Dear and Sweet Love - FW 13

Cantata in homage to love (FW-13)
"Dear and Sweet Love"

There's an idea, which creates a wonderful world of innocence and desire,
Covered with the most delicious essences of life and death,
Where anyone can say words that can't be said,
And where anyone can triumph with glory and joy.

Cupid, with carnations and roses, gives everyone a chance,
A chance to be happy, to be sad, to be furious, and to be loved,
A chance to stay with the person, who loves irrationally.

And each part of the body trembles and swells,
Heart becomes bigger and bigger,
You feel sweat and fear,
You can't say concretely your words,
You feel so embarrassed, but you feel love.

So, Cupid, let the arrows begins the feast,
The feast of love,
Becomes, angels, bless this banquet with songs and choirs,
And let Love domains humanity, and let Love triumphs with glory and joy.
 
Overture
"George Frideric Handel"
"Alexander's Feast"
"HWV – 75"

Recitative (Ernest):
Ah, my heart,
Stormy illusion
My life trembles,
And my mind plays with treacherous images,
Ah, cruel misery,
¿why you play with me, oh God?
Or I'm just a joke,
¿a joke?

Ah, ¿why you let me in this vision?
This land, this world,
Oh, this mean world,
Lo, the traitor, the liar,
Oh, let my words be daggers!
To shoot in the heart!
And kill!
To slay who killed my heart.

Aria Ernest:
Why you slay my heart?
I feel my cold tears,
My sorrow for you.

If wounds can't be a signal of love and kindness,
Then why I'm suffering this torture to touch your heart?

Why you slay my heart?
I feel my cold tears,
My sorrow for you.
 
Recitative (Ernest)
All days that I stay with you,
All night that I sleep with you,
All memories,
Becomes a simple dream?
Then why you take my heart?
I believe a dream, a beautiful dream,
And then, it disappears like smoke,
And darkness covered my soul,
My eyes can't stop the tears,
And my body falls to earth,
I'm dying now for love.

And you just go away,
Far from this rotting corpse,
Believing again, and again, and again,
A beautiful dream,
Believing a dream,
Believing that could be real.

Aria Ernest:
Feeling, dreaming,
A lovely agony,
Shedding my tears,
Hiding my heart,
Hoping a life of pleasure,
Believing a new life for us.

Dying with memories of joy and pain,
Forget my life, but I will remember you.

Feeling, dreaming,
A lovely agony,
Shedding my tears,
Hiding my heart,
Hoping a life of pleasure,
Believing a new life for us.

Entrance
"George Frideric Handel"
"The Choice of Hercules"
"HWV – 69"
"Overture"

Aria (John):
Zephyrs from the sky,
Let the wind blows softly,
Come and sing to our hearts,
Come and hug our lonely souls,
Let the joy bright our faces with light.

Let the shy clouds listen
The nightingale, the gentle swallow,
Noble zephyrs come to my side,
Let's play a dance, a joyful dance,
A dance where everyone be happy,
I give you my kindness,
And I give a smile for you.

Zephyrs from the sky,
Let the wind blows softly,
Come and sing to our hearts,
Come and hug our lonely souls,
Let the joy bright our faces with light.

Recitative (john):
Oh, lonely flower,
Why you let the shadows cover your soul?
Maybe I don't know the curses of your life,
But if I can do, maybe I'll help you.

Ernest:
Just go away from me,
I prefer, stay alone.

John:
But why you say that feelings?
If someone cries, then needs a help,
Like a child finding their mother,
Only you need, is a good help.

Aria (John):
Tell me, darling, from your heart,
Why you agonize?
Lo, your cure against the pain.

A touch, a smile, and good words,
Could be help to give a smile,
At least a short smile.

Recitative (Ernest):
If love can be kind and noble

John:
Don't let the darkness domain
Your beautiful soul and fall in depress.

Ernest:
I tried to clean my pain from my heart,
But it comes more powerful to me.

John:
So what, nobody can control the feelings,
You must need a kind hand.

Ernest:
Don't touch my hand because
I can't' feel nothing from you,
Oh, poor love,
If you like stay happy,
Don't stay with me!
 
Aria Ernest:
Maybe I'll be a liar,
Don't suffer for me,
I'll prefer stay alone.

Maybe you have chance,
To conquer any person,
But for me, Love is just a traitor.

Maybe I'll be a liar,
Don't suffer for me,
I'll prefer stay alone.

Sinfonia
"the tempest and the calm"
"Antonio Vivaldi"
"La Fida Ninfa"
"RV 714"

(John kiss Ernest)

Recitative (Ernest):
What are you doing?

John:
Only kiss you.

Ernest:
Why?

John:
I begin to feel love with you.

Ernest:
Why me?
Go to enchant somebody,
But not with me.

John:
Why?

Ernest:
I don't like fall in love again,
For me, love is dead.

John:
Don't say that, anyone deserves love.

Ernest:
This is suffering.

John:
No!

Ernest:
Don't lie!
Don't tell me that,
I don't believe you

(John kisses Ernest again)

John:
Maybe you can't feel anything for me,
But I feel love for you,
And I would like protect you from darkness,
Really, I love you.

Aria John:
Don't tremble, my love,
I'm now with you,
Maybe I can protect you,
And give you the stars.

The pain and rage,
Can't pass over me,
Let me fight against the darkness,
And cure your wounds of love.

Don't tremble, my love,
I'm now with you,
Maybe I can protect you,
And give you the stars.

Arioso (Ernest):
Let the arrows away!
Away from my life!
Tyrant, liar!
Away from me!

Everything,
All things are just an illusion of love!
Why are you so innocent?
You traitor,
Get away from me,
Oh my, my heart,
Not again with the tears and pain,
Why you send me a lovely heart to suffer in this land?

Aria John:
Listen, my love,
My heart needs you,
Maybe you suffer pains,
But I can cure you,
Feel free to use me,
Because I love you.

Scream my soul,
Ah, it's sorrowful!
The hate and pain from your love!
But I can support that,
Only to stay with him.

Listen, my love,
My heart needs you,
Maybe you suffer pains,
But I can cure you,
Feel free to use me,
Because I love you.

Recitative (Ernest):
So, you feel love for me,
And I'm a tyrant for that,
Let me dry your tears.

John:
Only I need is you,
I prefer the suffering and hate only to stay with you.

Ernest:
Then, I believe you.

(Ernest kisses John)

John:
Let me stay with you all time.

Ernest:
Let me protect you.

John:
From what?

Ernest:
From all, because I now feel love for you.

John:
I Love you

Ernest:
I Love you

Aria Ernest:
Let me kiss your soul
Come to my arms,
And let me feel you,
My heart needs you.

Now i can see the love,
Lo, the lovely sign,
All again come to live.

Let me kiss your soul
Come to my arms,
And let me feel you,
My heart needs you.

Duet and Recitative
Ernest and John:
In our lovely times,
The love and glory,
Comes to full our souls,
And gives a new hope.

Dance and sing,
The lovely sonnets,
All about our love,
Forever.

In our lovely times,
The love and glory,
Comes to full our souls,
And gives a new hope.

Dance and sing,
The lovely sonnets,
All about our love,
Forever.

Recitative Ernest:
Maybe you give me a new hope,
And a ray of light.

John:
Then I'll be your ray of light.

Menuet
"George Frideric Handel"
"Il Delirio Amoroso"
"HWV 99"

Fin.