The Sound of Thunder 大地一聲雷

Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzo Soprano

Tu Ch’hai Le Penne, Amore, sung by Cecilia Bartoli, Studio Recording
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebpq7aHFY8s

Tu Ch’hai Le Penne, Amore, sung by Cecilia Bartoli, Live Performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hju7G2YRoDQ&feature=response_watch

Tu Ch’hai Le Penne, Amore Lyrics in Original Italian, with English Translation
Music by Giulio Caccini

Tu ch’hai le penne Amore
As you have feathers, Cupid,
E sai spiegarle a volo,
and know how to spread them out to fly;
Deh muovi ratto un volo Fin là
fly, then, quickly
dov’è’l mio core,
to the place where my heart is;
E se non sai la via,
and if you do not know the way
Co’ miei sospir t’invia
through my sighs I’ll send you (signs);

Va pur ch’il troverrai
Go, then, so that you will find it
Tra ‘l velo e ‘l bianco seno,
either between the veil and the white breast,
O tra ‘l dolce sereno De’ luminosi rai,
or in the sweet serenity of bright rays,
O tra bei nodi d’oro
or among the golden knots
Del mio dolce tesoro.
of my sweet treasure.

Tu Ch’hai Le Penne, Amore Phrasing, as sung by Cecilia Bartoli

[Instrumental: ]

Tu ch’hai le peen-ne A-mo-re /
E sai spie-gaar-le a voo-lo /
Deh mu-ovi raat-to un vo-lo Fin làa /
do-v’ee’l mio coo-re /
E se non saii la vi-a /
Coi mieii so-spiir t’in-vii-aaaa /
E se non saii la vii-a /
Coi miei so-spir t’in-vii-a /
Coi miei so-spi-i-i-i-ri t’in-viii-aa /

[Instrumental: ]

Va pur che’l troo-ver-rai /
Tra’l vee-lo e’l biaan-co see-no /
O tra’l dol-cee se-re-no /
De’ luu-mi-noo-si raa-i /
O tra bei noo-di d’o-ro /
Del mioo dol-cee te-soo-ro /
O tra bei noo-di d’o-ro /
Del mioo dol-cee te-soo-ro /
Del mio dol-ce-e-e-e te-so-o-o-o-ro