SCHOOL OF MUSIC
FACULTY RECITAL
EARNEST MURPHY, Tenor
PAUL LANGSTON, Harpsichord and Piano
DAVID BJELLA, Cello
ROUTA KROUMOVITCH and ALVARO GOMEZ, Violins
February 16, 1996 7:30 PJVL Elizabeth Hall
Allessandro Scarlatti (1660*1725)
Ariette (a una voce, con e senza stromenti)
Sperenza
Hope, hope of my heart
The green in these fields is awaited only by you
If only the fire in your breast would burn for me as for the flowers
Si, Si, Fedel
I will be so faithful - my heart not to fear
And always I will love you
Dear sweet, shadowy star of my thought
I will not disdain you; yes, I will adore you.
La Tua Pena
Your pain displeases me, Give yourself peace
The good is not always obtained when you want
Labra Gradite
Pleasant lips. I know what you say to me, my dear
Why does my breast rest content in your torment?
Pensaci Bene
Think about it well. These chains are not for you.
Ne Men Per Gioco
Not even for a joke will another flame excite me.
I will be constant, never a semblance of change.
Povere Mie Catene
My poor chains, poor faithfulness
The hope of all sorts of good things makes my pain disappear
When my freedom is no more.
A Chi Sempre Ha Da Penar
To him who always has to suffer it is a misfortune and not a comfort to give way to hope
As to point out che port to a ship in the middle of the sea
And then make it shipwreck; Yes, because I am not able to change the feeble remains —
You, with lights of fraud and clear deceptions - will dress up other tyrants for me.
