The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Non pił andrai, Figaro's aria from Le Nozze di Figaro Non pił andrai, farfallone amoroso, You won't go any more, amorous butterfly,
Notte e giorno d'intorno girando, Fluttering around inside night and day,
Lestat stops here - "There's still life in the old lady yet!" Delle belle turbando il riposo, Disturbing the sleep of beauties,
Narcisetto, Adoncino d'amor. A little Narcissus and Adonis of love.
Non piu avrai questi bei penacchini, You won't have those fine feathers any more,
Quel cappello leggiero e galante, That light and jaunty hat,
Quella chioma, quell'aria brillante, That hair, that shining aspect,
Quel vermiglio donnesco color! That womanish red color [in your face]!
Fra guerrieri, poffar Bacco! Among soldiers, by Bacchus!
Gran mustacchi, stretto sacco, A huge moustache, a little knapsack,
Schioppo in spalla, sciabla al fianco, Gun on your back, sword at your side,
Collo dritto, muso franco, Your neck straight, your nose exposed,
Un gran casco, o un gran turbante, A big helmet, or a big turban,
Molto onor, poco contante. A lot of honour, very little pay.
Ed in vece del fandango And in place of the dance
Una marcia per il fango. A march through the mud.
Per montagne, per valloni, Over mountains, through valleys,
Con le nevi, e i solioni, With snow, and heat-stroke,
Al concerto di tromboni, To the music of trumpets,
Di bombarde, di cannoni, Of bombards, and of cannons,
Che le palle in tutti i tuoni, Which, at every boom,
All'orecchio fan fischiar. Will make bullets whistle past your ear.
Cherubino, alla vittoria! Cherubino, go to victory!
Alla gloria militar! To military glory!
Word-by-word translation by Jane Bishop, bishopj@citadel.edu
http://www.aria-database.com/translations/nozze09_nonpiu.txt
