O cessate di piagarmi

O cessate di piagarmi
Sesto’s aria from Pompeo
Text by Nicolò Minato
Set by Alessandro Scarlatti (1659-1725),
O
cessate
[o
di
ttes.sa.te
piagarmi,
di
ppja.ar.mi]
Either
cease
of
(Either stop tormenting me,)
O
[o
lasciatemi
morir!
lla.a.te.mi
mo.ir]
or
let-me
(or let me die!)
Luci
[lu.
to-wound-me,
die!
ingrate,
dispietate,
ti.ra.te
di.spje.ta.te]
Eyes
ungrateful,
pitiless,
(Ungrateful, pitiless eyes,)
Più
[pju
di
gelo
di
d.lo
more
of
ice
(more than ice and stone)
Fredde
[fred.
e
de
sorde
sor.de
e
più
de’
marmi
e
pju
de
mar.mi]
and
more
of
marble
à
a
miei
mmji
cold
and
deaf
to
my
(you are cold and deaf to my suffering!)
martir!
mar.tir]
torture!
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