccorto voler, cieco desio. Rash wish, blind desire. QUARTET ARMINDO- no ne inkauto il mio. kon'sikko Non incauto il mio consiglio. Itisn't imprudent, my advice. (My advice isn't imprudent.) EMILIO np ne ‘folle il mio pen'sjero Non & folle il mio pensiero. They aren't undue, thoughts. (My thoughts aren't fo ARMINDO, EMILIO ne sa'prei ke pju—bramar Ne saprei che pi) —-bramar. Nor would Iknow what more to ask for. ARSACE non skordsete ‘kome ffjero ‘woldse im Non scorgete come fiero volge in Can'tyousee how fiercely ‘turns towards la ‘sorte il YikKo la sorte ciglio? fate its eye? (Can you not discem how fate's malevolent eye looks at me?) PARTENOPE © sofppato ‘luo _perisgo E —sognato iltuo periglio. Its adream, your peril (Your troubles are a figment of your imagination.) ARSACE a potessi favellar (Ah! potessi favellar!) (Ah, if only Tcould speak out!) (Enter Rosmira.) ROSMIRA (addressing Partenope as Eurimene) partenspe eurimene —mertfe de twoi_favori Partenope, Eurimene, _mereé de’ tuoi__favori Partenope, Eurimene, thanks to your favors, ‘ekko ate Yjene. ecco a te viene. here before you appears.260 Partenope, Act Ill PARTENOPE ‘narra, Karkani twoi Narra li arcani tuot, Speak about these secrets of yours. ROSMIRA dito Diré... 1 shall tell. PARTENOPE ma ‘parti oppun di voi Ma parti ogn'un di voi. But dismiss everyone of_—_you. (But every one of you, go away.) ROSMIRA nom'vjeto. ke intending. «= se voi ‘lalto sekreto Nonvieto che intendino, se vuoi, alto secreto. Idon'tmind if theyhear, if’ ~~ -youallow, _the great secret. ‘cdi ma ‘sents ‘zdenno ‘antsi_ matridi Odi, ma senza sdegno, anzim'arridi; Listen, but not in anger; rather with a smile; ‘devi sfortsar arsatfe ‘alla mia ‘sfida devi sforzar Arsace alla mia sfida. youmust force Arsace to accept my challenge. PARTENOPE si temerarjo——_ajkor Si temerario. —_ancor? So audacious _ still? (So you're still that rash, bold youngster?) ROSMIRA ‘kalma iltuo ‘kore ke ‘della ‘puppa mia la ‘dgusta‘brama Calma iltuo core, che della pugna mia la —giusta_brama Calm your heart, for ofthe fight mine the just — desire mia none or Io sai ma di gran_‘dama mia noné (or —losai), ma di gran dama. mine itisn't, (now youknow), but froma great lady. (Calm down, for my just desire for combat comes not from me, [now you know], but from an illustrious lady.) PARTENOPE © ki a_—oltraddsar—Tidolo mia aspira ‘parla E chia _—oltraggiar-—idolo mio —_aspira? parla! But who to _ insult my idol wishes? Speak up! (But who is it that wishes to bring outrage to my beloved? Speak up!)Partenope, Act Ill 261 ROSMIRA ‘ella © rozmira Ella @ — Rosmira, It is Rosmira, PARTENOPE Rosmira? ROSMIRA si di tfipro. la_——iprintfitpessa —offeza di Cipro Ia ‘incipessa _offesa Yes, of — Cypmus the ess offended kwi mandommi —al_—_tfimento qui mandommi' al_—_cimento. here sent me tothe combat. ARSACE (aside) > se potessi favellar (Oh, se _potess favellar!) (Oh, if only could speak up!) PARTENOPE, ke ‘sents ma ke —_knidel Che — sento? ma che —_crudel What amIhearing? But what cruel woman lafa ‘kontrola vita lafa contro In vita? has it against his life? ROSMIRA ‘lesser da tui tradita Liesser da lui tradita, For having been by him betrayed. (The woman who was betrayed by him.) PARTENOPE amo Lame? Did he love her? ROSMIRA “kwanto se ‘stesso lo Wika limfe'de! Quanto sestesso; lo dica ‘infedel. Asmuch as himself; let him say so, the faithless man. "meron of mand etme). The as of Phrasal Doubling sy tht when a word ends in an accented vowel, it causes the following consonant inthe phrase to double. In this case mi mando ‘becomes mandommi and the accent falls off. A few speeches later we will find the word giuroll, ‘again an inversion of le giurd, (swore to him/her) and the same happens: the / of le doubles andthe accent falls off giurolle262 Partenope, Act IIT PARTENOPE (to Arsace) illo Di Say it ARSACE il Konjfesso Meonfesso. confess it. ROSMIRA i pju dsurolle fede Di pia, giurolle” fede. More so, he swore to her faith (he swore tobe faithful to her.) ARMINDO, EMILIO a ke rossore Ah! che —_rossore. ‘Ah! = What shame. PARTENOPE (io Arsace) © wer z ver? Isthis true? ARSACE, pur'tropp) © = wer Purtroppo & ver. Indeed, itis true. PARTENOPE a traditore Ah! traditore! That traitor! ROSMIRA ‘krescano = arfkor fi ettfessi ‘senti Crescano —ancor gli _—_eccessi; senti. Grow (even) more his excesses; _isten. (His excesses grow even