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Bach Cantata Translations

BWV 203 - "Amore traditore"

Cantata

1. Aria B
Amore traditore,
Tu non m'inganni più.
  Non voglio più catene,
  Non voglio affanni, pene,
  Cordoglio e servitù.

1. Aria B
Traitorous love,
you will deceive me no more .
  I desire chains no more,
  I don't want suffering, pains,
  heartache or servitude.

2. Recitativo B
Voglio provar,
Se posso sanar
L'anima mia dalla piaga fatale,
E viver si può senza il tuo strale;
Non sia più la speranza
Lusinga del dolore,
E la gioja nel mio core,
Più tuo scherzo sarà nella mia costanza.

2. Recitative B
I want to try and see
if I can heal
my soul of this fatal wound,
and if it can live without your arrow;
then no more will hope
dazzle with sorrow
and joy my heart,
your games will have no place within my constancy.

3. Aria B
Chi in amore ha nemica la sorte,
È follia, se non lascia d'amar.
  Sprezzi l'alma le crude ritorte,
  Se non trova mercede al penar.

3. Aria B
Whoever has fate as his enemy in love
is a fool if he does not give up loving.
  May the soul fracture its cruel bonds
  if it cannot find mercy for its suffering.

 

©Pamela Dellal


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