Pronunciation for "Lamento della ninfa"
a= like "
hot" not uh or aw
open e= like "
bet"
closed e= like a in "
chaotic"
i= like "
steep"
open o= "
awe" no diphthong
closed o="
go"
u= like "
boot"
consonants will be explained below- more details for pronunciation are here:
http://www.wbopera.org/chorus/italian.html
RED means diphthong=2/3 vowel sounds
I.Non havea Febo ancora
nohn hahveah fehboh ahnkohrah
Recato al mondo il di
rehkahtoh ahl mohndoh eel dee
Ch'una donzella fuora
kunah dohnzehllah fooohrah (not fewora)
Del proprio albergo usci
dehl prohpreeoh ahlbehrgoh ooshe
Sul pallidetto volto
sool pahlleedehttoh vohltoh
Scorgea se il suo dolor.
skohrdzehahseh eel soooh dohlohr (dz=s in "measure")
Spesso gli venia sciolto
spehssoh lee* vehnyah sheeohltoh
Un gran sospir dal cor.
oon grahn sohspeer dahl kohr
Si calpestando fiori
see kahlpehstahndoh feeyohree
Errava hor qua, hor la,
ehrrahvah or quah ohr lah
I suoi perduto amori
ee suohee pehrdootoh ahmohree
Cosi piangendo va:
cohzee peeyahndzehndo vah (dz= s in "measure")
II. Amor
(Amor) dicea, e'l ciel
deechea ehl cheeehl
Mirando il pie fermo
meerahndoh eel peeeh fehrmoh
Miserella, ah piu no, no
meesehrehlah ah peeoo noh, noh
Tanto gel soffrir non puo.
tahntoh dzehl sohfreer nohn poooh (dz= s in "measure")
repeated
III. Si tra sdegnosi pianti
see trahzdehnosee peeahntee (no=onion)
Spargea le voci al ciel
spahrdzehah leh vohchee ahl cheeehl (dz= s in "measure")
Cosi ne cori amanti
cohzee neh cohree ahmahntee
Mesce Amor fiamma e gel.
mehsheh ahmohr feeyahmah eh dzehl (dz= s in "measure")