greater; listen.) PARTENOPE taskolto Trascolto. Tam listening. ARSACE (aside) a favellar potessi (Ab! favellar potessi!) (Ah, if only I could speak out!) * See footnote on previous page.Partenope, Act IIL 263 ROSMIRA suo ‘spozo ‘esser promize Suo sposo esser promise. Her husband tobecome —_he promised. PARTENOPE © ppoi E poi...? And... ARSACE per segwir te Per seguir te... To follow you... ROSMIRA ‘kwella detize Quella derise. Her he derided. (He just laughed at her.) arsatfe, 9 dio koi injfido Jinganns Arsace, oh Dio, cosi—infido Vingannd, Arsace, oh God, so faithlessly deceived her, pria‘lalma Ie rapi © ppoi labbandoino pria alma Je rapi e poi Vabbandond. first her soul he stole from her and then he abandoned her. PARTENOPE ke 'mapre i mie = ke mi'ffkke il kore Che — m'apre i lumi_e — che —miscioglie © il’— core? What opens my eyes and = what melts my heart? (My eyes have seen the truth and my heart has melted.) arsatfe oblio J'tendo —aal_— ‘primo a'more Arsace oblio, Iorendo al primo amore. Arsace Iwill forget; Tilretumhim tohis first love. EMILIO (aside) emiljo ‘spera (Emilio, spera.) (Emilio, have hope.) ARMINDO ‘anima mia respira (Anima mia, respira.) (My soul, breathe.) (Soul of mine, take a breath of hope.) PARTENOPE testi ‘paga rozmira e spettatritfe Resti paga Rosmira; e spettatrice Let stay satisfied Rosmira; and (asa) _ spectator264 Partenope, Act Il ‘alla tentsone alla tenzone atthe strife ‘esser nel provokato —_aigone esser nel provocato —_agone. tobe atthe provoked combat, (Let Rosmira be satisfied, and I myself, asa spectator, wish to be present at the lists to witness the mortal combat so provoked.) ARIA PARTENOPE ‘sperae —godi mis tezor9 Spera e —_godi, ‘oh mio tesoro, Hope and — rejoice, oh my. treasure, ‘soja © = lute del mio ‘petto (to Armindo) gioia € ——‘ucedel_~—smio._petto! joy and light of = my _ breast! (heart!) em pena ingannator (toArsace) E tu pena, ingannator! And you, suffer, deceiver! sei la ‘sfera del mio afffetto (to Armindo) Set ta sfera del mio _affetto, You're the sphere of my _ affection, (You mean the entire world to me,) dei mjei_‘skerni sei Inddgetto (to Arsace) dei_—miei_scherni sei oggetto; of = my —scom ‘you are the object; ‘karo ‘volto (to Armindo) caro volto! dear countenance! injfido kor (to Arsace) —_infido cor! unfaithful heart! (Exit Partenope; Armindo, Arsace, Emilio and Rosmira remain.) EMILIO (sofily, to Arsace) ‘prentfipe —ardir Prencipe, _ardir! Prince, be bold! ARMINDO (soffly, to Rosmira) "kwanto ti'devo Quanto tidevo! How much owe you!EMILIO (sofily, to Arsace) € temi Ete Are you afraid? ROSMIRA (to Armindo) Partenope, Act Ill te per kompapns ig, ‘kjamo. Te per compagno io. chiamo. You fora companion 1 claim. EMILIO (to Arsace) io ‘desser ‘teko ‘bram va pur kon ‘alma To d'esser teco bramo;va pur con alma 1 tobe with you wish; go then, witha soul ARSACE non direst kozi se fosti arsatfe Non diresti cosi, se fost Arsace. You wouldn't say that, if © youwere. == Arsace. EMILIO e ——kwal tema taffanna E qual tema t'affanna? ‘And what fear troubles you? ARSACE, © potessi parlar (0 potessi parlar!) (Oh, —ifonly Icould speak up!) ROSMIRA som pur tirana (Son pur tiranna.) (lam really a tyrant.) ARMINDO (to Rosmira) ‘vedi ke — dal timor sppresss. ei “dgatfec Vedi che dal timor oppresso. —ei._—gace. Look how from fear oppressed he _—iies. ROSMIRA (to Armindo) non avvilire arsatfe Non avwilire Arsace, Don't debase Arsace. ARMINDO. ubbidito ——sa'rai ‘prentfipe addi Ubbidito. ——sarais Prencipe, _—_addio. Obeyed ‘you shall be; Prince, farewell (He leaves.) 265 audatfe audace. audacious.266 Partenope, Act II ROSMIRA (to Arsace) ma ot dal tus detargo al fin Ma tu, dal_—tuo_—_letargo al fin But you, from your _ lethargy at last ‘parla rispondi parla, rispondit say something, answer me! ARSACE 2 favelllar nom ‘poss9 (Eh! favellar non posso!) (Oh! speak Teannot!) ROSMIRA (seeming to retire, but not quite) a osservar—sindisparte. = in.) vado A osservar in disparte. io vado, To observe ontheside 1 go, and ARSACE ‘parte eurimene ake torments (Parte Eurimene; ah! che —_tormento (Isleaving _Eurimene;/ ah, what _torment EMILIO (to Arsace) mi'spronano a d3ovarti nel vitfino Mispronano a ——_giovarti nel vieino Tam impelled to be ofserviceto you inthe coming darmindo il ato d'Armindo il fato, of Armindo the fate, (because of Armindo's fate,) (pointing in the direction of Rosmira) e grandardir di ‘kwello e il grand’ardir di quello. and the great boldness of that man. ARIA EMILIO la'speme ti Konisoli ti rasse'rena Laspeme _ticonsoli, ti rasserena (May) hope bring you relief, calm date _—illtimor sem voli date iltimor sen' voli, (may) from you all fear fly away, ti'kjama um bello‘nor tichiama un _eell'onor. youare called to high honor. Fiskosso riscosso, recovered, ‘resto resto, will remain, © kwesto a questo.) this is!) duello duello duel, kor cor, your heart,Partenope, Act IIT 267 © ‘mobile komforto. se tf skerniffe amor nobile conforto, se__—_cischernisce Amor, It’s anoble consolation, if we're scorned by Cupid im —petto. aver risorto a nostro pro. il_—=—vallor in petto. aver risorto a nostro pro. il_~—valor. inour breast tohave rebom in our favor our —_valor. (to fee! the rebirth of fortitude in our breast to our advantage.) (He exits. Enter Arsace and a moment later Rosmira.) ARSACE (looking around for Rosmira) rozmira ‘ove tti'gwida——‘zdenpo tiranno © Yeko Rosmira, ove _tiguida sdegno tiranno e — cieco? Rosmira, where are youled (by) anger tyrannous and __blind? (has your blind and unfeeling anger taken you) ‘dove rozmira e dove ssei Dove, Rosmira, e dove sei? Where, Rosmira, and where are you? ROSMIRA (appearing) son ‘teko Son teco. Tm with you. ARSACE di tormentarmi —arjkor ‘sattsja sei tw Di tormentarmi ancor sazia sei tu? Of tormenting me yet satiated are you? (Have you had enough of tormenting me?) ROSMIRA vi testa ankor un non so ke di pju Vi resta ancor un non so che di pia. There remains still acertain something more. ARSACE, dovvresti al fim platkarti dsa_—ti'Kjedo Dovresti_ afin placarti... gid tichiedo You should at last be placated... already I ask your ROSMIRA arsatfe ‘parti Arsace, parti. Arsace, leave. ARSACE (beginning to leave at a slow step) non tadirar addio Non t'adirar, —_addio. Don't getangry, goodbye. perdono perdon forgiveness.268 Partenope, Act IIT ROSMIRA ‘kwanto ‘strana_son io lo skattf Quanto strana son io; Io scaccio, How strange Tam; Tsend him away, © ppure nel mio. kor soddyoma © pure nel mio cor —_soggiorna. and yet in my —_ heart he dwells. ARSACE mi rikjamasse al men (Mi richiamasse al men.) (Me she would call back _at least) (fonly she would call me back!) ROSMIRA arsatfe toma Arsace, torna, Arsace, come back. ARSACE (returning in haste) ‘ekkomi > ke beltate Eccomi. (Oh che _eltatet) HereTam. (Oh, what _a beauty!) ROSMIRA dame ke wwoi Da me che_—_vuoi? From me what do you want? ARSACE peta Pieta. Compassion. ROSMIRA ‘partipur ke =~ bem'altro. © © il mio. pen'sjero Partipur, che benaltro. © @~—ilmio_pensiero. Justleave, for quitedifferent is my _ thought (amy thoughts are not entertaining that option.) ARSACE “forse kanidsasti stmor Forse cangiasti amor? Perhaps you've changed lover? ROSMIRA si none vero Si (Nom vero.) Yes. (it’s not tue.)Partenope, Act III 269 ARSACE "kome ai ‘nwova dotente Come? ahi, nuova dolente. Howso? Oh, news painful. (Oh, what painful news.) ROSMIRA farfalletta —innotfente—_"kwando intomo ‘una fatfe Farfalletta imnocente, quando intorno una face Allittle moth innocent, when around alight il volo. ‘dsira. se deluza rimisa estinto il ‘lume il volo gira, se delusa rimira estinto il lume, its flight takes, if, disappointed, it sees put out the light, vain ‘alta fjamma a intfenerir_ de pjume. vain altra_fiamma a incenerir. += Je-_—piume. goes to another flame to incinerate its-—_feathers. (An innocent litle moth will flutter to a light; but when seized by disappointment, seeing the light snuffed out, it will fly to another flame, therein to bun its little plumes.) ARSACE, ‘ekko lestinta ‘fatfe im me Ecco I'estinta face in me Here's that snuffed out flame in me revitalized. ' (Behold in me that revitalized flame you thought extinguished.) ROSMIRA main ‘altro ardor dsala_—_—farfalla, © ‘morta Ma in altro ardor gik la farfalla @ morta, But in another flame already the moth is dead. (But the little moth is already dead, in another flame.) ARSACE ‘senti_ bellalma mia kwel kore © ‘kwesto Senti, bell'alma mia, quel core & questo. Listen, my beloved soul, that heart is this one. (that other heart is my own.) ROSMIRA sei kaidgon del tuy mal Sei cagion del tuo mal; You are thereason for your troubles; parti kio ‘resto parti, ch'io resto. leave, for! am staying. (You yourself are the cause of all your woes. Leave! I am staying.) ARIA ARSACE, kis parta si