RINALDO

Handel

ACT ONE ACT I

SCENE I Scene 1

The besieged city of Jerusalem, one can see a city gate revealing armed soldiers.
In a corner, we see the camp of the Christian army. Goffredo followed by Almirena, Rinaldo, and Eustazio and guards.

(recitative) recitative

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Of our efforts We will soon be at the end of our troubles.
We are close to the goal, oh great Rinaldo! Oh great Rinaldo!
There in that palm field Here in this glorious camp of Palme
Only remains the sole we have no more left
Gather the final mass, to hear one last mass.
And already from the shores of Eoi Already from our country
The sun rises more clearly, point the clarity of the sun
To illustrate with rays of eternal glory to illuminate with its glorious rays
The last of Sion our victory. the last moments of Zion and our victory.
(aria) air
Above steep and sharp slopes On these steep and pointed mountains
Its temple is only glory. only glory has its temple
Born from joys, pleasures, and contentment and without joy or pleasure
To learn, one must go to the votes. the noble heart will learn contempt.

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RINALDO RINALDO
Sir, already from your mind Lord, by your desire,
And from the power of this armed arm, and thanks to the value of this armed arm,
Asia weeps, the rebel the forces of rebellious Asia
In the ultimate agony, the last fate; touching their agony.
Where by the sound admiring The only mention
Of your glorious name of your glorious name
They fall those oppressed walls and homes. will destroy these walls and these impious towers
What remains to me, oh unconquered prince, I have nothing left, oh invincible prince,
It is to gather the high names by my marriage prompt
Of the beautiful Almirena with the beautiful Almirena,
To reach a happier fate for this heart; to join this happy heart
United in virtue, we are always stronger. the union of virtue and strength.

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
He who does not take care of the enemy, No enemy force
Hurry to the precipices, oh strong hero! cannot tame you. Oh great hero!
On the path of glory on the path to glory
You must not stop in the course; you must not stop.
Vinta Sion, take faith from me, Come Sion, and believe in my word,
Almirena, your daughter is a beautiful reward. Almirena, you will be the beautiful reward for you.

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
Rinaldo, beloved husband, eh! May it remind you, Rinaldo, my beloved, fight.
Every delay is a stumble Any delay is an obstacle
In the beautiful career to the beautiful destiny
Of the warrior's glory. of war glory.
Go, brave fighter in the field, Bring your fervor into the battle
Yes, let Ssion shake that unworthy joy. release Zion from its unworthy yoke
Let it be the face of love and that love replaces
Often it chills in the martial fervor. in our hearts our martial ardors.
(Aria) air
Fight hard, for my heart is steadfast Fight, win, my heart is getting ready
Pleasure prepares you, always happy. to reward your worth.
With the face of glory, beautiful it will be serene I would be the beautiful mirror of glory
Now shine in your high heart who will shine for your great heart.

(Recitative) (recitative)

EUSTACE Eustace
These wise tips Here are excellent pieces of advice, flee from them.
Welcome into your bosom, brave warrior! deeply in your heart, valiant warrior!

RINALDO RINALDO
How powerful you are, blindfolded archer! Great is your power, Archer with bandaged eyes!
Aria air
Every hesitation of a lover Every delay of a lover
It is a bitter and wicked sorrow. is a painful and perverse torture
Fear always whips him, his anxieties seem to freeze him

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Hope laughs dryly, then his hopes dance to annoy her
And my soul proves it. or to prove the power of his mind.

SCENE II Scene 2

A trumpet sounds, announcing a herald sent from the city, accompanied by two guards and approaching Goffredo.

(Recitative)

HERALD HERAULT
Sir, about the stars Lord who competes
Imitate the virtues, and send you health. with the stars of the sky, I bring you
The exalted my monarch; and asks of you the greetings of my glorious monarch;
In a free passage He desires an honest and sincere interview,
He exports his senses, with frank faith. for he believes in your honor.

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Let your king come in his own time, Let him come as he pleases,
In his commitment, the honor of security. that he comes safely.

EUSTACIO EUSTACIO
Here a high reason of kingdom drives him. Here is what drives this noble royal cause.
Aria air
On the Wheel of Fortune On the wheel of fortune
Hope is turning. turn the hope.
But if a heart gathers virtue, But if a heart possesses virtue
Only the constant remains. it is based on consistency.

- SCENE III -Scene 3

Argante leaves the city in a triumphant chariot pulled by horses, followed by a large number of guards.
foot and on horseback, descending in solemn procession. He approaches Goffredo who comes forward to meet him.

ARGANTE (Aria) ARGANTE (air)

Hiss the snakes of Aletto, Whistle serpents of Alecton
And the voracious Scylla barks, and ravenous dogs Scilla.
Among the sounds around me. That I hear the echo within me,
I have a serpent in my breast, that anxiety grips my heart,
Not yet a languid spark that a spark of languor
In the east, my pain is great. fill my heart with fear.
(Recitative) (to Goffredo) recitative
Goffredo, if you smile Goffredo, until now
Without here, fortune, she is always inconstant luck was on your side.
He can well change his temperament; She is fickle and you can lose her favor.
And if you are wise, but if you are wise
Listen to my sayings. listen to my advice
To restore in part and soothe our trial.
The reciprocal insults, Suspend the fight
I ask that it be suspended. only three days, without fighting:
Sun for three days the martial flowers; it can serve both
You owe so much to your own good, so much to my honor. your good and my honor.

Goffredo GOFFREDO
Who on the basis of the just The one who builds great deeds
Support high enterprises, on virtue and justice
He does not fear the fate of harsh events. do not fear the reverses of fate.
You with superb accents You who in a haughty tone
Thank you for requesting, and although they are granted to you, ask for a favor, receive my agreement,
Of a great soul for there is less shame for a great soul
You will read with embarrassment the merits in them. to give only to beg.
[aria] air
No, no, for this soul No, this soul
Dissatisfied does not give, must not be unhappy.
With tranquil calmness Only calm and placidity
To play alone. can amuse them.
How great is the delight How great is the joy
From a noble chest, of a noble heart
The glory is gone. who joins the glory.

- SCENE IV -Scene 4

[recitative] (recitative)

ARGANTE ARGANTE (alone)

Doubts of Mars The uncertainties of Mars
The heart remains in suspense; oppress my heart;
But more raves oppressed but my mind wanders
The thoughts of Armida, and I think that Armida,
Beloved in one and my faithful companion, my lover and faithful companion,
Of martial events can read in the stars
In the digits of fate the drawings of destiny
Running to spy on the secrets, to make vain
To make the enemies' movements futile. the blows of the enemies.

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[aria] air
Come, oh dear, to comfort me Come, my dear, come comfort me,
With a glance of yours, serene! a single glance from you
Your face can delight me, can make me happy and chase
And to banish grief from the heart. the pain of my heart.

