Aria Lyrics & Text Translations
If you're not fluent in foreign languages, how are you to know what the great arias are about? Most opera companies display the text translations on screens above the stage or on the backs of the seats in tandem with the performance. Those of you looking for translations now, look no further. I've put together a large selection of lyrics and translations of popular arias and art songs.
Learn the text and English translation of the Latin prayer, Ave Maria, which is used in many classical music works.
Leporello's "Catalog Aria" lyrics and English translation from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.
"Caro Nome" lyrics and English text translation from Verdi's famous opera, Rigoletto.
"Celeste Aida" lyrics and English text translation from Verdi's opera, Aida.
"Che gelida manina" lyrics and text translation from Puccini's La Boheme.
Lyrics and text translation of "Der Holle Rache" from Mozart's Magic Flute.
Lyrics and text translation for Delibes' Flower Duet "Sous le dome epais" from Lakme.
The lyrics and English translation of Habanera from Bizet's Carmen.
Lyrics and text translation of "Il dolce suono" from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Lyrics and English translation of "La donna e mobile" from Verdi's Rigoletto.
Lyrics and text translation of "Les Oiseaux Dans la Charmille" (Doll's Song) from Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann.
"Nessun Dorma" lyrics and text translation from Puccini's Turandot.
Lyrics and English translation of "Non più andrai" from Mozart's Figaro.
Learn the lyrics to Puccini's famous aria, "O mio babbino caro" from his opera, Gianni Schicchi, as well as the English text translation.
Eduardo di Capua's "O Sole Mio" lyrics and English translation.
"Sempre Libera" lyrics and text translation from Verdi's La Traviata.
"Songs My Mother Taught Me" lyrics and text translation.
Lyrics and English translation of Puccini's "Un bel di, vedremo" from Madama Butterfly
"Vissi d'Arte" from Puccini's Tosca lyrics and text translation.