Lyrics of Puccini: Tosca / Act 1 - "Recondita armonia" - Jose Carreras, Fernando Corena, Berliner Philharmoniker

Puccini: Tosca / Act 1 - "Recondita armonia" (original)

Recondita armonia
Di bellezze diverse!
È bruna Floria
L’ardente amante mia
Scherza coi fanti e lascia stare i santi
E te, beltade ignota
Cinta di chiome bionde
Tu azzurro hai l’occhio
Tosca ha l’occhio nero!
Scherza coi fanti e lascia stare i santi
L’arte nel suo mistero
Le diverse bellezze insiem confonde;
Ma nel ritrar costei
Il mio solo pensiero, Tosca, sei tu!

(translation)

Recondite harmony
Of different beauties!
Floria is brunette
My ardent lover
Joke with the infantry and leave the saints alone
And you, unknown beauty
Surrounded by blond hair
You blue have the eye
Tosca has a black eye!
Joke with the infantry and leave the saints alone
Art in its mystery
The different beauties together are confusing;
But in portraying her
My only thought, Tosca, is you!