Montezuma, Act III, Scene 1: "Ah D'inflessibil Sorte"

Song Length 2:26 Genre Classical - Baroque, Classical - General
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Poignant, Heartbreaking Subject Justice, Life
Similar Artists Sigur Ros Language Italian
Era 1700 - 1799

Lyrics

Italian Text:

Ah! d'inflessibil sorte
l'aspro rigor severo
chi può fra noi cangiar?
Quanto è il destin più fiero,
allor degg'io più forte
questo mio cot mostrar.
È la grandezza umana
larva impossente e vana,
che à un vanto passagger.
Cieca Fortuna a noi
la dona e toglie poi;
tutto si perde alfin.

English Translation:
Ah! of such immovable fate,
who among us can change
the harsh and severe punishment!
How proud is destiny!
so must I show my heart to be stronger.
Human glory is a powerless and vain shadow
of a proud voyager.
Blind Fortune gives and then takes away;
all is lost in the end.

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