Karaoke Opera: Vissi d'Arte - Tosca (Puccini) Orchestra only version with printed music

Full Orchestra. There is a vocal version corresponding to this to be found here:    • Karaoke Opera: Vissi d'Arte - Tosca (Pucci...  

Scarpia tells Tosca that, as Chief of Police, he will spare her lover's life only if she gives herself to him in return; in the midst of this uncomfortable encounter, Tosca sings of the two great driving forces in her life, namely love and music.

Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
John Landor

A Musical Concepts production

VISSI D’ARTE

Vissi d´arte, vissi d´amore, I lived for art, I lived for love;
non feci mai male ad anima viva! I have never harmed a living creature!
Con man furtiva With furtive hand
quante miserie conobbi, aiutai. How many miseries I knew , I helped.
Sempre con fé sincera Always with genuine devotion
la mia preghiera my prayer
ai santi tabernacoli salì. rose to the sacred tabernacle.
Sempre con fé sincera Always with genuine devotion
diedi fiori agli altar. I offered flowers at the altar.

Nell´ora del dolore In my hour of torment,
perché, perché Signore, why, why, Lord
perché me ne rimmuneri così? why do you reward me like this?
Diedi gioielli I gave my jewels
della Madonna al manto, to gild the Madonna’s cloak,
e diedi il canto I offered my singing
agli astir, al ciel, to the stars, to the heavens,
che ne ridean più belli. which glimmered all the more beautifully.
Nell´ ora del dolor In the hour of pain
perché, perché Signor, why, why, Lord,
perché me ne rimuneri così? why do you reward me like this?