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In sì torbida procella<br />

cerco invano amica stella,<br />

non ho porto, non ho sponda.<br />

Sol fra scoglie ondeggio ed erro<br />

e dal legno a cui m’afferro<br />

mi respinge il vento e l’onda.<br />

In this gloomy storm<br />

I seek in vain a friendly star:<br />

I find no port, no shore.<br />

I can only drift, tossed among rocks,<br />

and the wind and the waves tear me away<br />

from the ship to which I cling.<br />

SCENA 4 SCENE 4<br />

ANDRONICO<br />

Quel ciglio vezzosetto,<br />

ch’inspira grazie e amore,<br />

quel labbro morbidetto<br />

ferito ha questo cor,<br />

né trova pace.<br />

Esser non vò ingrato,<br />

ma sempre vò seguir<br />

quel caro volto amato<br />

che ognor mi fa languir,<br />

e il cor mi sface.<br />

ANDRONICO<br />

Those charming little eyes<br />

that inspire grace and love,<br />

those soft little lips<br />

have wounded my heart,<br />

and I find no peace.<br />

I don’t wish to be ungrateful,<br />

but I want to pursue for ever<br />

that dear, beloved face<br />

for which I yearn without ceasing.<br />

and which melts my heart.<br />

SCENA 5 SCENE 5<br />

ASTERIA<br />

Or sì, fiero destino,<br />

che prigioniera io sono.<br />

Nella crudel giornata<br />

che Tamerlan vinse mio padre in campo,<br />

con la mia libertà perdei me stessa.<br />

Mi sovviene allor quando,<br />

a vista del mio pianto<br />

Andronico il gran duce abbassò il brando.<br />

Mi vide, il vidi, e parve<br />

che chiedesse la vita<br />

lui che veniva ad arrecar la morte.<br />

Andronico! L’amai, ed amo;<br />

or lo spietato sol pensa alla corona,<br />

e me qui lascia alle catene, ingrato.<br />

ASTERIA<br />

Now, harsh fate,<br />

I am truly a prisoner.<br />

On that cruel day<br />

when Tamerlane defeated my father in battle,<br />

I lost not only my freedom, but my very self.<br />

I remember how the great commander<br />

Andronicus, seeing my tears,<br />

lowered his sword.<br />

He looked at me, I looked at him,<br />

and it seemed as if he were begging me for life,<br />

he who had come to bring me death.<br />

Andronicus! I loved him, and I love him still.<br />

Now, heartless, he thinks only of the crown;<br />

the ingrate leaves me here in chains.<br />

SCENA 6 SCENE 6<br />

TAMERLANO<br />

Non è più tempo, Asteria<br />

di celarvi un segreto a cui legata<br />

sta la vostra fortuna,<br />

di <strong>Bajazet</strong>, d’Andronico, e la mia.<br />

Oggi, se voi l’bramate, avran fine I miei sdegni, e al<br />

genitore darò cortese e libertade, e pace.<br />

ASTERIA<br />

Forse Andronico ottenne da voi…<br />

TAMERLANO<br />

The time has come, Asteria,<br />

to reveal to you a secret,<br />

which will determine your fate, and the<br />

fates of <strong>Bajazet</strong>, Andronicus and myself.<br />

This conflict could end today, if you wish so.<br />

You father would be free.<br />

ASTERIA<br />

Could it be that you have granted Andronicus…<br />

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