- SCENE V -Scene 5

Armida in the air on a chariot pulled by two dragons that breathe fire and smoke from their mouths.

ARMIDA [aria] ARMIDA (air)

Terrible fury! Terrible Furies!
Surround me, Surround me,
Stay away from me follow me
With horrible deeds! with your horrible faces!

(The chariot arrives on land The dragons pull it towards Argante who advances to meet Armida)

(recitative)

ARGANTE ARGANTE
When you arrived on time, You arrive just in time
Dear, to console the lost soul; dear, to comfort my troubled soul;
I, who at your game Me who brotherly
Anxiously I longed, impatient I joined your party,
Your return is expected, I was eagerly awaiting your return;
And to that tyrant I asked As the tyrants have accepted
Brief truce in the field, a brief ceasefire.
To Asia to find out if there is more escape Can Asia regain hope?

ARMIDA Armida
Sir, if well confused Lord, the riddles of destiny
They are the riddles of fate, are quite confused,
I with tremendous notes I have, thanks to my terrible charms
Forcing that abyss from the deepest of the abysses,
A clear sound with distinct accents, received to my ardent requests
And my burning lament this kind response;
Response in your tone, friend: If in the enemy camp
"If from the enemy field" the help of the great Rinaldo could be annihilated
Swift is Rinaldo's great support, hope would replace for Asia
Hope for Asia the desolate kingdom. the current despair.

ARGANTE ARGANT
I run to extinguish that wicked one. I run to suffocate the wicked.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Stop, oh dear, and it will only be my care, I stop you, dear, believe me
To remove that strong one It is solely in my power
From the enemy teams. to distance this hero
In my power, I entrust you! from the enemy army.

ARGANTE ARGANTE
I depart, and in you alone my soul confides I leave, in you and you alone my soul is confident.

(Argante exit)

ARMIDA [aria] ARMIDA (air)

I want a lot, I hope a lot The more I receive, the more I hope,
I must not doubt. No one should doubt it.
Of my strength to the high empire By my strength and my great power
I will know how to subdue the world. I can subjugate the world.

- SCENE VI -Scene 6

Place of delights with fountains, aviaries where birds sing and fly.

ALMIRENA [aria] ALMIRENA (air)

Little angels, what do you sing, Little birds, who sing,
Gentle breezes that blow zephyrs that blow
Sweet breezes around me, you break in me,
My goodness, where are you! tell me where my beloved is.
[recitative] recitative
My adored husband, My beloved spouse
Come to bear this soul! Come! flood my heart with bliss

(Rinaldo enters)

RINALDO Rinaldo
To the sound of that beautiful lip To the sound of these beautiful lips
My affections rush festively to you, my passionate love rushes;
And that illustrious flame, And the intense flame
I am lit up more and more. who grows within me,

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From your beautiful lights, oh dear, becomes for you, beautiful, dear light,
Set the great fire to ignite my heart. a fire in my heart.

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
Beautiful star of love Beautiful star of love,
In your pupils, the light shines brightly. Your beautiful eyes light up the sky.

RINALDO Rinaldo
For you alone, oh my name, For you alone, oh my goddess,
In due holocaust in a holocaust of devotion
I am bringing them to me, smoking the incense. candles burn and incense smokes
Of fervent sighs. of my fervent sighs.

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
You alone to my martyrs You alone to my martyrdom
Bring peaceful calm. brings a serene calm.

RINALDO RINALDO
For you my heart lives, my soul is tormented. In you lives my heart and my soul is consumed.

duet Duo

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
They are joking on your face On your face, they laugh
The charming graces thousand and thousand
A thousand, a thousand. the graceful caresses,

RINALDO RINALDO
They laugh on your lip on your lips laugh
The Little Lovers thousand and thousand
A thousand, a thousand. little loves

ALMIRENA & RINALDO ALMIRENA, RINALDO

In the beautiful fire of that gaze In the beautiful fire of your gaze
Love reaches the strong arrow Love adds a thousand thorns
Take care. to his dear sparks

- SCENE VII -Scene 7

Armida takes Almirena by force from Rinaldo and wants to abduct her.

recitative

ARMIDA ARMIDA
To the value of my brand To the value of my arm
Yield the noble prey! yield this noble prize.

ALMIRENA Almirena
Oh God, what happened? Oh God! What are you doing!

RINALDO RINALDO
I will not give up Almirena, I will not yield Almirena,
If with lightning in hand even if lightning is in hand
The Thunderer would ask it. the thunder was asking me for it.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
So much fire, arrogant one? What arrogant zeal!

(Rinaldo and Armida draw their swords and take up positions for a duel. But at the sound of the battle, a descends a
black cloud filled with horrible monsters, who spit fire, flames, and smoke with a loud noise and take Armida and
Almirena in the air, leaving in their place two furies who, after mocking Rinaldo, disappear under
land)

symphony Symphony

RINALDO [aria] RINALDO (solo) (aria)

Dear wife, dear lover, Dear friend, dear lover,
Where are you? Where are you?
Come back to my cries! Come back to my pleading call!
From your Erebus on the altar, On your altar of Erebus,
With a face of disdain lift the torch of my disdain,
I challenge you, oh king spirits! I challenge you, O king of spirits.

SCENE VIII -Scène 8

Goffredo, Eustazio and Rinaldo immobile, prostrate, with their eyes fixed on the ground.

(recitative)

GOFFREDO Goffredo
Insoluble astonishment What an unusual astonishment
Do your senses bind you, brave champion? Does it paralyze your senses, noble knight?

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EUSTACE Eustace
What is that strong soul What supernatural power
Does fatal wonder shake the courage? Could it shake the fervor of such a soul?
You, who with an armed arm You, with the armed arm
Vibrations of lightning in the field, bring the thunder on the battlefields,
Blinded you will fall you would let yourself, in a flash
Of dreadful thoughts to a single flash? to be overwhelmed by dark thoughts!

RINALDO RINALDO
Such stupor occupies my senses, and such So great is the astonishment
It is the pain that comforts me, and the pain that overwhelms my senses
I can hardly articulate the accents! that I can barely articulate my words!
Here with innocent notes Here, in an innocent tone
I was explaining about my heart's affections. I was expressing my romantic feelings
To the beautiful Almirena: to the beautiful Almirena,
When (oh heavens, what a pain!) when (Oh! painful thought)
Pirate Amazons a furious amazon
He tried to kidnap me, such a rare treasure, try to steal my only joy;
[aria] air
Ungrateful heart, do you remember, Ungrateful heart, its memory
And do not burst with pain? do you only burst my pain?
But if you assemble stupidly, The thought of your cursed spell
You awaken my fury! awaken my fury.
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I then draw my sword So I grab my sword
About my treasure; to defend my treasure;
When the Tartarean choir When a choir of black spirits
I was charged in an instant takes me away in an instant
The enemy, and the lover; the enemy and the lover;
Perhaps it was an error, that to divine beauty Undoubtedly by mistake, given her divine beauty,
Believe Pluto, that it was Proserpina. Pluto thought it was Proserpine.

