In quelle trine morbide

Lyrics
In quelle trine morbide,
nell’alcova dorata
v’è un silenzio, un gelido mortal –
v’è un silenzio,
un freddo che m’agghiaccia!
Ed io che m’ero avvezza
a una carezza voluttuosa
di labbra ardenti e d’infuocate braccia
or ho tutt’altra cosa!
O mia dimora umile,
tu mi ritorni innanzi –
gaia, isolata, bianca,
come un sogno gentil e di pace e d’amor!Show more

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Translation

In those soft lace hangings,
in that gilt alcove
there is a silence, a mortal chill –
there is a silence,
a coldness that turns me to ice!
And I who was accustomed
to a voluptuous caress
of ardent lips and passionate arms
now have something quite different.
Oh, my humble dwelling,
you again appear before me –
cheerful, secluded, white-walled,
like a sweet dream of peace and love!

Maria Callas (December 2, 1923 - September 16, 1977).
American-born Greek soprano.