krudele ‘parts ma Ch'io_parta? si, erudele, arto, ma I should leave? Yes, cruelone, shall leave, but270 Partenope, Act II ‘sentsa kor ke nel mio. sem —_fedele senza cor, che nel mio sen _fedele, withouta heart, for in my bosom faithful, nel ‘Iwogo overa il kor ilmio. dotor nel luogoov'era il cor, & ——_ilmio dolor. inthe place where was my —_ heart, is my —_ grief. (Yes, you cruel one, I am leaving, but without my heart, because my grief now occupies the place where it was.) (He exits.) ROSMIRA 2 ddio perke ddal ‘petto il kor si parta Oh Dito perché dal petto il cor _—_siparta, Oh God! Why from my breast. my heart is parting (Why am I feeling my heart leaving my body) € — ‘segwa YJorme darsatfe e —— segua Yorme a'Arsace, and following in the trail of Arsace; © ppure la tratdita mia fede pure Ia tradita mia fede and yet, the betrayed my faith, di ‘vaga di vaga, of eager, ‘della sua fedetta none amjkor ‘paga della sua fedelti noné ancor paga. of his faithfulness isn't yet _—_ satisfied. (and yet my betrayed faith, eager for revenge, is not satisfied with his protestations of fidelity.) ARIA ROSMIRA wel ‘volto mi'pjatfe ma temo_kwel_ ‘kore Quel volto mipiace, ma temo quel_core, ‘That face pleasesme, but ‘fear that heart, kwel ‘kore imfedele ke. = uni quel core —infedele che undi ‘m'ingannd. that heart unfaithful which in days past deceived me. io ‘sento ke amore mitparla = diate To sento che amore mi parla ace, 1 feel that love speaks tome of peace, ma ‘zdeppo knidele plakarsi nom pwo ma —_sdegno crudele placarsi non pud. but arage (so) cruel placate Teannot.(She exits. The scene changes 10 PARTENOPE (to Ormonte) ormonte ti destino Ormonte, _ti destino Ormonte, _I-choose you ORMONTE a te mirykino A te —_m'inchino. To you bow. ARMINDO a favor deurimene A favor d'Eurimene In favor of Eurimene Partenope, Act Hil 2 countryside. Partenope, Ormonte and Armindo,) ‘duditfe ‘della ‘pupna giudice della pugna. (to) judge the combat. © il brattfo mio & il braccio mio. isthe arm mine. (My arm is ready to take up Eurimene's side.) ORMONTE emiljo © arsatfe offti Emilio e ——_Arsace offri... Emilio and Arsace offered.. PARTENOPE (interrupting him) ‘paga son io Paga son io, Satisfied Lam; prepara il prepara il (and) prepare the ORMONTE essegwiro fede! Esseguird —_fedel I shall execute faithfully (He exits.) PARTENOPE (to Armindo) ‘vanne ‘pronto vanne pronto, go quickly, kampoe = i brandi campoe i brandi. field and the weapons. itwoi_kommandi i tuoi your commands. koi twoi_sospiri ardenti pur ‘dgunse al fine Cot tuoi sospiri ardent pur giunse al fine With your sighs ardent now managed —at last ad awamparmi amore ‘spero ke mi satrai ad avvamparmi Amore. Spero che mio sarai. to set meon fire Cupid. Thope that mine you shall be. (With your ardent sighs Cupid has managed to set me on fire, and I hope you'll be mine.) mi ‘sents mi sento. feel.Partenope, Act II 2m PARTENOPE ARMINDO ‘resta Resta. Tam leaving. Stay. (She exits.) ARIA ARMINDO ‘nobil ‘kore ke ben Nobil core che ben Anoble heart that well fa pju bella Ja sua fa pid bella la sua makes more attractive. its se nom'pensa a mai se nonpensa = ama if _itdoesnt think to ever PARTENOPE mio ben Mio ben, My beloved, ‘ama ama loves fama fama renown kandsar cangiar. change. ‘doltfe tormento dolce tormento. sweet torment. (A noble heart deeply in love that remains unchangeable will be admired and exalted.) lakostantsa € um bel Lacostanza @ un bel Faithfulness is a great sia pur ‘fermo amor sia pur fermo amor ifis more strongly love mertfe al fin sa mere’ al fin sa areward at’ sdast_— it (A faithful heart causes great delight; if love is firmly implanted in one's breast, it reward at last) (He exits. Enter Arsace.) ARSACE, non ‘kjedo 2 miei Non chiedo, oh miei Lam not asking, oh, my ke mi laffate im che mi lasciate that you might leave me ‘date ‘kwalke ripozs al date qualche riposo al grant some rest tothe ‘vjeni_pjetozo Vieni, pietoso Come, pitying oblivion, diets diletto; delight; nel ‘petto nel petto in our breast ritrovar ritrovar. find. ill find its tormenti tormenti, torments, ‘patfe sol per ‘brevi_ momenti pace; sol per —brevi_ momenti peace; ifonly for afew moments kor darsatfe cor d'Arsace. heart of Arsace. ristora il petts mio ristora i petto mio comfort my breastPartenope, Act Ill 23 kadente © ‘asso € lasso, and weary, © de ripozi_ mjei sia ‘letto. un ‘sasso e — de'_—riposi_ miei sia