'L'elisir D'amore' Composer: Gaetano Donizetti Lyricist: Felice Romani The Elixir of Love A single secret tear from her eye did spring: as if she envied all the youths that laughingly passed her by. What more searching need I do? What more searching need I do? She loves me! Yes, she loves me, I see it. I see it. For just an instant the beating of her beautiful heart I could feel! As if my sighs were hers, and her sighs were mine! The beating, the beating of her heart I could feel, to merge my sighs with hers... Heavens! Yes, I could die! I could ask for nothing more, nothing more. Oh, heavens! Yes, I could, I could die! I could ask for nothing more, nothing more. Yes, I could die! Yes, I could die of love. Mario wanted a Cinerama Opera done, with lyrics translated so all would know what he was singing. He dreamed of Ezio Pinza, Licia Albenaise singing with him. YT is the next best thing.
'L'elisir D'amore'
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Lyricist: Felice Romani
The Elixir of Love
A single secret tear
from her eye did spring:
as if she envied all the youths
that laughingly passed her by.
What more searching need I do?
What more searching need I do?
She loves me! Yes, she loves me, I see it. I see it.
For just an instant the beating
of her beautiful heart I could feel!
As if my sighs were hers,
and her sighs were mine!
The beating, the beating of her heart I could feel,
to merge my sighs with hers...
Heavens! Yes, I could die!
I could ask for nothing more, nothing more.
Oh, heavens! Yes, I could, I could die!
I could ask for nothing more, nothing more.
Yes, I could die! Yes, I could die of love.
Mario wanted a Cinerama Opera done, with lyrics translated so all would know what he was singing.
He dreamed of Ezio Pinza, Licia Albenaise singing with him. YT is the next best thing.
This is not a 1956 recording. It was recorded in May 1950.