Exercise 13a
[porta'mento]
Portamento I
Portamento I
[vor'rɛi spie'gar laf'fanno]
Vorrei spiegar l´affanno,
I would like to express my sorrow,
[nas'konderlo vor'rɛi]
nasconderlo vorrei;
I would like to hide it;
[e 'mentre i 'dubbi 'mjɛi]
e mentre i dubbi miei
and as my doubts
[ko'si kreʃ'ʃɛndo 'vanno]
così crescendo vanno,
like this keep growing,
['tutto spje'gar non 'ozo]
tutto spiegar non oso,
all express I do not dare,
['tutto non so ta'tʃer]
tutto non so tacer.
all I cannot hush up.
[sol'letʃito dub'bjoso]
Sollecito, dubbioso,
Solecitous, doubtful,
['penso ram'mento e 'vedo]
penso, rammento e vedo;
I think, reminisce and see;
[e 'aʎʎi 'okki 'mjɛi non 'kredo]
e agli occhi miei non credo,
and I don't believe my eyes,
[non 'kredo al 'mio pen'sjɛr]
non credo al mio pensier.
I don't believe my thoughts.
I would like to reveal my agony,
I would like to hide it
and as I keep getting
more and more doubtful,
I cannot tell everything
and I cannot keep quiet about everything.
Solicitous and doubtful, I think,
reminisce and see,
and I don't believe my eyes,
I don't believe my thoughts.