letto un —_sasso. and ofthe repose mine, be abed this stone. (and may this stone serve as a bed for me to rest.) ARIA ARSACE, ma -kwai ‘note di ‘mesti_la'menti Ma quai note di_—_mesti_lamenti But what sounds of sad lamentation kwi— dintoms eke'ddsando sem 'vanno qui d'intorno——echeggiando sen vanno? here aroundme echoing can be heard? (What sad lamentations are these that I hear all around me?) a kal swon di —_kwerele dotenti Ah! ch'al suon di querele dolenti Ah! Foratthe sound of lamentations painful a dormir laffanno a dormir minvita Vaffanno. to sleep inviteme my worres. (My worries invite me to sleep to the sound of my painful lamentations.) (He lies down on a stone and falls asleep. Enter Rosmira, seeing Arsace asleep.) ROSMIRA ke che Heavens! What idorme arsatfe dorme Arsace, sleeps Arsace, (L see my beloved Arsace!) doltfe sembjantsa Dolce sembianza ‘Sweet countenance "kwanto sei quanto sei asmuchas you are ‘kruda_ mi ‘kjami Cruda mi chiami, ‘miro abbandonats € ‘solo miro? abbandonato e¢ solo do I see? Abandoned and alone il kor mio il cor —miot the heart mine! ‘vaga almem ‘fossi fede! vaga, almen fossi fedel handsome, (if) atleast you were faithful ‘ella bellat beautiful (Oh sweet countenance, how I wish that you were as faithful as you are handsome!) © —ppur_fedel taidoro e pur fedel t'adoro. and yet, faithfully ‘adore you. Cruel you call me,274 Partenope, Act II ‘soppo injfausto —‘ombra ria Sogno infausto, _ ombra ria, (May) dream ill-omened (or) a shade ill-boding nom funesti il tua ‘sonno ‘anima mia non funesti_ iltuo sono, anima mia! not disturb your sleep, my beloved! (Enter Partenope.) ROSMIRA ma partenope —vjen_findser de'ddsio (Ma Partenope —_vien; finger degg'io.) (But Partenope comes; pretend I must.) (to Arsace) ‘dormi arsatfe Dormi, Arsace? ‘Are you asleep, Arsace? PARTENOPE (from a distance) ke velddsio (Che _vegg'io?) (What do I see?) ROSMIRA potrei kon —‘kwesta 'spada torti ‘lalma dal sen Potrei con questa spada torti I'alma dal sen, Teould with this sword cutout yoursoul from your breast, ma eurimene —di_—viltade © inkapatfe ma Eurimene — di_—viltade & —— imcapa but Eurimene —of-_~— cowardice ~—is-_—incapable. PARTENOPE (aside) ke —arditokavaljer (Che ardito cavalier!) (What bold — knight!) ROSMIRA (to Arsace) ‘destati arsatfe Destati, Arsace. ‘Wake up, Arsace. (She shakes him and awakens him.) ARSACE Rosmira... ROSMIRA im van In van In vain you call her.ARSACE Rosmira... ROSMIRA ‘anima ‘stolta e Anima stolta, é You foolish soul, is ARSACE, ‘idolo mio mio Idolo mio, mio My idol, my ROSMIRA 2 ketu ‘dormi Eh —chetu dormi Oh, you are asleep Rosmira! ROSMIRA ‘tatfi nom pju Taci, non pitt! Besilent, no more! PARTENOPE dellira (Delira!) (He is raving!) ARSACE, ‘ekko il ‘brando Ecco il brando Here's my sword; ROSMIRA ame basta A me basta For me suffices ARSACE de non'segwa Deh! non segua Please, let us not continue ‘renditi al voller mio renditi al —_voler mio. givein to my wishes. ROSMIRA rozmira wwol_kio vuolch'io Rosmira wishes that I Partenope, Act Ill Iontana rozmira Jontana Rosmira, far away Rosmira, aykor ‘sono eurimene ancor; sono Eurimene. still; Tam — Eurimene. ti tfedo ticedo. Thand it over to you. il mio il mio my own ‘brando brando, sword; i tfimento il ——_cimento, this trying exchange, punni pugni. fight. 275 enon taskolta enon t'ascolta, and she cannot hear you, il wo non kjedo fltuo mom chiedo. yours I don't need.276 Partenope, Act Ill PARTENOPE (appearing hurriedly) e il vokKo arykio E __ilvogtio anch'io. ‘And — [wish it as well. ROSMIRA reiina wisti Reina, udisti? My Queen, did you hear? PARTENOPE wdi Udit. Theard. ARSACE, ‘nwova zvenitura (Nuova sventura,) (Anew misfortune.) PARTENOPE (to Arsace) se la tradisti e ‘kome a kjami ajo Se _Iatradisti, ecome lachiami —_ancor? If —_youbetrayed her, why do you call her still? ROSMIRA 'skorda imfe'del kwel ‘nome Scorda, infedel, quel nome. Forget, faithless one, that name. TRIO PARTENOPE un kor ingfedele si deve punir Un cor _infedele sideve punir. A heart unfaithful must be punished, ARSACE ke ‘pena krudele mi'sento moti (Che pena erudele! misento ——-morir.) (What punishment cruel! Tfeel that Tm dying.) ROSMIRA un ‘anima injgrata si‘deve spre'tsar Un anima ingrata sideve sprezzar. A soul ungrateful must be despised. ARSACE sei ‘troppo spjetata potessi parlar Sei troppo spietata, _(potessi parlar!) You're muchtoo _— pitiless; (ifonly I