september | 2007 | Edde Beket

Paul, what are you here for today, Paul?

To sing opera.

Indeed he is. Wow!

Paul Pot singing Nessun Dorma. (spotted by Eelco)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
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Lyrics Nessun Dorma (from Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot)
Source: lyricsdownload.com

Emphesized text sung by Paul.

Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!
Tu pure, o, Principessa,
nella tua fredda stanza,
guardi le stelle
che fremono d’amore
e di speranza.

Ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me,
il nome mio nessun sapra!
No, no, sulla tua bocca lo diro
quando la luce splendera!

Ed il mio bacio sciogliera il silenzio
che ti fa mia!

(Il nome suo nessun sapra!…
e noi dovrem, ahime, morir!)

Dilegua, o notte!
Tramontate, stelle!
Tramontate, stelle!
All’alba vincero!
vincero, vincero!

In the finals, Paul sings the whole thing.

None must sleep! None must sleep!
And you, too, Princess,
in your cold room,
gaze at the stars
which tremble with love
and hope!

But my mystery is locked within me,
no-one shall know my name!
No, no, I shall say it as my mouth
meets yours when the dawn is breaking!

And my kiss will break the silence
which makes you mine!

(No-one shall know his name,
and we, alas, shall die!)

Vanish, o night!
Fade, stars!
Fade, stars!
At dawn I shall win
I shall win, I shall win!

Edde Beket