Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act 2: "Ah Ruggiero crudel" (Alcina), artist - Philippe Jaroussky. Date of issue: 17.02.2022
Song language: Italian
Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act 2: "Ah Ruggiero crudel" (Alcina)(original) |
| Ah! |
| Ruggiero crudel, tu non mi amasti! |
| Ah! |
| che fingesti ancor, e m’ingannasti! |
| E pur ti adora ancor fido mio core. |
| Ah! |
| Ruggiero crudel! |
| ah, traditore! |
| Del pallido Acheronte spiriti abitatori, |
| e della notte ministri di vendetta, |
| cieche figlie crudeli, a me venite! |
| Secondate i miei voti, |
| perché Ruggiero amato |
| non fugga da me ingrato. |
| Ma ohimé! |
| misera! |
| e quale insolita tardanza? |
| eh! |
| non m’udite? |
| Vi cerco, e vi ascondete? |
| Vi comando, e tacete? |
| Evvi inganno? |
| evvi frode? |
| La mia verga fatal non ha possanza? |
| Vinta, delusa Alcina, e che ti avanza? |
| (translation) |
| Ah! |
| Ruggiero cruel, you did not love me! |
| Ah! |
| who were still pretending, and deceived me! |
| And yet I still adore you, I trust my heart. |
| Ah! |
| Cruel Ruggiero! |
| ah, traitor! |
| Of the pale Acheron inhabiting spirits, |
| and ministers of vengeance of the night, |
| blind cruel daughters, come to me! |
| Second my grades, |
| because Ruggiero is loved |
| do not flee from me ungrateful. |
| But alas! |
| poor! |
| and what unusual delay? |
| eh! |
| can't you hear me? |
| Do I seek you, and do you hide? |
| I command you, and are you silent? |
| Evvi deception? |
| evvi fraud? |
| Does my fatal rod have no might? |
| Won, Alcina disappointed, and what's left of you? |