could speak out.)Partenope, Act Ill 2 PARTENOPE, ROSMIRA. amante inkostante nel tenn damore Amante incostante nel regno d'amore, (You) lover faithless inthe kingdom of love, ke pensi di far che pensi di far? what do you think you will do? (What do you plan to do?) ARSACE ke — fiero dolore tatfere e penar (Che fiero dolore, tacere e — penar!y (What fierce pain, tokeepsilent and to suffer!) (Rosmira and Partenope exit) ARSACE ‘passo di ‘dwolo in ‘dwolo Passo di duolo in duolo, Igo from grief to grief, son “tfents lemie ‘pene el ‘kore € ‘solo son cento Temie pene e'l core 2 solo. are ahundred = my ~— woes. and my heart is lonely. ARIA ARSACE fatts € amore un dio dimyferno Fatto @ = Amor un Dio d'inferno, Turned has Cupid (into) a god _—of hell, ‘kontro mme ‘tutto furor contro me tutto furor. against me all fury. (Cupid has tured against me as a god of hell [not of love].) ‘kwalke ‘ttregwa a mjei_tormenti Qualche ——_tregua a’ miei tormenti, Some respite for my torments, stelle ‘fjete ed inklementi stelle fiere ed inclementi, stars fierce and inclement, 0 mi'date piu dup kor © midate d'un cor! orelse_give me more than one heart! (He exits. Enter Emilio.)28 Partenope, Act Ill EMILIO di bel dezire awampo in a darsatfe bel desire avvampo —in._—dfesa d'Arsace, good wishes Iam burning in defense of Arsace, © wal radsone karminds e — vuol ragione ch'Armindo and there is (good) reason for Armindo deurimene sia il_——_—kamjone @'Eurimene sia il ~—_campione. ofEurimene tobe the champion, ARIA EMILIO la‘gbrja = in. ‘nobil ‘alma Lagloria in nobil__ alma Glory in anoble soul sa dar la bella ‘kalma e = fa_—skontento. = il_——kor sadar la bella calma e fa_—contento = il_—cor. bestows lovely calm and renders content the heart. ke solo per = momenti. = si_——nabili_kontenti Che solo per momenti —si_—nobili_contenti (its true) that only for afewmoments such noble happiness wo disturbar ——_la'mor ud disturbar_—_'amor. may — disturb love. (Love may never disturb such noble happiness except for brief moments.) Sinfonia Last scene (An enclosure with a scaffold erected for the combat; Partenope sits on a throne on one side, ‘with Ormonte on the other, a table with two drawn swords before him. There is a paper containing the challenge. In attendance as well are Rosmira, Armindo, Arsace and Ormindo,) ORMONTE (reading the challenge) re'dsina in “kweste a'rene Regina, in queste arene My Queen, in these lists il printfipe eurimene ——_—kavaljer di il principe —-Eurimene, cavalier di the prince Eurimene, champion of a pupnar kon arsatfe il ‘kampo ‘kjede a pugnar con Arsace il campo chiede to fight with Arsace the field requestsPartenope, Act IT 219 perke a ro¢mira ‘esi mayko di fede perché a Rosmira —egli_-mancd di-—_fede. because to Rosmira he ~—tacked in faith. (because he was unfaithful to Rosmira.) PARTENOPE kwi‘vengano al tfimento eurimene ed_—aarsatfe Qui yengano 1 cimento Eurimene — ed_—Arsace; Here let come tothe combat Eurimene and Arsace; io mikontents io —_micontento. I am content. (Trumpets blare and drums beat; Rosmira and Armindo enter from one side, while Arsace and Armindo enter from the other.) EMILIO (to Arsace) arsatfe tavvalora —_perke ‘tanto _zmatrito Arsace, tawalora! —perché tanto smarrito? Arsace, take courage! Why so dejected? ROSMIRA (sprightly) a del komfflito lora Gia del conflitto = Vora. Already ofthe conflict hascome the hour. (The time has come to begin the combat.) ARMINDO (to Rosmira) "kauto ti'bramo so prentfe. == meno_ardito Cauto tibramo, oh rence, =~ meno_ardito. Cautious “bid youto be, oh prince, and_—less_—_bold. ROSMIRA ‘parmi gi triomfar Parmi di trionfar. Itseemstome to triumph. (1 seem to be winning.) PARTENOPE ‘venga Sivenga Let them take up ORMONTE Armindo, Emilio. ARMINDO, EMILIO Ormonte. ORMONTE ‘kwestoe = il ‘kampoe = Ki atttfar Questo2 —il_— campoe —gli_—_acciar; This is the field andthe ~— swords;280 Partenope, Act IIT tfaskun sem'vada al su_—_konttrarjo clascun sen'vada also contrario eachone —shouldgo tosis’ opponent a prezentar = la._—‘spada a presentar = la_—spada, to present his sword. (handing them their swords) ROSMIRA "kwanto son ‘kruda (Quanto son cruda.) (How lam cruel.) (How cruel I am!) ARSACE, ppur tatfer komvjene pur tacer conviene.) (Andyet be silent I must.) (Armindo presents the sword to Arsace, and Emilio another to Rosmira,) ARMINDO (to Arsace) ‘prendi arsatfe Prendi, Arsace. Take