Gundula Janowitz, Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte

Fiordiligi's aria "Ei parte, senti" from Act II, "Cosi fan tutte," K.588. SEVENTH SCENE, Recitative: He's left me ... listen ... Ah no! Let him go. Let my sight be free of the unlucky object Of my weakness. To what a pass This cruel man has brought me! This is a just reward for my sins! Was this the time For me to heed the sighs Of a new lover, to make sport Of another's sighs? Ah, rightly You condemn this heart, o just love! I burn, and my ardour is no longer The outcome of a virtuous love: It is madness, Anguish, remorse, repentance Fickleness, deceit and betrayal! No. 25 - Rondo: In pity's name, my dearest, forgive The misdeed of a loving soul; Oh God, it shall evermore be hidden Among these shady bushes. My courage, my constancy Will drive away this dishonourable desire And banish the memory Which fills me with shame and horror. And who is it whom This unworthy heart has betrayed? Dear heart, your trust deserved A better reward!