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Does my rightful pain weigh down my soul? A deep pain invades my mind!

EUSTACIO Eustachio
Unusual omens! What an unusual accident!
But among such fierce events But despite these cruel events
Console yourself, German, Rinaldo, hope! console yourself my brother, Rinaldo, hope:
At the foot of a mountain, in a cavernous stone, At the foot of a mountain in a cave
Here lies a man, who of the stars there is a man who can read the stars
To search in the course, and which virtue thrives and use of this power.
In the stones, in the grasses; on the stones and the grasses:
These are known to me, there all this is known to me;
We are ready to seek advice. and we must quickly go there to seek advice.

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
My heart is restless My heart, do not tremble!

EUSTACIO EUSTACIO
May the glad escort be a beautiful hope! May hope be a joyful escort for us.
[aria] air
With valor, with virtue With value, with virtue,
Now let us go to triumph. Now we are going to triumph.
From the ignoble servitude Of the undignified slavery
I want to portray the high lineage. I will save the well-born soul.

(Goffredo and Eustazio exit).

SCENE IX - Scene 9
[recitative]

RINALDO RINALDO (alone)

A beautiful ray of hope A sweet ray of hope
Return to console the lost soul; come back to soothe my aching soul;
Yes, my beloved life! Yes, my beloved life
I run quickly to uncover the deceptions; I run to punish the traitors!
Love, sun for pity, give me your wings! Love out of pity, give me your wings!
[aria] air
Winds, whirlwinds, lend Winds, storms, lend
Your wings at this foot! your wings to this foot;
Heavens, sky, the armed arm Heaven, Gods, arm yourselves
Against whom has my suffering been inflicted! this arm against those who struggle my love.

SECOND ATT ACT II

- SCENE I Scene 1

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A large calm sea reflecting a beautiful sun; near the beach a boat is anchored; at the helm.
On the ship stands a spirit in the form of a beautiful woman. Two Sirens dance on the water.

EUSTACE [aria] EUSTACIO (air)

We are close to the port, We are close to the goal
To find comfort to take a rest
To our suffering. who will reward our pains;
Let the heart be consoled, May the heart find comfort,
The mourning takes flight may the pain fly away
From whom one can hope. from the one who knows how to hope.

SCENE II -Scene 2

Goffredo, Rinaldo, Eustazio

[recitative] (recitative)

RINALDO RINALDO
To what coveted stone, He has enough to make stones cry.
From here, amid the shadows of my blind sorrow the one who is in the shadow of blind pain
I hope to draw joyful sparks of pity, try to draw from pity a spark of joy.
How much is left? What distance is left to travel?

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
And when And when
The threshold shall I kiss of the friendly wizard? Will we embrace the threshold of our friend the mage?

Eustace EUSTACIO
From this sunny beach This barren shore
Of that fateful hotel is not far from this fatal dwelling
The borders do not distance, and between moments and in a few moments
From the high affair we will discover the events. We will reach the resolution of this matter.

-SCENE III -Scene 3

At the moment they were about to resume their journey, the 'Donna' who was on the boat invited Rinaldo to
enter.

[recitative] recitative

LADY WOMAN
For the love of Almirena In accordance with the wishes
The sweetest breaths, the sweetest of Almenira
Enter, Rinaldo, into this majestic pine; Enter, Rinaldo, into this august vessel.
She here urged me, she awaits you. It is she who pushes me, she is waiting for you there.
There in the secluded beach, on a lonely shore,
Mistreated, alone and betrayed; sad, alone and betrayed;
So much did she like it, Regardless of the conquest,
You carry your fire in the midst of the waters. carry your flame to her in the middle of the wave.

(While they remain bewildered by such an invitation, the Sirens dance and sing.)

[aria a 2] (duet)

SIRENE SIRENS
Your May In May
The years must be valued, of your beautiful years,
O love of lovers, Oh loving hearts
Always constant always constant
Touched by love! fall in love;
Born a false ray Honor is a false reason
From honor you worry, and an anxiety.
What a blessed sun Only is happy
Who loved lover the loved lover
He/She has a beautiful heart. who has a beautiful heart.

[recitative] (recitative)

RINALDO RINALDO
What unknown force What mysterious force
What drives me to execute the high command? forces me to follow this imperative order?
He remains for a moment suspended in his thoughts and suddenly decides to enter the boat, but he is
stopped by Goffredo and Eustazio.)
Yes Almirena, my life, Yes, Almira, my life,
I come to you. I come to you

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
O great warrior, stop, Oh great warrior, I stop you,
Stop the careless foot! Stop your reckless steps

Eustace Eustace
What ignoble cement! What a vile ordeal!

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RINALDO RINALDO
I hope, I fear, I trust, and in a trembling. I hope, I tremble, I believe at the same time.

(While he thinks, the 'Donna' calls for him again and he renews his attempt to enter the)
boat; but it is stopped by Goffredo and Eustazio.

WOMAN WOMAN
Rinaldo, hurry your steps! Rinaldo, hurry up and come in.

RINALDO RINALDO
Yes, Almirena, I run to you. Yes, Almirena, I am running towards you.

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Your glory? And your glory?

RINALDO RINALDO
Don't brake No matter.

EUSTACE EUSTACE
Your judgment? And your common sense?

RINALDO RINALDO
Languish. He is no more.

Goffredo GOFFREDO
Does it curb the daring? Rein in this impulse.

RINALDO RINALDO
I don't have to. I must not.

EUSTACIO Eustace
Think about your own situation! Think of the hellish destination.

RINALDO RINALDO
The heart does not fear. I fear nothing.

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Sion calls you. Sion is calling you.

Rinaldo Rinaldo
And my beloved invites me. And my beloved invites me.

Eustace EUSTACE
Erebus disappoints you. Erebus is waiting for you!

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Stige mocks you. The spirits trap you.

RINALDO Rinaldo
I will fight for that beautiful without going to hell! I will punish with this arm, even the hells.
[aria] air
The humiliated Cerberus I will destroy Cerberus
To my sword I will surrender, with three heads by this iron,
And from Alcide the high fate renewing thus,
Down there, the great river. the great feat of Alcide.

He violently steps onto the boat and the 'Donna' immediately takes to the sea. The Sirens
sing and dance as long as the boat is in view and disappear into the sea. Eustazio and Goffredo who have followed
the scene of the eyes is dismayed.)

