Un bel dì, vedremo, Butterfly's aria from Madama Butterfly

Un bel dì, vedremo
[One good day, we will see]
Levarsi un fil di fumo
[Arising a strand of smoke]
Sull'estremo confin del mare
[Over the far horizon on the sea]
E poi la nave appare
[And then the ship appears]
E poi la nave è bianca.
[And then the ship is white]
Entra nel porto, romba il suo saluto.
[It enters into the port, it rumbles its salute]
Vedi? È venuto!
[Do you see it? He is coming!]
Io non gli scendo incontro, io no.
[I don't go down to meet him, not I.]
Mi metto là sul ciglio del colle
[I stay upon the edge of the hill]
E aspetto gran tempo
[And I wait a long time]
e non mi pesa a lunga attesa.
[but I do not grow weary of the long wait]
E uscito dalla folla cittadina
[And leaving from the crowded city,]
Un uomo, un picciol punto
[A man, a little speck]
S'avvia per la collina.
[Climbing the hill.]
Chi sarà? Chi sarà?
[Who is it? Who is it?]
E come sarà giunto
[And as he arrives]
Che dirà? Che dirà?
[What will he say? What will he say?]
Chiamerà Butterfly dalla lontana
[He will call Butterfly from the distance]
Io senza far risposta
[I without answering]
Me ne starò nascosta
[Stay hidden]
Un po' per celia,
[A little to tease him,]
Un po' per non morire
[A little as to not die.]
Al primo incontro,
[At the first meeting,]
Ed egli al quanto in pena
[And then a little troubled]
Chiamerà, chiamerà :
[He will call, he will call]
"Piccina - mogliettina
["Little one, dear wife]
Olezzo di verbena"
[Blossom of orange"]
I nomi che mi dava al suo venire.
[The names he called me at his last coming.]
Tutto questo avverrà,
[All this will happen,]
te lo prometto
[I promise you this]
Tienti la tua paura -
[Hold back your fears -]
Io con sicura fede lo aspetto.
[I with secure faith wait for him.]


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