William Wu (吳文修)：Tombe degli avi miei (在祖先的墳墓前) from "Lucia di Lammermoor (拉梅摩的露琪亞)". Tokyo, 1986.
Maestro William Wu (吳文修教授, 1935-2009) was a primo dramatic tenor of the National Opera House in Berlin during 1973-79. His biography has been included in Who’s Who in Opera, The New York Times, since 1976, where he was further selected as one of the 50 leading classical singers in the world. His outstanding performance as Radames in Verdi’s Aida in Tokyo won him the 1984 Vienna World Opera Award. His faultless vocalization is mainly based upon anatomic physiology and modern sound science fascinating with uniquely perfect high notes and solid middle register. It is the profound feelings in the every note he sings that is particularly touching. Among his numerous students in Taiwan and Japan, baritone Te-Tsung Hsu (許徳崇) is one of the best and tenor Yun-Seng Giang (姜雲生) used to receive the most care.
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[Synopsis of "Tombe degli avi miei (在祖先的墳墓前)" from "Lucia di Lammermoor (拉梅摩的露琪亞)" by Donizetti]
In the Act III, Scene 3 of Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor", Edgardo laments that he has to live without Lucia and awaits his duel with Enrico (Lucia's brother), which he hopes will end his own life. Guests coming from Lammermoor tell him that the dying Lucia has called his name. As he is about to rush to her, Raimondo (Lucia's priest and spiritual guide) announces that she has died. Determined to join Lucia in heaven, Edgardo stabs himself.
[歌劇《拉梅摩的露琪亞》的男高音詠嘆調「在祖先的墳墓前」的劇情概要]
在董尼采第的歌劇《拉梅摩的露琪亞》的第三幕/第三景中，愛德加多悲嘆自己必須在沒有露西亞的情況下生活，並等待著與恩里科(露琪亞之兄)的決鬥；他希望這場決鬥能結束自己的生命。來自拉梅摩的客人告訴他，垂死的露琪亞一直呼喚他的名字。當他正要衝往露琪亞時，雷蒙多(露琪亞的牧師與精神導師)宣布她已經死了。愛德加多決心與露琪亞一起上天堂，於是自戕。
[Italian lyrics of "Tombe degli avi miei" from "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Donizetti]
Tombe degli avi miei,
l'ultimo avanzo d'una stirpe infelice,
deh, raccogliete voi. Cessò dell'ira
il breve foco...sul nemico acciaro
abbandonar mi vo'. Per me la vita
è orrendo peso! L'universo intero
è un deserto per me senza Lucia!
Di faci tuttavia
splende il castello...Ah, scarsa
fu la notte al tripudio! Ingrata donna!
Mentr'io mi struggo in disperato pianto,
tu ridi, esulti accanto al felice consorte!
Tu delle gioie in seno, io della morte!
Fra poco a me ricovero darà negletto avello.
Una pietosa lagrima non scenderà su quello!..
Ah! Fin degli estinti, ahi misero,
manca il conforto a me.
Tu pur, tu pur dimentica
quel marmo dispregiato!
Mai non passarvi, o barbara,
del tuo consorte a lato.
Ah! rispetta almen le ceneri
di chi moria per te, rispetta,
Mai non passarvi, tu lo dimentica,
rispetta almeno chi muore per te.
[English translation of the lyrics of "Tombe degli avi miei (Tombs of my fathers)" from "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Donizetti]
Tombs of my fathers,
last son of an unhappy race,
receive me, I implore you.
My anger's brief fire is quenched...
I will fall on my foe's sword.
For me, life is a horrible burden!
The whole universe is a desert for me without Lucia!
Yet the castle gleams with torches...
Ah, the night was too short for the revels! Heartless jade!
While I pine away in hopeless tears,
you laugh and gloat by your happy consort's side!
You amid joys, I near to death!
Soon this neglected tomb will give me refuge.
A compassionate tear will not fall upon it...ah!
Alas, for wretched me not even
the solace of the dead.
You too, forget that despised marble tombstone!
Never visit it, o cruel one, by your husband's side.
Ah, respect at least the ashes of him who dies for you.
Never visit it, forget it exists,
respect at least the one who died for you.
[歌劇《拉梅摩的露琪亞》的男高音詠嘆調「在祖先的墳墓前」的歌詞中譯]
在祖先的墳墓前，
我這不幸家族的最後一個兒子!
求你接受我!
我的怒火暫時熄滅了…
我將倒在敵人的劍下。
對我來說，生命是可怕的負擔！
沒有露琪亞，整個宇宙就是一片沙漠！
然而那城堡卻閃爍著火把…
啊，對於狂歡來說，夜晚也太短了！無情的玉！
當我在絕望的淚水中憔悴時，
妳在幸福的駙馬身邊幸災樂禍地笑著！
妳在歡樂，而我在死亡邊緣！
很快的這個沒人管的墳墓就會是我的歸宿。
沒有半滴慈悲的眼淚會落在它上面……啊！
對於可憐的我，甚至沒有死人會來安慰。
妳就忘掉那被鄙視的大理石墓碑吧！
殘忍的人啊，永遠不要和妳丈夫來看我。
啊，至少要尊重為妳而死的人的骨灰。
永遠不要來看我，忘記我的存在!
至少也要尊重為妳而死的人。