[recitative] (recitative)

EUSTACIO EUSTACIO
Sir, strange daring! Lord, what strange fervor!
On the vortices of the waves, Prefer seductions
To the air of flattery, vortices of the wave
To trust in one's own glory! to his own glory!

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
That was an unworthy victory. Here is an unworthy victory.
Of the barbaric Acheron; the barbarian Acheron.
But of such sorrow before But my heart does not fear
Do not fear my heart. to face such pain!
The daughter, oh God! She's lost! My daughter, oh God! is lost!
The hero flies away! The hero flown away!
Hope, virtue, do not leave me alone! Hope, virtue, do not abandon me!

[aria] (air)
my heart, what can you tell me? My heart, are you telling me?
To win, or to die, Either conquer or die,
Yes, yes, I understand you! yes I can hear you;
If my glory trembles, If my glory trembles

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Sun gives a beautiful hope of a sole hope
I await peace. I can wait for peace.

SCENE IV -Scene 4

Fairy garden in the enchanted palace of Armide.

[recitative] (recitative)

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
Armida, unrepentant! Detestable Armide!
With the force of the abyss Whose infernal force
Repair me to the dear heavens of my joys! delighted me with my celestial happiness!
And here with eternal sorrow And who of eternal pain
You keep me in tormenting hell! sickens my life in an unbearable torment!

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Not dead, oh beautiful, Do not darken, oh beautiful one
Of two divine eyes the sweet ray, the sweet fires of your divine eyes
Oh, for pity's sake, I feel my heart breaking. who make my heart tremble with pity.
You, queen of my heart You are the Queen of my heart,
With despotic empire, dictate to me your laws
You can give law to this soul. with your despotic power.

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
Ah! It's not true. Ah! that is not true!

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Of my loyalty What will it take to convince you?
What is a secure pledge? of my loyalty?

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
The freedom. My freedom.

ARTANTE ARGANTE
Malagevol commando! Oh what a cruel order!

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
So let me cry. So, let me cry.
[aria] air
Let me weep Let me cry
My raw luck, on my cruel fate
And what sighs and sigh
Freedom. for freedom;
The mourning shatters Pain motivates
These returns, my complaints,
Of my martyrs Only pity,
Sun out of pity. my martyr

ARGANTE [aria] ARGANTE (air)

Just ask, and only you. Enough, you are the only one
To obtain from me, to get from me what you want
Loving mouth. through your loving mouth.
Only the heart can see you, My heart at the mere sight
Everything is lost in you, of your graceful cheekbones
Charming cheek! get lost in yourself!

-SCENE V -Scène 5

[recitative] (recitative)

ARMIDA ARMIDA (Alone)

Crown me with laurel Crown of laurels
The triumphant locks! my triumphant hair
Rinaldo, the most powerful, Rinaldo the most powerful,
Terror of the Assyrian arms, terror of the armies of Assyria
In humble sacrifice in humiliated holocaust
On the altar of my disdain from the height of my disdain,
The cadra is fallen to the ground. fallen sacrificed on the ground!
Bring it here, oh spirits, at once! Bring him, Spirits! I want.

-SCENE VI -Scene 6

Two spirits lead Rinaldo in the presence of Armida.

[recitative]

RINALDO Rinaldo
Perfidy, an illustrious heart Perfide, an illustrious heart
Well, there is quite a bit of strength has enough strength
To despise hell; to challenge hell;
O give me back Almirena, Return me Almirena
Or you will pay for this steel the penalty. or you will pay with this iron.

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ARMIDA ARMIDA
From D'Armida, do the proud accents emerge? In front of Armida, what bold language!

RINALDO RINALDO
Before the most cruel torments. You will face more cruel torments.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
You are my prisoner. You are my prisoner.

RINALDO RINALDO
Sin in the soul my service does not reach. Do you think you can chain such a soul?

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Life is in my hands. Your life is in my power!

RINALDO RINALDO
Death does not terrify an unconquered soul. A great soul does not fear death!

ARMIDA ARMIDA (aside)

It shines on that beautiful face (A certain something, on this beautiful face
A something or other that reassures my heart. comes to ignite my heart.

Rinaldo RINALDO
Oh my dear Almirena! Please, hand me Almirena!

ARMIDA ARMIDA (aside)

(With incognito affection (An unknown affection grips my heart)
My serpent in my heart a loving sorrow of a lover's pain.)

RINALDO RINALDO
Render me, yes, cruel, render me Almirena! Give her back to me, cruel one, give me back Almirena.

ARMIDA ARMIDA (aside)

(But from a dreadful enemy) (But my heart would be enamored)
Will my heart be a trophy?) of a hateful enemy?)

RINALDO RINALDO
There is power in my fury, My fury is quite great.
To land your infernal squad. to overcome your infernal disdain.

Armida ARMIDA (aside)

(It is certainly beautiful; I did not think it would be so beautiful.) I am defeated; I did not think he was so beautiful.
(to him)
Rinaldo, on this beach Rinaldo, in this Eden,
All souls inspire love; each breeze carries love;
The wave, the little bird, the flower The wave, the bird, the flower
You only invite to loving embraces; invite you to a loving embrace;
Put away that treacherous anger, Abandon this sneaky anger,
Not conquered anymore, but conqueror of Armida! you are no longer defeated but the conqueror of Armide!
I love you, oh dear. I love you, oh dear.

RINALDO RINALDO
I loathe you! I hate you!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Take this my heart! Take my heart.

RINALDO Rinaldo
To tear it. To tear it apart.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I prepare a thousand joys for you. I will give you a thousand joys.

RINALDO RINALDO
Oh thousand pains. And me a thousand pains.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
May the prayers be heard! Will my prayers touch your heart?

Rinaldo RINALDO
I detest them. I disdain them.

ARRMIDA ARMIDA
Do we have strength for the sighs? Do my sighs have power?

RINALDO RINALDO
To ignite the anger. To accentuate my rage.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Hell obeys me. Hell obeys me.

RINALDO RINALDO

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I despise you. I despise you.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Think that I am... Think about what I am!

RINALDO RINALDO
Tiranna. A tyrant.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Solve... Resign yourself!

RINALDO RINALDO
The revenge. To vengeance.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
For pity's sake! For pity!

He wants to leave her.

RINALDO RINALDO
I run to you, oh my beloved! I run to you, oh my heart!

duet (Duo)

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Stop! Stop!

RINALDO RINALDO
No, cruel! No. cruel!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Armida son, faithful... Armida is faithful.

RINALDO Rinaldo
Ruthless, treacherous! Cruel, unfaithful,
Leave me! leave me!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Man die! Before dying!

RINALDO RINALDO
I can no longer suffer. I can no longer suffer.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Do you want me to kill myself? Do you want me to kill myself?