it, Arsace. ARSACE, ai destin (Abi, destin!) (Oh, fate!) EMILIO 'prendi eurimene Prendi, Eurimene. Take it, Eurimene. ROSMIRA ‘pronto da stringo il ‘brands vvjeni a puppar Pronto git stringo il —_—brando, vient a pugnar. Quickly now seize my sword; come and fight. EMILIO ko'raddso Coraggio. Courage. ROSMIRA arsatfe ¢ ‘kwando ‘e quando? when (are you coming out to fight)?Partenope, Act III 281 ORMONTE ‘kome kkonjfuzs —ei_—resta (Come confuso ei restat) (How confused he -—_ stands there!) EMILIO (to Arsace) © di ke temi E di che__temi? And of what are you afraid? ROSMIRA (to Arsace) © ke tardantsa. «eS kwesta E che tardanza «== questa? ‘And what delay is this? ARMINDO (to Rosmira) ‘tanto nontifidar del tuo —_valore Tanto nontifidar del tuo —_valore! Somuch donot trust in your valor! ROSMIRA > da vinto Ho gia vinto, Thave already won, EMILIO (to Arsace) a battakKa A battagliat To battle! ARSACE e kon kwal ‘kore E con qual core! ‘And with what _ heart! EMILIO e ke topprime =i sensi E che topprime =i sensi? ‘And what isoppressing your senses? (And what confounds you so?) ORMONTE “kwanto sospezo sta (Quanto —_sospeso sta.) (Flow uncertain he seems.) ROSMIRA (to Arsace) ke ffai ke ppensi Che fai? Che _ pensi? What are you doing? What are you thinking?282 Partenope, Act III PARTENOPE ola nom pj dimora on! non pit dimora. Ho there! Nomore delays. EMILIO (10 Arsace) ardir od Be bold. ARMINDO (to Rosmira) kKon'sikgo Consiglio. Be reasonable. ROSMIRA (to Arsace) non risolvi arjkora Enon risolvi ancora? Haven't you resolved yet? ARSACE ‘ekkomi al fine ‘onni pen'sjero——estkludo Eccomis al fine ogni pensiero —escludo, HereTam, at last; every thought Texclude, ma komibattere ig 'voKKo a ‘petto. innudo ma combattere io —voglio a_—ppetto._ignudo. but fight I wish at breast bare. (Here I am at last; every thought of cowardice or hesitation is banished from my mind. I wish to fight bare-breasted.) ROSMIRA ‘temi ‘forse kio port Temi forse ch'io_porti Do you fear perhaps thatI_ may wear 2 ‘skwama 9 'maxka © —— squama © magtia? either ascaled armor plate or mail? ORMONTE (to Arsace) tu sei. koi ‘ddalla ra'dsone astretts Tu —sei_ cost dalla _ragione astretto, You are thus by —_ reason ound. ‘(You must comply with reason.) ROSMIRA Kio denudi il mio ‘petto Ch'io denudi imi petto? T should bare my —_ breast?Partenope, Act IL 283 ARMINDO, EMILIO © ledge al tuo voller isu de'zio E legge al tuo voler suo desio. Is law to —-your_ wish his desire. (You must conform to what he demands.) ROSMIRA Kio 'skopra il ‘seno_ mio ki mai Ai suddgetri Ch'io scopra il seno mio? (chi mai gli suggeri2) 1 should bare the ~—breast_ mine? (Whoever put him up to this?) (to Partenope) kozi far ‘deddso Cosi far — deggio? Thus do must? (Must I comply with this?) PARTENOPE ‘devi far koi Devi far cosi. Youmust doit, ARSACE ‘pronts da string il ‘brands Pronto gid stringo il__—brando, Ready (lam) now; clasp my sword, ‘vient a puppar mi 'skopri il ptt vient a pugnar, ma scopri il —_pettos come and fight, but bare your breast; (Rosmira delays; Arsace impatiently:) © ‘kwando e quando? and when? EMILIO ‘dubbio di ‘frode im me si‘desta Dubbio di frode in me —_sidesta. A doubt of fraud in me awakens. (I suspect some sort of chicanery here.) ARSACE e© ke tardantsa =e ‘kwesta E che tardanza «== questa? ‘And what delay is this? ARMINDO (to Rosmira) ‘ove sson litwoi ‘spiti a ——‘glorja_atttfezi Ove son lituoi spirti a gloria _accesi? Where are your spirits to glory kindled? (Where has your fiery spirit gone?)284 Partenope, Act IIT ARSACE (to Rosmira) ke ffai ‘dunkwe ke pensi Che fai dunque? Che _pensi? What will youdo, then? What are you thinking? ARMINDO, EMILIO "kome ssi diskollora Come si discolora. How he pales. ARSACE € non risolvi anjkora E non risolvi ancora? And won't you make up your mind? PARTENOPE (‘o Rosmira) Tattrui sospetto Yaltrui sospetto. that man’s suspicions. mio petto? Ch'io scopra il seno mio? ‘ove um —‘popolo intjer_-mo'sserva ¢ = ‘mira ove un —popolo intier m'osserva = mira? Where a people entire observes me and _—_watches? a redsina nom'posso io son rozmira Ah! — Regina, non posso; io son Rosmira. Ah — my Queen, I cannot; Tam — Rosmira. PARTENOPE (descending from her throne) Tu Rosmira? ROSMIRA (kneeling) a two 'pjedi ‘ekko rozmira ‘dsatfe ‘sallo amor A tuoi piedi ecco Rosmira _—_giace, _sallo Amor At your feet here -—-Rosmira is; love knows it, sio son ‘essa ‘sallo arsatfe stio son essa, —_—_salllo Arsace. if am — she, and_—_Arsace knows (as well). EMILIO ke askolto mai Che — ascolto mai? What am Ihearing? ORMONTE ke 'sento Che — sento? ‘What do I hear?ARMINDO inaspetuato events Inaspettato evento! Unexpected event! Partenope, Act III PARTENOPE (to Rosmira, as she embraces Arsace) ‘sordsie ——perke ttatfesti Sorgi! ¢ _perche tacesti? Rise! And why did you keep silent? ARSACE ‘ella impoze koi Ella impose cosi, She imposed it like that. (That's the way she wanted it ROSMIRA fu mio vollere per provar la sua fe Fu mio. volere per provar lasua f. Itwas my wish, to test his faith. ARMINDO, EMILIO ‘kwestae | da—sfatfe «ke = inte Questaé Ia._—sface_sche_— inte This is the — flame which in you © ke zgomenta—arsatfe e che —sgomenta —Arsace. and which upsets Arsace ARIA PARTENOPE si ‘skertsa si ‘sempre amor Si, scherza, si, sempre Amor Yes, he frolics, yes, always Cupid or da'gwerra «= ed_=—or_—_—da ‘patfe or daguerra ed = or_—_—ila pace, now hegives war and now _peace of mind, ‘pena € — dsoja ad un sol pena e gioia ad = un sol punishment and joy to one_ single 285 Sfintilla seintilla, sparkles kon con with “fatfe face, flame, ‘doppja doppia a double kor cor. heart, (Yes indeed, Cupid always deals his frolicsome blows in two ways, now embattling the heart with his punishment and now filling it with joy and peace of mai si senti Mai sisenti ‘Never was it felt while being in love amar amar ‘solo solo only 1) konttento contento contentment286 Partenope, Act Hil sentsaver ‘kovalke tormento senz'aver qualche tormento* without experiencing some sort of torment “farsi ‘dselo un doltfe ardor fan gelo un dolce ardor. tumingto ice. a—_sweet_ passion. (No love was ever happy unless some torment turned it to icy indifference.) armido sia mio. ‘spozo Armindo sia mio sposo. Armindo _Ietbe my spouse. (Let Armindo become my husband.) ARMINDO a jeta sorte ‘Ah! ieta sorte. Ah, happy fate! PARTENOPE (to Arsace) sia tua rozmira Sia tua Rosmira. Be yours Rosmira. (And Jet Rosmira be [your wife}.) ARSACE (to Rosmira) al fin pur mia sei tu Al fin pur mia seitu, At last, yes, mine -youare. ROSMIRA ‘idolo mio nom — mi tra‘dir Tdolo mio, non mi tradir My idol, don't betrayme ever again. PARTENOPE (to Emilio) tu vane in libertate ‘rena di Tu vanne in —libertate, —regna di You, go in freedom; reign of in sul bel ‘ido aipriko insul bel lido —_aprico; on its lovely shores sunny ‘kuma Cuma Cuma (You are free to go; go rule in Cuma, with its lovely sunny shores:) 3 Within two lines we have two words: formento and contento. Are they pronounced the same way, after all they both end in ento? Not so easy! One, contento is pronounced with an open [e}, and the other, formento, witha closed {e]. The good Italian dictionaries help us out by having an accent on the stressed vowels, thus: conténtoftorménto. But this simple system hasn't been adopted by all. It certainly would make our lives easier...and then there isthe ever-distressing matter of how Italians along ther long peninsula actually pronounce their beautiful language. Do they all agree?” Of course not! Viva ItalialPartenope, Act IIT 287 se amante non ti vo ti VoKKo amiko Se amante non tivo", ti voglio amico. If(as)_ allover don't want you, Iwant you (as) a friend. ARIA ARSACE, segwatfi di_——kupido voi ke —kandsate = ofnnor Seguaci di Cupido, voi che —cangiate —ogn’o Followers of Cupid, you who change atall times, del ‘primo mai pju ido non troverete amor no del primo mai pia —_fido non troverete amor, no. than the first never amore faithful youshall not find love, no. (You lovers who are always changeable, remember that your first love is the one that proves the most faithful.) ‘parvi kil ‘primo siddsetts Parvi chil primo oggetto It seems to you that your first object" ju nom vi'strigga il pet pid non strugga il_—opetto, nolonger breaks your heart, ma amanti ‘dite voi losentite ——_arjkor ma amanti, dite, voi losentite anor. but lovers, say (it), you feelit still. (confess,) FINAL CHORUS TUTTI dimeneo le_—tbelle_ ‘sede D'lmeneo le_—_—ibelle_sede OfHymen the _—_ lovely abodes ‘splendom faust in —_‘kwesto di splendon questo dis let shine this day; ilkontento al fin. sen tiede al fin senrriede, at last__has returned, ‘omni affanno da spar ogoiaffanno gi sp every care now has vanished. END OF THE OPERA. *-The object of one's affections, and by extension, love.