Turandot
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 lyrics to Luciano Pavarotti's song Nessun dorma are in Italian and describe the main character's feelings of hope and love despite his impending death. The lyrics are from Act III of Turandot, an opera by Giacomo Puccini. The first stanza is a call to everyone to stop sleeping because something important is happening. The second line of the first stanza is addressed to a princess who is looking at the stars in her cold room. The singer then describes the stars as trembling with love and hope.


The second stanza talks about the singer's mysterious past and how nobody knows his name. He then says that he will only reveal his name to the princess when the light shines on him. The third stanza is a description of his plan to win the princess's love through his kiss. He says that his kiss will reveal his love for her and break the silence that keeps them apart.


In conclusion, the lyrics of Nessun Dorma are a beautiful portrayal of the singer's love and hope. He is willing to reveal his true identity and even face his own death to win his beloved's heart. The beautiful melody and passionate delivery of the lyrics by Pavarotti make this one of the most iconic opera arias of all time.


Line by Line Meaning

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


Tu pure, o, Principessa
And 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 mystery is locked 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 mouth


Quando la luce splenderá
When the light shines


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


Che ti fa mia
That makes you mine


(Il nome suo nessun saprá!
(No one will know his name!


E noi dovrem, ahimé, morir!)
And we will have to, alas, die!)


Dilegua, o notte!
Disappear, oh night!


Tramontate, stelle!
Fade away, you stars!


Tramontate, stelle!
Fade away, you 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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Comments from YouTube:

@popsicleboy2

That moment when Doug slams his fist into the ice and rises to fight then this song kicks in... WOW... goosebumps

@mrclyde7950

Scotty Edwards Same

@brandonewertz1989

Agreed!

@80Mollusc

I think I nailed him

@remomazzetti8757

Unfortunately Puccini didn't compose this: he died before completing the love duet and final scene: this is all the work of Franco Alfano who adapted earlier music for the missing portions of the score. Puccini's sketches end after the Prince reveals his name.

@millettehabs224

"I think I nailed him."

@MrPixelater

+millettehabs224
Well said, sir!

@matthewwojtowicz1269

Love that quote

@jd4629

Right on :)

@harleysanches6327

YES

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