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Niobe<br />
Dove son io, da qual soave incanto<br />
Dolcemente ferita,<br />
Sento l’Alma rapita?<br />
Ahi ben m’aveggio o caro,<br />
Che dal tuo Divin labro<br />
Escon si vaghe tempre,<br />
Perche io provi mai sempre<br />
Con mia felice sorte<br />
Dilettoso il languir, dolce la morte.<br />
Si si nel Regio Petto<br />
Sovrabondi la Gioia, e la gr<strong>and</strong>’Alma<br />
Scarca d’esterne cure<br />
Di Consorte, di Figli, e di Vassalli,<br />
S’à Numi hora s’appressa,<br />
Poiche visse ad altrui, viva à se stessa.<br />
Nerea<br />
Per indurci à regnare,<br />
Fatica non si dura,<br />
Ch’allo scettro è proclive ogni Natura.<br />
Anone<br />
Sollievo del mio seno,<br />
Conforto del mio ardor.<br />
In tè ritrovo à pieno<br />
La pace del mio Cor.<br />
Sollievo, &c.<br />
Niobe<br />
Mia gioia, mio Diletto,<br />
Diletto di mia fè.<br />
Quest’Alma nel mio petto<br />
Hà vita sol per te<br />
Mia gioia, &c.<br />
Scena II.<br />
Clearte, e Sudetti.<br />
Clearte<br />
Ecco à Piè di chi impera<br />
Il suddito inchinato, Al Regio cenno<br />
Ecco homai del Vassal l’Arbitrio humile,<br />
E da boschi Clearte<br />
Ecco si toglie ad ubidire accinto<br />
Il voler del sovrano:<br />
Ahi ch’un Guardo di Niobe il Cor m’hà estinto (à parte.<br />
Nerea (à parte.<br />
Ei ritorna d’Amor nel Labirinto.<br />
Anone<br />
Già su’l Trono Celeste il Re de gl’Astri<br />
Librò l’Anno due volte,<br />
Da che l’humil soggiorno<br />
Frà le selve eleggesti,<br />
Niobe<br />
Where am I? By what sweet enchantment<br />
Do I feel my Soul ravished,<br />
Sweetly wounded?<br />
Alas, well I see, O darling,<br />
That from your Divine lips<br />
Issue such delightful timbres,<br />
That I always feel,<br />
With my happy fate,<br />
Delightful languor, <strong>and</strong> sweet death.<br />
Yes, yes, in the Bosom of the Ruler<br />
Joy over-abounds, <strong>and</strong> the great Spirit,<br />
Discharged of external cares<br />
Of Wife, of Sons, <strong>and</strong> of Subjects,<br />
If it now approaches the Gods,<br />
It is because having lived for others, it now lives for itself.<br />
Nerea<br />
It is not difficult<br />
To persuade someone to rule,<br />
For every nature is inclined to the scepter.<br />
Anone<br />
Relief of my breast,<br />
Comfort of my passion.<br />
In you again I find fully<br />
My Heart’s peace.<br />
Relief, etc.<br />
Niobe<br />
My joy, my Delight,<br />
Delight of my trust.<br />
This Soul in my bosom<br />
Lives only for you<br />
My joy, etc.<br />
Scene II<br />
Clearte <strong>and</strong> the Aforementioned.<br />
Clearte<br />
Behold, at the Foot of him who rules<br />
The subject bows; at the Ruler’s sign<br />
Here always is the humble Vassal’s Reward;<br />
And from the woods, Clearte,<br />
Here you are brought to obey<br />
The will of the sovereign:<br />
Alas, a Look from Niobe has crushed my heart. (aside)<br />
Nerea (aside)<br />
He returns to the Labyrinth of Love.<br />
f e s t i va l o p e ra<br />
Anone<br />
Now on the Celestial Throne, the King of the Stars<br />
Has counted two years<br />
Since you chose to live<br />
In humble habitation in the forests,<br />
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2 0 1 1 b o s t o n e a r l y m u s i c f e s t i v a l<br />
NIOBE, REGINA DI TEBE