Educated at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, the Music Conservatory in Orléans, France and at the school of the Royal Swedish Opera.
Ernman is a versatile artist in her field, who outside the world of opera and operettas also has performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, appeared in musicals and she is a performer who's declared that she's very much attracted to the attributes of varité theatre and small, intimate stage rooms.
Much appreciated by the Swedish audience for her playfulness and sensuality on stage, she has played the title role in Bizet's Carmen (Royal Swedish Opera), Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro (Berlin State Opera), Rosina in The Barber of Seville (Berlin State Opera, Royal Swedish Opera, Finnish National Opera), Roberto in Griselda, Prince Orloffsky in The Bat by Johann Strauss II, Diana in La Calisto, Donna Elvira i Don Giovanni (Berlin State Opera) and Sally Bowles i the musical Cabaret at Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre, a.o.
Non più mesta
Malena Ernman Lyrics
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Soffri tacendo il core;
Ma per soave incanto
Dell'età mia nel fiore,
Come un baleno rapido
La sorte mia cangiò.
No, no, no, no, tergete il ciglio :
A questo sen volate,
Figlia, sorella, amica
Tutto trovate in me.
Non più mesta accanto al fuoco
Starò sola a gorgheggiar, no!
Ah fu un lampo, un sogno, un gioco
il mio lungo palpitar.
The lyrics of Malena Ernman's song "Non più mesta" can be interpreted as a story of the transformation of the heart of the singer. The first stanza says that she was born in despair and tears but then in the flower of youth, her fortune changed suddenly by some sweet spell, which could be interpreted as the magic of love.
In the second stanza, the singer asks others to wipe away their tears and stop trembling because they should fly to her, either as a daughter, sister, or friend. This can be interpreted as an invitation to the people who may need her or to share her joy and happiness.
The final stanza reflects the transformation that the singer's heart underwent. She will no longer be sitting alone by the fire, but instead, she will be singing and soaring high, liberated from the long palpitation that she experienced before. The song can be interpreted as a celebration of the power of love that brings joy and transformation to the singer's life.
Line by Line Meaning
Nacqui all'affanno e al pianto,
I was born into difficulty and sorrow,
Soffri tacendo il core;
I suffer in silence in my heart;
Ma per soave incanto
But for a sweet enchantment
Dell'età mia nel fiore,
Of my youthful bloom,
Come un baleno rapido
Like a quick flash of lightning,
La sorte mia cangiò.
My fate changed.
No, no, no, no, tergete il ciglio :
No, no, no, no, wipe away your tears:
Perchè tremar, perché?
Why tremble, why?
A questo sen volate,
Fly to this breast,
Figlia, sorella, amica
Daughter, sister, friend
Tutto trovate in me.
You will find everything in me.
Non più mesta accanto al fuoco
No longer sad next to the fire
Starò sola a gorgheggiar, no!
I'll be singing alone, no!
Ah fu un lampo, un sogno, un gioco
Ah, it was a flash, a dream, a game
il mio lungo palpitar.
my long heartache.
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