-SCENE VII -Scene 7

Armida transforms into Almirena.

[recitative] recitative

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Cruel, you have wrapped me up. Cruel, you who have taken away
To my heart the calm, the calm in my heart,
A sun grudgingly denies my many pains? Can you refuse a single glance at so much pain?

RINALDO RINALDO
Oh my! My idol! Is that you, my dear? What do I see, my soul, is it really you?
Come! Come to console the lost soul! Come console my lost soul.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Here with a soft life You, who, unfaithful nature,
You are fostering a new desire, foment a new love
And do you really let who loves you? and abandoned the one who loves you?

RINALDO Rinaldo
No, man, how you are No, only you, my beloved, are
The longed-for destination, and in this place the object of my sighs, and in these places.
I saw the cruel face of the sun of Armida. The cruel Armida is solely responsible for the misunderstanding.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
So embrace me to your bosom. Hold me close to your heart!

RINALDO RINALDO
Blessed lover! Ah, how I am a happy lover!
(While they kiss, Armida resumes her form; Rinaldo flees)
Sphinx, a painful horror Sphinx, a terrible punishment
Arise in my heart! fig my heart!
Jupiter, throw your tello! Jupiter, launch your arrow!
Will the sky not have lightning for her? No heavenly anger will be worse than this.

(Armida transforms back into Almirena.)

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ARMIDA ARMIDA
Run from these arms! Come into my arms!

Rinaldo Rinaldo
My soul! My soul!
(He goes to kiss her then stops)
But what are you trying, Rinaldo! But what are you doing Rinaldo?
Perhaps beneath that face Maybe behind this face
There is hell with a veil of paradise. Does paradise hide hell?
[aria] (air)
Abbrugio, breath and moan I burn, tremble and shudder
Of disdain and of fury. of disdain and fury;
I hope, but I always fear I hope, but I still fear
Of an infernal error. a hellish error.

-SCENE VIII Scene 8

[accompanied recitative] (accompanied recitative)

ARMIDA ARMIDA (alone, regains her form):

So the laces of a face, Thus the links of a moment,
Such promised joys, so many promised joys,
The spawns of hell, the terrors of hell
What strength will they have to stop that cruel one? didn't have enough strength to hold up the sky?
And you follow it, oh my heart! And you, you follow him, oh my heart!
Made trophy of an unhappy love! Fatal trophy of an unfortunate love!
No! the fury awakens, No! Fury, wake up!
Let the ungrateful one be reached, Join the ungrateful,
Each at my feet fainted! Alas! What will happen? make it sing at my feet, unconscious.
To kill my soul? Oh no! What am I doing! Killing my love?
Ah! Weak my chest, Ah! my feeble mind
Can you also give shelter to a traitor? Does one still give asylum to a traitor?
Be, be, fury, rediscovered Come on, come on! Fury, go, find
New kind of punishment and scourge! new tortures and punishments!
Let him die, yes…ah!, it’s too beautiful! Kill him; yes... Hey no! He's too handsome!
[aria] (air)
Ah! Cruel, Ah! cruel,
My cry My complaint,
Come on! Move for pity! Ah, will bring you to pity
O infidel, Oh, unfaithful,
To my desire of my desire
You will experience cruelty. you will feel the cruelty

-SCENE IX -Scene 9

Armida takes on the appearance of Almirena at the moment Argante enters.

[recitative] (recitative)

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Let's take back Almirena I will take over again
The deceitful appearance in this place, in these places the false appearance of Almirena
Because perhaps like a butterfly who will force this butterfly of Rinaldo
Rinaldo will return to his lovely hearth. to return to its sweet fire.

- SCENE X Scene 10

Between Argante

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Beloved Almirena, Beloved Almirena,
Every brief stay, a brief separation
That from your beauty makes my soul, your beauty commands my soul
It is a bitter and harsh punishment. is a cruel punishment.
(Armida looks at Argante with disdain)
You with luminous rays You whose light rays
Let those stars shine, shine the stars,
What happy influences do you promise me? what do such benevolent influences predict for me?
(Armida looks at him with even more disdain)
My soul, now calm yourself, My beloved soul, rest assured,
What of the raw Armida I will set you free very soon.
I will soon free you from unworthy bonds. the nets of the cruel Ar-mida.
(Armida surprise does not look at him.)
Come! Do not keep your spirit perplexed. So, don't remain perplexed,
It joyfully dedicates my faith, my strength, I offer you my life and my faith.
And this embrace! and that kiss!

(While Argante goes to embrace her, Armida regains her features and rushes at him with fury.)

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Traitor! Tell me: is this Traitor! Tell me, is this there
Of my love the mercy? the reward of my love?

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ARGANTE ARGANTE
Oh God! What do I see? Sky! What do I see?

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I, who explain my heart to you Me who had given you my heart
With affection? with confidence?

ARGANTE ARGANTE
No, I deny it. I do not deny it.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I, who the hell, op altero, Me who had unleashed the demons of hell
I swear to you! At your service!

ARGANTE ARGANTE
He is true. It is the truth.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Translate me! Betray me!

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Sorry, a flash Excuse the lightning
Unseasonable love! blind love!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
You will see the lightning of my fury. What flashes of my fury you will see!

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Sup! Calm down!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
No. No.

ARGANTE ARGANTE
The redness What a shame
Let it be a strict punishment. let it be a sufficient punishment.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
No. No.

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Yes, superb, I love Almirena. Well, yes, haughty fury, I love Almirena!

ARMIDA Armida
Withdrawal of the ladder. I withdraw the help of my spirits from you.

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Do what pleases you; Do it, if you please:
Listen to your demons, my sword is enough. My sword is enough for me. I care not for your demons.

ARMIDA [aria] ARMIDA (air)

I will make war, and I want to win, I want to wage war and conquer
With disdain I address those who offend me those who offend me with their disdain.
Avenge my wrongs. I want to avenge the wrongs done to me.
To bring down that pride, To bring down this proud one.
The great fire ignites me, Let a huge fire ignite within me,
They are the same gods. the Gods themselves will be with me

ACT THREE ACT III

-SCENE I Scene 1

A dreadful mountain, with waterfalls and cascades, at its summit one can see the enchanted castle.
of Armide, which is guarded by a large number of monsters of all kinds, in the middle of the wall one sees a portico
with crystal columns and all kinds of precious stones. At the foot of the mountain is the cave where
lives the Magician. Goffredo and Eustazio consider the terrible aspect of the mountain

[recitative] (recitative)

EUSTACIO EUSTACIO
Here it seems that they are rebels It seems that the earth is rebelling
Let the earth rise to wage war against the stars. may he/she leap to fight with the sky

Goffredo Goffredo
Germano, this is the sign Brother, are we at the end?
Of our labors? from our fatigues?

