Nessun Dorma
Alldis Choir and Luciano Pavarotti Lyrics


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Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!
Tu pure, o, Principessa
Nella tua fredda stanza
Guardi le stelle
Che tremano d'amore
E di speranza

Ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me
Il nome mio nessun saprá
No, no, sulla tua bocca lo diró
Quando la luce splenderá

Ed il mio bacio sciogliera il silenzio
Che ti fa mia

(Il nome suo nessun saprá!
E noi dovrem, ahimé, morir!)

Dilegua, o notte!
Tramontate, stelle!
Tramontate, stelle!




All'alba vinceró!
Vinceró, vinceró!

Overall Meaning

The opera aria "Nessun Dorma" translates to "none shall sleep" and is one of the most well-known pieces from Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot". In the context of the opera, it is the tenor's last aria in which he sings about his love for Princess Turandot and his fate. However, this version of the song performed by Alldis Choir and Luciano Pavarotti incorporates the audience as the subject of the song, as if pleading with them to stay awake and witness the performer's triumph. The lyrics describe the stars trembling with love and hope in the princess's cold room, but the singer's mystery is locked within himself and his name will not be revealed until the light shines. The singer believes that his kiss will break the silence that makes the princess his, but unfortunately, they must both die.


The lyrics of "Nessun Dorma" are infused with longing and passion, with the singer's powerful voice depicting a sense of desperation to win the princess's heart. The phrase "nessun dorma" is repeated several times throughout the song, creating a hypnotic effect on the listeners. The song ultimately crescendos into a majestic finale, with the singer proclaiming that he will win when dawn breaks, and the night fades away with the stars.


Line by Line Meaning

Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!
No one shall sleep! No one shall sleep!


Tu pure, o, Principessa
You too, oh Princess


Nella tua fredda stanza
In your cold room


Guardi le stelle
You gaze at the stars


Che tremano d'amore
That tremble with love


E di speranza
And with hope


Ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me
But my secret is hidden within me


Il nome mio nessun saprá
No one will know my name


No, no, sulla tua bocca lo diró
No, no, I will say it on your lips


Quando la luce splenderá
When the light will shine


Ed il mio bacio sciogliera il silenzio
And my kiss will break the silence


Che ti fa mia
That makes you mine


Dilegua, o notte!
Vanish, oh night!


Tramontate, stelle!
Fade away, stars!


Tramontate, stelle!
Fade away, stars!


All'alba vinceró!
At dawn, I will win!


Vinceró, vinceró!
I will win, I will win!




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave, Melodie Der Welt GmbH
Written by: GIACOMO PUCCINI, GIUSEPPE ADAMI, RENATO SIMONI

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@caeseraugustus1775

@@jamesobrien704 None shall sleep,
None shall sleep!
Even you, oh Princess,
In your cold room,
Watch the stars,
That tremble with love
And with hope.
But my secret is hidden within me,
My name no one shall know,
No... no...
On your mouth, I will tell it,
When the light shines.
And my kiss will dissolve the silence that makes you mine!
(No one will know his name and we must, alas, die.)
Vanish, o night!
Set, stars! Set, stars!
At dawn, I will win!
I will win!
I will win!



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@cameronferguson1211

I think he saw God himself at the last note

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@AuraSanatrix

He's with God now.

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@CindyElleCharatan

You don't have to be an opera fan to appreciate how magnificent his voice was.

@mubaraksenju7521

Dont forget to mention the choir and orchestra. Definitely one of the best ever!

@kristjangornischeff6692

The football career he could have had..

@kristjangornischeff6692

I definetely replyd on the wrong post goddamnit

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