Rosa Ponselle - Ideale with sub-title / 1954

Tosti / Ideale Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) animation: Maldoror Budapest, 2010 lyrics: I followed you like a rainbow of peace A long way across the sky; I followed you like a friendly face of the night under a veil. And you feel it in the light, in the air, In the scent of the flowers; And the solitary room was full of you, of your splendors. Captivated by you, by the sound of your voice A long time I dreamed, and all the worry of the earth, every cross In that day is forgotten. Return, beloved ideal, Return for an instant. Give me a smile again, and to me the sparkle of your countenance will be a new dawn. Return, beloved ideal, return! Io ti seguii come’iride di pace Lungo le vie del cielo; Io ti seguii come un’amica face De la notte nel velo. E ti senti ne la luce, ne l’aria, Nel profumo dei fiori; E fu piena la stanza solitaria di te, dei tuoi splendori. In te rapito, al suon de la tua