Son lo Spirito

[opera_cat]

"Son lo Spirito che nega," an aria from Arrigo Boito's opera Mefistofele. Seriously, you should hear Samuel Ramey sing this one.

Son lo Spirito	I am the Spirit
Che nega sempre, tutto;	that eternally denies everything:
L'astro, il fior.	the star, the flower.
Il mio ghigno e la mia bega	My mocking laughter and my quarrelling
Turbano gli ozi al Creator.	disturb the Creator's rest.
Voglio il Nulla e del Creato	I seek Annihilation and Creation's
La ruina universal,	universal ruin,
È atmosfera mia vital,	my breath of life
Ciò che chiamasi peccato,	is that which is called sin,
Morte e Mal.	Death and Evil.
Rido e avvento questa sillaba: "No!"	I laugh and I hurl this word: "No!"
Struggo, tento, ruggo, sibilo: "No!"	I devour, I tempt, I roar, I hiss: "No!"
Mordo, invischio,	I gnaw, I stir things up,
Struggo, tento, ruggo, sibilo:	I devour, I tempt, I roar, I hiss: "No!"
Fischio! Fischio! Fischio! Eh!	I whistle mockingly! I whistle! I whistle! Hey!
Parte son d'una latebra	I am part of a lurking-place
Del gran tutto: Oscurità.	of the great all-in-all: Shadow.
Son figliuol della Tenebra	I am a son of the Darkness
Che Tenebra tornerà.	that to Darkness will return.
S'or la luce usurpa e afferra	If for now the light usurps and seizes
Il mio scettro a ribellion,	my scepter in rebellion,
Poco andrà la sua tenzon:	soon will come its battle:
V'è sul Sole e sulla Terra, Distruzion!	over the Sun and over the Earth, is Destruction!
Rido e avvento questa sillaba: "No!"	I laugh and I hurl this word: "No!"
Struggo, tento, ruggo, sibilo: "No!"	I devour, I tempt, I roar, I hiss: "No!"
Mordo, invischio,	I gnaw, I stir things up,
Struggo, tento, ruggo, sibilo:	I devour, I tempt, I roar, I hiss: "No!"
Fischio! Fischio! Fischio! Eh!	I whistle in mockery! I whistle! I whistle! Hey!

Comments

[angstnokami.livejournal.com]

I am subtle! Hey! XD

[opera-cat.livejournal.com]

Comments make me happy! So happy that I just posted another little piece!

Yes, this aria is a lot of fun to listen to. It's how Mephistopheles introduces himself to Faust. *g*

[angstnokami.livejournal.com]

Yay another thing! *will go look shortly*

I figured it was an introduction to the character or between two characters, but the whole, "Hello, I am EVIL. I am SOOOO evil. I will subvert everything you believe in because you know why? EVIL" thing makes me crack up a bit. In a good way. ^_^

[opera-cat.livejournal.com]

Hee. I'm glad it amused you.