Monday, May 28, 2012

O Sole Mio - Di Capua

Recorded Acoustically February 5, 1916
Restored and Remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson May 28, 2012


Neapolitan lyrics
Che bella cosa e` na giornata 'e sole
n'aria serena dopo na tempesta!
Pe' ll'aria fresca pare già na festa
Che bella cosa e` na giornata 'e sole.
Ma n'atu sole,
cchiù bello, oje ne'
'O sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
'O sole, 'o sole mio,
sta 'nfronte a te!
sta 'nfronte a te!
Quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne,
me vene quase 'na malincunia;
sotto 'a finestra toia restarria
quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne.
Ma n'atu sole,
cchiù bello, oje ne'
'O sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
'O sole, 'o sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
sta 'nfronte a te!
English translation
What a beautiful thing is a sunny day!
The air is serene after a storm,
The air is so fresh that it already feels like a celebration.
What a beautiful thing is a sunny day!
But another sun,
that's brighter still,
It's my own sun
that's upon your face!
The sun, my own sun,
It's upon your face!
It's upon your face!
When night comes and the sun has gone down,
I almost start feeling melancholy;
I'd stay below your window
When night comes and the sun has gone down.
But another sun,
that's brighter still,
It's my own sun
that's upon your face!
The sun, my own sun,
It's upon your face!
It's upon your face!



Monday, May 21, 2012

Leoncavallo "Recitar! Vesti la giubba" - I Pagliacci

Acoustically Recorded March 17, 1907
Restored & digitally remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson
May 21, 2012

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Verdi: Questa o Quella (Rigoletto) 1908

Questa o quella (Rigoletto) March 16, 1908
Restored & Remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson, May, 12, 2012