Eustachio EUSTACE

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Here is the essay Here is the dwelling
The longed-for hotel. much desired by the wise.

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Come closer! Finally, we are getting closer!

Eustazio calls the magician from the cave opening.

EUSTACIO EUSTACE
You. To whom it is granted You to whom the stars
Without the sins of the stars penetrating the secrets, one is allowed to penetrate the secrets
Some of the strangest events the strangest events,
Stop the course, and thank you for every hour spent. to stop the course and distribute all kinds of favors
In a high business, I sell to seek your senses. We come to seek meaning from a great matter.

-SCENE II -Scene 2

[recitative] (recitative)

WIZARD THE MAGICIAN

The cause that drives you The reason for your visit
In such a remote part in this distant place
Note I'm already; Rinaldo and Almirena is already known to me; Rinaldo and Almirena
There on the high peaks are prisoners, at the top
Of that horrible rock in unworthy ties from this horrible mountain in unworthy shackles
Of the treacherous Armida of the perfidious Armida.
They lie tied; the passage Escape will not be possible
Impossible for a without a supernatural power
Without being able to prefix, to annihilate the monsters
He showed his monsters there and emptied the abyss. who guard the entrance to his infernal palace.

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
I will open it with the sword. I will open it with my sword.

EUSTACIO EUSTACIO
Come on, virtue will pave the way. Let virtue open the way for us.

Goffredo GOFFREDO
Follow me, O my faithful! Follow me, my faithful!

EUSTACE EUSTACE
I precede you. I precede you.

(Goffredo and Eustazio draw their swords and, followed by their soldiers, climb the mountain; the Wizard them
reminds.)

MAGIC THE MAGICIAN

Stop, oh strong ones, Stop, oh brave ones,
That in the sea of terror you will be absorbed. otherwise you will be swallowed in a sea of terror.

[symphony] (Symphony)

(Goffredo, Eustazio and their soldiers are very advanced towards the summit when a troop of appears before them.
horrible monsters with hideous faces. While part of the soldiers, frightened, turn back, another group
monsters cut them off and, in the midst of the confusion, the mountain opens and spews a torrent of flames and
of smoke in a huge rumble. Finally Goffredo, Eustazio, and part of the soldiers return to the
Magician.)

[recitative] (recitative)

Goffredo Goffredo
Who vomits Cocytus The Cocytus vomits
All her black plague. all its black river of horror.

EUSTACE Eustace
From Acheron, who guides the storms. We are enduring the storm of Acheron.

WIZARD THE MAGICIAN

Prodi champions, does not arrive Brave champions, do not try
The land value to overcome this infernal rage
To summon that infernal fury; by earthly values,
These fatal rods, which I now offer you, these magic wands that I give you,
Let them flee those monsters; will scare away these monsters.
Go with a sure foot, Go on a good foot,
What can they give to the lazy Arturo? because they can teach the lazy Arthur a lesson
GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
German, to the opera! Brother, to work!

EUSTACE Eustace
Impatient longing, I am burning with impatience
In the end, strong faith will bring victory from the heavens. for finally the sky will grant victory to strength

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(They climb the mountain again and the Wizard observes their progress while singing to encourage them. The)
monsters, as before, present themselves to them, but thanks to the magic wands, are driven away. They
arrive at the summit, touch with their wands the door of Armida's palace and in an instant the walls,
mountain, everything disappears in a terrible noise. One then sees a troubled sea. Goffredo and Eustazio
hold on to a rock and manage to reach the other side

MAGIC [aria] THE MAGICIAN (air)

Go, oh strong ones, Come on, my brave ones,
Between massacres and deaths face without fear
Fearlessly the torments of death!
Come on over there! Now up there
Let me guide you, That now guides you
Faithful companion, like a faithful companion,
Among that horror the fatal virtue
Fatal virtue. in the midst of these horrors
(As soon as the enchantment fades, the Wizard enters his cave.)
[recitative] (recitative)
Oh, of beautiful virtue, to know the eternal, Oh! eternal power of beautiful virtue
What Stige mocks! who laughs at the obstacles of evil.

[refrain] refrain

-SCENE III -Scene 3

Garden of Armida, who points a dagger at the heart of Almirena to kill her.

[recitative] (recitative)

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Die, siren! Die strangled!

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
Oh name! Oh heaven!

RINALDO RINALDO
Stop for pity! Please stop!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I have to wait for the heart; My heart is a jelly.
After you scorned my flames, unworthy, since my flame is scorned
Each pierced rib, that this woman falls injured
Holocaust of love, victim to indignation! holocaust of love, victim of disdain.

RINALDO RINALDO
My crying! And my tears!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Wrath increases the waves. My anger fuels the fire.

RINALDO RINALDO
Innocence! His innocence!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
His face lit up the fall. His beautiful face betrays his guilt.

RINALDO RINALDO
For the fire you burned! For the fire that you were burning!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
It is completely off. It is completely off.

RINALDO RINALDO
But this has gone too far! Pierce my heart first!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
The pain makes one faint! The pain will make him bleed!

RINALDO RINALDO
Turn into lightning, oh sky! Send a lightning bolt, oh sky!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I pray for your blood. First, let his blood flow.

(While Armida prepares to strike, Rinaldo grabs his sword and rushes towards her to kill her;
but suddenly the spirits emerge from the earth to assist her.

RINALDO RINALDO
To my arm you will fall, treacherous one, bloodied! By my arm you will die bloodless, treacherous.

-SCENE IV -Scene 4

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Goffredo and Eustazio enter the garden during the dialogue below.

[recitative] (recitative)

ARMIDA ARMIDA
In the watchful threshold How dare you wear
How dare you walk safely on foot! You do not go into this private place!
Furies, hurry quickly, and from under the earth
avenge against those who have profaned hell.

Goffredo and Eustazio touch the enchanted garden with the wand and it immediately disappears to make way
Oh a great desert at the bottom of which one sees the city of Jerusalem built on a height: a great road
leaves the city gate and after many detours descends to the level of the stage. Goffredo, Eustazio, and Rinaldo
they rush to kiss each other and as Almirena wanted to do the same, Armida stops her and tries once again to
stab with his dagger)

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Hail Rinaldo! Noble Rinaldo!

RINALDO Rinaldo
Glorious prince! Glorious Prince!

EUSTACIO EUSTACE
Let it tighten around your breast! Let me press you against my heart.

RINALDO RINALDO
I will also tie you up It's my turn to hug you.

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
Help me! Aid! Who will help me? Help!

(Rinaldo takes his sword, goes towards Armida, but at the moment of delivering the blow, she disappears into the crack in the ground.)

RINALDO RINALDO
Yet, cruel one, torture life? Are you still trying, cruel one, to torture my love?

