figli. La pietà degli dei sola ci resta d'implorare, d'ottener. Verrò compagna alle vostre preghiere, a' vostri sacrifizi avanti all'are una misera madre, due bambini infelici, tutto un popolo in pianto presenterò così. Forse con questo spettacolo funesto, in cui dolente gli affetti, i voti suoi dichiara un regno, placato alfin sarà del ciel lo sdegno. Io non chiedo, eterni dei tutto il ciel per me sereno. Ma il mio duol consoli almeno, qualche raggio di pietà. Non comprende mali miei né il terror che m’empie il petto, chi di moglie il vivo affetto, chi di madre il cor non ha. Peoples of Thessaly, ah, your tears were never more just; to you no less than to these innocent children Admetus is a father. I lose the dear husband, and you the beloved king. Our only hope, our love this cruel fate takes us away, nor do I know who before in such a grave disaster to feel sorry for me of the kingdom, of myself, or of my children. The mercy of the gods alone it remains for us to beg, to obtain. I will come as a companion to your prayers, to your sacrifices before the are a miserable mother, two unhappy children, I will present a whole people in tears like this. Perhaps with this fatal sight, in which painful the affections, his vows declare a kingdom, at last, there will be indignation from heaven. I don't ask, eternal gods all the sky for me is clear. But my grief consoles at least, some ray of pity. He does not understand my ills nor the terror that fills my chest, who of a wife the keen affection, who does not have the heart of a mother. References External links * , Ayako Tanaka Arias by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Opera excerpts 1779 compositions Compositions in C minor Compositions in C major Soprano arias Arias in Italian