Born:
January 27, 1756
, December 5, 1791
The Artist:
A child prodigy, Mozart wrote his first symphony when he was eight years old and his first opera at 12. He went on to write some of the most important masterpieces of the Classical era, including symphonies, operas, string quartets and piano music.
Info:
"Là ci darem la mano" (Italian for "There we will give each other our hands") is a duet for the characters Don Giovanni (baritone) and Zerlina (soprano) in Mozart's 1787 opera Don Giovanni.
Don Giovanni
Là ci darem la mano,
Là mi dirai di sì.
Vedi, non è lontano;
Partiam, ben mio, da qui.
Zerlina
(Vorrei e non vorrei,
Mi trema un poco il cor.
Felice, è ver, sarei,
Ma può burlarmi ancor.)
Don Giovanni
Vieni, mio bel diletto!
Zerlina
(Mi fa pietà Masetto.)
Don Giovanni
Io cangierò tua sorte.
Zerlina
Presto... non son più forte.
Don Giovanni
Andiam!
Zerlina
Andiam!
A due
Andiam, andiam, mio bene.
a ristorar le pene
D’un innocente amor.
Don Giovanni
There we’ll be hand in hand, dear,
There you will say, “I do.”
Look, it is right at hand, dear;
Let’s go from here, me and you.
Zerlina
(I want to, but it’s not pure,
My heart is ill at ease.
I would be happy, I’m sure,
But it may all be a tease.)
Don Giovanni
Come, sweetest love, let’s hurry!
Zerlina
(Masetto gives me worry.)
Don Giovanni
I’ll change your life forever.
Zerlina
Soon, dear... I don’t feel clever.
Don Giovanni
Let’s go!
Zerlina
Let’s go!
Together
Let’s go, my love, let’s go,
To heal the pain and woe
Of love that’s innocent.
