William Wu (吳文修)：Giusto cielo, rispondete (上帝啊，告訴我) fm "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.

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[Synopsis of "Giusto cielo, rispondete" from "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Donizetti]

In the Act III, Scene 3 of Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor", Edgardo laments that he has to live without Lucia. 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) announces that she has died. Determined to join Lucia in heaven, Edgardo stabs himself.

[歌劇《拉梅摩的露琪亞》終景的男高音詠嘆調「上帝啊，告訴我」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。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)說她已死。愛德加多決心與露琪亞一起上天堂，於是自戕。

[English translation of the lyrics of "Giusto cielo, rispondete" fm "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Donizetti]

(A train of mourners comes from Lammermoor Castle.)

CHORUS
Oh, poor creature! Oh, horrible fate!
It is useless to hope, now!
She will never see the close of this dawning day.

EDGARDO
Great heaven, tell me, tell, ah!

CHORUS
Oh poor creature!

EDGARDO
Whom do you mourn?
Answer, answer, for pity's sake.

CHORUS
Lucia.

EDGARDO
Lucia, you said?

CHORUS
Poor creature...

EDGARDO
Come, tell me.

CHORUS
Yes, the poor girl is dying.

EDGARDO
Ah!

CHORUS
The marriage was a tragic blow for her,
love robbed her of her reason.
She is near her last hour,
and moans and asks for you.

EDGARDO
Ah, Lucia is dying! Lucia, ah!

CHORUS
She will never see the close
of this dawning day!
love robbed her of her reason.

EDGARDO
Will my Lucia never see the close
of this dawning day?

CHORUS
Love for you.

EDGARDO
Ah!

CHORUS
The death-knell is tolling already.

EDGARDO
That sound pierces my heart!
My fate is sealed!

CHORUS
Oh, God!

EDGARDO
I must see her again.

CHORUS
What madness, rash man, ah, stay, ah, return to sanity!

EDGARDO
See her again and then...
(Raimondo enters.)

RAIMONDO
Where are you hurrying, wretched man?
She is no longer on earth.

EDGARDO
Lucia!

RAIMONDO
Unhappy man!

EDGARDO
She is no longer on earth? Then she...

RAIMONDO
Is in Heaven.

EDGARDO
Lucia is no more!

CHORUS
Unhappy man! Unhappy man!

EDGARDO
You who spread your wings to Heaven,
o sweet loving heart,
look down on me serenely,
and let your true love soar up to join you.
Ah, though mortal's fury
so cruelly assailed us,
though we were parted on earth,
may God unite us in Heaven,
O sweet, loving heart,
may God unite us.
(drawing his dagger)
I will follow you...

RAIMONDO
Madman! Madman!

RAIMONDO and CHORUS
Ah, what are you doing?

EDGARDO
I want to die!

RAIMONDO and CHORUS
Come to your senses.

EDGARDO
No, no, no!

(He stabs himself.)

RAIMONDO and CHORUS
Ah!

RAIMONDO
What have you done?

EDGARDO
I come to you... o dear heart...

RAIMONDO
Wretched man!

EDGARDO
...look down, ah, on your true love.

RAIMONDO
Think of Heaven.

EDGARDO
Ah, if mortal's fury...

MOURNERS
Oh, horror! oh, horror!

EDGARDO
...so cruel a war.
O dear heart, may we be united by God in Heaven,
o sweet loving heart.
May we be united by God in Heaven!

RAIMONDO
Oh God, forgive...
Think of Heaven...
God, forgive, such a horrible deed.

CHORUS
Oh terrible, oh black fate!
God, forgive such a horrible deed.
(All kneel. Edgardo dies.)

[歌劇《拉梅摩的露琪亞》終景的男高音詠嘆調「上帝啊，告訴我」的歌詞中譯]

（一輛哀悼者座車從拉梅摩城堡駛來。）

合唱
哦，可憐人！哦，可怕的命運！
現在沒希望了！
她永遠看不到這一天的結束。

埃德加多
上帝啊，告訴我，啊！

合唱
哦，可憐人！

埃德加多
祢為誰哀悼？
回答我，看在我可憐的份上。

合唱
露琪亞!

埃德加多
露琪亞，妳說？

合唱
可憐人...

埃德加多
來吧，告訴我。

合唱
是的，這可憐的女孩快死了。

埃德加多
啊!

合唱
這段婚姻對她是一個悲慘的打擊，
愛情奪走了她的理智。
她已接近生命的最後一刻，
並呻吟著請求你。

埃德加多
啊，露琪亞快死了！ 露琪亞啊！

合唱
她永遠看不到這個黎明日子的結束！
愛情奪走了她的理智。

埃德加多
難道我的露琪亞永遠看不到最後的結局嗎？
這個黎明的日子？

合唱
對你的愛。

埃德加多
啊!

合唱
喪鐘已敲響。

埃德加多
那聲音刺痛我的心！
我的命運已註定！

合唱
天啊！

埃德加多
我必須再見到她。

合唱
多麼瘋狂啊，魯莽的人，啊，留下來，啊，恢復理智！

埃德加多
再一次見到她，然後…

雷蒙多
你這可憐的傢伙，急忙忙往哪裡跑？
她已不在人間了。

埃德加多
露琪亞！

雷蒙多
不快樂的人！

埃德加多
她已不在人間？ 她...

雷蒙多
是在天堂。

埃德加多
露琪亞已不在了！

合唱
不快樂的人！ 不快樂的人！

埃德加多
妳張開翅膀飛向天堂，
噢，甜蜜的愛心，
靜靜地俯視我，
讓妳的真愛飛翔附到妳的靈魂。
啊，雖然凡人的怒火
如此殘酷地攻擊我們，
儘管我們在地球上分開了，
願上帝讓我們在天堂結合，
噢，甜蜜而充滿愛的心，
願上帝使我們結合起來。
（拔出匕首）
我會跟隨妳...

雷蒙多
瘋了！瘋了！

雷蒙多和合唱團
啊，你在幹嘛？

埃德加多
我要死！

雷蒙多和合唱團
醒醒吧。

埃德加多
不不不！

（他刺傷了自己。）

雷蒙多和合唱團
啊!

雷蒙多
你幹嘛？

埃德加多
我來到祢身邊...親愛的...

雷蒙多
可憐的男人！

埃德加多
……往下看啊，看你的真愛。

雷蒙多
想想天堂。

埃德加多
啊，如果凡人的憤怒...

哀悼者
哦，恐怖！ 哦，恐怖！

埃德加多
……如此殘酷的戰爭。
愛人啊，願我們在天堂與上帝團聚，
噢，甜心。
願我們在天堂與上帝團聚！

雷蒙多
天啊，原諒吧…
想想天堂...
上帝啊，請寬恕，如此可怕的行為。

合唱
噢，可怕的，噢，黑色的命運！
上帝啊，請寬恕這可怕的行為。
（所有人跪下。埃德加多去世。）