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Daughter! My daughter!

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
Father! My father!

EUSTACE EUSTACE
My dear! My dear!

Rinaldo RINALDO
My idol! My soul!

GOFFREDO Goffredo
Flee the sorrow! Fly away the pain!

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
Pleasure is strived for! Happiness returns.

EUSTACE and RINALD OEUSTAZIO AND RINALDO

Every torment fades away... Evanouis the torments,

ALMIRENA, RINALDO, GOFFREDO and EUSTAZIO ALL FOUR

...to the happy, to the happy! Oh, happiness, oh happiness!

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Overcome the fury of hell, The furies of hell vanquished,
The ground rage remains to conquer. One just has to conquer earthly rage.
When there in the east When here in the East,
Febo rises to gild the world, the sun will rise to illuminate the world
German, the teams prepare, Brother, prepare the army
Why Sione falls; for Sion to yield.
And you, Rinaldo, give And you, Rinaldo,
Contaminated by your soft loves encouraged by your sweet loves,
With the blood of the rubel, purge the sword. Wash your sword in the blood of the infidels.
[aria] air
Sorrow in the chest What of my mind
Sure delight happiness emerges,
What a beautiful calm and that sweet tranquility
Promise to the heart. invades the heart.
It will be happy, It will be a joy
After great effort after great deprivation
To pick the palm to harvest the palm
Of our passion. of our worth.

(Goffredo and Eustazio exit.)

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[recitative]

RINALDO RINALDO
Let the course hurry to the triumph without delay! The moment of my triumph has come,
Love, glory, and remorse stimulate me. stimulated by love, glory, and memory.
[aria] air
It is a fire between two winds, A fire driven by two winds,
Between two flames this heart. by two flames, ignite this heart;
O glory to the food, He has glory as sustenance.
A steadfast love nourishes it. a constant love nourished him

SCENE V Scene 5

Argante, at the foot of the hill, followed by three generals

[recitative] (recitative)

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Closed within those walls May the forces confined within these walls, make
Language, the common warmth, oh strong heroes; proof of their heroic value, Oh generous heroes!
Therefore let it be known to you Let each of you know
Our last senses; that these are our last efforts
Today everyone should prove themselves That today everyone shows up armed.
Not only of iron, but of armed courage, not only of iron but of courage
Why the enemy bone because the enemy army
Each to our value, yield to its fate. will perish by our value and will suffer its fate.

-SCENE VI -Scene 6

Between Armida

[recitative] recitative

ARMIDA ARMIDA
To foster disdain To increase my humiliation
Am I also faced with a treachery? Here I am again facing a traitor?

ARGANTE ARGANTE
I too renew my anger My anger renews itself
To your splendid appearance. at the sight of your haughty presence.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Is my offense, my love for you, a little one. What Alecto1Avenge my love that you have offended!

ARGANTE ARGANTE
I do not care for your affection. I don't care about your offense!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I your indignations. I despise you..

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Now it is time for palms; On this day of glory,
Go, and do not try to feminize the heroes! Run away and don’t try to weaken the heroes.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I have a virile heart in my chest, I have a manly heart in my breast
Who knows how to emulate glory. who knows how to drive to glory

ARGANTE ARGANTE
We have such great feelings at the end of victory! I have great confidence in the final victory!
Dude, I'm sorry to ask you. I humbly ask for your forgiveness.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I do not refuse it. I do not refuse it to you.

ARGANTE ARGANTE
I admit my fault. I fight the guilt.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
He is grateful to me. I am grateful to you.

ARGANTE ARGANTE
For love is importunate. Love had troubled me.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I also erred. He had misled me too.

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ARGANTE ARGANTE
Only for moments. Just a moment.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I too loved Rinaldo. I also liked Rinaldo.

ARMIDA and ARGANTE ENSEMBLE

So let me be granted Let's embrace each other then
I regret my mistake with this embrace! to erase our mutual mistake.

(They are kissing.)

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Or prepare for an extreme fate. We are getting ready to attempt one last outing.

Armida ARMIDA
And with the extinguished lights Let the enemies be decimated
A great trophy to death. they make a trophy for death.

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Hello, take the oricale Let the war trumpets sound
If I send the same winds to battle! At all winds the battle!

ARMIDA ARMIDA
And they are our champions And that the sky, the earth, hell, and the elements
Maccone in heaven, hell, and the elements! may they be our allies.

We hear the sound of all kinds of military instruments, and we see the army coming out of the city.
descend and passes by, greeting Argante and Armida

[marcia] march

[recitative] (recitative)

ARGANTE ARGANTE
In that forest of arrows May this forest of spears grind
Let the unworthy monsters fall into the nets. and tear these unworthy monsters apart.

Armida ARMIDA
And in a sea of blood In a sea of blood.
The righteous indignation of ours will be extinguished. let our insults be washed away, with justice

duet (duo)

ARMIDA and ARGANTE TOGETHER

To the triumph of our fury Let's go witness this battle now.
We run that the monsters are bound. who will be the triumph of our rage,
Then, dear, this heart Since the sweetness of yesteryear
Sweet prize it wants to give you! returns for the happiness of our hearts.

-SCENE VII Scene 7

Goffredo, Rinaldo, Almirena.

[recitative] recitative

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Of those strange accidents All these sudden and varied adventures,
If I resume the series, each in turn filled my soul with pain,
Through pain, through astonishment, the eyebrow arches. of astonishment and turn into happiness.

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
A cruel event After such cruel events,
I still don't know if she is asleep or awake. I no longer know if I am dreaming or if I am still asleep!

RINALDO RINALDO
After the storm has ceased, The storm is over,
Enjoy, dear, the calm! let's enjoy the calm, my sweet friend.

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
To the sweet scents of your beautiful soul. In the gentle breeze of your beautiful soul.
[aria] (air)
A nice pleasure The faithful love
It is to enjoy bring out happiness
I love Fido! and pleasure.
This makes the heart happy. and makes the heart happy.
The firmness Perseverance alone
Sol appreciates can appreciate
The splendor, the splendor of feelings
It comes from a gracious heart. coming from a noble heart.

-SCENE VIII -Scène 8

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Eustazio enters.

[recitative]

Eustace EUSTAZIO
Sir, the hostile innkeeper Lord, the enemy army
With barbaric howls advances towards our camp
Approach the tents, with barbaric screams;
And already it ignites in us A burning desire for glory
Desire for burning glory; took hold of ours;
You those high daring And only an order from you
Restrain with great wisdom, could calm their ardor.
Everyone will be ready to venerate the sign. Let everyone be ready to respond to the signal.

GOFFREDO Goffredo
Here is the glorious day, Here is the glorious day,
What calls it to triumph. a day that calls for triumph.

