Casta Diva

Piano Arrangement by Matthias Dopler

This is a lovely piano rendition of one of opera’s most challenging arias.

As some of you know, I am an opera buff, but I have not posted any traditional operatic selections . . . so far. Maybe this is a bridge?

Translation of the aria:

Virtuous Goddess, covering with silver
these sacred ancient plants,
turn towards us your fair face
cloudless and unveiled.

Temper, oh Goddess,
you temper the ardent hearts
furthermore temper the audacious zeal,
spread on earth the same peace
that make you make reign in heaven.

Complete the rite
and the sacred forest
should be cleansed of the profane
when the Spirit irate and gloomy,
will ask for the blood of the Romans.

From the Druidic temple
my voice will thunder.
He'll fall; I can punish him.
But my heart doesn't know to punish.

Ah! Come back to me beautiful
to your loyal first love;
and against the whole world
I shall protect you.

Ah! Come back to me beautiful
along with your serene radiance
and life in your womb,
and I'll have homeland and sky.

Ah, come back again as you were then,
then when I gave you my heart,
Ah, come back to me.

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