RINALDO RINALDO
Here are the palm trees, Here are the laurels
They appear in the field. who will crown our army.

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
Here are your beautiful lights And here are these beautiful rays for you
What a lightning bolt of glory and love! that a torch of glory and love will dispel

GOFFREDO GOFFREDDO
German, our curtains Brother, you have the noble mission
Let keeping watch be a noble task for you; to keep our camp
There the enemy hesitates; and to protect Almirena
And from the Serbian martial events Almirena! against the fervor of enemies!

RINALDO RINALDO
I recommend to your zeal the great treasure. I recommend you, my dear treasure.

EUSTACE Eustace
German, Rinaldo, I adore your commands. Brother, Rinaldo, I am at your command.
[aria] air
In Zion in high faith Sion today only
Virtue and value virtue will triumph
Today only it will be seen and the value of sacred faith.
Noble mercedes of the ch'alfin That sweet bliss
Of a great soul, noble heart, finally let it be the noble reward
It is a beautiful happiness. of our great hearts and our souls.

SCENE IX Scene 9

We hear all the military instruments of the Christians, and the army in solemn order on foot and on horseback.
passing in front of Goffredo and Rinaldo while giving a military salute.

[marcia] market

[recitative] recitative

RINALDO RINALDO
If you are able, O prince, You, oh great Prince, if this pleases you
You have armed the falangists push forward on the battlefield
In the open field push; your armed troops
I walk through the oblique street On my side, I will circumvent.
I want Sion to fall humiliated today. for Zion to fall today
By your name in virtue, with my sword. by the virtue of your name and my sword

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Worthy is she of great soul Only a hero like you can succeed.
Malicious enterprise; a company as difficult.
I approve your advice; I approve of your advice;
I precede you in a lot. I precede you by a little.

(Goffredo sorting.)

RINALDO RINALDO
My soul shines on the joyful rim. May my soul shine under sweet eyes.
[aria] (air)
But the trumpet in festive sound Let the trumpet sound joyfully
It calls me to triumph. demands me to triumph.
What warrior and what lover, Glory and love will make happy
Glory and love want me blessed. the warrior and the lover.

-SCENE X Scene 10

Argante goes out with his army and arranges it in battle order.

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[recitative] (recitative)

ARGANTE ARGANTE
My sons, there is a field over there My loyal friends, an army
Full of a thousand thefts, composed of a thousand brigands,
More famous than strong; more famous than strong,
That kind fortune of the lowest kind.
Now I present you; come on, brave ones, fight, Here I present to you: down with them, my brave ones
Knock down, land! slay them, fell them, knock them down,
For each one of those wicked. Spare none of these ungodly ones,
They take away our tribute, who are the thieves of our peoples,
And their souls a sacrifice to Pluto! and offer their souls as a holocaust to Pluto.

SCENE XI Scene 11

Goffredo enters with his entire army, arranged for battle

[recitative]

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Magnanimous champions, Valiant warriors,
Here is the last day here is the last day
Of your efforts, of your task,
What you longed for so much. may all our wishes come true.
Here a forest of poles a forest of spears
The enemy has united; has joined the enemy here:
Why do we win more wars at a single point. so that we can win faster all at once
Fight like the strong, and on extinct mountains fight like lions and the dead
The color of a soursop is they paint the mountains red
Because only a beautiful end crowns the work. because only a beautiful ending crowns the work.

A pitched battle is taking place, remaining balanced on both sides. But Rinaldo, who has already taken the city,
descends the hill with his troops and attacks the flank of the enemies who are fleeing, chased by the soldiers of
Rinaldo.

battle battle

[aria] (air)

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Only from the brand, Only of the sword
From wisdom alone. and in the heart only
Of the victory pleasure is born
Pleasure is born. from the victory
But a heart loving But only a loving heart
Stop his flight, satisfies his desire,
Born of glory and his spirit
Cure the thought. do not care about glory

-SCENE XII -Scene 12

Rinaldo who leads Argante chained.

[recitative] (recitative)

RINALDO RINALDO
Goffredo, here is the superb one wrapped in laces. Goffredo here is the proud, submissive, and prisoner.

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Argante is defeated, and not the heart of Argante, Argante is defeated, but not his heart
What reason above it for thought remains with those
The stars do not have. who have nothing else

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Rinaldo, Rinaldo,
Your high success is attributed to your value. this great success is the result of your worth.

-SCENE XIII -Scène 13

Eustazio and Almirena lead Armida captive.

EUSTACE EUSTACE
Here, German, the raw, My brother, here is the cruel,
Hey, while we are with our high tents who, as she was preparing to sow
Reassess the latest damages, among our tents the worst damages
From the shackles, and in extreme distress. fell into chains and the final torments

ARGANTE ARGANTE
My goodness, what do I see! Heaven, whom do I see!

ARMIDA Armida
Oh great gods, whom I behold! Oh God, what is this!

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Rinaldo Rinaldo
Dude, this is the destination. My sweet, here is the outcome.

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
To whom I sigh. After which I sighed.

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
Or let us celebrate the high nuptials. You will have the reward
To what high value... of your great courage

GOFFREDO and EUSTAZIO Eustace and Godfrey

may the glory be given to your love! May glory ignite your love.

RINALDO and ALMENIRA RINALDO and ALMENIRA

may she proclaim joy to your love May joy ignite our love.

They kiss each other.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Of a name the most powerful They were helped
They have the escort, those. by a more powerful God.

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Change the fate. Or by chance.

RINALDO and ALMIRENA RINALDO AND ALMIRENA

In you, my soul finds solace. In you alone my soul finds comfort.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
No, perhaps it pleased heaven, No, it must have pleased the heavens.
That I may perish in the end, repentant. to extinguish, I finally repentant,
My infernal fire with the sacred waters. my hellish fire by its sacred water.
Worthless whore, I will break you. Unworthy baguette, I crush you!

(She breaks her magic wand.)

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Your advice I will follow your advice,
I follow, my dear. my friend.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
I take your rite. I embrace your faith.

RINALDO RINALDO
O mercy of heaven! Oh! divine mercy.

ALMIRENA ALMIRENA
Blessed luck! Oh! lucky sort!

EUSTACIO Eustachio
Triumph other! Oh! total triumph.

GOFFREDO GOFFREDO
I give you freedom. I grant you freedom.

ARGANTE ARGANTE
Dude, I'm hugging you. Sweet friend, I kiss you.

ARMIDA ARMIDA
Come, spouse to my throne. Come as a spouse to share my throne.

[chorus] (choir)

EVERYONE ALL
Victory is only of virtue Only virtue is defeated
Of affections, the guilty envy. of the one who is guilty of resentment.
And happy is only here below Happy alone is he down here
Who gives half to a vacant heart. who does not pursue a vain goal.

END

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